Are you engaged or just beginning a blended family? Ron Deal, Director of FamilyLife Blended, discusses how couples can prepare their families to blend with intentionality and joy.

Ron Deal, Director of FamilyLife Blended, explains the benefits of “cooking” your stepfamily with a crock pot and not a blender. He stresses the value of being patient as your blended family blends at its own pace.

Drowning in a sea of emotions? You’re not the only one.

Ron, my family is living proof that dysfunction breeds dysfunction.

Have you ever tried to talk someone into loving you?

Are you becoming the spouse you need to be?

Did we just make our kids part of a blended family?

You know what? Well-intended bad advice…is still bad advice.

We just had to stay committed to getting through those early years.

One decision can make all the difference.

Hit debt with a snowball.

What do you do when your love associations differ?

So, if both parents die who gets your kids?

Be careful. Don’t turn a stepfamily problem into “Us vs. You.”

When strong ocean winds blow, you need an anchor.

Ok, folks, let’s be careful with our words.

I got a question: How long did the father wait for the prodigal son to return?

Every house, has its own blueprint.