Christians the world over will celebrate the birth of Christ the Saviour in the coming weeks. However, amidst all of the holiday lights...

The holidays can be not only one of the best times of the year for stepfamilies but can almost certainly be fraught with anxiety and...

My mother and father divorced when I was three. But they managed to have a very close friendship throughout their lives until his death...

Halloween. One of those fun-filled holidays where we find cute, adorable faces smiling while begging for candy. I love it! And though I...

Planning. Everyone who knows me knows that I am all about the planning. I Christmas shop in July. I pack for vacation two weeks before...

Do you have plans for National Stepfamily Day? National Stepfamily Day is celebrated annually on September 16th and was founded by...

Opportunities to attend sporting events that involve our kids are few and far between these days. When I was first brought into the fold,...

My Harvest (Carol Lynn Pearson) I did not plant you, true. But when the season is done, When the alternative prayers for sun and for...

Prompted by a tweet from @redheadstepmom, I was reminded of how my husband brought me into his children's lives. Given that my husband...

Obviously, our relationships to our stepchildren were made a reality by our spouse. Our spouses wanted us to be a part of the family,...