Gifts from a Stepmom (and how Abraham Lincoln’s Stepmom Changed his Life)
Before my husband and I married, the children seemed very positive about having me in their life. After the wedding, however, things got harder and there was much more resistance on their end. From everything I have read, this was a completely normal and expected reaction.
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You Control the Climate in Your Home
As we speak, we are finally getting a winter storm coming to our home in the bush in Canada. We have had an unseasonably warm fall but finally, the rain and snow are moving in. Noooo!But on the bright side, the wood is all piled up for the winter. The leaves are all raked up and the woodstove is going nicely. As Canadians, we pride ourselves on being ready for the harsh, uncontrollable weather of our Northern country but what if I told you there is a kind of climate we can control?
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How Marriage Counseling Can Give You Hope
A marriage counsellor can help give us hope by being a mediator between us and helping us to understand each other. Marriage counselling can help get us past the things that bind us to our past and hurt.Seven years ago, a marriage counsellor gave my husband and me a second chance when she took us under her wings and helped us sort the mess that was our relationship. We were fighting all the time and the first sessions with her were volatile but with infinite patience, she helped us find the love that was hiding underneath the strife and hurt.
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Healing Came to Me Over Time — An Interview with Pat Bubash
Have you ever wondered what makes some second marriages so successful, while others are not so much? Well, today, we are talking to Patricia Bubash M.Ed., author of [easyazon_link identifier=”1589095634″ locale=”US” tag=”recommended0cb-20″]Successful Second Marriages[/easyazon_link]. Her book delves deeply into that very topic and focuses on the stories of couples who were very successful in their second marriages.
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A Personal Peek — The Unexpected Beach
Wow, what a September it has been! Hurricanes, tornadoes, floods and earthquakes … such tragedy and devastation. It seems like the earth has really been shaken up. We who are not directly involved have been on standby, praying in solidarity, while those of you in the midst of it have been bracing for what comes next.
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Would Your Like to Join My Tour?
This week, I have put together a blog tour and I hope you will join me. A blog tour is simply when a blogger goes to other people’s blogs and writes guest posts or does interviews, in order to introduce themselves to new readers.
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Do you date your mate?
Psst … hey you! Do you go on once-a-week dates with your husband or wife? Are you one of the “model couples” that is able to pull this off? If you are, my congratulations go out to you! Your relationship is probably in excellent shape — you and your spouse take time away from your responsibilities to have fun with each other.
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