Stepparent Tip #1: Do Something Fun!
For the next few weeks, I am going to start a new series, of quick tips for stepparents. These tips would work for anyone who is working with children/teens that aren’t quite “theirs,” such as foster children or even mentors. Most of these tips are adapted from my book, 16 Gifts from a Stepmom: Encouragement for the Blended Family Journey. Okay, here goes with Tip #1: Do Something Fun!
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Five Relationship Tips For When You’re Together Too Much
With the new reality that has been thrust upon, there has been a fresh focus on relationships: how do you get along with your spouse when you’re together all the time? Sure, there are those special couples who work jointly at a business together but for most of us, we are used to going to our own little world during the day and meeting up at night.
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Compassion is the Basket
Hey, have you ever received a gift basket when you were sick? Or maybe as a Christmas present or a birthday surprise?If you think about it the basket is often the best part of the present. Without the basket, it would just be a grocery bag or a plain cardboard box. Boring and bland! A lovely basket is what makes it special and memorable.
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Now Is All We Have Now Is All We Have
It is New Year’s Eve tonight. In just over two hours, it will be a new decade. It has been twenty years since we experienced the angst-causing panic of Y2K. There have been a plethora of changes in the last twenty years, since we changed not just decades, but centuries. In some ways, our world is almost unrecognizable.
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Two Tips for Forgiveness
Hey, do you have trouble forgiving your ex-partner? I have been there, too. Here are a couple of quick tips for getting to the place of forgiveness. Find the tips in the video below. (I apologize for the poor video quality.)
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When NOT Bring up Conflict With Your Spouse
When my husband and I first got married, we had A LOT of conflict. It was a second marriage for both of us, so things were complicated. Our personalities were very different, so we seemed to have a different perspective on even the most basic of issues. To top it off, we had both undergone major hurts in our childhood, and past relationships, so we were triggered by minor incidents.
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Forgive Them — For They Know Not
Hi everyone! I wanted to republish a post that I did last Good Friday, with a few minor changes. I hope you are all doing well today and I hope you have a wonderful weekend.Forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.–Matthew 6:12
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