Part 3 of our Family Matters series is called Mixed & Blending. We look at the variety of ways families can be pieced together. Some families include foster children. Some parents have adopted. Other families deal with divorce, death, remarriage, and a number of instances that meld together several families into one. Whatever situation you […]
We are beginning to blend two families into one. This is much harder than either of us anticipated. Do you have any suggestions on how our families can successfully blend? Blended families make up almost 40 percent of all families in America. We are pretty sure that most of them were not prepared for the […]
By Karen O’Connor I remember well the day my Grandpa Ennis, my mother’s father, came to live with our family. We had to change the sleeping arrangements to make room for him in our small apartment and again in the new house we moved to a few years later. I thought it was special to […]
By Kelly Carr My friends Scott and Robyn Duebber have been foster parents for several years. Scott offered a glimpse into fostering that I asked him to share with The Lookout: Our foster sons have been with us for about a year and a half. One came at age 6, and now he’s 7. The […]
By Sandi Brown Jesus commands us in the Great Commission to reach out to the world around us and make disciples. Witnessing can be easy at times when people are receptive to the gospel. But at other times it can be very hard, as we might find ourselves being the only shining light in our […]
