today last sleepover camp stepdaughter havah quillin oldest daughter it's first time away from home like this jason dropped girls mennohaven camp tiskilwa illinois last sunday today catching ride with partner help bring girls home while title this post probably generates mild extreme discomfort most people thankfully hours with husband's ex-wife partner breeze even looking forward it's perfect bonding opportunity havah's three moms anyone longs better relationships with exes stepparents their life don't your hopes have magic formula situation thrives some fairly unique factors that would nearly impossible fabricate starters same church part same core community friends together regularly help raise each other's kids celebrate birthdays together generally family away from family should back when which essentially same time jason this back when jason were well aware cute other didn't know much anything about each other sunday after church jason approached girls wanted join group people lunch thrilled then immediately bombarded with string critical information mind couldn't adjust fast enough right after invitation while were still standing together havah came saying papa where going lunch shocked hadn't known just getting used this good news havah said where's horrified crush married five minutes later were walking down sidewalk from church restaurant asked women half block ahead were said that's ex-wife partner struggled wrangle brain around this information don't have crush married going lunch with ex-wife still digesting that long after hamburger that's began essentially continued jason were just friends over next months became friends well with others group about months later after jason been together about month status relationship with became poignantly clear birthday gathered celebrate jubal renee's house where jason cooked birthday request dinner after kids left table three couples nursing wine beer looked around table heart jumped natural impossible boyfriend just cooked gift love ex-wife's partner later danced together with abandon dining room felt awe-struck entire evening like witnessing event knew would seen historical about year-and-a-half later jason girls plus about other family members friends gathered garden mutual friends wedding ceremony once again very moved after getting past strangeness sharing table with jason's ex-in-laws during meal several people stood share stories after meal felt full love hope couldn't help myself said something like this earlier this evening introduced 'havah's dad's girlfriend which isn't something hear many weddings think says everything that needs said about god's grace provision bringing this strange wonderful place here because looks good here because truly love support then said something like this only good things have happened since kristin come into family's life we've been blessed know kind chokes doesn't mostly think because says whole about kind grace forgiveness human beings need muster it's kind moment when stuff dreams realized 