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10: A Battle for Your Child and a Fight For...

May 27, 2019
with Mike and Kim Anderson

What would you do if the night before your wedding one of your children comes to you and says, "Please don't get married tomorrow?" On this episode, Mike and Kim Anderson discuss how they handled that as well as how they dealt with losing their daughter to her biological father's control.

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FLBlended Podcast

9: Stepparenting With Grace

May 20, 2019
with Randy and Gayla Grace

How do you give grace to a teenager? To a stepteenager, at that? And, how do you give each other grace as parents, when it comes to how they react to your teenager? Ron discusses these questions and more with Randy and Gayla Grace.

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FamilyLife Blended® Podcast
FamilyLife Blended Podcast

5: Daily Bread for the Starving Stepmom

April 22, 2019
with Melanie Anthony

Stepmoms bear a unique burden, and they often neglect their own care. Melanie Anthony offers hope for balance in the midst of the burden.

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FamilyLife Blended® Podcast
FamilyLife Blended Podcast

4: Caught Between Your Spouse and Your Famil...

April 15, 2019
with Lamar and Ronnie Tyler

She may have been in love with Lamar, but as a strong self-confident woman, Ronnie wasn't that interested in Lamar's help raising her two children from a previous relationship. Exploring the complex nuances of blended relationships.

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FamilyLife Today®
Identity In Blended Families

Identity In Blended Families

April 11, 2019
with Dave Bondeson, Ron Deal

Growing up, Dave Bondeson's father told him, "Remember, you're a Bondeson and a Christian." Dave finds it challenging to translate that into a blended family with a stepdaughter whose last name is not Bondeson.

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FamilyLife Blended® Podcast
FamilyLife Blended Podcast

3: The Good News About Marriage

April 8, 2019
with Shaunti Feldhahn

Fifty percent of marriages end in divorce, right? WRONG. In this encouraging exploration of the real state of marriage, researcher and author Shaunti Feldhahn teams up with Ron Deal for a deep look at the facts behind the statistics.

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FamilyLife Blended® Podcast
FamilyLife Blended Podcast

2: Life in a Blender: Dave and Ann Wilson

April 2, 2019
with Ann Wilson, Bob Lepine, Dave Wilson

Understanding the long-term effects of divorce and remarriage on kids is difficult. A good way to start is to ask an adult who experienced life in a blended family. Ron talks with “FamilyLife Today” host Dave Wilson about his childhood blended family experience. Show Notes and Resources To learn more about Dave and Ann Wilson, […]

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1: Blended Families, Identity, and Different...

April 1, 2019
with Dave Bondeson

When Dave was growing up his father told him over and over, “You’re a Bondeson and a Christian.” That helped shape his identity. But as a father himself, Dave finds it challenging to translate that into a blended family situation with a step-daughter whose last name is not Bondeson. Show Notes and Resources The Parent’s […]

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FamilyLife Today®
Step Grandparenting

Step-Grandparenting

July 30, 2018
with Ron Deal

Ron Deal, director of FamilyLife Blended, talks about the vital role step-grandparents provide as they help create connection in their families.

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FamilyLife Today®
A Blended Family Checks In 2

Blended Family Adjustments

June 29, 2018
with Robbie and Sabrina McDonald, Ron Deal

Robbie and Sabrina McDonald, both widowed before they met and now married to each other for three years, talk about the challenges of blending a family.

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FamilyLife Today®
A Blended Family Checks In 1

Learning to Love in a Stepfamily

June 28, 2018
with Robbie and Sabrina McDonald, Ron Deal

Ron Deal joins Robbie and Sabrina McDonald to talk about their blended family three years after saying "I Do."

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FamilyLife Today®
Blended Family Tips 2

How Blended Families Function

April 6, 2018
with Ron Deal, Steve and Misty Arterburn

Steve and Misty Arterburn talk about the unique way blended families function. Steve and Misty recall bringing three children into the early years of their marriage and what they did to build a firm foundation for their family.

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FamilyLife Today®
Blended Family Tips 1

Tips for Blending a Family

April 5, 2018
with Ron Deal, Steve and Misty Arterburn

Ron Deal joins Steve and Misty Arterburn to talk about the complexities of a second marriage. Steve and Misty both experienced divorce in their first marriages. The Arterburns share what they have done to make their marriage work.

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FamilyLife Today®
The Kindness Challenge 3

Kindness and the Stepfamily

February 2, 2018
with Ron Deal, Shaunti Feldhahn

Shaunti Feldhahn and Ron Deal team up to talk about kindness and the stepfamily. Feldhahn helps us pinpoint our patterns of negativity, and Deal reminds us that kindness can melt the hardest of hearts.

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FamilyLife Today®
Like The Shepherd 3

Trusting His Leadership

January 17, 2018
with Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth, Robert Wolgemuth, Ron Deal

Robert Wolgemuth, along with his wife, Nancy, and Ron Deal, talk to husbands about how to lead their wives as loving shepherds.

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FamilyLife Today®
Like The Shepherd 2

Leading So She’ll Follow

January 16, 2018
with Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth, Robert Wolgemuth, Ron Deal

Within the heart of a woman is a desire to be protected. Robert and Nancy Wolgemuth, along with Ron Deal, talk about the challenges of shepherding a wife in a blended family.

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FamilyLife Today®
Like The Shepherd 1

Shepherding Her Heart

January 15, 2018
with Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth, Robert Wolgemuth, Ron Deal

Robert and Nancy Wolgemuth fondly remember the days of their courtship when they discussed becoming a blended family. Robert gives his best advice for husbands seeking to shepherd well. Ron Deal joins them.

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FamilyLife Today®
Getting A New You 2

Application for Blended Families

August 22, 2017
with Tim Lundy

The admonishment of Ephesians 4 to put off the old and put on the new applies in unique ways to blended families. Pastor Tim Lundy concludes his message on Ephesians 4.

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FamilyLife Today®
Getting A New You 1

Put Off the Old, Put On the New

August 21, 2017
with Tim Lundy

Ephesians 4 teaches that, for those of us in Christ, we must put off the old way of life and put on who we are in Christ. Tim Lundy shares a message to blended families from this Scripture.

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FamilyLife Today®
The Smart Stepdad 3

Practical Advice for Stepdads

July 14, 2017
with Ron Deal

Ron Deal answers some of your most perplexing questions about being a stepfather.

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FamilyLife Today®
The Smart Stepdad 2

The Role of a Stepdad

July 13, 2017
with Ron Deal

Ron Deal gives insight into the stepdad's role in the family. Hear him tell stepdads positive ways to impact their new families and how to avoid causing division.

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FamilyLife Today®
The Smart Stepdad 1

Are You Ready to Remarry?

July 12, 2017
with Ron Deal

Ron Deal, director of FamilyLife Blended, talks to men about the realities of being a stepdad and encourages men to step out in faith, relying on God's wisdom, if they're ready to take the risk.

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FamilyLife Today®
Stepfamily Blender Or Crockpot 2

Blended Family Boot Camp

August 11, 2016
with Ron Deal

Counselor Ron Deal breaks down the most common and vexing issues facing remarried couples, as he provides real solutions and keen insights into the complexities of remarriage.

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FamilyLife Today®
Stepfamily Blender Or Crockpot 1

Blended Families: A Different Ocean

August 10, 2016
with Ron Deal

When it comes to the issues of marriage, according to blended family expert Ron Deal, remarried couples sail in a completely different ocean.

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FamilyLife Today®
Co Parenting Works 2

One Heart, Two Homes

August 9, 2016
with Jay and Tammy Daughtry, Ron Deal

Jay and Tammy Daughtry and Ron Deal talk about co-parenting children of divorce in a way that leaves them happier and healthier.

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FamilyLife Today®
Co Parenting Works 1

Helping Your Children Thrive After Divorce

August 8, 2016
with Jay and Tammy Daughtry, Ron Deal

Jay and Tammy Daughtry and Ron Deal talk about what's required to raise emotionally healthy children after a divorce.

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FamilyLife Today®
The Complex World Of A Blended Family 2

Step Parenting Challenges

July 6, 2016
with Jerry and Kate Angelo, Ron Deal

Stepparenting has its challenges. That's what Jerry and Kate Angelo found out when they married and became a blended family of six.

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FamilyLife Today®
The Complex World Of A Blended Family 1

From Broken to Beautiful

July 5, 2016
with Jerry and Kate Angelo, Ron Deal

Jerry and Kate Angelo reflect on the issues that thwarted their first marriages, and remember with gratitude the circumstances that brought them back to God and to each other.

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FamilyLife Today®
Step Parenting Wisdom 2

Growing Up as a Stepchild

June 2, 2015
with Jenifer Thigpen, Josh Gangl and Emily Gangl, Ron Deal

Are you wondering what is going on in your stepchild's mind? Some stepchildren are here to tell you about their blended experience. Josh and Emily Gangl and Jenifer Thigpen tell their stories.

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FamilyLife Today®
Step Parenting Wisdom 1

Stepmoms and Stepdads

June 1, 2015
with Gordon Taylor, Laura Petherbridge

Feeling like stepparenting is just not your thing? Laura Petherbridge, and Gordon Taylor are here to offer hope. Laura and Gordon tell their stories and offer advice for blended families.

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