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Courage

There has been an impression on my heart for years (probably over a decade) to write a book about our experience in blending our little family.  I actually wrote a book when I was in the thick of it.  But  as I read through it, it was more a platform for me to express my woes than a place of vulnerability and transparency that could potentially help others.  So I tabled it.  For over 5 years. Just recently I have started working on it again.  From scratch.  Started over.  Its more of a memoir styled book which explains to you how I got the the place of being a full-time stepmom, what it felt like to live with that title for over six years, and where it led our family, now six years later, with all of our flaws. As I've written before, my dad passed in December of 2014.  That sadness.  That depth of grief...changed me.  We also built a home and moved cross country that following year.  To say the very least, we've had our pl...