Stepmom Sanity

Do you ever just get to react to the craziness in your blended family the way you want to without that twinge of conviction from the Holy Spirit? I don't... but I have found that the "juice" is worth the "squeeze"! Join me in a  convo about some of what I learned while waiting on the hearts of my bonus children to respond to me loving them.

Join Cheryl and Tamara Johnson, aka, Tammy J, of Stepmom Goals as they talk about defining and cultivating intimacy in a blended couple marriage.

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Past trauma can cause stepmoms to live in fear of future calamity. In turn, that fear,  ciphers our joy in the moments,  traps us in the present torment of harrowing circumstances, and inspires disbelief in God's promises for the future. Cheryl speaks with author, Sara Broyhill Anderson about her new book: The Best is Yet to Come: Facing the Fears of Today with God's Hope for Tomorrow. Join us as Sara encourages you to take the long view for every area of your life because,  as Sara writes: Today, your worry ends. The future has been set: The Best Is Yet to Come!

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Join Cheryl and her friends, Author Summer Butler, Author Jennifer Elwood, Pastor Ernestine Howard, and Pastor Angela Wimberly, for part one of a holiday round table sure to bless and encourage you.

Tune in next week for part two.

Get Counting Up to Christmas: 24 Gifts from the Gospel of Luke, by Jennifer Elwood at Amazon or  jenniferelwood.com

Pick up Summer's book, Blended: Aligning the Hierarchy of Heart and Home at Amazon or blendedbookco.com

If, beginning December 1st,  you read a chapter a day of the gospel of Luke, you will read the entire book by Christmas Eve. But, if you just read it, you might miss the gifts waiting to be discovered.  Join Cheryl and Jennifer Elwood, wife, mom, bonus mom, bonus grandma, as they discuss her new book , Counting Up to Christmas: 24 Gifts from the Gospel of Luke.  They will point you to the true source of peace, and help you prepare your heart to thrive through this unprecedented Holiday Season.

Purchase Counting up to Christmas on Amazon or Jennifer's website 

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Join the Counting Up to Christmas Facebook Group.

She’s nosy, she’s rigid, she may not want to talk to you, but is she an HCBM (High-Conflict Bio Mom)? If want to know whether or not you’re dealing with normal stepfamily dynamics or if biomom is stepping over into the war zone, listen in on the conversation between Cheryl and Judy Thurman, a Licensed MSW and Clinical Family and Youth Therapist and founder of Higher Ground Counseling Services. as they define the HCBM, and chat about how to deal with her.

If you feel you could benefit from professional counseling please feel free to contact her via email at: thurman4790@sbcglobal or via telephone at (734) 218-1399

She accepts Blue Cross Blue Shield, Aetna, Medicare and Medicaid. And charges on a sliding fee scale.

Who are you stepmomming for? What's the measurement for determining success? Failure? If it's not "Well done" then perhaps it's time for a calibration of the heart.  Listen in on a conversation with Cheryl and author, Summer Butler about her new Bible Study for Stepfamilies titled, Blended: Aligning the Hierarchy of Heart and Home, as they chat about getting God's perspective on our approach to blended family life.

Are you trapped inside a prison of comparison and measuring up? Feeling ashamed when you don't? Prideful or content when you do? Would you be surprised to know you are your prison guard. It's time to walk out the prison gates! Join me in a conversation with author Shannon Popkin as we discuss her new book, Comparison Girl: Lessons from Jesus on Me-Free Living in a Measure-Up World. 

We all have something from  which we have learned, survived, overcome.  With that survival came a deposit of strength and perspective meant to serve others in our lives. Join author Tiffany Mensah and she discusses her journey of healing from witnessing  the abuse her minister Father inflicted on her Mother and how her recovery served her role as her stepdaughter's bonus mom.

Be sure to visit Tiffany's website at www.tiffanymensah.com where you can purchase her memoir: Forgotten: Living in the Shadows of Domestic Violence