by Gayla Grace | Jun 18, 2019 | Blog, Waiting
It seems we have to wait for so many things. We wait on God to answer our prayers. We wait on test results to come back from the doctor. We wait for winter to end so spring can begin. We wait on a good relationship to form with our stepchildren. And on and on. But...
by Gayla Grace | Apr 30, 2019 | Blog, Trust
The Empty Nest Season After parenting for almost three decades, my youngest son—Nathan (an “ours” child), graduates from high school this month and my husband and I will begin empty nest. It’s an eery feeling. I was three months shy of 40 years old...
by Gayla Grace | May 8, 2018 | Blog, Grace
As stepparents, we often feel defeated in our circumstances. We play out our role the best we can, but it doesn’t seem good enough. Relationships stagnate. Disharmony rules. Tempers flare. Guilt follows. We beat ourselves up for the discord in our home. We allow Satan...
by Gayla Grace | Jun 6, 2017 | Blog, Faith, hope
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....
by Gayla Grace | Jan 10, 2017 | Faith, feelings, forgiveness, peace, stepfamily relationships, Uncategorized
After my first marriage ended, I held onto unforgiveness. I had been mistreated and I justified my actions from a wounded soul. I didn’t want to consider how my unforgiveness contributed to my lack of peace and affected my daily walk with others and with the Lord....