I’d like to join the National Stepfamily Resource Center’s effort to raise your awareness of a special holiday: the thirteenth annual National Stepfamily Day (NSFD) on Sept. 16, 2009. When reflecting on the purpose of National Stepfamily Day, founder Christy Borgeld says:
”Our nation has been blessed by thousands upon thousands of loving stepparents and stepchildren who [...]
The days are long
But the time is short.
— Unknown
Although you wouldn’t know it from my picture, summer officially starts in four days (and maybe my picture will change at exactly the same time!).
A few of you may be committed to year-round school with two-week breaks every quarter, but most of us are entering [...]
I’m talking about a real, get-in-the-car, bike, or hike kind of day trip, by the way. As you may already know, I write nine things so you can fill in the tenth.
Get you and your family out of the house. I love my home and have been working on making it a comfortable place with some [...]
(Most writers like the top ten approach, but I like for you to fill in the tenth!)
Various situations in my life continue to point out the extreme importance of communication. The worst trap of all in a stepfamily is no communication. Assumptions fill the gaps and actions are based on the assumptions! One way a [...]