Surprise!
Some surprises are great! Others, not so much.
Show Notes
About the Host
About the Guest
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Some surprises are great! Others, not so much.
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Ron Deal
Ron L. Deal is one of the most widely read and viewed experts on blended families in the country. He is Director of FamilyLife Blended® for FamilyLife®, founder of Smart Stepfamilies™, and the author and Consulting Editor of the Smart Stepfamily Series of books including the bestselling Building Love Together in Blended Families: The 5 Love Languages® and Becoming Stepfamily Smart (with Dr. Gary Chapman), The Smart Stepfamily: 7 Steps to a Healthy Family, and Preparing to Blend. Ron is a licensed marriage and family therapist, popular conference speaker, and host of the FamilyLife Blended podcast. He and his wife, Nan, have three sons and live in Little Rock, Arkansas. Learn more at FamilyLife.com/blended.
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Ron: Some surprises are great! Others, not so much.
Announcer: For FamilyLife Blended®, here’s Ron Deal.
Ron: Ask any parent what surprised them most about being a parent and you’re sure to get a variety of positive and negative responses: how frustrating parenting can be, how much joy a hug can bring, how scared we feel when we don’t know what to do, and how much fun it is to watch your child use their God-given gifts.
We asked stepmoms what surprised them most and they sounded like other parents. Some were surprised by how hard and complex stepparenting is and how hard it is to explain that to others. And some were surprised, despite their fears, that loving stepchildren was easier and sweeter than they ever imagined. For FamilyLife Blended, I’m Ron Deal.
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