When it comes to the stepparenting journey, the path is often full of potholes. Some so deep they’ll swallow us whole if we let them. In my own journey, there have been times when I wanted to give up.
To quit.
To move on.
But I didn’t.
I chose to continue. I chose to find a way to navigate the path and press on through the valley.
Today I share a resource on how to live by faith with courage, passion, and purpose, even when life is hard.
When I Lay My Isaac Down, by Carol Kent, is a story of overcoming. Of moving on. Of doing more than just enduring the difficulty and existing.
Stepparenting has challenges and we want to do more than just endure and exist. We want to overcome.
To thrive.
Learn how to live and grow in our faith.
In her book, Kent shares her story of growing in her faith after her son, a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and a man with an impeccable military record was convicted of murder. Kent chose to accept the unwelcome event that abruptly changed her future, and walk by faith.
To find purpose in her suffering.
She shares how this life-altering event brought her to a new understanding of faith.
She writes “I have found that the greatest power of faith lies not in how we think we might use it to conquer challenges we’re sure a loving God would not put in our path,
but in how we live–with courage, passion, and purpose–in the midst of unresolved, and sometimes immovable, obstacles.”
Sadly, her story doesn’t have a happy ending. Her son is serving a life sentence for murder. But Kent chooses to live with passion and purpose anyway.
As stepparents, we often live in the midst of unresolved, and sometimes immovable obstacles. At times, we experience unhappy endings.
Change knocks on our door as an unwelcome visitor through custody battles, unending schedule modifications, parental alienation, or many other difficult circumstances. But we can choose to live with “courage, passion, and purpose” as we face unwelcome change with a steadfast faith.
Kent has a new book, Unquenchable: Grow a Wildlife Faith that Will Endure Anything. One reviewer of the book said, “You will find joy and peace even in the midst of the most horrific storms. The book is full of stories of people who’ve traveled through the darkest of days, and found peace, forgiveness, and hope.”
If you’re burdened with the circumstances in your stepfamily, I encourage you to pick up one of Kent’s books and find Hope!
How do you cope with unwelcome change or challenge in your stepfamily?
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