Rituals That Connect
You know what I love? I love it when our family’s in the car and my wife makes a declaration, “Hey, it’s happy hour. It’s time for a Sonic run!”
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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 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.
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Rituals That Connect
Air Date: February 12, 2025
Ron: You know what I love? I love it when our family’s in the car and my wife makes a declaration, “Hey, it’s happy hour. It’s time for a Sonic run!”
Announcer: For FamilyLife Blended®, here’s Ron Deal.
Ron: Rituals are simple behaviors that we repeat on a fairly regular basis. Making a “Sonic run” is one of my family’s rituals. When families share a ritual it creates a connection point and over time those repeated connections build memories, create a sense of togetherness, and bond you together as family. Now you can see why this is so important for blended families.
Be intentional to create and maintain rituals that connect. Share a favorite food, tell a joke every day before school, or play a family game after dinner. Hey, you’re in the car right now why not grab a Cherry Limeade? For FamilyLife Blended I’m Ron Deal.
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