What more could a step mom ask for?

It's not even Mother's Day, yet I received a whole bunch of wonderful gifts from my children today!

1) The 9 year old started out our cuddle time this morning saying that she was thinking about all the ways that her life would be different without me in her life, and all the things were good!

2) At our "Family Thinking Night" meeting, the girls decided that they officially want to call me Mom and WANT me to help them remember if they forget!

3) The girls made precious cards and yummy cookies for our anniversary (with the help of Grandma). The cards said stuff like, "...adventure...journey...family...favorite...angels...LOVE...friends...forever...magic..."!!!

What more can a step mom ask for?

A Spiritual Example of 2nd Thought Parenting

http://thewayofthetoddler.com/blog/?p=222#respond

Advice about Dealing with Teens

Here is a link to someone who is great at giving advice about dealing with teens: http://www.reallifecoaching.net/

Also, Love and Logic is great for all ages but also has specific info. about dealing with teens: http://www.loveandlogic.com/

Radio Show about ADD, ADHD, and Stress in the Learning Process.

This is the link to the radio show about ADD, ADHD, and stress in the learning process.

"2nd Thought Parenting" Radio Show 5/10/10

This is the link to the radio show about "2nd Thought Parenting" which means making parenting decisions when you have to keep the child's biological parents or other guardians (past or present) in mind: https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0BxcEuxW7vjh3MTg2ODAwMzgtZjMzOC00YTA5LTg2YzAtOGU0ZGFlN2I4YTM5&hl=en

"Adoption" Radio Show 5/3/10

Here is the link to the 5/3/10 radio show about Adoption: https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0BxcEuxW7vjh3OGYyMDMwZWEtYzRhNC00YTdlLTkyOWUtYTFkZmQwYTUwNzQ4&hl=en

Making Family Time Mean Something

This is the link to the radio show for 5/24/10 about how to bring the idea of ritual into your family's daily life. Guest Gina Bria joins Leta and Lori Hamilton. She wrote

_The Art of Family: Rituals, Imagination, and Everyday Spirituality_

https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B2nL4-E2hfCrYzc0MDliYTctNTJiMi00ZTcxLWFkODktMWE2MWViNjg5NWRl&hl=en