Phew… It’s time to let out a big sigh of relief. The holidays are over! Don’t get me wrong, we LOVE Christmas, and we celebrate the birth of Jesus. But as a blended family, this time of year is just extra crazy! Now that we are a little bit past the crazy, I have had …
Blended Family Life
Taking Back My Identity
For several years, my identity was single mom, working mom, strong mom, fit mom. These were things that I felt defined me; they were who I was. I worked full time, exercised regularly with a personal trainer at the gym, worked my Beachbody coaching business, parented two children (with the help of my village) and …
The Importance of Self Care
Today was a good day. The fact that it’s noteworthy means that there’s been a lot going on. Life has been difficult lately. Blending families isn’t always a bed of roses, so to speak. The challenges that we face aren’t things that most of our friends can even relate to, unless they’re also part of …
Welcome to Fall, Y’all
Oh, Fall, glorious fall! I love this season with its cooler temperatures, changing leaves, and the promise of holidays off of work. This is the time of year when our schedules get even busier, but we do our best to spend quality time with our family. We have been working hard on our bakery, deciding …
Love, Anyway
On today, our 2nd anniversary, I think it’s appropriate to talk about all the reasons why I love my husband. I love DJ because he loves me anyway. Wait, what?!?! How many times have you said “I love my spouse because…”? Yeah, I’ve said it a lot too. I even participated in the #loveyourspouse challenge …
“I’m Sorry” – A Blog Post from The Blended Daddy
Tonight’s guest post is from the Blended Daddy: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ “I’m Sorry” So this blog post is coming straight from the heart of this Blended Daddy! While I generally leave the blogging to my beautiful wife, I was impressed to write about something that happened this morning. You see, my heart was broken. Not by my …
Faith in the Fire
“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 …
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
Today would’ve been my 11th wedding anniversary. What do you do on those days that were supposed to be important days but now they aren’t? How are you supposed to feel? Do you acknowledge the day at all or let it pass by without any fanfare? Last year, the day came and went without me …