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
Sabrina Beasley McDonald
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Most people mistakenly believe remarrying in the empty nest years is easier. But this union brings its own unique struggles.
Ron Deal
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I like to use cooking as an analogy to identify some integration styles that stepfamilies attempt to utilize.
Ron L Deal and Laura Petherbridge
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Practical suggestions for stepmoms.
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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
189: Widowhood to Remarriage: Blending Families with Ongoing Grief – Daniel and Brittany Brooker
Loss shattered you; remarriage after widowhood humbles you amid trauma, blending families, and recurring developmental grief. If comparison, unmet expectations, or past pain threaten your marriage and home, listen in. Daniel and Brittany Brooker (Refuge Widowers) share Scripture-soaked wisdom, practical strategies, and hope to redeem brokenness for God’s glory.
168: Biblical Blueprints for Blended Families
Guidance and hope for blending families can be found in stories from scripture. Ron Deal talks with Laura Petherbridge about her latest book, Stepfamilies of the Bible: Timeless Wisdom for Blended Families. Through true stories of God’s heroes from stepfamilies of biblical times, Petherbridge offers practical tools to build unity, overcome complexity, foster love, and create lasting relationships for today’s blended families.
146 Stepfamilies: Stepparent Dynamics and Your Marriage
The intersection of marriage and parenting often creates tension for stepcouples that leads to disagreements and, as a result, slows down relationship building. Listen to Ron Deal and Gayla Grace give valuable input on how to become a parenting team and strengthen your marriage in the process as you cope with common stepfamily dynamics.
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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
201: How to Rewire Your Brain–When Life Feels Hopeless
Wondering how to rewire your brain? Dr. Lee Warren joins Ron Deal on FamilyLife Blended to explore hope, healing, and the power of renewing your mind.
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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