by Gayla Grace | Apr 4, 2017 | attitude, Blog
“I talk to my clients five days a week about negative thinking. Our thinking creates problems for us!” said my friend, a professional therapist. Our thoughts have more power over us than we may think. Do you find yourself thinking any of these thoughts? My stepchild...
by Gayla Grace | Mar 21, 2017 | Blog, stepfamily relationships
There are almost as many legendary stories about stepmoms, stepdads, and stepfamilies as there are stars in the sky. Yet, many of these stories are myths. Simply not true. Like the myth that stepmoms are wicked (think Cinderella!) or that the stepfamily is the same as...
by Gayla Grace | Mar 7, 2017 | stepfamily relationships, Uncategorized
I didn’t walk to the altar with my first husband with intentions of divorce. Unfortunately, the demands and strain of his profession as a physician pushed him to unhealthy means to cope. Alcoholism reared its ugly head. Near the end of our 11-year marriage, I...
by Gayla Grace | Feb 7, 2017 | encouragement, stepparenting
A knot formed in my stomach as I watched my son, a high school soccer player, clutch his chest and bend over, gasping for air. Mouth wide open, he stood almost lifeless. I knew what was happening. Asthma had struck again. Play on the field continued; no one noticed...
by Gayla Grace | Jan 24, 2017 | Birth order effects, stepfamily relationships
“I don’t have to mind you!” The comment spewed from my oldest daughter, Jamie, to her older stepsister, Adrianne. Jamie had been the oldest child in our family before I remarried and refused to take direction from another sibling. Adrianne was...
