
FamilyLife Blended® Podcast
51: Growing Up in a Blender: Play the Long Game
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When blended family variables create tough dynamics to parent through, we might consider giving up on those relationships. In this episode, Ron Deal speaks with Jim Ramos about the importance of playing the long game in your stepfamily.
Show Notes
About the Guest
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- Learn more about Jim Ramos and Men in the Arena. https://meninthearena.org/
- Read Ron's Article: What Do We Do Now? When Step-siblings Have Sex. https://smartstepfamilies.com/smart-help/learn/parenting-stepparenting/what-do-we-do-now-when-stepsiblings-have-sex
- Get your copy of Building Love Together. https://shop.familylife.com/p-5763-building-love-together-in-blended-families.aspx
- Learn more about our Blended & Blessed Livestream Event. https://www.blendedandblessed.com/
- Get The Smart StepMom. https://shop.familylife.com/p-5665-the-smart-stepmom.aspx
- Get Daily Encouragement for the Smart Stepfamily. https://shop.familylife.com/p-5224-daily-encouragement-for-the-smart-stepfamily.aspx
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Jim Ramos
In late 2010, after two decades of full-time local church ministry, Jim sensed his heart for ministry changing. Shortly after God called Jim to resign his church position and launch a para-church ministry for men. He began meeting with 15 men in a coffee shop for Bible study to test God’s call. The response was so widely successful that in 2012 Jim and his wife Shanna took a step of faith and founded Men in the Arena (www.meninthearena.org) with their mission to build an army of men who a...more
When blended family variables create tough dynamics to parent through, we might consider giving up on those relationships. In this episode, Ron Deal speaks with Jim Ramos about the importance of playing the long game in your stepfamily.