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,...
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...
by Brandi Moses | May 9, 2018 | Blending, Custody, Divorce, Family, Family Traditions, Husbands, Marriage, Step Children, StepDad, Stepmom, Wives
I’m not sure where I stand on the Mother’s Day holiday. Some years it passes by without incident or injury, while others I am surprised to find myself a hot mess the week of and the week after! I sat down to write this post with my head full of lofty ideas and...
by Kathryn Abercrombie-Rodnick | Apr 23, 2018 | (4) April, Blending, Custody, Divorce, Family, Step Children, Stepmom
In my teenage years and through college, I had a pretty clear vision for what my first home was going to be. I was imagining a small apartment or a little townhouse, something in a big bustling city with very little square footage. What I was not expecting was a 4...
by Kathryn Abercrombie-Rodnick | Apr 13, 2018 | (4) April, Blending, Custody, Divorce, Step Children, Stepmom
My first experience as a mom was when I became a step-mom! When I married my husband, I became a step-mother to three children. During that time in our lives, custody was a scary subject. Both sides of the divorce were still living in chaos, trying to pursue healing,...
by Brandi Moses | Apr 11, 2018 | (4) April, Co-Parenting, Custody, Divorce, Family, Husbands, Marriage, Ours Baby, Step Children, StepDad, Stepmom, Wives
When I first joined the family, my stepdaughter shared with me that she was “an accident.” As a believer, I am acutely aware that our words have the power of life and death (Proverbs 18:21). I realized that she must have overheard an adult conversation, and it hurt...