Happy Father’s Day Weekend to my Honyay… …the Dad who loved Captain Starburst enough to set very high standards for how I, as stepmom, would engage and support him, not as a mom but as a Sharapu who would always love him and be there for him. I’m so inspired by watching you continue to be Dad, but in a...
Dear Princess Milkface, The night before your 7th birthday party, you cried inconsolably because you were afraid you wouldn’t be enough. As we sat on your bed and snuggled together, I listened to you share your fear that your friends would be disappointed at your party. That they wouldn’t have enough fun or enough time with you. And as I...
What to Call the Stepmom? Just before Honyay and I got engaged, we did a Thanksgiving roadtrip with Captain Starburst to visit family in Maryland. We created many fun memories on that trip, but one stuck more than any other. We were playing The Game of Things with the whole family, including Captain Starburst’s cousins. If you haven’t played before, it’s...
Sometimes, God Changes Our Circumstances for a Purpose Due to a whole series of circumstances, we’ve started to explore new churches. Most recently, Honyay and I were discussing whether we should wait until after Christmas or start checking things out now. Last week, I felt a strong sense of urgency that we needed to start now. He agreed, and we...
Peaceful House…Was I Dreaming? I’m a MUCH better Morning Mom than Night Mom. This morning, Princess Milkface was ready for school and happily eating breakfast watching a little Disney Jr. when I came downstairs (thank you Captain Starburst for helping her get ready!). I grabbed our stuff, actually remembered to get my work laptop, and told her it was time...
Welcome to Blessed and Blended…a community for people who read our story….to give that space to have a moment to exhale…to settle in….to feel that sense of relief that you’re not alone.
C.S. Lewis says, “Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another: ‘What! You, too? I thought I was the only one.’” That is my prayer for this blog.
I’ve been married to my wonderful husband (Honyay) since 2011, and I’m mom-in-charge of a 19-year-old stepson (Captain Starburst), a 17-year-old adopted daughter (Lady M), and a 7-year-old biological daughter (Princess Milkface). Our blended family has been so blessed by God’s faithfulness in the midst of life’s trials, and I feel called to share these blessings through our stories.
There are sensitive topics that I plan to share, illustrating how God has blessed my family with our experiences and has been faithful in so many ways. For this reason, I will protect my children’s privacy by keeping this blog anonymous. It works out well because I’ve used these made up names within our home since, well….since we started our home in 2011!
I’m so thankful that you found me, and I pray that my testimony will give you moments of “What! You, too? I thought I was the only one,” that lead to a sense of connection, laughter, and hope in God’s blessings and faithfulness.
Grace and Peace,
Sharapu