Strengthening Stepfamilies
FamilyLife Blended® provides biblically-based resources that help prevent re-divorce, strengthen stepfamilies, and help break the generational cycle of divorce.
We’ll equip you with practical tools to navigate the unique challenges of a blended family.
Helping you grow a godly home one relationship at a time
Learn how to communicate with grace, resolve conflict with compassion, and create a blended family culture where faith and love can thrive.
Read
Looking for practical advice and heartfelt encouragement? Dive into our most-read articles below to find biblical wisdom for your blended family’s unique journey.
Recommended Articles
Lisa
Lakey
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The process of planning and preparing for the wedding can help build family identity and bonding even before the ceremony.
Dave
Meritt
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I’m convinced that God uses the stepfamily experience to teach His children about choosing love.
Dave
Meritt
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A delicate balancing act for blended families.
Watch
Want to dig deeper? Our videos offer a mix of inspiring stories and practical advice to help you build a stronger, more Christ-centered family.
Recommended Videos
How to Help Kids Cope with Divorce and Remarriage
Divorce…hurts. But for kids caught in the middle, it can feel like the world has split in two. How can you help kids cope with divorce and remarriage?
Women & Blended Families: Managing the Expectation Gap
Do you find there’s often a gap between what you expect and what actually happens in blended family life? Do your expectations set you up for disappointment?
Two Homes, One Team: Co-Parenting for Your Kids’ Well-being
Good co-parenting with a former spouse helps kids navigate life in two homes with greater ease.
Listen
FamilyLife Blended® Podcast provides timeless wisdom and practical help and hope for blended families and those who love them. Join Ron L. Deal , LMFT, LPC, as he and his guests discuss a wide variety of marriage, family, and relationship topics related to blended families.
Recommended Audio
182: Blended and Blessed book, Building Healing through the Beatitudes
After a scandalous start to their blended marriage, Ines Franklin and her husband Jim discovered God’s grace turns broken stories into masterpieces. With raw honesty–and pulling from the richness of the beatitudes in the Bible–Ines explains core ingredients to flourishing in blended family life, with heaps of practical takeaways. What began in shame ends with 5 kids, 10 grandkids, and redemption that shouts hope.
FamilyLife Blended Minute
Drop It & Let It Go
Sometimes, the best way to avoid a conflict is to just drop it.
Unity & Good Parenting
His kids have a TV in the bedroom and hers don’t. Now they’re a family…so now what?
Co-Parenting: Spy Kids
Never ask your child to become a spy kid.
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