43: Growing Up in a Blender: Who’s my Daddy?
Imagine you have a relationship with your father for many years, then find out there are family secrets that will dramatically change your relationship and life. Stepfamily instability can bring confusion and shame to both children and adults. But God works in and through imperfect people and families. Listen to Ron Deal’s conversation with Ray and Robin McKelvy and how God’s love and grace brought resilience and redemption to their stepfamily story.
Show Notes
Episode 2: Life in a Blender with Dave and Ann Wilson. https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-blended-podcast/2-life-in-a-blender-dave-and-ann-wilson/
Episode 14: In Their Shoes with Lauren Reitsema. https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-blended-podcast/14-in-their-shoes/
Episode 28: Growing Up in a Blender with David Bowden and Ryan Guinee. https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-blended-podcast/28-growing-up-in-a-blender/
Learn more about Robyn McKelvy and her ministry. https://robynmckelvy.com/
You can get the poem Ray quoted, The Secret, in Robyn's book SOS: Sick of Sex. https://robynmckelvy.com/books/
Check out the Blended Family Ministry Map to find ministries and events in your area. https://www.familylife.com/familylifeblended/find-an-event/#blendedmap
Learn more about the online courses FamilyLife has to offer. https://www.familylife.com/learn
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About the Host
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.