Mama J on September 9th, 2009

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 [...]

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Mama J on June 17th, 2009

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 [...]

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Mama J on May 16th, 2009

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 [...]

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Mama J on March 11th, 2009

(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 [...]

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