by Gayla Grace | Feb 20, 2018 | Blog, encouragement
Have you been watching the Winter Olympics? What’s your favorite sport? Mine is women’s figure skating. The athletes make it look so easy to throw themselves across the floor in beautiful techniques and hoist their bodies in ways that seem impossible. As I...
by Gayla Grace | Jan 11, 2018 | Blog, stepparenting, Uncategorized
Today I share a guest blog post by a fellow stepmom: Julie Langley of Shreveport, LA. Her story as a stepmom offers comfort and hope! I have both married and single friends. Those with kids and those without. Some knew they wanted to be parents from the moment...
by Gayla Grace | Dec 28, 2017 | attitude, Blog, stepfamily relationships, stepparenting
When I married my husband, I set out to be the perfect stepmom. I read all the books. I went to the conferences. I worked overtime to do everything right for my stepchildren. But I wasn’t a perfect stepmom. I made a lot of mistakes. After more than 20 years,...
by Gayla Grace | Oct 3, 2017 | Blog, stepfamily relationships
I watched my son’s friend negotiate an upcoming visitation schedule with his dad at a recent soccer game. I could sense the stress the teen felt as he was thrust in the middle between his parents. I wanted to step in and tell the dad, “Call your ex-wife...
by Gayla Grace | Dec 26, 2016 | Prayer, stepfamily relationships, successful stepparenting, Uncategorized
I was in a neighborhood prayer group for almost seven years before moving to Louisiana. We met weekly (at 6:00 am!) to pray for the needs of each family represented. I joined the group when my husband and I were fighting a custody battle. It was a very difficult...
