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FamilyLife Blended® Minute

By Wisdom a House Is Built (Proverbs 24)

April 6, 2023
with Ron Deal

Every house, has its own blueprint.

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FamilyLife Blended® Minute

Grumpy Instead of Sad

March 30, 2023
with Ron Deal

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?

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FamilyLife Blended® Minute

Step-Money: Dating Questions

April 13, 2022
with Ron Deal

Should dating and engaged couples talk about money?

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FamilyLife Blended® Minute

Dating: Wait Time?

February 24, 2022
with Ron Deal

Ron, after the end of a relationship, how long should I wait before dating again?

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FamilyLife Blended® Minute

Dating: I Don’t Want to Date

February 18, 2022
with Ron Deal

But Ron, I don’t want to date someone who has kids." Well, good. I don’t want you to either.

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FamilyLife Blended® Minute

Engaged: Marriage Preparation

February 7, 2022
with Ron Deal

Don’t just plan a wedding. Prepare to be married.

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FamilyLife Blended® Minute

Adult Stepchildren: Finding Understanding

January 28, 2022
with Ron Deal

Dad, I just want you to be happy.

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FamilyLife Blended® Minute

Dating: Do Your Homework

January 25, 2022
with Ron Deal

If you're single and dating and at least one of you has kids you need to do your homework.

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FamilyLife Blended® Minute

Dating & Cohabitation 3

January 17, 2022
with Ron Deal

With well over half of couples today living together before marriage there must be some really good benefits to doing so, right?

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FamilyLife Blended® Minute

Dating & Cohabitation 2

January 10, 2022
with Ron Deal

What would you say to a parent who is actively teaching their child to steal?

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FamilyLife Blended® Minute

Dating & Cohabitation

January 5, 2022
with Ron Deal

Do you want to know if you are ready to marry someone? Do not live together.

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FamilyLife Blended® Minute

Pressing for Marriage

December 8, 2021
with Ron Deal

Yeah, I know we don’t have a pilot, but let’s fly anyway.

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FamilyLife Blended® Minute

Is My Son Being Manipulative?

December 6, 2021
with Ron Deal

Ron, we get married in a couple of months…and now my son gets angry?

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FamilyLife Blended® Minute

Yellow Flashing Lights

June 3, 2021
with

Yellow flashing lights mean proceed with caution.

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FamilyLife Blended® Minute

Preparing to Blend

June 1, 2021
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Spring weddings are just around the corner. So, how do you prepare to be a blended family?

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FamilyLife Blended® Minute

Preparing to Blend

June 1, 2021
with

Spring weddings are just around the corner. So, how do you prepare to be a blended family?

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FamilyLife Blended® Minute

You Complete Me

May 28, 2021
with Ron Deal

It's time for a dating attitude adjustment.

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FamilyLife Blended® Minute

Yellow Flashing Lights

June 3, 2021
with

Yellow flashing lights mean proceed with caution.

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FamilyLife Blended® Minute

Preparing to Blend

June 1, 2021
with

Spring weddings are just around the corner. So, how do you prepare to be a blended family?

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FamilyLife Blended® Minute

Preparing to Blend

June 1, 2021
with

Spring weddings are just around the corner. So, how do you prepare to be a blended family?

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FamilyLife Blended® Minute

You Complete Me

May 28, 2021
with Ron Deal

It's time for a dating attitude adjustment.

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FamilyLife Blended® Podcast
FLBlended Podcast

20: About to Blend

November 4, 2019
with Jeff and Judi Parziale

How do you get ready to blend a new stepfamily? Drs. Jeff and Judi Parziale discuss with Ron Deal how they coach couples in pre-stepfamily work and the wisdom they have learned in their 20 year marriage.

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FamilyLife Blended® Podcast
FLBlended Podcast

19: Financing Togetherness in Blended Famili...

October 28, 2019
with David Edwards, Greg Pettys

Money matters can be a pain point in any marriage and family. However, stepfamilies can produce monetary minefields! Ron Deal, along with, Greg S. Pettys and David O. Edwards, discuss financial planning and how blended families can finance togetherness.

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FamilyLife Blended® Podcast
FLBlended Podcast

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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growing your faith in college

How to Stay Christian at a Christian College

Catherine Nolte· 6 min read

Christian college isn't a guarantee that students will keep the faith. A thriving relationship with God doesn't happen simply by immersion.

Remarriage and blended families

10 Things to Know Before You Remarry

Ron Deal· 7 min read

Challenges every single parent should consider before deciding to remarry.

Money and marriage

Don’t Let Money Ruin Your Marriage

Ron Deal· 4 min read

A list of 34 questions to ask before the wedding.

When Logic Said ‘No,’ My Heart Said ‘W...

Sabrina Beasley McDonald· 9 min read

As I considered remarriage, I was scared of the work it would take to blend these two families.

Remarriage or second marriage

Is Remarriage a Step in the Right Direction?

Ron Deal· 10 min read

You must understand the challenges of stepfamily living in order to make an informed choice about remarriage.

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