Stepkids…Half Cat, Half Alien
...A friend who’s a teacher once made a passing comment, saying that kids just need patience and kindness. It’s stuck with me and I try to remembe…
Tag: Step-mom
Beyond Repair?
Focusing on what is broken or what is wrong can lead us to believe things are hopeless or broken beyond repair. Someone with the ability to see the la…
New Year’s Revolution – or how not to fail at doing all of the things
When we start to ponder the coming year, as we inevitably do around this time, rather than making a laundry list of all the things you are going to no…
The Ghosts of Christmases Past
We laid a few ghosts from Christmases past to rest this year. Christmas #9 for our blended family was a resounding success. It was not…
When Their Story Doesn’t Match Ours
There is a quote by Anne Lamott “You own everything that happened to you. Tell your stories. If people wanted you to write warmly about…