FamilyLife Blended® Minute

A Forever Family

with Ron Deal | March 11, 2019
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Julie didn't think forever families were possible. In part, because she'd not seen a husband and wife stay together. In her immediate family there had been 12 divorces including her parents. Now engaged, she said, "I hope I've found the right person so I don't get divorced." That kind of anxiety about marriage is common today. But hope comes with guidance. After discovering Bible-based resources Julie said, "I can see it now. God's plan for relationships makes all the difference." Yes, it does.

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  • About the Guest

  • Julie didn't think forever families were possible. In part, because she'd not seen a husband and wife stay together. In her immediate family there had been 12 divorces including her parents. Now engaged, she said, "I hope I've found the right person so I don't get divorced." That kind of anxiety about marriage is common today. But hope comes with guidance. After discovering Bible-based resources Julie said, "I can see it now. God's plan for relationships makes all the difference." Yes, it does.

  • Ron Deal

    Ron L. Deal is one of the most widely read and viewed experts on blended families in the country. He is Director of FamilyLife Blended® for FamilyLife®, founder of Smart Stepfamilies™, and the author and Consulting Editor of the Smart Stepfamily Series of books including the bestselling Building Love Together in Blended Families: The 5 Love Languages® and Becoming Stepfamily Smart (with Dr. Gary Chapman), The Smart Stepfamily: 7 Steps to a Healthy Family, and Preparing to Blend. Ron is a licensed marriage and family therapist, popular conference speaker, and host of the FamilyLife Blended podcast. He and his wife, Nan, have three sons and live in Little Rock, Arkansas. Learn more at FamilyLife.com/blended.

No, Ron, I don’t think a forever family is possible. At least not for me.