Something Other Than Mother?
Finding a place that doesn't hurt Mom or Dad is tough. Dena could tell her stepdaughter felt disloyal to her mother and was paying an emotional price for liking her, so Dena gave her stepdaughter permission to let go of her. It was an act of love. My friend Laura Petherbridge says sometimes stepparents need to let go of the role they want to play and embrace the role they can play. Being used by God in strategic ways to bless a child—even if it doesn't fulfill your dream—is a noble ministry.
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About the Guest
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Finding a place that doesn't hurt Mom or Dad is tough. Dena could tell her stepdaughter felt disloyal to her mother and was paying an emotional price for liking her, so Dena gave her stepdaughter permission to let go of her. It was an act of love. My friend Laura Petherbridge says sometimes stepparents need to let go of the role they want to play and embrace the role they can play. Being used by God in strategic ways to bless a child—even if it doesn't fulfill your dream—is a noble ministry.
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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 ...more
Ron: Kids, where do you put a stepparent in your heart?
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Ron: You know, finding a place that doesn’t hurt Mom or Dad is tough. Dena could tell her stepdaughter felt disloyal to her mother and was paying an emotional price for liking her, so Dena gave her stepdaughter permission to let go of her. It was an act of love.
My friend, Laura Petherbridge, says sometimes stepparents need to let go of the role they want to play and embrace the role they can play. Is it unfair…disappointing? Oh, yeah. But being used by God in strategic ways to bless a child—even if it doesn’t fulfill your dream—is a noble ministry. Yeah, that’s right. A ministry. For FamilyLife Blended, I’m Ron Deal.
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