Something I have learned as I have lived and grown, divorced and remarried, had kids and then step kids, is this – love never divides. It multiplies!

We have sat down on multiple occasions with the kids and reminded them that we are not trying to replace their bio parent – we believe it’s great when you have more people in your lives that love you. We just had this deprogramming conversation within the last couple of months.

If you’re insecure, you will be jealous of the love someone else is giving your children. I miss the kids when they are away from me, but I am thankful for any healthy, loving relationship that they are in.

Anyone that causes division is not coming from a place of love.

It seems like an easy concept, but evidently it is not. I hear story after story of parental alienation, kids poisoned against their own parent or step parent, families siding with the bio side and refusing to acknowledge the new spouse or kids.

Love multiplies.

Keep on loving, even when it hurts. The fruit of love will multiply in your family and produce more love. It will stop division in its tracks, if you take a stand.