We all know that God hates divorce. I’m sure we’ve heard the phrase, and even perhaps had it used against us sometime in our process of divorce. And while it is very true that God hates divorce, it’s time to ask why and what does that mean for people who get divorced? Why does God hate divorce? In the book…
This is a continuation of our takeaways from the 2020 Blended & Blessed marriage conference. Click HERE for part 1 Ron Deal Blended Families have varying definitions of what love is and looks like. The love of a step-parent is different from the love of a biological parent. The love of a step-sibling is fundamentally different from that of a…
During the stay-at-home order last year, we had the opportunity to live-stream the Blended and Blessed marriage conference in April of 2020. This post is part 1 of some of the notes and takeaways we had from the conference. About the event The event was put on by Family Life ministries, and there were 4 amazing speakers. Ron Deal is…
If you’re in a blended family, it means you’ve had past relationships that ended. More than likely, those endings left you with some level of pain. In order to move forward into a new relationship, it is essential to deal with and heal from that pain and the associated emotions that come with it like resentment or anger. You may…
My mother in law commented on something I did one day, “it warms a mother’s heart to see her son loved well.” As the words sunk in, I imagined my sons’ futures, and how true that would be. One of the reasons my first marriage ended was my concern that my boys would grow up believing love as they saw…