Navigating the Holidays as an Adult Child of Divorce
At Christmas, decisions for an adult child of divorce become especially difficult, with both parents vying for your loyalty and attention.
FamilyLife Blended® Minute Podcast
Ron Deal, director of FamilyLife Blended, talks about the vital role step-grandparents provide as they help create connection in their families.
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FamilyLife Today® Podcast
Robbie and Sabrina McDonald, both widowed before they met and now married to each other for three years, talk about the challenges of blending a family.
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FamilyLife Today® Podcast
Ron Deal joins Robbie and Sabrina McDonald to talk about their blended family three years after saying "I Do."
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FamilyLife Today® Podcast
How does it feel when one of your divorced parents remarries? Shannon Simmons and Lauren Reitsema share the stories of their blended family experiences.
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Stepparenting and the Law
Even though the legal rights of a stepparent over his or her stepchildren is limited, love is not limited.
Parents Between a Rock and a Hard Place
Biological parents who find themselves caught between their spouse and their child should step out of the conflict as often as possible.
How to Cook a Stepfamily
I like to use cooking as an analogy to identify some integration styles that stepfamilies attempt to utilize.
Having an ‘Ours’ Baby
If you are planning to have an ours baby, here are some suggestions to consider for preparation.
Honest Communication Is a Stepfamily’s Greatest Ally
Every time David successfully put off another conflict, he stored up resentment toward his wife or stepchildren for “controlling him.”
Stepfamilies: Is This Normal?
Blended families live in a different land than first-families.
7 Suggestions for a Parent Going Through Divorce
She did her best to turn our four sons and small community against me.
Life Lessons of a Control Freak
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.
Stepfamilies Are Different … and the Same
Many couples think that their blended family will flow and function like a biological family, only with different people involved.
FamilyLife Today® Podcast
The admonishment of Ephesians 4 to put off the old and put on the new applies in unique ways to blended families. Pastor Tim Lundy concludes his message on Ephesians 4.
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FamilyLife Today® Podcast
Ron Deal answers some of your most perplexing questions about being a stepfather.
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FamilyLife Today® Podcast
Ron Deal gives insight into the stepdad's role in the family. Hear him tell stepdads positive ways to impact their new families and how to avoid causing division.
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FamilyLife Today® Podcast
Ron Deal, director of FamilyLife Blended, talks to men about the realities of being a stepdad and encourages men to step out in faith, relying on God's wisdom, if they're ready to take the risk.
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