Grafting: A Painful but Beautiful Process for Blended Families
Your blended family may have another river to cross and a few more battles to face, but don’t give up—significant rewards lie ahead.
Your blended family may have another river to cross and a few more battles to face, but don’t give up—significant rewards lie ahead.
Even though the legal rights of a stepparent over his or her stepchildren is limited, love is not limited.
God showed His love for us by bringing the outsider in, and that’s how Christians should love the “extended” members of stepfamilies.
Steve and Misty Arterburn talk about the unique way blended families function. Steve and Misty recall bringing three children into the early years of their marriage and what they did to build a firm foundation for their family.
Ron Deal joins Steve and Misty Arterburn to talk about the complexities of a second marriage. Steve and Misty both experienced divorce in their first marriages. The Arterburns share what they have done to make their marriage work.
Divorced parents should constantly evaluate themselves and ask if their behavior is helping or hurting their children.
Biological parents who find themselves caught between their spouse and their child should step out of the conflict as often as possible.
I like to use cooking as an analogy to identify some integration styles that stepfamilies attempt to utilize.
Adolescence is a natural time of turmoil in nearly every family.
One of the most menacing dynamics attacking the health of a stepfamily is a destructive parent in the other home.
When you have a new marriage and blended family, it’s important to build a respectful working relationship with your ex.
Be prepared to face loss as you celebrate the holidays.
If you are planning to have an ours baby, here are some suggestions to consider for preparation.
Practical suggestions for stepmoms.
Every time David successfully put off another conflict, he stored up resentment toward his wife or stepchildren for “controlling him.”
Blended families live in a different land than first-families.
She did her best to turn our four sons and small community against me.
The world I thought I had perfect control over had turned upside down. But that’s when God started teaching me how to walk by faith.