After losing her husband in a tragic accident, Sabrina McDonald looked forward to her young kids having a dad again. But she wasn’t prepared for the challenges that followed. Her kids felt threatened by her new spouse and competed for her attention. Her dream of being part of a family again didn’t happen quickly. And stepparenting felt awkward and unfamiliar in the beginning.
In this episode, Sabrina shares her lessons of love and loss with Ron Deal and how God met her in the wilderness, showed her that brokenness didn’t mean ugliness, and encouraged her to keep going despite her fears and uncertainty about the future. Today, she rejoices to have found familyness again after remarriage.
Show Notes and Resources

183: Grief Triggers and Tender Triumphs: Happy Chaos in a Blended Family
48:57

182: Blended and Blessed book, Building Healing through the Beatitudes
46:19

181: Beauty in the Broken: A Kintsugi Approach to Blended Family Life
36:31