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.
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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
Ron Deal
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Dating for two is difficult; dating in a crowd is downright complicated.
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Learn about helping adult stepchildren transition into a stepfamily.
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Divorced parents who fight with each other are trampling on their most prized possession—their children who have to live in both homes.
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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
From Shame to Strength: A Single Mom’s Journey to Healing and Hope
In her conversation with Ron Deal, Maggio describes the four ways that single moms often struggle and her desire to help. Now in a stable blended family, she continues to seek ways to minister to single moms and help create meaningful lives for them.
Gary Chapman: Keys to a Successful Marriage
What if your marriage pivoted on three humble questions? Dr. Gary Chapman—yes, the Five Love Languages guy—gets real about early struggles, foot-washing humility, and how servant-hearted love transformed his 64-year marriage.
Women & Blended Families: Co-Parenting Well for Your Kids’ Well-Being
Good co-parenting with a former spouse helps kids navigate life in two homes with greater ease. But it isn’t always easy, especially with a difficult ex-spouse.
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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
186: Is Fear Running Your Stepfamily? (Here’s How to Spot It)–Gayla Grace
Blended family life is messy—old fears, exes, money stress, kid loyalties. Ron Deal and Gayla Grace name the “ghosts” haunting stepfamilies—and why you pull back when you want to lean in.
FamilyLife Blended Minute
FamilyLife Blended Minute with host Ron Deal is a 60-second radio program that provides timeless wisdom and practical help and hope for blended families and those who love them.
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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