Relationships

OK guys, I’m not going to lie. Divorce SUCKS. In so many ways. Unless you’ve gone through it, you have NO idea what it feels like. And even then, everyone’s experience is different. The person you were going to spend the rest of your life with is gone. POOF! One day together and the next Read more

This year marks the first Christmas that the nine of us are celebrating together as a blended family. There will be some firsts for each of our two families as we combine our traditions and also form some new ones. As joyful as our time will be, I want to acknowledge the grief that will

Pumpkins, candy, costumes and FUN! It was HALLOWEEN last weekend! This year it looked a little different around here. It wasn’t only because of COVID-19 though. It looked different because we’ve decided to start doing things that go against most of what our current culture does. It’s time to embrace being different! How I see

A few years ago, my family was going on a trip with the kids and it was going to be a LOOOONNNNGGGGG drive. At least seven hours in a car with four kids aged 6 months to 6 years old. Yeah, I know. Some of you are thinking that sounds like a nightmare! I didn’t

All kids want to feel seen and heard. They want to feel important and know that they are loved. This is especially important as a primary caregiver because kids don’t have the ability to know that they are important until we show them through our actions. Below are five ways that will go far with