FamilyLife Blended® Minute

Valentine: A Life of Love

with Ron Deal | February 14, 2024
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For the most part, love has a sweet aroma but not always.

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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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Valentine: A Life of Love

With Ron Deal
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February 14, 2024
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Ron: For the most part, love has a sweet aroma but not always.

Announcer: For FamilyLife Blended®, here’s Ron Deal.

Ron: My mom died just two weeks shy of my parents’ 61st wedding anniversary. It wasn’t a perfect marriage, but I never doubted their love. Mom’s quality of life decreased significantly during her last few months, but my Dad made countless sacrifices to stay by her side. On one occasion, toward the end, I walked into the room and found them sitting quietly, holding hands.

Romance is exhilarating, but lasting love has substance: it serves when it isn’t convenient, sacrifices without conditions, and gives even when nothing is given in return. Happy Valentine’s Day. For FamilyLife Blended, I’m Ron Deal.

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