Mama J on October 22nd, 2008

Your Turn:  Where do you turn when stepfamily dynamics have you in
a mood?
 “…this angst brings me to what I call my ’swing point:’ the point at
which my thoughts and feelings cross to the dark side.” 
As much as I try to stay positive, every once in a while I go into a bit
of a funk about [...]

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Mama J on October 16th, 2008

Today I want to share with you two great resources to aid your
parenting or stepparenting efforts.
First, check out this organization I’ve just learned about called
The Mother Daughter Project:  a community of women and girls
dedicated to discovering and sharing ways mothers and daughters can
stay close and thrive together through adolescence and beyond. The
small group settings recommended [...]

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Mama J on October 1st, 2008

A friend of mine and I were confiding in each other about what is apparently a bit of a taboo subject.  We were discussing the ever-so-subtle differences in the love we feel for our children and the love we feel for our stepchildren or adopted children.  We are blessed to have both kinds of relationships [...]

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Mama J on September 18th, 2008

One of the many things I appreciate about my 8-year-old is that she is
a good communicator.  Lately she’s been expressing to me that she
just doesn’t understand the Bible.  She thinks this is part of the reason
“church services are boring.”
I spent a little bit of time stressing about how I don’t make her sit in
church service [...]

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