205: Pitfalls of Child Manipulation and Parent Alienation (Chapter 8: Blended and Redeemed) This episode had me (Scarlett) reflecting and asking my grown kids questions about their upbringing. In chap

One of the biggest complaints in a stepfamily is (co)parenting. Whether it be trying to parent with your new spouse and that automatic protective mode we find ourselves in when it comes to someone tel

This week talk about our favorite stepfamily topic and that is putting FUN in dysfunction! Whether you choose to be intentional in creating a relationship with your stepchildren or not, you ARE creati

After your divorce, have you ever said to someone else or to yourself?  I will never allow this to happen to me again. I will never allow anything bad to happen to my children.  I will never allow any

You’ve probably heard us or someone at some point say to make God the center of your marriage, but what does that even mean? In this episode, Randall and I go over 6 steps for a marriage reflecting Go

This week I talked with Ginger from The Family Core over chapters 1 & 2 of the Blended and Redeemed book by Scott and Vanessa from Blended Kingdom Family. We created a virtual book club so you can joi

This week I talked with Ginger from The Family Core over chapters 1 & 2 of the Blended and Redeemed book by Scott and Vanessa from Blended Kingdom Family. We created a virtual book club so you can joi

We love our kids and want to give them all the best opportunities possible, and we should. We believe extracurricular activities teach our kids many life lessons and give them a sense of belonging, wh

There are 2 sides to running a family. The actual chores/task that need to be done and the mental load of thinking about all the things that need to be done. This typically falls on one person intenti

A major contributing factor in my divorce was due to being a military family. We were young and dumb when we got married and within months 9/11 happened and we were faced with a life altering future l