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?

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.

Hit debt with a snowball.

So, if both parents die who gets your kids?

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

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

Every house, has its own blueprint.

No, the bridge was always there. She just finally crossed it.

Sometimes you have to step through the wilderness with trust and raw determination.

Patience is definitely a virtue.

Have you ever thought, “Maybe I’m being too negative”?

The two-step is not just a dance in Texas.

Ok, stepfamilies. It’s time to step down…your expectations, I mean.