Tag: stepfamily

Blending a family isn’t easy, but it’s definitely worth it. Ron Deal reminds couples that their marriage must be a priority if the marriage is going to thrive. Hear one young woman share what it’s like to be a stepdaughter.

Ron Deal explains that marriage, while typically a two-person dance, gets complicated as couples try to manage all the lives around them. He encourages couples to hold onto God’s hand and never give up.

Ron Deal talks with Dave and Ann Wilson about how couples often get blindsided when trying to blend two families. He gives some practical advice for interacting with stepchildren.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

Hank Parker shares what he’s learned from the current season of his life, which includes being a husband to his wife, Martha, and father to his children and stepchildren.

Barbara Rainey and Tracy Lane encourage families to read more this summer. Ron Deal shares strategies for dealing with the unique challenges a stepfamily faces.

In some step families, parents try to force their kids into a relationship with their stepparent. Ron Deal suggests letting the kids set the pace for the relationship with their stepparent.

Blending a family is easy, right? Ron Deal says “not so fast”. Blending two families is a lot slower, more complicated and more fraught with challenges than anyone expects.