Episode

The Spirit of a Stepmom

Walking the path of the stepmother can really test your spirit. Author Kathi Lipp shares the emotions that go hand in hand with being a stepmother. Listen to the full program here.

Episode

Connect With Your Stepchild

For adults, remarriage is usually pursued with a host of positive expectations.  But for kids, it’s often an unwelcome change.

Episode

Discipline in a Blended Family

Handling discipline within a blended family can be a challenge. Author Kathi Lipp shares her method of discipline. Listen to the full program here.

Episode

Hope and Encouragement for Stepmoms

Being a stepmom may be one of the toughest jobs a woman can have.  But your relationship with your stepkids can thrive if you’ll make respect your primary goal.

Episode

My Adopted Son: A Single Woman's Story (Part 2 of 2)

In a riveting story of hope and redemption, Carolyn Koons tells how she, as a single woman, felt led by God to adopt a young boy she encountered in a harsh children's prison during a mission trip to Mexico. (Part 2 of 2)

Episode

My Adopted Son: A Single Woman's Story (Part 1 of 2)

In a riveting story of hope and redemption, Carolyn Koons tells how she, as a single woman, felt led by God to adopt a young boy she encountered in a harsh children's prison during a mission trip to Mexico. (Part 1 of 2)

Article

Blended Families: Planning Extracurricular Activities for the Kids

Deanna McClannahan

Working with the other parents in a blended family can be beneficial.

Episode

New Stepfamily? Talk to Your Kids

Are you wanting to get married and either you or your fiancée already have children?  Take an important step to get your new family off to a great start: talk about it with the children.

Series

Building a Strong Family

Build a strong family by paying attention not only to individual family members but to the family as a group.

Series

Divorce Considerations

Important points to helping your kids after a divorce.

Series

Parenting in Blended Families

The most intriguing feature of a crazy quilt is the irregular patchwork. Open-door families are like that. Whether the family is blended by marriage, built by adoption or foster parenting, or even created in a group-home setting, the unexpected shapes result in a beautiful pattern.

Series

Helping Children Heal After Divorce

Divorce brings painful wounds to children, and they need our help to find healing.

Series

Custody Issues

What is best for your children?