Blog Archives - Better Than Blended

A Few Tips for Blended Families o Mother’s Day 2020

by Willie and Rachel Scott | May 10, 2020 | (5) May, Mother's Day, Podcast

Hi All! We haven’t posted a blog in a while, but we have continued to work on many things that has been a blessing to our blended family and that we believe will continue to be a blessing to so many other blended families as well. As you enjoy your...

Join us for our 2019 Blended Families Fast!

by Willie and Rachel Scott | Jan 1, 2019 | (1) January, Family, Family Traditions, Husbands, Marriage, New Year, Prayer, Wives

When you think of fasting what comes to mind? No Food! Limited Food! Jesus fasted and was tempted by the devil! This isn’t bible trivia but do you know why so many people in the Bible fasted? Well, for several years, we attended a church that always began the year off...

Savvy Ways to Save This Summer!

by Kathryn Abercrombie-Rodnick | Jul 23, 2018 | (7) July, Blending, Custody, Family, Step Children

For blended families, summer may mean more than just summer vacation… bring on the summer custody schedule! For our family, this schedule switches from every other weekend to every other week. Though there is great value in having the kids for a longer period of time,...

Debunking the Myths around Summer Visitation

by Brandi Moses | Jul 16, 2018 | Blending, Co-Parenting, Family, Family Traditions, Husbands, Marriage, Prayer, Step Children, StepDad, Stepmom, Uncategorized, Wives

My stepdaughter spent 42 days with us every summer, usually broken into two chunks. That’s a lot of time with the sweet girl we only saw four days a month during the school year! I don’t know about you ladies, but I was a bit anxious the first few years,...

Stay-At-Home-Step-Mom’s Summer Survival Guide

by Kathryn Abercrombie-Rodnick | Jul 9, 2018 | (7) July, Blending, Co-Parenting, Custody, Family, Family Traditions, Step Children, StepDad, Stepmom

For me, SAHM (Stay-At-Home-Mom) life was the DREAM!! I love kids, love organizing, love kid-tivities… So, SAH(Step)M life should be a breeze, right?! I have Pinterest board upon Pinterest board of activities and ideas to fill each and every summer day except, that...

The Value of Fathers

by Heather Erwin | Jul 2, 2018 | Co-Parenting, Family, Husbands, StepDad

I have to admit, it was tough writing this month’s blog because…well, I’m selfish. Over the course of the past six years since I have been divorced and my girls have lived in two homes, I have truly focused on me and my house without any real regard for my first...