Navigating a new family
It takes courage to walk into a ready-made family and love someone else’s children…and someone else’s husband. You see, I married a widower with two…
Helping your kids when the home is splintered
Half of all children in the United States will witness the ending of a parent’s marriage. Of this half, close to 50% will also see the breakup of a…
Two funerals and a wedding: 3 principles of grief in a stepfamily
It was a sunny Fourth of July weekend. Red roses and navy ribbons were the ideal backdrop for my fiancé, Robbie, and me to join in matrimony. With…
Stepmom: The place between rock and hard
When I saw the uncontrollable shaking shoulders of my stepdaughter-in-law as she wept at our wedding, I knew the stepmom life was going to be harder…
Life isn’t television
I have twins, Aspen & Annalise. Pictured here on their 12th birthday and 1st birthday. The 11 years in between these two…
