by Gayla | Aug 23, 2011 | attitude, Blog, Change, counseling, Faith, stepfamily relationships, stepparenting choices, successful stepparenting
Do you have days when you want to call it quits on your stepparenting efforts? Days when it seems that no matter how hard you try, the results are not what you want? I had one of those days recently. The challenges were not all related to stepparenting, but some were,...
by Gayla | May 19, 2011 | attitude, Blog, Change, stepfamily relationships, stepparenting heartache
We’ve sold our home in Conway (Praise the Lord) and recently put a contract on a home in Bossier City, Louisiana. We will be moving in just a few short weeks. And the good byes I find myself in the middle of are harder every day.The church choir I’ve...
by Gayla | Mar 17, 2011 | Blog, boundaries, Change, Faith, stepmother role
clker.comI have a dear friend who had a gut feeling that her stepchild was being mistreated by his mother’s boyfriend. Her stepson had made several comments about happenings at his mom’s house that were concerning. So, she and her husband hired a...
by Gayla | Mar 1, 2011 | attitude, Blog, Change, patience, Prayer, stepfamily relationships, stepparenting choices
I love the first day of a new month. I can look at what happened last month and celebrate the highs. I can also recount the lows and commit to a better month from the beginning.For those of us living in the South, March marks the end of Winter and...
by Gayla | Oct 21, 2010 | Blog, Change, stepfamily marriage, take care of yourself
My husband and I returned from a five-day anniversary trip yesterday to learn some disturbing news. My stepson, a college student living on his own with a roommate, was robbed and held at gunpoint a few days ago at his apartment. In broad daylight,...
by Gayla | Aug 5, 2010 | Blog, Change, stepmother role
My first born child moved out today.Jamie is a 20-year-old college student who has been attending college in the same town we live so it was convenient (and less expensive) for her to live at home. But today she moved into an apartment with a college girlfriend.I...
by Gayla | Jul 9, 2010 | Blog, Change, Faith
My stepson moved into an apartment with a college friend the first part of the summer. It is quieter than usual without his rambunctious personality at our house.My youngest daughter starts her senior year of high school next month. Since she is our fourth child, we...
by Gayla | May 24, 2010 | Blog, Change
With the end of school upon us, many stepfamilies face a new schedule for the summer. Stepkids may come visit for an extended period and our biological kids may leave for several weeks. So, how do we cope with the challenges summer brings?For the next few posts, I...
