Blended Families

Family Conversations Team-up and Link-up #27

By Jed Jurchenko / July 8, 2016 / 9 Comments

Back in January, I proclaimed 2016 as my year of teamwork. It has awesome experiencing the power of teamwork in action with the launch of my latest book on creative family conversations.  Here is what has happened so far! 20 Family Conversations Over Dinner In addition to writing an incredible review, Pat Fenner from www.PatAndCandy.com, asked if she could […]

How to Preserve The Gift Of Being a Blended Family

By Jed Jurchenko / February 17, 2016 / 21 Comments

[fancy_box id=3]Today, I’m excited to share a guest post by Pat Fenner. Pat shares blended family insights as well as glimpses into her own experiences of growing up in a blended family home. You can learn more about Pat at PatAndCandy.com, where she blogs on the joys of parenting and homeschooling.[/fancy_box] As I sat next […]

Grace Based Parenting in Our Blended Family Home

By Jed Jurchenko / February 15, 2016 / 30 Comments

This month I have been learning a lot about grace.  We have been talking in church about giving and receiving grace. This is a topic of discussion in MOPS, and I started studying the book Grace Based Parenting by Dr. Tim Kimmel.  And I have been finding these lessons extremely helpful in my everyday life. […]

Behind the Link: Our Interview on Happy 100 Days

By Jed Jurchenko / February 11, 2016 / Comments Off on Behind the Link: Our Interview on Happy 100 Days

[fancy_box id=3]Recently, Jenny and I had the honor of being interviewed by Alison, and the Happy 100 Days team, in their first-ever, Behind the Link interview–Thanks, guys, we are honored! Happy 100 Days is an awesome place to connect with other writers and share your writing. The Link-up begins on Thursday and runs throughout the […]

Becoming Mom in a Blended Family Home

By Jed Jurchenko / January 25, 2016 / 40 Comments

[fancy_box id=3]Recently, Jenny and I decided to combine our sites. It’s part of our year of teamwork, and because Jenny needed to transform her blog into a website for her daycare. Personally, I couldn’t be more thrilled. As part of this transition, we are slowly adding Jenny’s posts to this site. I can’t wait for […]

Moving past Mommy Guilt and Embracing Joy

By Jed Jurchenko / January 13, 2016 / 35 Comments

As any parent knows, there is a special gift that comes with the honor of having children called “mommy guilt.”  You are barraged from day 1 of your pregnancy with lists of don’t-do that-but-be-sure-to-do-this.  And far too often, those lists contradict each other.  To cry it out or not, babywear or not, breastfeed or not. […]