FamilyLife Partner – Ron Deal

Blended Families

Biblically-based resources that help prevent re-divorce, strengthen stepfamilies, and help break the generational cycle of divorce.

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“ Discipline your son, and he will give you peace; he will bring delight to your soul ”

Proverbs 29:17

Bible Verses on Blended Families:

Colossians 3:20
1 Timothy 5:8
1 Timothy 3:4
Revelation 7:9-10

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Podcast Suggestions

One Family’s Journey to Blended Unity

Tim and Olivia Smith brought six kids into their blended family in 1997. In their conversation with Ron Deal, they share the joys and challenges of melding together two families.

The 3-Step Guide to Navigating Hard Feelings in Your Blended Family

What do you do with feelings like anger, jealousy, hurt, or rejection in your blended family?

From Their Perspective: Losing a Dad and Life with a Stepdad

What’s it like to be a teenager in a blended family? How do you manage the confusing emotions of your childhood and teenage years while also adjusting to new family dynamics?

Parenting Foster Kids & Adopted Kids

Foster care and adoption present difficult dynamics with issues similar to blended families.

Stepfamilies: Stepparent Dynamics and Your Marriage

The intersection of marriage & parenting often creates tension for stepcouples.

Physical Intimacy Issues for Stepfamily Couples

Stepfamily couples can experience sexual pitfalls that bring additional stress.

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Articles & Downloads

Loving Mercy: A Theological Basis for Blended Family Ministry

Good ministry to stepfamilies must also begin with good theology. Sin is messy. But it is no match for God’s unfathomable grace in Christ.

In This Home, We Embrace Our Differences as a Stepfamily

When we learn to embrace our differences as a stepfamily and keep God at the helm of our family, we walk away from shame and brokenness.

How To Build a United Front as a Stepcouple

It is rare for a couple to meet, fall in love, marry, and parent their children the exact same way. It is even more uncommon in stepfamilies.

Resurrecting Your Marriage after a Wilderness Season

Your stepfamily wilderness season may involve a broken marital vow, a stepchild who doesn’t want to be part of the family, or loneliness. Regardless of your circumstances, you don’t have to stay stuck wandering in the wilderness.

Romancing Your Spouse While Blending a Family

Romance easily gets pushed out when we’re juggling the overwhelming emotions and hard-to-navigate circumstances in a blended family.

Stepfamily Dynamics: When You’re Not Blending

Co-parenting, jealousy, and stepsibling conflict can chip away at a family’s future. But five changes can create a lasting impact on stepfamily dynamics.

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Other Resources

FamilyLife Blended Events

Events and training for stepfamily couples, ministry leaders, and those who love blended families.

Certificate in Blended Family Ministry

This self-driven, online ministry certificate course prepares you to create, support, and sustain a thriving stepfamily ministry; address tough questions; and lead transformative experiences.

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Curated Library Resources

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Ann Wilson

Do you need resources on preparing for parenting?

Parenting

Resources collected by Ann Wilson

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Dave Wilson

Do you need resources on forgiveness?

Marriage

Resources collected by Dave Wilson

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Shelby Abbott

Do you need resources
on doubt?

Faith

Resources collected by
Shelby Abbott

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David Robbins

Do you need resources on missionaries from your own home?

Missionaries

Resources collected by
David Robbins