God’s Step Family

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Step families are not the same as nuclear families.  They’re just not. Sometimes we expect them to be the same…which usually leads to frustration and disappointment. Every family has its own unique dynamics.  In a nuclear family, children born into … Continue reading

Hannah and Samuel ~ When a Child’s Environment is Beyond Our Control

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Most of us are familiar with the Bible story of Hannah, mother of Samuel, and how, though barren and childless, she prayed and believed God would give her a son.  Hannah is often held up as an example of a … Continue reading

Jay-Jay’s Story ~ Life in a Polygamist Separatist Extremist Mobile Compound

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Jay-Jay was born and raised in a mobile compound, out in the desert, by a polygamist group of separatist extremists.  His father, the compound director, preached a separatist position toward all their neighbors in nearby towns, and frequently moved the … Continue reading

Jacy’s Story – Born in a Barn

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I can still hear my Mama’s voice, calling to me from across the house, “Joey, shut that door!  Were you born in a barn?” Growing up in the South, all of us kids heard that question every time we left … Continue reading

Single Parenting and Step Parenting

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Parenting is both tremendously challenging and tremendously rewarding.  Few of us realized, when we began the parental journey, just how difficult the task would prove to be, or how many nights would pass in sleepless prayerful concern over our offspring. … Continue reading