Why I am here

I was shaped by a Latter-day Saint family-and-church world and a strong belief that marriage and home should last. I honor the gifts I received there: loyalty, independence, hard work, service, and the instinct to act when life is uncertain.

I am also honest about the fear I am trying to outgrow: fear of authority, fear of not measuring up, fear of not being worthy, and a narrow view of God and how generously he works with his children.

When my first family broke, it broke in ways that were painful and impossible to package neatly. I built Step Parent Path to share what I am learning, not to expose anyone. As I grow, I see how much stepfamily work matters, and how often it is underappreciated. The world needs more stepparents who are willing to love well inside complicated family stories. I know what it feels like to be in the wreckage and still have children who need breakfast, schedules, calm voices, and adults who will not make them carry the story.

I also know what it feels like to find love again with Alana and realize that blended family life with six children is beautiful, demanding, and completely unsentimental. It taught me that family is bedrock, but bedrock relationships still move. The needs change. The giving changes. Love has to keep learning.

What I care about

• Protecting children from adult pain they cannot carry.
• Helping stepfathers become steady without needing to conquer the room.
• Honoring mothers, fathers, siblings, spouses, stepchildren, and every living family tie.
• Letting faith become practical light: tone, repair, boundaries, service, and warmth.

If this site helps one tired adult choose a cleaner sentence, one child feel less recruited into conflict, or one family keep love moving through change, it is doing the work I hoped for.