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More Like Family Than You Realize

July 21, 2021
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Hey, sounds like family to me.

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Main Family or Stuck on the Side?

June 29, 2021
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"Are you part of the main family or just sort of stuck on the side?"

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54: The Power of God at Work in Stepfamilies

April 26, 2021
with Dave and Ann Wilson

Marriage gets complicated when couples must manage a stepfamily maze with multiple lives aroud them. Ron Deal talks with Dave & Ann Wilson about how to navigate those struggles by sharing life with other stepfamilies and leaning on God for help.

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46: Autism and the Blended Family

January 4, 2021
with Stephanie Holmes

A diagnosis of autism creates extra complexity to families. Dr. Stephanie Holmes, professional counselor and mom to a child with autism, speaks with Ron Deal on tips, understanding, and perspective on raising kids with autism in a blended family.

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42: Military Stepfamilies: Mission Ready

November 9, 2020
with Todd and Tammy Gangl

Military personnel marry, divorce, and remarry more frequently than civilians do. Todd Gangl talks with Ron Deal about the added stressors military stepfamilies experience and how you can create a culture that gives everyone the opportunity to bond.

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Common Pain Points For Stepfamilies

Common Pain Points for Stepfamilies

March 9, 2020
with Michele Cushatt

There are common pain points that come with the territory of being in a blended family. Michele Cushatt suggests ways the church can be welcoming to the blended families in their communities.

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Stepfamilies And Holidays 2

Relational Tension Increases at Christmas

December 15, 2015
with Bob and Vicki Maday, Ron Deal

Blending family Christmas traditions is very challenging. Bob and Vicki Maday's respective daughters describe the uncomfortable but inevitable tension that exists in a new blended family's Christmas traditions.

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Stepfamilies And Holidays 1

Blending Your Family Traditions

December 14, 2015
with Bob and Vicki Maday, Ron Deal

Bob and Vicki Maday each had adult children when they got married. Bob and Vicki's adult daughters share the complicated emotions they had to wade through when their parents married and created a new blended family.

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A Second Love Story 3

Life in a Blended Family

May 15, 2015
with Robbie and Sabrina McDonald, Ron Deal

Robbie and Sabrina McDonald join Ron Deal and talk about the good and bad surprises they experienced as they were establishing their blended family.

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A Second Love Story 2

Blending a Family

May 14, 2015
with Robbie and Sabrina McDonald, Ron Deal

Sabrina and Robbie McDonald married quickly but didn't take into account the grief her young son was still experiencing since his father's death. Ron Deal explains how children grieve.

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A Second Love Story 1

Considering Remarriage

May 13, 2015
with Robbie and Sabrina McDonald, Ron Deal

It was difficult for Sabrina to keep the promise to her late husband, to remarry after his death. But today she is Sabrina McDonald. Her new husband, Robbie, joins her to tell their story.

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The Realities Of Remarriage 3

Remarriage Adjustments

August 15, 2014
with Bill and Evelyn Thompson, Ron Deal

Bill and Evelyn Thompson join Ron Deal to talk about their surprising courtship and remarriage, as well as the adjustments blending families has required of them.

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The Realities Of Remarriage 2

An Unexpected Love

August 14, 2014
with Bill and Evelyn Thompson, Ron Deal

Bill and Evelyn Thompson talk about their first phone call and the launch of their budding romance.

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The Realities Of Remarriage 1

A Terrible Loss

August 13, 2014
with Bill and Evelyn Thompson, Ron Deal

Bill and Evelyn Thompson join us to share more about their losses, and their second chance at love

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Remarriage Day 1

Love Renewed: Randy and Denise McGarvey

June 21, 2013
with Randy and Denise McGarvey

Can they make this blended family work?

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Working As A Team Day 3

Winning as a Stepmother With a Father’...

May 8, 2013
with Laura Petherbridge, Ron Deal

A father's loyalty and support toward their wives can make a world of difference in a blended family.

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Stepparenting Skills Day 2

How to Avoid Becoming a Wicked Stepmother

May 7, 2013
with Laura Petherbridge, Ron Deal

Laura tells you how to avoid making some of the most wicked step parenting mistakes.

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Stepparenting Skills Day 1

The Role of the Stepmother

May 6, 2013
with Laura Petherbridge, Ron Deal

If being a mother is hard work, then being a stepmother is twice as difficult.

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