
“What did I get myself into?”“Why do I feel like a visitor in my own home?”“I just don’t think I can do this marriage anymore, it’s too hard?”
- Charles Finck, Speaker and Author of “As We Forgive Those: How To Forgive Others, Ourselves And God
- Kevin and Maria Wingard, Blended Family, Marriage, and Financial Mentors
- Eric Graves, Speaker and Founder of D.R.E.A.M.
- Aaron and Daniell Powell, Speakers and Entrepreneurs
- Sara Williams, Founder of Foundations Educational Consulting, LLC.
- Brandi Moses, Owner of The Called Stepmom
- Our Women’s Panel Discussion
- Our Man Cave Hangout
- and more!
Speakers, Sessions, Times and Location subject to change.
Conference Session Speakers:

Willie and Rachel G. Scott
Better Than Blended, LLC, Owners
Speaker Bio:
Willie and Rachel know that God has blessed them to “Blend Gracefully”. With wisdom well beyond their years, their goal is to encourage, mentor and equip blended families to become pillars of strength and an awesome testimony of the sustaining power of God’s truth.

Charles F. Finck
Author of As We Forgive Those
Speaker Bio:
Charlie lives in Washington State with his wife, Deborah and their very special son, Jonathan, who they adopted at 24 hours old.

Kevin and Maria Wingard
Blended Family and Financial Mentors
Speaker Bio:
Kevin and Maria were introduced in June 2012 and married in 2013 which blessed them both with the joys and challenges of a blended family. Maria is a bio mom to her adult son, and Kevin a bio dad to an adult daughter and son, both of whom are married. Grandparenthood has blessed them with two granddaughters and a step-granddaughter. Kevin walked thru his divorce with adult children, which provided unique challenges as well as advantages. Maria walked the road of single motherhood for 13 years between her divorce and remarriage. During this time, she spent almost a decade involved in numerous custody battles which birthed a deep empathy for those walking the divorced battlefield road. She knows thru God hope can arise from the trauma of divorce and remarriage to grant anyone an ability to walk healthy and whole in this journey called life. Along with mentoring and counseling others how to Biblically walk the divorced road, she knows personally the hardships divorce can cause financially. She had to go from a part-time employee to full-time then add a second job right after the divorce because her home was in the beginning stages of foreclosure. Kevin and Maria also know the challenges created by combining finances and paying off debt due to divorce.
You can recover from the financial devastation. With her 17-year career plus life experience in finance, she has helped many get set free financially so they can live debt free thru one on one mentoring and as former FPU counselor at her hometown church. Maria is an aspiring writer, speaker, and life coach who loves to point people to Jesus by relying on God’s word as the resource for wisdom and supply. This whole person mentoring on how to take care of our families in a balanced Biblically inspired direction provides practical and spiritual applications for every area of life. Maria firmly believes in the healing of our own soul wounds to facilitate peace and bring hope to individuals as well as within our families.

Eric Graves
Author and Owner of D.R.E.A.M.
Speaker Bio:
Growing up in a blended family of seven siblings, EG Graves experienced the challenges of living in a home where co-parenting was a challenge and as a result had to overcome rejection and abandonment issues.
EG Graves’ motivational messages have been used effectively in programs for youth departments, schools, faith-based organizations, personal development, businesses, confidence building and theatrical stage performances. His presentations are engaging, thought provoking and of high energy. They focus on ways to walk in our full potential of who God created us to be. EG Graves reveals the steps to expressing our unique talents, and stretching beyond the boundaries of our usual thinking. Coupled with his practical take-away tools, these presentations will leave families educated, encouraged and empowered to live and pursue the God-given call on their lives.

Aaron and Daniell Powell
Speakers and Entrepreneurs
Speaker Bio:
Conference Panel Speakers:

Temara Collins-Ford
My TLC Journey, Owner
Temara was a single mother for 14 years until she married in 2013. She and her husband now have a son together who is on the autism spectrum and are learning to blend while choosing to live a healthy lifestyle.
As the creator and Founder of MyTLCJourney, a Wellness Coach, Motivational Speaker, Inspiration and Lifestyle, Blogger and Podcaster, Temara inspires and educates people on how to live a healthier lifestyle by using honest application of truth, humble beginnings, and her infectious love for people.
She is dedicated and committed to lead anyone who will listen. In a place of harmony, by cultivating, inspiring and investing in the innumerable possibilities of wholeness and tranquility. Temara is also an advocate for Autism Acceptance.

Brandi Moses
The Called Stepmom, Owner
Brandi is a thirty-something wife and stepmom of two young adults. She works full-time as an Executive Assistant in the corporate world, but her real passion is ministering to stepmoms from across the country through her blog, The Called Stepmom. She writes about the hope, healing and restoration available to step and blended families, while also sharing funny stories and practical advice from her own journey.

Sara Williams
Foundations Educational Consulting, LLC, Director
Sara Williams is the Owner and Founder of Foundations Educational Consulting, LLC. which provides educational counseling and support to families and students. She is also the creator of Dear Homeschool Mom, a platform that provides resources and encouragement for homeschool families.

Brad Luczywo
Bio-Dad and BTB Contributor
Brad and Julie are a newly blended couple. They have been married since May of 2016. After Brad walked through the pain of being widowed with two young children in the fall of 2010, he made it a priority to pray for a new wife and mother with his children. Now they parent four wonderful children, Brady(10), Halle (8), Hannah(4) and Graham their newest addition. The children have been thrilled with the addition of Graham to their ranks. They are working towards building a family rooted in God’s love and truth.

Jennifer Underwood
Stepmom, Adopted-Mom and Owner of Hot-Mess Messenger
Jennifer and her husband Vince are a blended family through both adoption and marriage. Their heart is to help other couples navigate the awesomeness of blended family life especially families who have been touched by addiction. Jennifer narrates her talks with God and random thoughts on her YouTube VLOG The Hot Mess Messenger.

Marissa Noydara
Bio-Mom
Marissa is a single mother to a young boy that has been going through a custody battle since 2010 to this present time. She shares her heart and struggles of not having primary custody, God’s purpose over this and what she has learned from years of battling with her son’s father.