Blessings

I was reading an article recently and was reminded of the phrase that "Children are a gift from God". Indeed, God didn't say "your children". He said "children". So regardless of biological or step-children, they are all blessings from God. The stepmum who wrote the article went on to say how that was the turning point for her, where she realised that even when her step-daughter wasn't acting or talking like a blessing to her, she needed to figure out what God meant by that and her attitude towards her step-child began to change. After surviving nine years being a stepmum, there was light at the end of the tunnel for her. Together with her step-daughter, they've written a new book, "You're NOT my Mom" to offer hope to others.

From another perspective, a mother from my mothers' support group shared something interesting upon hearing my stepfamily story. "You should wake up every morning and tell yourself that you're a blessing to your children," she encouraged me...that my step-children especially, are fortunate to have me in their lives. Wow! It's amazing how a change of mindset can get one going... Such is the power of positive thinking. Suddenly, I'm driven to be that blessing!