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Author and speaker Kia Stephens shares about her book, Overcoming Father Wounds: Exchanging Your Pain for God's Perfect Love, speaking to wounded women everywhere about the power of God's love to transform them and redeem their brokenness. Listen as she declares that our father wounds do not have the last word in your life; God does, and gives practical tips for helping the daughter's in our care recover from the same. Connect with Kia: Website Facebook Instagram YouTube Purchase Overcoming Father Wounds at Amazon Register for Blended and Blessed Join the Stepmom Sanity Community Thank you ..read more

How would you feel if you could change the narrative on your family? What if your brokenness is not only okay, but beautiful in the eyes of our Lord? Our guest, Elisa Morgan, helps us reframe our thinking so we can receive the blessing of brokenness and broken people. Elisa Morgan (MDiv) has authored over twenty-five books including The Beauty of Broken, Hello, Beauty Full, She Did What She Could, When We Pray Like Jesus and You Are Not Alone. For twenty years, Elisa served as CEO of MOPS International and now is President Emerita. She writes for Our Daily Bread Devotional and co-hosts Discove ..read more

A well-adjusted, inclusive bonus grandparent can make a huge a difference in helping a blended family bond... and a divisive grandparent can cause great harm.  Join Cheryl, author, Jennifer Elwood, and Cheryl's mother, Gwen Brown, as they chat about grandparenting in a blended family. Find our more about Jennifer and here ministry here.  Follow Jennifer on Facebook and Instagram.  Purchase Count Up to Christmas here.  Read Stepmom Sanity's new blog: Grandparenting Step by Step Do's and Don't ..read more

Join Cheryl and Ron Deal as they chat about overcoming territory wars in blended families. If you are struggling in an us vs. them dynamic in your home, you will want to listen in. Link to Purchase Books Mentioned in Podcast Episode: Emotionally Healthy Spirituality Waiting to Be Wanted: A Stepmom's Guide to Loving Before Being Loved Smart Stepfamily Guide to Financial Planning Building Love Together in Blended Families: The 5 Love Languages and Becoming Stepfamily Smart In the words of Family Life Blended: "If you want to be a catalyst and effect change in your church and community come join ..read more

Most couples, no matter how in love they may be, struggle with spiritual intimacy. I know Jonathan and I do. But what if, rather than drive us apart, these struggles are opportunities to press towards deeper intimacy, not just with each other but the Lord ? What if, there was a resource that helped us have conversations designed to humble us, invite God into our marriage, and pull us towards one another? Emily Jordan, founder of The Joyful Stepmom has created just such a resource. Join us for a conversation about her new devotional: The Blended Family Devotional for Couples: 52 Weeks of Growin ..read more

Join Cheryl, her mom, and a few of her friends as they discuss what it means to have a "living hope" in these turbulent times.  Connect with our guests: Sara Broyhill Anderson:                Website: Fruits of Faith Ministries Facebook: Fruits of Faith Ministries Instagram: Fruits of Faith Ministries Youtube: Fruits of Faith                 You may purchase Sara's book, The Best is Yet to Come, here.  Angie Baughman:    ..read more

Join Cheryl as she chats with Ebony Mason, co-founder of "Blendistry."  Ebony shares her unique way for tackling holiday stress unique to blended families. Blendistry is an outreach ministry for blended families to grow closer to each other and God through their shared stories of struggles and triumphs. Blendistry “Blending Families Through Ministry” 205-253-0616 blendistry@yahoo.com www.blendistry.org ..read more

What if someone gave you a roadmap for entering blended family marriage well? What if you, as a pastor, step-couple coach, or counselor, knew exactly what to do to help the engaged couples you serve lay a foundation for success?  Bestselling author of The Smart Stepfamily series, and director of Family Life Blended, Ron Deal, has written just such a resource. Listen in as Cheryl and Ron discuss his new book, Preparing to Blend: The Couple's Guide to Becoming a Smart Stepfamily. It is sure to become the premiere premarital guide for blended-family couples. Purchase Preparing to Blend today ..read more

Whether we call it step, co, nacho, or parallel, we all parent and the children we parent manage some type of loss. None, however, is more keenly felt that loss due to the death of parent. I have experienced this in my own blended family. And so has our guest, Gayla Grace. Join us in a conversation about parenting the grieving bonus child.  Gayla's book, Stepparenting with Grace: A Devotional for Blended Families,  provides companionship, encouragement, understanding, and biblical insights from a veteran stepmom. This trusted resource will help you gain strength, wisdom, and comfort ..read more