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When “Mom” Becomes a Dirty Word

by Kathryn Abercrombie-Rodnick | May 18, 2018 | (5) May, Blending, Family, Step Children, Stepmom

I have wanted to be a mom since before I can remember. Seriously. Mothering has been so ingrained in my DNA that I was always mothering someone, somewhere for as long as I can remember. When I met my husband, he had three children from his previous marriage, had...

Loving the Mother and Wife God Gave Me

by John and Hannah Bapties | May 14, 2018 | (5) May, Marriage, Prayer

My first experience with love was with my mother. Mom was such a loving and self-sacrificing person. She always made me feel like I was the most important person on the planet. She would help me catch spiders when I was 8. She would come and meet me several times a...

A New Perspective For Mother’s Day: Having a Mary Attitude

by Stephanie Cook | May 7, 2018 | (5) May, Death and Loss, Divorce, Family, Marriage, Months

“And Mary said, “Behold, I am the servant of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word.” – Luke 1:38 Mother’s Day can look completely different in blended families; maybe even a little awkward at times. It’s so easy to allow our thoughts to start...

A Unified Marriage: Things I Never Learned In Marriage Counseling

by John and Hannah Bapties | Apr 30, 2018 | (4) April, Blending, Co-Parenting, Marriage

One of the hardest parts of parenting is no day is the same, yet, the days can run into weeks and feel unending. This can weigh heavy on any couple. When parenting and marriage get hard, the days seem extra long. It’s easy to get stuck feeling like those hard moments...

Making Her House My Home: How To

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...

Comforted to Comfort: How To Parent Well, After The Loss of A Spouse

by Brad and Julie Luczywo | Apr 19, 2018 | (4) April, Death and Loss, Family

All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. God is our merciful Father and the source of all comfort. He comforts us in all our troubles so that we can comfort others. When they are troubled, we will be able to give them the same comfort God has...