Gayla Grace

Gayla Grace serves on staff with FamilyLife Blended, a division of FamilyLife, is the founder of Stepparenting with Grace, and co-founder of Sisterhood of Stepmoms.

She is a writer, speaker, and coach on stepfamily life and is passionate about equipping blended families. She holds a master’s degree in Psychology and Counseling and is the author of Stepparenting With Grace: A Devotional for Blended Families and co-author of Quiet Moments for the Stepmom Soul and Unwrapping the Gift of Stepfamily Peace.

Gayla and her husband, Randy, have been married since 1995 in a “his, hers, and ours” family. She is the mom to three and stepmom to two young adults. Gayla and Randy are recent empty nesters and live in Conway, AR.

Twitter: @GaylaGrace
Instagram: @FamilyLifeBlended
Facebook: @FamilyLifeBlended
Website: www.familylife.com/blended

Gayla Grace serves on staff with FamilyLife Blended, a division of FamilyLife, and is passionate about equipping blended families as a writer and a speaker. She is author of Stepparenting with Grace: A Devotional for Blended Families and co-author of Quiet Moments for the Stepmom Soul. Gayla holds a master’s degree in Psychology and Counseling. She and her husband, Randy, have been married since 1995 in a “his, hers, and ours” family. She is the mom to three and stepmom to two young adults.

Episodes appearing in

Letting Go of Control in Your Stepfamily: Ron Deal & Gayla Grace

with Gayla Grace, Ron Deal
April 3, 2024
Instead of stressing out and working overtime, are there easier ways to handle things? Get tips from Ron Deal & Gayla Grace to ease stepfamily life--and find easier ways for peace. View Show Notes →

125: How To Be Thankful in a Blended Family

with Gayla Grace
November 20, 2023
Have you ever wondered how to be thankful in a hard season in your blended family? Listen to Ron Deal and Gayla Grace talk about finding joy, regardless of our circumstances, as we focus on God’s faithfulness, His provision, and His promises. View Show Notes →

120: Blended Family Christmas: Tips to reduce holiday stress

with Gayla Grace
September 11, 2023
Holidays can be a stressful time juggling visitations, planning activities, and managing feelings. Emotions in blended families are often magnified during Christmas. Gayla & Ron offer practical ways to promote positivity so your holiday can be enjoyable. View Show Notes →

Stepfamily Teens Straddling Different Homes: Ron Deal, Gayla Grace & Kara Powell

with Gayla Grace, Kara Powell, Ro...more
August 28, 2023
How can you feed strong identity—so transitions between stepfamily homes mean your teen grows stronger? Author Kara Powell gives real-life ideas. View Show Notes →

108: Prioritize Marriage in Your Home

with Gayla Grace
March 27, 2023
How can you establish your marital relationship as the foundation for the home when children preceded your union? Ron Deal & Gayla Grace offer practical tips on how to put your spouse in the front seat of your heart while still prioritizing your children. View Show Notes →

107: Blending a Family: Strategies that Don’t Work

with Gayla Grace
March 13, 2023
Blending isn't the goal for stepfamilies; it suggests the family becomes one relationally, which rarely occurs. Other common cooking strategies don't work either. Then what does? Listen to Ron Deal and Gayla Grace discuss how crockpot cooking is the key. View Show Notes →

106: Scripture for Families in Need of Encouragement

with Gayla Grace
February 27, 2023
Do you have a roadmap to follow on your blended family journey? We'd like to encourage using God's Word. Listen to Ron Deal & Gayla Grace, with stepcouple guests, talk about the value of scripture for families who are in need of hope and encouragement. View Show Notes →

105: Stepfamily Relationship Building: Stepping Stones for Success

with Gayla Grace
February 13, 2023
What are key stepping stones every stepfamily needs that will lead to healthy relationship building? Ron Deal and Gayla Grace discuss how perseverance, flexibility, commitment, Christ-likeness and other core attributes work together to create familyness. View Show Notes →

102: Working Smarter, Not Harder

with Gayla Grace
January 2, 2023
What does it mean to work smarter, not harder? How do we apply that to our relationships and why is it important? Listen to Ron Deal and Gayla Grace talk about unique blended family dynamics and the value of intentional behavior as we build relationships. View Show Notes →

100: FamilyLife Blended: The Birth of a Movement

with Gayla Grace, Nicole Burns
December 5, 2022
How did Ron Deal get started in blended family ministry? When was FamilyLife Blended birthed and what is Nicole Burns' role? What about Gayla Grace's start in ministry? Listen to Ron and Gayla tell their stories and how they intersect with FamilyLife. View Show Notes →

97: Protecting Your Kids From Porn

with Brian Goins, Gayla Grace
October 24, 2022
Pornography is everywhere. It's quickly becoming the leading sex educator of our kids. Listen to Ron Deal's conversation with Brian Goins about the new documentary series "Brain Heart World" and learn how to address this important subject with your family. View Show Notes →

95: Good Parenting, Good Stepparenting

with Gayla Grace, Ginger Hubbard
September 26, 2022
As parents and stepparents, we want to raise our kids well, but we often feel inadequate. In this episode, Ron Deal talks with Ginger Hubbard about parenting the heart of our children and motivating them to become God-pleasers, not people-pleasers. View Show Notes →

94: The Honeymoon: Blended Families: 10 Years and Beyond

with Gayla Grace
September 12, 2022
Are you in the early years of blending a family and you wonder if life will ever get easier? Listen to Ron Deal & Gayla Grace talk about the honeymoon season that follows hard relationship-building years and the rewards that come as familyness begins. View Show Notes →

91: Bonus Q&A: More Answers to Questions Blended Families Ask

with Gayla Grace
August 5, 2022
Our bonus episode offers another question and answer format with Ron Deal and Gayla Grace to address those hard-to-navigate circumstances in your blended family with solutions that offer nuggets of wisdom and practical suggestions. View Show Notes →

90: Bonus Q&A: You Ask, We Answer

with Gayla Grace
August 4, 2022
Do you have stepfamily questions for the experts? We have answers! Listen to Ron Deal and Gayla Grace address everyday issues that our listeners have asked with practical answers. View Show Notes →

89: Bonus Q&A: Blended Questions with Kirk

with Gayla Grace, Kirk McGregor
August 3, 2022
Do you struggle to find unity as a couple or need help setting boundaries with an ex-spouse? Maybe you want a few tips on navigating the teen years with your stepdaughters. Listen to Ron Deal's conversation with Kirk McGregor on these common topics & more. View Show Notes →

88: Bonus Q&A: Stepfamily Questions with Don and Sandi

with Don and Sandi Peslis, Gayla ...more
August 2, 2022
Veteran stepcouples have a wealth of knowledge on best practices for stepfamilies. Listen to Ron Deal's conversation with Sandi Patty and Don Peslis, married in 1995 with a blended family of 8 children, on wise solutions to common issues stepfamilies face. View Show Notes →

86: Bi-Polar Value Differences Between Homes

with Gayla Grace, Kara Powell
July 18, 2022
Are you steering your kids toward Christ while the other home steers them toward the world? Ron Deal talks with Kara Powell & Gayla Grace about how to manage value differences between homes and how to answer 3 important questions every teenager is asking. View Show Notes →

81: Bonus Moms: Refined for Good

with Gayla Grace, Summer Butler
May 9, 2022
God loves the work of refining our character. We become more like Christ as we learn how to love, forgive, show kindness, and be family to one another. Ron Deal talks with Summer Butler & Gayla Grace about the value of God's refining fire for stepmoms. View Show Notes →

79: Advice to Children: What Experts Might Say to Your Kids

with Gayla Grace, Lauren Reitsema
April 11, 2022
Would you like your kids to hear helpful advice from several experts about their blended family struggles? This podcast is for you! Listen for yourself first, then with your child—young […] View Show Notes →