Preparing to Blend: The Couple's Guide to Becoming a Smart Stepfamily
Written by Ron L Deal
Narrated by Derek Shoales
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About this audiobook
This is the ideal book for engaged or pre-engaged couples who have at least one child from a previous relationship, offering premarital counsel about how to prepare to blend family relationships, parenting, finances, rituals, and daily routines for your new life together. You will be able to:
- become stepfamily smart
- predict common issues
You and your children will also benefit from exercises designed to accelerate family bonding and help you better understand each other-even plan your wedding with your children in mind-so that you can build a strong future together. If you want to enter a blended family marriage well, Preparing to Blend is just the book for you.
Marriage coaches, mentors, and pastors who feel overwhelmed by the complexity of blended family dynamics can use this as their primary premarital counseling tool. Armed with the sister book Preparing for Marriage (for first marriages) and this resource, you'll be prepared to equip every engaged couple for their life together.
Ron L Deal
Ron L. Deal (www.rondeal.org and www.familylife.com/blended) is one of the most widely read and viewed experts on blended families in the country. He is president of Smart Stepfamilies, directs the blended family ministry at FamilyLife, and is the author of more than a dozen books and resources, including the bestselling The Smart Stepfamily and Building Love Together in Blended Families (with Dr. Gary Chapman). Ron is a licensed marriage and family therapist, popular conference speaker, and host of the podcast FamilyLife Blended with Ron Deal. He and his wife, Nan, have been married since 1986 and have three boys.
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