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Hey co-parents, for the sake of your kids find a way to do business.

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Hey co-parents, for the sake of your kids find a way to do business.
Show Notes and Resources
<ul>
<li>Find out more at&nbsp;<a href="https://www.familylife.com/familylifeblended/blended-families/">familylife.com/blended</a></li>
<li>Check out our&nbsp;<a href="https://shop.familylife.com/product-category/marriage/blended-family/">blended family resources.</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li>Listen to the full-length&nbsp;<a href="https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-blended-podcast/">FamilyLife Blended podcast</a>.&nbsp;</li>
<li>Contact us, email&nbsp;<a href="mailto:blended@familylife.com">blended@familylife.com</a></li>
</ul>

Hey co-parents, for the sake of your kids find a way to do business.

Co-Parenting: Parental Not Personal

https://d2dqktlir3a7lg.cloudfront.net/pdf/flb2025-07-31.pdf

https://d2dqktlir3a7lg.cloudfront.net/docs/flb2025-07-31.docx

“Ron, I’m concerned. My children now have a stepparent in the other home and I’m afraid I’m going to lose them. What do I do?”

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&ldquo;Ron, I&rsquo;m concerned. My children now have a stepparent in the other home and I&rsquo;m afraid I&rsquo;m going to lose them. What do I do?&rdquo;
Show Notes and Resources
<ul>
<li>Find out more at&nbsp;<a href="https://www.familylife.com/familylifeblended/blended-families/">familylife.com/blended</a></li>
<li>Check out our&nbsp;<a href="https://shop.familylife.com/product-category/marriage/blended-family/">blended family resources.</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li>Listen to the full-length&nbsp;<a href="https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-blended-podcast/">FamilyLife Blended podcast</a>.&nbsp;</li>
<li>Contact us, email&nbsp;<a href="mailto:blended@familylife.com">blended@familylife.com</a></li>
</ul>

"Ron, I’m concerned. My children now have a stepparent in the other home and I’m afraid I’m going to lose them. What do I do?"

Bio Parent: Permission Granted

https://d2dqktlir3a7lg.cloudfront.net/pdf/flb2025-07-30.pdf

https://d2dqktlir3a7lg.cloudfront.net/docs/flb2025-07-30.docx

Hey, if your kids and I can’t naturally get along then maybe we shouldn’t have gotten together in the first place. It shouldn’t have to be this much work.

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Hey, if your kids and I can&rsquo;t naturally get along then maybe we shouldn&rsquo;t have gotten together in the first place. It shouldn&rsquo;t have to be this much work.
Show Notes and Resources
<ul>
<li>Find out more at&nbsp;<a href="https://www.familylife.com/familylifeblended/blended-families/">familylife.com/blended</a></li>
<li>Check out our&nbsp;<a href="https://shop.familylife.com/product-category/marriage/blended-family/">blended family resources.</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li>Listen to the full-length&nbsp;<a href="https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-blended-podcast/">FamilyLife Blended podcast</a>.&nbsp;</li>
<li>Contact us, email&nbsp;<a href="mailto:blended@familylife.com">blended@familylife.com</a></li>
</ul>

Hey, if your kids and I can’t naturally get along then maybe we shouldn’t have gotten together in the first place. It shouldn’t have to be this much work.

This Much Work

https://d2dqktlir3a7lg.cloudfront.net/pdf/flb2025-07-29.pdf

https://d2dqktlir3a7lg.cloudfront.net/docs/flb2025-07-29.docx

Meddling mother-in-law? What if you have a meddling ex-wife-in-law?

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Meddling mother-in-law? What if you have a meddling ex-wife-in-law?
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<ul>
<li>Find out more at&nbsp;<a href="https://www.familylife.com/familylifeblended/blended-families/">familylife.com/blended</a></li>
<li>Check out our&nbsp;<a href="https://shop.familylife.com/product-category/marriage/blended-family/">blended family resources.</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li>Listen to the full-length&nbsp;<a href="https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-blended-podcast/">FamilyLife Blended podcast</a>.&nbsp;</li>
<li>Contact us, email&nbsp;<a href="mailto:blended@familylife.com">blended@familylife.com</a></li>
</ul>

Meddling mother-in-law? What if you have a meddling ex-wife-in-law?

Expectations: Marrying the Ex-Wife-in-Law

https://d2dqktlir3a7lg.cloudfront.net/pdf/flb2025-07-28.pdf

https://d2dqktlir3a7lg.cloudfront.net/docs/flb2025-07-28.docx

Today a word of caution about ambition.

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Today a word of caution about ambition.
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<ul>
<li>Find out more at&nbsp;<a href="https://www.familylife.com/familylifeblended/blended-families/">familylife.com/blended</a></li>
<li>Check out our&nbsp;<a href="https://shop.familylife.com/product-category/marriage/blended-family/">blended family resources.</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li>Listen to the full-length&nbsp;<a href="https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-blended-podcast/">FamilyLife Blended podcast</a>.&nbsp;</li>
<li>Contact us, email&nbsp;<a href="mailto:blended@familylife.com">blended@familylife.com</a></li>
</ul>

Caution About Ambition

https://d2dqktlir3a7lg.cloudfront.net/pdf/flb2025-07-25.pdf

https://d2dqktlir3a7lg.cloudfront.net/docs/flb2025-07-25.docx

Now here’s one trap you don’t want your family to fall into: playing favorites.

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Now here&rsquo;s one trap you don&rsquo;t want your family to fall into: playing favorites.
Show Notes and Resources
<ul>
<li>Find out more at&nbsp;<a href="https://www.familylife.com/familylifeblended/blended-families/">familylife.com/blended</a></li>
<li>Check out our&nbsp;<a href="https://shop.familylife.com/product-category/marriage/blended-family/">blended family resources.</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li>Listen to the full-length&nbsp;<a href="https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-blended-podcast/">FamilyLife Blended podcast</a>.&nbsp;</li>
<li>Contact us, email&nbsp;<a href="mailto:blended@familylife.com">blended@familylife.com</a></li>
</ul>

Now here’s one trap you don’t want your family to fall into: playing favorites.

Playing Favorites

https://d2dqktlir3a7lg.cloudfront.net/pdf/flb2025-07-24.pdf

https://d2dqktlir3a7lg.cloudfront.net/docs/flb2025-07-24.docx

To better understand someone else, walk a mile in their shoes.

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To better understand someone else, walk a mile in their shoes.
Show Notes and Resources
<ul>
<li>Find out more at&nbsp;<a href="https://www.familylife.com/familylifeblended/blended-families/">familylife.com/blended</a></li>
<li>Check out our&nbsp;<a href="https://shop.familylife.com/product-category/marriage/blended-family/">blended family resources.</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li>Listen to the full-length&nbsp;<a href="https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-blended-podcast/">FamilyLife Blended podcast</a>.&nbsp;</li>
<li>Contact us, email&nbsp;<a href="mailto:blended@familylife.com">blended@familylife.com</a></li>
</ul>

To better understand someone else, walk a mile in their shoes.

See It From Their Point of View (Romans 12)

https://d2dqktlir3a7lg.cloudfront.net/pdf/flb2025-07-23.pdf

https://d2dqktlir3a7lg.cloudfront.net/docs/flb2025-07-23.docx

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.

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Because we parents love our kids, we are vigilant to protect them from harm. What&rsquo;s sobering though, is all the things we can&rsquo;t control.
Show Notes and Resources
<ul>
<li>Find out more at&nbsp;<a href="https://www.familylife.com/familylifeblended/blended-families/">familylife.com/blended</a></li>
<li>Check out our&nbsp;<a href="https://shop.familylife.com/product-category/marriage/blended-family/">blended family resources.</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li>Listen to the full-length&nbsp;<a href="https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-blended-podcast/">FamilyLife Blended podcast</a>.&nbsp;</li>
<li>Contact us, email&nbsp;<a href="mailto:blended@familylife.com">blended@familylife.com</a></li>
</ul>

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.

What We Can't Control

https://d2dqktlir3a7lg.cloudfront.net/pdf/flb2025-07-22.pdf

https://d2dqktlir3a7lg.cloudfront.net/docs/flb2025-07-22.docx

You’ve heard of Heinz® “57 Varieties”, right? Well, when it comes to blended families, there are 67 varieties.

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You&rsquo;ve heard of Heinz&reg; &ldquo;57 Varieties&rdquo;, right? Well, when it comes to blended families, there are 67 varieties.
Show Notes and Resources
<ul>
<li>Find out more at&nbsp;<a href="https://www.familylife.com/familylifeblended/blended-families/">familylife.com/blended</a></li>
<li>Check out our&nbsp;<a href="https://shop.familylife.com/product-category/marriage/blended-family/">blended family resources.</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li>Listen to the full-length&nbsp;<a href="https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-blended-podcast/">FamilyLife Blended podcast</a>.&nbsp;</li>
<li>Contact us, email&nbsp;<a href="mailto:blended@familylife.com">blended@familylife.com</a></li>
</ul>

You’ve heard of Heinz® "57 Varieties", right? Well, when it comes to blended families, there are 67 varieties.

67 Varieties

https://d2dqktlir3a7lg.cloudfront.net/pdf/flb2025-07-21.pdf

https://d2dqktlir3a7lg.cloudfront.net/docs/flb2025-07-21.docx

So, how do you cook a stepfamily?

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So, how do you cook a stepfamily?
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<ul>
<li>Find out more at&nbsp;<a href="https://www.familylife.com/familylifeblended/blended-families/">familylife.com/blended</a></li>
<li>Check out our&nbsp;<a href="https://shop.familylife.com/product-category/marriage/blended-family/">blended family resources.</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li>Listen to the full-length&nbsp;<a href="https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-blended-podcast/">FamilyLife Blended podcast</a>.&nbsp;</li>
<li>Contact us, email&nbsp;<a href="mailto:blended@familylife.com">blended@familylife.com</a></li>
</ul>

How to Cook a Stepfamily

FamilyLife Blended Minute with host Ron Deal is a 60-second radio program that provides timeless wisdom and practical help and hope for blended families and those who love them.

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