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191: Father’s Day Feels Weird: Blended Family Grief and Hope
Father’s Day feels weird, or even stings, when the chair at the table is empty—or when your stepkids pull back because they’re still hurting. Ron Deal talks with the widowed and remarried Brian and…
190: The Mother's Day You Never Wanted: Hope for Hurting Moms and Stepmoms
Mother’s Day can sting when your story didn’t turn out like you planned. Maybe that looks like wayward kids. Courtrooms. Even prison sentences. And silence where relationship used to be. Ron Deal…
189: Widowhood to Remarriage: Blending Families with Ongoing Grief - Daniel and Brittany Brooker
Loss shattered you; remarriage after widowhood humbles you amid trauma, blending families, and recurring developmental grief. If comparison, unmet expectations, or past pain threaten your marriage…
188: Growing up Blended: Micah Scharchburg
If you were growing up in a blended family, you knew the drill—new houses, new rules, new “normal” every few years. And now you’re the parent, wondering what stuck and what still stings. Ron Deal…
187: Worship through Grief: Matt and Kari Perkins
Meet Matt and Kari Perkins, widowed parents who blended a family of seven after deep loss. They know you don’t “get over” loss—you grow with it. Find honest hope for grieving parents and blended…
186: Is Fear Running Your Stepfamily? (Here’s How to Spot It)--Gayla Grace
You’re not crazy. Blended family life is complicated—and sometimes it feels like you’re fighting battles that started long before this marriage. Old fears. Ex-spouses. Money tension. Kid loyalty…
185: This Was Never the Plan: Walking with God through the Heartache of Divorce
Vaneetha Risner knows the raw grief of unwanted divorce and betrayal. She gets church shame, lost identity, lingering triggers. Yet God has turned lament into deeper trust. This was never the plan,…
184: Parenting & Grandparenting kids about tech, phones, and screens
When did “family time” become everyone scrolling in separate corners? In this eye-opening episode, Ron Deal and author Arlene Pellicane unpack how to manage screentime—helping parents and…
183: Grief Triggers and Tender Triumphs: Happy Chaos in a Blended Family
Grief lingers, yet love insists on living. Podcasters Justin and Kelly Walker navigate a blended family of 9 amid grief triggers and daily chaos. Hallway tributes, fire-pit conversations, and tender…
182: Blended and Blessed book, Building Healing through the Beatitudes
After a scandalous start to their blended marriage, Ines Franklin and her husband Jim discovered God's grace turns broken stories into masterpieces. With raw honesty--and pulling from the richness of…
181: Beauty in the Broken: A Kintsugi Approach to Blended Family Life
Overwhelmed by blended-family brokenness? Ron Deal and Wynand Jacobs dive into the messy, unpolished reality of blended families in New Zealand. Using Kintsugi as a gospel metaphor, they explore…
180: Tinsel, Tension, Togetherness: Navigating Your Blended Family Christmas--Mike and Kim Anderson
Holidays got your blended family feeling like a tossed salad of joy, stress, and edgy emotions? Podcast hosts and blended marriage coaches Mike & Kim Anderson bring real talk, raw truth, and…
179: From Shock to Strength: Unplanned Pregnancy in a Blended Family
What happens when God’s good plan lobs an unplanned pregnancy into a blended family? Jay and Tammy Daughtry chat about shock, grace, and choosing love over shame. From unfiltered Day One reactions to…
178: We Struggled to Blend. Now We Help Blended Families Thrive
Their first Christmas nearly broke them. Five kids, two parenting styles, zero prep. But Scott and Deana Thayer didn’t quit—they built a blended family from mismatched traditions, co-parenting chaos,…
177: Gary Chapman: Keys to a Successful Marriage
What if your marriage pivoted on three humble questions? Dr. Gary Chapman—yes, the Five Love Languages guy—gets real about early struggles, foot-washing humility, and how servant-hearted love…
176: How to Help Kids Cope with Divorce and Remarriage
Divorce…hurts. But for kids caught in the middle, it can feel like the world has split in two. How can you help kids cope with divorce and remarriage? Summer Butler, creator of Blended: Navigating…
175: Blended Holidays Are Complicated. Here’s How They Made It Work
What do red sweaters, a ski trip “familymoon,” and a Christmas sleepover have to do with healing after loss? A lot, actually. Join pastor and author Rob Bugh, pediatrician Rhonda Williams Bugh, and…
174: More Than Just A Stepparent: Helping a Grieving Child Heal
When a child loses a parent, grief doesn't end for them. And when they join a stepfamily, we need to come alongside them with love and support as parents and stepparents as we honor their pain and…
173: When Your Brains Are Different: Finding Your Way in a Neurodivergent Marriage
A neurodivergent marriage is when at least one partner has a neurodevelopmental condition like autism or ADHD. In this episode, Ron Deal speaks with Dr. Stephanie Holmes and her husband, Dan, who…
172: Beautifully Blended: Devotions and Resources for Every Kind of Blended Family
Ron Deal speaks with Gayla Grace about her new book, Beautifully Blended: 101 Devotions to Encourage Couples in Blended Families. This book offers support and advice with relatable anecdotes, along…
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