Building trust with your stepchildren is an important investment in your family. When you married your spouse, you also married his kids and you all must become a family. Although biological families trust each other instinctively, stepfamilies must build that trust piece by piece. One of the the … [Read more...] about Building Trust With Your Stepchildren
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Second Marriage Tip #3: Let Go Of The Past
The third piece of advice in this ongoing second marriage tip series is "let go of the past." This is a series of quick tips designed to help you in your marriage. Many marriages break up when they cannot see past all the hurt in their history. Not letting go means that we use the past as a … [Read more...] about Second Marriage Tip #3: Let Go Of The Past
Second Chance TV: When Calls The Heart
Hi everyone! I hope you like the new look of the website! I have been working like a crazy woman updating and making everything function properly. Let's just dive into it, then. While looking for something new to watch on Netflix the other night, I came across a period drama called When Calls The … [Read more...] about Second Chance TV: When Calls The Heart
Clothes On the Bathroom Floor: Overlook A Fault
My husband has been leaving all his clothes on the bathroom floor lately. It drives me crazy. I seethe, I hold it in. I gripe about it in my mind. How can I get him to stop? Why does he does do this? What is causing this? But then, something stops me. I look in the mirror. What do I see, but a … [Read more...] about Clothes On the Bathroom Floor: Overlook A Fault
A Guide to Second Marriage Video
This is a video I created several years ago, as a short video guide to second marriage. The format involves animated character giving basic tips on making it in a second marriage, and is based on this article: Guide To Second Marriage: How to Stay Together. I warn you that they kind of "talk … [Read more...] about A Guide to Second Marriage Video
Second Marriage Tip #2: Be Patient
This article is second in a series of quick tips on making it in your second marriage. The first tip was "take time for yourself." Let's look at tip #2 now: "Be Patient." Don't expect everyone to get along, and become one big happy family in a week. Or a month. Or even a year. The Brady Bunch … [Read more...] about Second Marriage Tip #2: Be Patient
