Archive for February, 2010
What Every Stepparent Needs To Know
Click here to read a very good article about a child’s perspective on stepmothers. Here’s an excerpt: Everyone’s heard of stepmonsters: those evil second, third (forth?) wives who cruelly shuffle stepkids off to the sidelines and compete for their dad’s attention. This isn’t about them. I’m talking about stepmoms in crisis who are really trying [...]
Put Your Head On My Shoulders
Anyone who knows my husband knows he calls my Lulu the wonder dog, “the fleabag”. Yet here they are napping together. Her head on his shoulders. He says it’s because he had a cold and was too tired to get her off of him but I know the truth! The fleabag has a part of [...]
Hope For The Future
I have a diva room. That’s the blessing of having kids move out of your home. Suddenly you have rooms that no longer have a purpose. So I decided to make a reading room. My chaise lounge and a couple of shabby chic end tables in a pink and brown room with a leopard print [...]
Life’s Battles
Our most important battles occur when we face life’s enemies. There are three areas of your life that will be attacked. 1. Mental, emotional, spiritual, physical health will be attacked by these factors: Unbelief Anger Low self-esteem Sickness Negativity Bad eating habits Drinking, smoking Unhappiness Drug abuse Hopelessness These are battles against your well-being. To [...]
To Save A Life
There is a movie out in theaters right now that is a really great movie to go and see with your kids. I saw it yesterday and recommend it. I took my 15 year-old stepson, and we joined some friends at the theater. We both enjoyed it very much. If you haven’t heard about it, [...]
Two Encounters
On Saturday I attended a birthday party of a great woman in the Lord. While I was there people were mingling about both family and friends. Some were saved and some not. It was a great mix of people. They all made me feel welcome into their family. After being there about an hour and [...]
Couple Down Time
So my husband and I took off for a few days of rest. We stayed in South Lake Tahoe and took a drive to Virginia City. It’s a beautiful drive with lots of great scenery. We got off along the way to take some pictures and do some walking. After all, not having an agenda [...]
The Evil Stepmother
I found this article so right on that I wanted to share it with you. I got it from secondwivescafe.com and you can read more of Maureen F. McHugh’s writings on her page by clicking here. The Evil Stepmother by Maureen F. McHugh My nine-year-old stepson Adam and I were coming home from Kung Fu. [...]
Abnormal
adjective; not normal, average, typical, or usual; deviating from a standard 1 Peter 2:9. But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light. 10. Once you were not a [...]
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