https://www.familylife.com Pursue what matters most. Fri, 15 Nov 2024 09:02:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7 https://www.familylife.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/1001/2024/07/Favicon-Icon_32x32.png?w=32 https://www.familylife.com 32 32 236231178 https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-blended-minute/love-without-caution/ Fri, 15 Nov 2024 13:05:00 +0000 https://www.familylife.com/podcast/%series%/love-without-caution/ Caution: Love without caution.]]> 307344 https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-blended-minute/stuff-everyone-can-do/ Thu, 14 Nov 2024 15:16:55 +0000 https://www.familylife.com/podcast/%series%/stuff-everyone-can-do/ Here are some ministry tips for pastors and everyone else.]]> 304985 https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-blended-podcast/150-parenting-foster-kids-adopted-kids/ https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-blended-podcast/150-parenting-foster-kids-adopted-kids/#respond Mon, 04 Nov 2024 08:23:15 +0000 https://www.familylife.com/podcast/%series%/150-parenting-foster-kids-adopted-kids/ Foster care & adoption present difficult issues with similarities to stepfamilies. How do you help a child cope with ambiguous loss or connect as a parent when children act out from prior wounds? Listen to Ron Deal's conversation with Jenni Lord for help.]]> https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-blended-podcast/150-parenting-foster-kids-adopted-kids/feed/ 0 309733 https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-blended-podcast/149-a-special-edition-growing-up-blended-after-parental-loss-laura-husband/ https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-blended-podcast/149-a-special-edition-growing-up-blended-after-parental-loss-laura-husband/#respond Mon, 21 Oct 2024 08:13:15 +0000 https://www.familylife.com/podcast/%series%/149-a-special-edition-growing-up-blended-after-parental-loss-laura-husband/ Laura Husband, daughter of Columbia astronaut Rick Husband, was 12 years old when she endured her dad’s very public death. Laura shares with Ron Deal her layers of grief that followed and her experience growing up blended after her mom’s remarriage. ]]> https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-blended-podcast/149-a-special-edition-growing-up-blended-after-parental-loss-laura-husband/feed/ 0 308943 https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-blended-minute/a-tribute-toward-healing/ Wed, 09 Oct 2024 12:53:44 +0000 https://www.familylife.com/podcast/%series%/a-tribute-toward-healing/ Got a strained family relationship? Maybe it’s time you wrote them a tribute.]]> 305011 https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-today/childhood-grief-family-disruption-scott-kedersha-ron-deal/ https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-today/childhood-grief-family-disruption-scott-kedersha-ron-deal/#respond Wed, 02 Oct 2024 08:56:24 +0000 https://www.familylife.com/podcast/%series%/childhood-grief-family-disruption-scott-kedersha-ron-deal/ Dave and Ann Wilson welcome Scott Kedersha, author and marriage pastor, and Ron Deal to the show. They explore how Scott's early experiences of grief and family disruption shaped his approach to marriage and parenting.]]> https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-today/childhood-grief-family-disruption-scott-kedersha-ron-deal/feed/ 0 298480 https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-today/before-the-4-horsemen-of-the-apocalypse-ron-nan-deal/ https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-today/before-the-4-horsemen-of-the-apocalypse-ron-nan-deal/#respond Wed, 25 Sep 2024 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.familylife.com/podcast/before-the-4-horsemen-of-the-apocalypse-ron-nan-deal/ You may have heard of Gottman's '4 Horsemen of the Apocalypse.' But what is the precursor to these? Ron and Nan Deal connect biblical trust with modern research.]]> https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-today/before-the-4-horsemen-of-the-apocalypse-ron-nan-deal/feed/ 0 298266 https://www.familylife.com/equip/autism-and-the-blended-family-2/ Tue, 26 Sep 2023 20:55:02 +0000 https://www.familylife.com/?p=159053 Stepcouples hope and pray they can have peaceful relations with their former spouses, and it is possible. But for some couples, no matter how much they try, the venom and vitriol of the former spouse drowns out all reason and compromise. Rodney and Lisa Webb, and counselor and therapist Helen Wheeler share their difficult blended journey.]]> 159053 https://www.familylife.com/uncategorized/how-to-help-your-child-find-their-place-in-a-blended-family/ Wed, 16 Aug 2023 15:05:19 +0000 https://www.familylife.com/?p=155933 Roles in traditional homes grow with the family. But in stepfamilies, it's not always clear how everything should work.]]> 155933 https://www.familylife.com/uncategorized/learning-the-language-of-your-blended-family-marriage/ Wed, 16 Aug 2023 14:28:45 +0000 https://www.familylife.com/?p=155976 Marriage is full of surprises, but anyone in a blended-family marriage knows adaptability is a requirement for stepfamily success. ]]> 155976 https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-blended-minute/stepdad-earning-the-right-to-lead/ Fri, 31 Mar 2023 13:15:00 +0000 https://www.familylife.com/podcast/%series%/stepdad-earning-the-right-to-lead/ A stepdad can be a powerful influence in the life of a child. But not if he isn't trusted.]]> 307721 https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-blended-minute/grumpy-instead-of-sad/ Thu, 30 Mar 2023 13:15:00 +0000 https://www.familylife.com/podcast/%series%/grumpy-instead-of-sad/ Okay, I'm talking to the kids today. Have you ever noticed that sometimes when we're sad on the inside, we act grumpy on the outside?]]> 307720 https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-blended-minute/what-we-cant-control/ Fri, 24 Mar 2023 13:15:00 +0000 https://www.familylife.com/podcast/%series%/what-we-cant-control/ Because we parents love our kids, we are vigilant to protect them from harm. What's sobering though, is all the things we can't control.]]> 307714 https://www.familylife.com/uncategorized/4-ways-to-manage-your-emotions-as-a-stepparent/ Mon, 07 Nov 2022 19:57:14 +0000 https://www.familylife.com/?p=137757 One of the most stressful aspects of blended family life is the relationship between a stepparent and stepkids. Here are four tips to help you manage the emotions you feel.]]> 137757 https://www.familylife.com/uncategorized/a-healthy-blended-family-marriage-sexual-pitfalls-to-avoid/ Tue, 27 Sep 2022 17:41:45 +0000 https://www.familylife.com/?p=135276 Obviously, sexual stress negatively impacts a marriage. Blended-family marriages are no different, but the nature of the stressors is different. ]]> 135276 https://www.familylife.com/uncategorized/perseverance-wins-the-prize-for-stepdad/ Thu, 26 May 2022 21:08:06 +0000 https://www.familylife.com/?p=128945 Dave Weier considers it pure joy to father three stepsons. But while he didn't hesitate to step in, he admits it wasn’t always easy. ]]> 128945 https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-blended-minute/listening-empathetically/ Thu, 21 Apr 2022 12:02:34 +0000 https://www.familylife.com/podcast/%series%/listening-empathetically/ Okay, if you have any relationships, anybody you care about, I want to give you a principle that will strengthen those relationships. Are you listening?]]> 307485 https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-blended-minute/being-family/ Wed, 20 Apr 2022 12:05:17 +0000 https://www.familylife.com/podcast/%series%/being-family/ Compared to other siblings stepsiblings have less conflict. That may not be as good as it sounds.]]> 307483