Resolving Stepfamily Conflict
Recently during a life coaching session I encountered a stepmom who had a track record of acting negatively toward her adult stepson and his wife….
Blended
A Wise Woman Builds her Home…
A while back one of my sweet friends complained her husband had ruined something while doing housework—and he heard all about it. Several times. My…
Sex Without Walls: 6 Steps to Rebuilding Your Intimate Life
A friend with a steamy married life (but not without conflict), recently remarked that our late 30s through our 50s should be the sexual peak…
Chillin’ with My Husband: Time for a Plan
It was time: My husband and I took a night away just before the new year. We needed to pray, to plan, to think—both alone…
When the Night Isn’t Silent: Christmas in a Stepfamily
“I’m struggling to know what to do about the upcoming holidays,” Vicky, a stepmom of two years shared. “My husband has two children from a…
Trash Talking
I once had a stepmom say to me, “You know, every time I go to my stepson’s baseball game the biological mom makes it very…
But I Was Their Mom First!
Two years ago I was a divorced single mama of two amazing kiddos. I had a pretty good network of family and friends but I…
10,000 Stepfamily Days
My husband recently woke up with a smile, “Happy 10,000 days!!” Steve beamed. “What?” I inquired, still groggy. “We met 10,000 days ago today. Happy…
Great SEX-pectations
When I was newly engaged (and long before that), I expected sex would be the easy part of marriage. Expectations cause so much trouble, don’t…
Stepmom Perks
There are times when being a stepparent can serve as an advantage. Children will sometimes share things with a stepparent that they will not disclose…