By Sarah Weintraub​"Truth is harder than a lie..." So much reality in these 6 words.To be truthful with yourself means to face the mirror, take responsibility for your role in the chain of events, to ...  Read More

​Pray about it.What does it mean to be in the middle of a huge giant mess and someone says pray about it. What? It doesn't feel active or tangible. We want to run, yell, get our hands dirty!  And you ...  Read More

Forgiveness. It's a tough topic! I think most Christians know the Bible calls us to forgive, to love. But can we just forgive the little things? Is there a limit to what God expects from us? Just ask ...  Read More

By Tracey Forrest ​Have you ever watched one of those home renovation shows where they start out on what looks like a simple project, but when they are tearing the walls apart, they find a serious pr...  Read More

By Sarah Weintraub ​In a world focused on external beauty & wealth, the perfect family with 2.5 children and .5 pet, we can lose ourselves in our performance for others and exhaustion sets in from pu...  Read More

Would love to hear from you! What's your spiritual goal for 2016? ......  Read More

By T.C. ​I don’t have a bad marriage. I’m not a bad stepmom. I don’t have a bad life. But it’s funny how the perfect storm of teenage attitude, past hurts, and what I can only hope was PMS can convi...  Read More

By Sarah Weintraub ​I’ve decided to share this because even though I have a new word for 2016 – REDEFINE, my word from last year is still very relevant.  Whatever we do, we need to be intentional, gi...  Read More

The Joyful Stepmom 2016 Verse of the YearRuth 1:16 ​"Where you go I will go, and where you stay I will stay." This verse is a promise between women. A promise between Ruth and Naomi. It shows their bo...  Read More

December has been a busy season! It's like we flipped the calendar and Wow! Put on the tennis shoes and race to the end of the year! For my devotional time, when my head and heart are overwhelmed, I'v...  Read More

By Sarah Weintraub​Thanksgiving.  A day our Founding Fathers set aside to celebrate the first meal between the Indians and the Pilgrims.  I’d like to propose, we change America into a thankful nation ...  Read More

Dear Stepmom,It's the holiday season. I wanted to write you a little note of encouragement! This can be a hard time for us. The holidays are a busy time for any family. However, they seem to just magn...  Read More