Stepfamilies

Are You Proud to be Stepmom?

Hi everyone!

Are you proud to be your stepson’s stepmom? Being a stepmom is pretty heroic, if you ask me. It is “stepping” up to help raise the children of your partner, and taking them into your heart as your own! Wow, talk about love! To help celebrate the general “awesomeness” of stepmoms, I have created some brand-new products available now!
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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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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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How Writing a Book is Like Building a Stepfamily

Hi … welcome back to the blog! I know it’s been a while since I have published and you may notice that the look of this little piece of real estate on the web … and the name have been changed. I have decided to call it  call it “Second Chance Love.” This is widen up the audience to anyone that has dared to love (and commit) again after a heartbreak, whether divorce, bereavement or any other heart-wrenching event that makes love hard. Please let me know how you like the changes in the comment section below!

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Meet Sharilee Swaity

Sharilee Swaity is a Christian relationship coach with a background in teaching and marketing. This graduate of the Relationship Coaching Institute is passionate about helping women and couples find and keep love after losing a long-term relationship through divorce, widowhood, or relationship breakdown. She works with couples helping them overcome conflict and find love with their spouse. 

Sharilee's passion for helping with relationships was born from her own painful life journey. Growing up witnessing abuse started her on the journey to looking for love in all the wrong places. By age 22, she was already married and divorced. When she finally remarried years later, it looked like she was headed for another divorce, but with the help of counselling and God's wisdom, they turned their second marriage around. 

Sharilee is the author of five books, including Happily Ever After Again: Hope, Healing, and Love for Second Marriages and 16 Gifts from a Stepmom: Encouragement for the Blended Family Journey.   When she's not coaching, writing, or teaching, she loves going for walks with her husband in the forest where they live or spending time in their permaculture-style garden. 

Sharilee loves to experience the city once in a while but nowadays spends most of her time hidden away at their homestead home.  She is a crunchy conservative with a passion for chai tea, sunsets, and trees. She loves learning, research and writing. Clck here to book a coaching call with her today. 
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