Posts with the tag “stepmom”

Words- A Badge of Honor By Rachel Scott of Better Than Blended and The Mom Squad Although my daughter is only 6, it is clear to us that she is going to be an attorney. I wouldn’t know of any other c...  Read More

By Melanie Anthony, Author of "Daily Bread for the Starving Stepmom"As believers we are called to walk out our salvation, our journey of faith.  What does that mean?  It means that we will go through ...  Read More

By Melanie Anthony, Author of "Daily Bread for the Starving Stepmom"A little wisdom for those newly wedded out there! I wanted to tap into this because I feel that more often than not a lot of us feel...  Read More

By EmilyThere are a whole lot of emotions going on in a stepfamily. And anger is a pretty big one! Broken marriages, hurting children, lots of words and actions flying around...we all know how it goes...  Read More

By EmilyHappy Mother's Day! My sweet stepmom sisters, let this be a day of JOY!As stepmoms, we may have our children with us or spend the day apart. Some of us are remembering a loss today. Take what ...  Read More

By EmilyMiscarriage, infant loss, infertility- For whatever reason your arms are empty, I send gentle knowing hugs, sweet friend. October 2nd, 2005 we lost Rhyan. Followed by my health completely crum...  Read More

By EmilyI lead a Facebook group for Christian stepmoms. It is something that sort of fell into my lap and a tremendous honor to serve stepfamilies. I am forever humbled that women will share their hea...  Read More

By Melanie Anthony       Author of "Daily Bread for the Starving Stepmom"Excerpt from the book (coming soon!!):Are you feeling discouraged this morning?  Or maybe you're thinking to yourself, "what ha...  Read More

Last week in our Facebook Group, I posted about the junk in marriage and there were several responses. Here is my original post and testimony by one of our leaders. By EmilyOur men shoulder a lot. The...  Read More

By Emily Today is my anniversary! I've been a wife and stepmom ten years. Wow, just wow. It seems short and yet I feel every moment of it at the same time. I know you understand. So what do you do ...  Read More

By EmilyThis week I was reading about Mary, the Mother of Jesus. I assume we all know her story but you can read about her in the Gospels. I was reading Luke. She was a teenager, making big exciting p...  Read More

By Emily Mark 9:37 “Whoever welcomes a little child like this on my behalf welcomes me, and anyone who welcomes me welcomes my Father who sent me."  Today I pray for our children. Father, thank you...  Read More

By Linda Thomas of Something BeautifulShould I Marry a Man with Kids? It’s a question worthy of honest evaluation, godly counsel from others, and much prayer. Because every situation is so unique and ...  Read More

So happy to have Kem at My Blended Family Confessions guest posting for us! Oceans   Nothing can describe blended family life more than the ocean. In all it's majesty and power, there is nothing about...  Read More

Collected by the women of our Facebook Group......  Read More

By EmilyI had no idea when I joined a blended family that I would suddenly need to become a legal expert! Deciphering parenting agreements, following orders, calling lawyers, and court dates. The drea...  Read More

A Note From Emily:   As a stepmom, or just as women, we go through hard times. Leaning on your sisters is wonderful and God loves that we carry each other. But ultimately, I want to point you back to ...  Read More

By A. N.Imagine this:You and your husband go out for a much-needed date night, trusting your oldest stepchild to get the younger children to bed at a proper hour. Upon arriving home--not late, maybe 9...  Read More

By Melanie Anthony       Author of "Daily Bread for the Starving Stepmom"Most women reading this are mothers. Your name however, has been re-defined by society and you now have been named a stepmom. S...  Read More

By A. N.I prayed for an entire year, and I mean the on-my-face-weeping-before-the-Lord kind of praying, asking for God's choice for a husband for me--GOD'S CHOICE, not my own AND THAT HE'D CHANGE MY H...  Read More

By T. F. When my girls were growing up, I taught them to stand up for themselves. I ​tried to model what the high road looks like and tried to teach them about compassion. When they became Tweens, thi...  Read More