
A Letter to My Stepdaughter on Her 13th Birthday
Dear Stepdaughter, THIRTEEN. I cannot even begin to wrap my head around it. I am still over here trying to

Three Reasons Why I am No Longer A Scary Stepmom
I’m baaaack…for the first time in about two years, and it shows because I had 242 unread blog comments, which

5 Things Every Remarried Dad Needs to Know
A special thanks to my super handsome and amazing husband, Seth, for sharing his wisdom with us. Ladies, I recommend

If Looks Could Heal
“Do you think his eyes will stay blue?” my stepdaughter curiously asks me one day as we lay across my

A Stepdad’s Perspective
A few weeks ago, Logan Pierce and I connected on social media and I immediately felt like God was calling

A Letter to Future Stepmoms
Dear Soon-to-be Stepmom, I see you over there, eyes bright and full of love and admiration for the new little

Dear Stepmom, It’s OK to say “Happy Mother’s Day.”
This Mother’s Day I’m gonna switch things up a little and I know a lot of you won’t like it

Stepmom Confession: I’ve Been Living A Lie
It’s true. But in my defense, I had absolutely NO idea. See, for the past six years I thought that

Six “Quick-Fixes” For An Instantly Better Marriage
First, I would like to preface this by acknowledging that I only figured out how to make my marriage better by

My Stepkid is Scared of Me. Here are 7 Reasons Why.
I know. My title comes off a little creepy, but it’s premise is true. My stepdaughter is scared of me

There’s Still Hope For This Stepmom
A few weeks ago, my family threw a Tacky Christmas Disco Party. Yeah I know, that sounds really strange, right?

Happy Birthday To Me
Yesterday was my birthday. I woke up to breakfast in bed, my favorite blueberry muffin from the bakery down the

Sometimes You Just Gotta Ride It Out
Well, some of you may have noticed I’ve been MIA for a couple of months now and some of you

This is My Story
Or at least the first three years of it. In honor of my husband and I’s fourth anniversary coming up

What’s Wrong With Me?!
As much as I love when readers reach out to tell me how much something I wrote meant to them

11 Things Your Husband Wants You to Know But Doesn’t Know How to Tell You
Ok, Stepmoms! This is how a remarried dad really feels. And this is straight from the horse’s mouth! 1. I wanted

10 Surprising Perks of Being a Stepmom
Any stepmom will tell you that blended family life is no walk in the park! But there’s no doubt that

I Act Like My Stepkid’s Mom and Here’s Why
A couple of months ago, I ran into a friend I hadn’t seen in a long time and although I

Judge THIS!
First, let me just go ahead and say that never in my LIFE have I been judged as much as

11 Things No One Tells You About Marrying a Man With Kids
1. Sometimes you are going to feel like an outsider in your own “family.” Even if your step kids welcome

A Perfect Storm
This week, my husband and I packed up our two wild boys (one human, one pup) and headed up to

I’M CALLING YOU OUT!
Well, I promised myself I was going to give y’all somethin’ real funny and sweet to read after such a

Mommy Dearest
Wow this was a tough one! This is something that was not only hard for me to write but will

I love You Anyway
I’m going to be straight up with you here. I never really understood just how big of a rotten sinner

The God of All Comfort
As I sit here writing my first post, I’m finding it very hard to not laugh at myself because I