When people hear that you have a co-parent, they love to ask the juicy questions. You know, the questions about how it’s reeeeealllllyyyyy going? It may feel tempting to spew information about your co-parent, especially in a time of contention, but we need to consider the broader impact of our words and attitudes towards our…
I was 11 years old. At this point, I’ve seen and heard a lot, but I don’t fully understand the dynamics of my parents’ struggles. I know they both love me. I know they don’t love each other. I was often offered the opportunity to ‘babysit’ for a woman from church. Interestingly enough, she would…
If you haven’t read my post titled The Trials – Part 2, please read that first! It’s a helpful first-hand account from a child’s perspective, and may help you to be able to relate to the child in your life that you’re supporting A child whose parents are going through a separation can feel incredibly…
I’ve always had a bit of an uneasy relationship with Christmas. From over-the-top gift giving (a-hem… over-compensating?), to feeling unsettled about the way we ‘celebrate’, and how un-biblical it is. That said, as of today, we still celebrate Christmas in a fairly Americanized way, with gifts, decorations, and a lot of hype. It can be…
In June of 2013, as a newly postpartum (single) mom of 2, I sat across the couch from the public health nurse as she told me that I was flagged as ‘high-risk’, and that we needed a firm plan in place for how I was going to care for my children. I was co-parenting my…
We may never hear our children say: Oh I loved it when my mom forced me to do that steam treatment when I had a head cold But when they’re older and they aren’t feeling well, I think we all desire, deep down, for them to remember the feeling of being nurtured by us, and…
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Homeschooling while being employed outside of the home is not easy, but it’s definitely do-able! For the last 5 years I have been working full time while homeschooling my daughter. The reality is, while I’d love to step away from working “outside the home” (I work primarily from home” and pour myself completely into homeschooling,…
I hope that these meaningful gift ideas help to lighten the load for you this holiday season, or.. for any occasion, really! It can be challenging to buy gifts for step-parents, especially in the earlier days of their involvement. This can be an incredibly humbling, uncomfortable, and potentially awkward experience. I can recall the lump…