by Jayna Haney | May 15, 2020 | Difficult Situations, Stepfamilies
“Competitive love in blended families creates sabotage in the blended family relationships.” – Ron Deal, Blended and Blessed Conference 2020 My husband, Mike, and I had a great time at the Blessed and Blended Conference 2020 on Saturday, April 25th,...
by Jayna Haney | Jan 15, 2020 | Parenting, Single Parents, Stepfamilies
My brother, Alan, lives in California, and he sends me the most wonderful birthday cards. That Dickinson quote was on the front cover of a card he sent me several years ago, during my most difficult time ever. My first reaction frankly was frustration and sadness. I...
by Jayna Haney | Dec 10, 2019 | Parenting, Single Parents, Stepfamilies
A year or two after we were married, my husband, Mike, and I and our four kids (then ages 6-8) were on a car trip that lasted several hours. During the long drive, the children started talking about all the extended family members they had in their stepfamilies and...
by Jayna Haney | Oct 4, 2019 | Difficult Situations, Exes, Parenting, Single Parents, Stepfamilies
When Demi Moore started talking recently about being proud of her divorce, it gave me pause. It’s not that I’m not glad she was able to have a good relationship with her ex or that they were able to be there together for their kids. I am. It is just that that is not...
by Jayna Haney | Sep 11, 2019 | Difficult Situations, Exes, Single Parents, Stepfamilies
“It’s not fear that makes our lives narrow and small – it’s avoidance.” – Harriet Lerner In 2005, I attended a conference in South Carolina and had the privilege of hearing Harriet Lerner, author of multiple books including The Dance of Anger and Fear and Other...
by Jayna Haney | Sep 3, 2019 | Difficult Situations, Exes, Single Parents, Stepfamilies
One of the hardest parts about co-parenting is when you want to co-parent but the other parent doesn’t. That is especially difficult when you are the parent with less time and less access. In my last post, I talked about the importance of reading your decree to...
