Family Traditions Archives - Better Than Blended

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...

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...

Vacation – Embrace Time with or without your Children

by Heather Erwin | Jun 4, 2018 | (6) June, Family, Family Traditions

School’s…out…for summer!! School’s…out…forever! OK OK, so school isn’t out forever, but Alice Cooper nailed the sentiment of my girls at the end of every school year with his catchy lyrics and head-banging tune. Due to my flexible job, I have...

Mother’s Day Martyrdom

by Kathryn Abercrombie-Rodnick | May 30, 2018 | (5) May, Blending, Co-Parenting, Family, Family Traditions, Step Children, Stepmom

This year I celebrated my first Mother’s Day as a “real mom” – you know, the kind of mom that gets to keep, cuddle, and celebrate all day with her child; not drop them off at 9 am to celebrate the day with their “real mom”. So, let’s take a look back at my first...

What’s a Stepmom to Do with Mother’s Day?

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...