“Therefore if you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any common sharing in the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion, then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same … Read More
Steps for a Stepmom Tip #1: Encourage Your Husband and Bonus Kids’ Relationship
My childhood was painful, especially after my parent’s divorce. I was a very broken 12-year-old girl when my dad moved us cross-country and married my first stepmom (I had three stepmoms over the years). It was less than a year … Read More
Steps for a Stepmom Tip #2: Your Presence Matters Greatly to Your Bonus Kids (Even if they act like they don’t care)
When I lived with my first stepmom, I attended an inner-city school where I was the new kid on the block. I had a hard time making friends and was even bullied by some girls on one particularly hard day. … Read More
Steps for a Stepmom Tip #3: Trust That God Sees You and All You Do For Your Bonus Kids
Although I’ve never been a stepmom myself (only a bonus kid), I can imagine that being a stepmom can feel lonely. You give and give to everyone in your home and have little time for yourself. The birth mom may … Read More
Bonus Mom, You are Known and Seen
“The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and he helps me. My heart leaps for joy, and with my song I praise him.” Psalm 28:7 I remember years ago I was attending my first women’s … Read More
Dear Bonus Mom, You Are Not Alone
God has entrusted your stepchildren to you. Some days that can feel pretty overwhelming. What do you do when you feel overwhelmed in your role as a bonus mom? Some of the answers I have heard from others go something … Read More
Mom To Mom: Spirit-Led Living Week Three
“Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be rescued and experience new life.” Romans 10:13 (TPT) Dear Mama, I am eternally grateful for the saving power of Jesus, I have called upon His name too many times … Read More
Search Me Oh God, and Know My Heart
“In the same way, count yourselves dead to sin but alive to God in Christ Jesus. Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its evil desires. Do not offer any part of yourself … Read More
Jesus Tends to Our Hearts
“The Lord works righteousness and justice for all the oppressed… The Lord is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love… He does not treat us as our sins deserve or repay us according to our iniquities… as far … Read More
Tapping into the Power of the Holy Spirit
“But you will receive POWER when the Holy Spirit comes on you.” Acts 1:8a I grew up in Connecticut, a beautiful, wooded state. The trees there are so thick that when you drive down many of the country roads, it … Read More
Faith Lived Out: A Cross-Shaped Life
“Then Jesus said to his disciples, “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will find … Read More