Like you, I know many families who’ve experienced divorce and remarriage.  I know kids who’ve been adopted.  And I know kids who are still healing from a splintered relationship with mom or dad.

If you have a blended family or perhaps one of your kids is adopted, it’s important to remember that people don’t heal overnight.  A relational upheaval will create scars on a child’s heart that can’t be ignored.

It doesn’t mean that blended families or adoption aren’t a gift from God!  They just take special care.  Regardless of how good things are, your child may experience grief because of a lost relationship.  And that’s okay.

Remember that God is grafting together a new and beautiful family right now… that can become an infinite source of healing and joy.  But healing takes time!

 

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