Ok, imagine sitting next to a campfire, and scooping up a few burning logs and placing them in your lap. Yeah, that’s going to leave a mark.

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Ok, imagine sitting next to a campfire, and scooping up a few burning logs and placing them in your lap. Yeah, that&rsquo;s going to leave a mark.
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<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>
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Scooping Fire Into Your Lap (Proverbs 6:27)

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

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Listen to the full-length FamilyLife Blended podcast. 
Contact us, email blended@familylife.com

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

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“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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Check out our blended family resources. 
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Contact us, email blended@familylife.com

&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

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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.

Show Notes and Resources
Find out more at familylife.com/blended
Check out our blended family resources. 
Listen to the full-length FamilyLife Blended podcast. 
Contact us, email blended@familylife.com

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.

Scooping Fire Into Your Lap (Proverbs 6:27)

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