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My Blended Family Author: Sharon Kelly Illustrations of the main character and family main character in front, behind the main character everyone lined up should be the dad in the middle, me the stepmom to the left of him, and the darker Mom to the right of him, beside her should be her father who is the granddad that is heavyset hald bald down the middle, and has a beard. Both his beard and hair are white, and her sister should be beside him all on the right side by her dad (the 3 of them are dark skinned).. on the left side of me. should be the 4 kids (22,20,19,16) and the dad is holding the 2 year old right, my mom who is the grandmother who does not look old is a lighter brown than the darker skinned 3 people, my brother who is 15 is light skinned, my father inlaw with the white hair and no beard and slinder, then it should be the aunt and her fiancé.. i dont care where you position the grandparents , my brother,the aunt and her fiancé on the left side of me or behind me and my husband. The main character just needs to stand out front and everyone else behind him. The 22 year old is a sister who is light skinned, thin, tall 5’6, curly long black hair, the 20 year old is a sister who is like 5’4 and short dreaded hair and light skinned, the 19 year old sister is brown complexion and is the same height as the 20 year old sister, and the 16 year old brother is brown skinned and about the same height as the sister who is 22. The dad, the main character , my 15 year old brother, and me the stepmom (who is the mom of the 4 older kids and the 2 year old) are all light skinned black, the 2 year old, 22 year old, and the 20 year old are all the same color light skinned black but they are lighter than us. My mom (the grandmom, the 19 year old sister, and my 16 year old son are all brown skinned and are the same color, not dark like the other ones are). My father in law, sister in law and her finace are all a little darker than them and they are the same complextion.

Children are a gift from the Lord; they are a reward from him. Psalms 127:3 NIV Bible Copyright©2018 by Sharon Kelly A blended family

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Dedication A blended family

Dedicated to my children, who refer to as the Tribe of 6. I am so thankful that God chose me to be a part of your lives in a way that is so meaningful. You have taught me the true meaning of faith, trusting God, selflessness, unconditional love, and seeing through the eyes of Christ. You have taught me that you belong to the Lord, and that I am simply the vessel he chose on earth to be your mother. A vessel that was chosen by Him to help guide, protect, and love you so that you could become the persons He has called you to be. I love you forever. Mom. God created the family because He loves us and He wants us to be around people that love us and will take care of us here on earth. Sometimes God Awill have blended familyother people help our parents to show us love and to care for us, that are a part of our family as well. Some of the other family members are

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(Illustration's in this section of families of all races)

Do you know who picked my parents for me? God picked my parents for me and He picked me for them.

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He looked across the whole world and chose my mom and my dad for me,because He knew they were who I needed. He knew they would love me, and take care of me. That makes me happy, because I know He knows what is best for me.

"I knew you before I formed you in the womb; I set you apart for me before you were born; I appointed you to be a prophet to the nations.“ Jeremiah 1:5 NIV Bible

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ILLUSTARTION OF MAIN CHARACTER AND MOM ANDF DAD.. MAYBE MAIN CHARACTER IN THE MIDDLE AND MOM AND DAD HOLDING HIS HANDS.. ONE ON EACH SIDE.. his biological mom is the darker complexion mom in the main pictire

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My dad, my mom and I are called family. Do you know who else is in our family? I have a stepmom, sisters ,and a brother. Do you have a stepmom? Do you have a stepdad? Do you have a sister or a brother? My older sisters and brother have a different mom and dad. My dad, my mom, my stepmom, my siblings, my siblings dad, and I all are a blended family. God picked my stepmom and my siblings dad to be their parents just like he picked mine for me. I call their mom my stepmom and they call my dad their stepdad. My stepmom loves me just as much as she loves my siblings; and my dad loves my siblings just as much as he loves me. Now that is really special. Just like God chose our parents for us, he chose our

stepparents for us too, because he knows what is best for us. God knows what is best for you too.

God decided in advance to adopt us into his own family by bringing us to himself through Jesus Christ. This is what he wanted to do, and it gave him great pleasure. Ephesians 1:5 NIV Bible

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ILLUSTRATION OF MAIN CHARACTER, HIS DAD, STEPMOM AND ALL OF HIS SIBLINGS (22 YEAR OLD SISTER, 20 YEAR OLD SISTER, 19 YEAR OLD SISTER, AND 16 YEAR OLD BROTHER the main charcter can be in front of everyone

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Sometimes I ask myself, Why did God choose my family for me? Why didn’t he choose a different family for me? He chose my family for me, because he knows what I need to help me to grow into the person he created me to be. If I picked my own family then I may not have chosen the best one, because I am still a child. I am learning and growing but God will always choose what is best for me. That is why he gave me my family.

“So do not be like them; for your Father knows what you need before you ask Him”. Matthew 6:8 NIV Bible

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My family is growing bigger. My dad and my stepmom just had a baby! I am a big brother now. God picked my dad and my A blended family

stepmom to be my baby sister's parents. She does not have a stepparent like me and my older sisters and brother, but that is okay because we are all loved and cared for the same. We are all a family and no matter who God chooses to be our parents, we will always love each other and will always be there for each other, because that is what family is about. When you have sisters and brothers that have a different dad and mom, they are called step parents. When you have a sister or a brother that has one of the same parent as you like the same mom or the same dad, then they are called a halfsister or halfbrother. In my blended family, we do not call each other step brother or sister, or half sister, or brother. We just say brother or sister because we all love each other the same. So we are all brothers and sisters.

ILLUSTRATION MAIN CHARACTER ,DAD, STEPMOM, 22 YEAR OLD SISTER,20 YEAR OLD SISTER, 19 YEAR OLD SISTER, 16 YEAR OLD BROTHER, AND BABY sister

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My friend Tammy lives with her stepdad and her mother, but on the weekends she goes to live with her dad. She has two homes just like me. My best friend Stan lives with his mom during the school year and in the summer he goes to live with his dad. I miss him when he is gone, but I know I will see him soon. One of my friends lives in the same house as her mom and dad because they do not have a blended family, they have a nuclear family. She gets to see her siblings and parents everyday. ILLUSTRATION ALREADY CREATED OF TAMMYS FAMILY NEEDS TO BE ADDED TO THE PAGE BEFORE THIS WHERE TAMMY STORY IS TOLD.

Sometimes when you are in a blended family you are sad because you cannot see one of your parents or your sisters and brothers everyday, but if you think about all of the fun you will A blended family

have when you see each again it will cheer you up. That’s what Tammy, Stan and I do!

ILLUSTRATION OF MAIN CHARACTER , TAMMY, AND STAN

Today, my dad and stepmom are taking my sisters, brother and I out for ice A blended family

cream. Do you like ice cream? I do too. We are all so excited about getting ice cream. We spend time going places together, playing together, and even going to church together. My dad and stepmom always makes sure that we all enjoy ourselves when we go out.

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SISTER, 20 YEAR OLD SISTER ,19 YEAR OLD SISTER, 16 YEAR OLD BROTHER, AND BABY SISTER OUT FOR ICECREAM

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My baby sister is growing, she is now 6 months old. She loves to play and crawl around the house. She sometimes climbs unto dad's lap and he plays with her. My stepmom also plays with her. We all do. She loves having brothers and sisters to play with. Whenever she cries,my Dad makes her laugh and then she Stops crying.Sometimes I sing to her and hold her hand. I love her very much I love her very much. Do you also have a younger sister that you love so much?

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ILLUSTRATION OF BABY SISTER AND MAIN CHARACTER.. maybe the rest of the family in the background

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I have a new friend at school. His name is Jalen. His family just moved here. Jalen's family is a blended family just like mine. He has his mom and his stepdad. He loves his stepdad very much and they have a lot of fun together. Jalen's mom is having a baby. He is going to be a big brother just like me. Jalen is worried that his stepdad will not play with him again when the new baby comes and he will be left out. I told him that will not happen and I told him all the ways he can help out with the new baby just like I did with my sister. He can help play with her and keep her company and he can carry her. A blended family

That cheered Jalen up. Now that the baby has been born, he and his stepdad continue spending a lot of time together. Sometimes they spend time together with the new baby and sometimes it's just Jalen and his stepdad. Jalen's stepdad loves him just as much as he loves the new baby, just like my stepmom loves me the same as my baby sister

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Illustrations of Jalen and his family

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God always gives us the best things in life. He has chosen to put me in a blended family with my dad, mom, stepmom, my older sisters,brother and my baby sister. God did not make a mistake by giving me all these people in my family. I love everyone in my family very much and they all love me very much.

God loves our family too that is why he gave us to each other. He knows that we are the best for each other. A blended family is a big family with more people to love and more people to A blended family

be loved by, this is why I love my blended family.

Illustrations of the entire family like the book cover but not exact

" Whatever is good and perfect is a gift coming down to us from God our Father" James1:17 NIV Bible.

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