“He will sit like a refiner of silver, burning away the dross. He will purify the Levites, refining them like gold and silver, so that they may once again offer acceptable sacrifices to the LORD.” Malachi 3:3 NLT Do you ever feel like you’re in the midst of a fire? Or maybe “thrown to the …
theblendedmama
Teresa is a wife, virtual school mom of teenagers and stepmom. She resides in Lexington SC with her children, her dog Nia, and her cat Waffles. Her passion is helping women find calm in the chaos of life. As a full time engineer and owner of multiple businesses, she understands the challenges and struggles that come from having an overwhelmed schedule and is here to help you reduce that chaos.
8 Lessons of the Blended Staycation
Summers for blended families can be as stressful as they are rewarding. We recently had a week of “staycation” with our six children. I just wanted to share some of the lessons we learned (or were reminded of) during this week. 1. Your kids just want to spend time with you. More than anything else, …
Challenging Co-Parenting
To say that co-parenting with a former spouse is easy would be a lie. Regardless of whether you are on good terms with your ex or not, you are going to face challenges at some point. How you collectively handle those challenges can have huge impacts on your children. I’m going to share some of …
Un-Anniversaries
Un-anniversaries offer a unique opportunity to reflect on the milestones and moments that shape our lives, whether they’re joyful or challenging. In this post, we’ll explore the concept of un-anniversaries and how acknowledging these non-traditional dates can provide a fresh perspective on your journey. Embrace the chance to celebrate or process these special moments in …
The Joys of School Events
As the parents of school-aged children, you are constantly pulled in multiple directions – recitals, programs, sports games, fundraising events, carnivals, etc. There is almost aways some “event” that your children want to attend. As a blended family, one of the extra challenges we face is that two of our children (“mine”) live with us …
Year One
This is the third in a series, so if you missed them you can read the first one here and the second one here. We ended the last post with saying our “I do’s” and wedding cake (of course). I think I forgot to mention the importance of my wedding dress. I was honored to be able to …
You Are Not Alone
If you’ve been following this blog, you know I’m in the middle of a series that’s telling an overview of DJs’ and my relationship. I’m going to take a break from that today because what I’m going to write about is heavy on my heart. Dealing with damaged emotions. We had our blending families small …
The Engagement
This is the second post of a series that is walking you through our story. If you missed the first one, you can read it here. Ah, the engagement period… The engagement is a time period that should be filled with excitement and anticipation, but also a lot of serious discussions, premarital counseling, and prayer. DJ …
In the Beginning
This is the beginning of a blog series that walks through how all of this started. So let’s start with In the Beginning… DJ and I met on eharmony. Yep – we met online. Both of us were about to end our subscriptions, but from the beginning, something just felt different about our match. I think DJ …
Are We Living In Sin?
I’ve read some comments to a posting on another blended family FB page recently that really disturbed me. I know, I really shouldn’t read the comments, but I did. The original post was promoting the Blending Families material (and of course I can’t find it now to link it here) that we are using in …