Celebrating Marital Oneness
There may be many people wondering that this Valentine's Day since this is a day to celebrate love and romance but what if there is strife in your extended family? Or maybe your blended family isn't very blended. You two are doing great but you may have concerns for the kids. How do you enjoy a day like Valentines? Well, you may have to compartmentalize. No, not everything is hunky-dory, but thank God for your spouse and celebrate what is going well in your marriage. It's okay to do that.
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There may be many people wondering that this Valentine's Day since this is a day to celebrate love and romance but what if there is strife in your extended family? Or maybe your blended family isn't very blended. You two are doing great but you may have concerns for the kids. How do you enjoy a day like Valentines? Well, you may have to compartmentalize. No, not everything is hunky-dory, but thank God for your spouse and celebrate what is going well in your marriage. It's okay to do that.
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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 ...more
How do you celebrate marital oneness when your family isn’t one?
Ron: How do you celebrate marital oneness when your family isn’t one?
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Ron: There may be a lot of people wondering that this Valentine’s Day. I mean, this is a day to celebrate love and romantic relationships but what if there is strife in your extended family? Or maybe your blended family isn’t very blended. You two are doing great but you may have concerns for the kids or stress in the parenting aspects of your home. How do you enjoy a day like Valentines?
Well, that’s just it. You may have to compartmentalize a little. No, not everything is hunky-dory, but thank God for your spouse and celebrate what is going well in your marriage. It’s okay to do that. You don’t even have to feel guilty about it. For FamilyLife Blended I’m Ron Deal.
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