For those following our blog, you likely have wondered where we went and whether we would be writing any more articles or not. We are still here! Yes, we are continuing this blog! Like the rest of you, we are learning what our new normal looks like with the ever changing atmosphere in our society and culture. We have been…
If you’re in a blended family, it means you’ve had past relationships that ended. More than likely, those endings left you with some level of pain. In order to move forward into a new relationship, it is essential to deal with and heal from that pain and the associated emotions that come with it like resentment or anger. You may…
My mother in law commented on something I did one day, “it warms a mother’s heart to see her son loved well.” As the words sunk in, I imagined my sons’ futures, and how true that would be. One of the reasons my first marriage ended was my concern that my boys would grow up believing love as they saw…
When you blended your two separate family units into one, you hopefully spent some time before getting married to talk about things like rules, boundaries, and expectations. However, whether or not you did, you are likely going to face situations that you had not discussed in advance. In a family with children, life is unpredictable, and as a result, you…
In this year 2020, all of our lives have taken a turn we did not expect, and for some, a turn you were not prepared for. This pandemic has affected nearly everyone’s lives in some way or another. For some, it has been a loss of income, and for others a shift in how they are expected to do their…