FamilyLife Blended®

Ron L. Deal

Stepfamily Pros & Cons: A Kid’s Perspective

August 25, 2016
“I see you judging me because my family isn’t ‘normal’ but just like you, I didn’t choose my family.”

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The 2024 Summit on Stepfamily Ministry
The 2024 Summit on Stepfamily Ministry will be hosted at The Hope Center in Plano, Texas. This two-day event on October 10 & 11 will equip you and your team to minister more effectively to blended families.

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Yes, stepfamilies are different than biological families, but God’s principles still apply.
August 24, 2016
I mean, come on. What’s so special about faith, hope, and love?
August 23, 2016
“Hey, if your kids and I can’t naturally get along then maybe we shouldn’t have gotten together in the first place. It shouldn’t have to be this much work.”   
August 22, 2016
Really? Jesus learned obedience?
August 19, 2016
“Yes, Ron, this marriage and family are much better than my first and I feel guilty about it.”
August 18, 2016
“Help me. My family is falling apart.” 
August 17, 2016
Wise stepparents honor their stepchildren’s past. 
August 16, 2016
“They just don’t get it, Ron. Stepfamilies are not the same.” 
August 15, 2016
Love is the language of heaven.
August 12, 2016
Is your family playing the game of Lock Out?
August 11, 2016
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Featured Offer

The 2024 Summit on Stepfamily Ministry
The 2024 Summit on Stepfamily Ministry will be hosted at The Hope Center in Plano, Texas. This two-day event on October 10 & 11 will equip you and your team to minister more effectively to blended families.

About FamilyLife Blended®

FamilyLife Blended® provides  biblically-based resources that help prevent re-divorce, strengthen stepfamilies, and help break the generational cycle of divorce.

About Ron L. Deal

Ron L. Deal is the Director of blended family ministries at FamilyLife®, and is the author/coauthor of the books The Smart StepfamilyThe Smart Stepdad, The Smart Stepmom, Dating and the Single Parent, and The Remarriage Checkup. Ron voices the FamilyLife Blended short feature and is one of the most widely read authors on stepfamily living in the country. He is a licensed marriage and family therapist who frequently appears in the national media, including FamilyLife Today® and Focus on the Family, and he conducts marriage and family seminars around the countryRon and his wife, Nan, have been married since 1986 and have three boys.

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