Sweetieland

   It’s that time of our family life again, Dh is deployed to Afghanistan for six months.  I didn’t see this trip coming, Dh volunteers to go as a Department of Defense guy, but the call came that he was needed immediately and we discussed it…he was out in 8 days. whew…..right in the middle…

   Spring Break our children go to their other parents homes.  We gather up the Saturday it begins and head three and a half hours on the high way to meet them halfway. We don’t have to, but we’ve found that cooperating and meeting half way is easier on all of us.  Often the children’s…

“Why would anyone even WANT to marry someone who has been married before?” “Are you kidding me, I wouldn’t raise someone else’s kids no matter what…” “Ugh….two stepchildren…..Who would ever want to……?” Sometimes words can really hurt. I think Satan works hard to keep fiery darts coming at us some days. Last week, just before…