68: Preparing to Blend: Getting ready for life after the wedding
Preparing to blend a family can be a daunting endeavor. But you can—and should—get smart about stepfamily living ahead of time to create a strong family. Listen to Ron Deal talk with two stepcouples about what they did during their pre-married season that helped them prepare to blend their families.
Show Notes
About the Host
About the Guest
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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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Jamie Benson and Mirian Ferman
Jamie and Mirian recently got married and are blending their family of 5 boys. Mirian is an oncology nurse, and Jamie is an elementary school PE teacher. Before marrying on July 5th, the couple had the opportunity to read Ron Deal’s book, Preparing to Blend. They live in Tomball, TX and are creating a home for their new family.
Jonathan Pitts
Wynter and Jonathan Pitts are the authors of She is Yours born of their journey in raising daughters. Wynter is the author of several books, including You’re God’s Girl! She is the founder of For Girls Like You, a ministry that equips girls to walk boldly into who God has created them to be and to resource their parents to raise strong Christ following God girls that say yes to His plans for their lives. Jonathan is a speaker and Executive Pastor at Church of the C...more
Peta Sergeant
Peta Sergeant is an Australian actress who has worked internationally in television, film and theatre for 20 years. She is passionate about living out her faith in the context of where she first found Jesus and where He’s continued to lead her on sets both in the US and abroad. In addition to acting, she has found great joy in coaching and equipping others that are called to the entertainment industry, through iLA Fam: Iris Los Angeles Film, Acting and Music School where she has helped train...more
Preparing to blend a family can be a daunting endeavor. But you can—and should—get smart about stepfamily living ahead of time. Listen to Ron Deal talk with two stepcouples about what they did before marriage that helped prepare to blend their families.
