Join Cheryl and Dr. James and Gina Dellaripa as they chat about their innovative communication tool used in courts, and families of all types, to help those families decrease family stress, increase family harmony, and live like a family.

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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 Discover the Word and God Hears Her for Our Daily Bread Ministries.

With her husband of forty-three years, Evan, she has two grown children and two grandchildren who live near her in Denver, Colorado. Her constant companion is Mia, an elderly Jack Russell who shadows her every move.

Ways to Connect with Elisa:

Website: elisamorgan.com  

Facebook: @ElisaMorganAuthor 

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Twitter @elisa_morgan 

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It's been said that we train others how to treat us. But what if we don't know how to do that? What if we struggle with accommodating unacceptable behavior? Even worse, what if we think it's biblical to do so? Our guest today unpacks the importance of establishing and maintaining good boundaries in your blended family.

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It has been said that ministry to blended families is a high-need low-demand endeavor. However, if we're going to have healthy, functioning blended families we need the cheering and support of our church communities. For every pastor, ministry leader, and Joe next door, wanting to be part of the team that meets the demand, this conversation may just be the nudge you need.

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In Blended and Redeemed, Scott and Vanessa have provided a roadmap through the challenges unique to living in a step family. Their vulnerable and empathetic voice invites readers to honest reflection. Their unwavering adherence to the Word of God invites readers to challenge their hard emotions with hard truth. Using their own story as a backdrop, Scott and Vanessa demonstrate how practical steps and Biblical principles work hand in hand to help couples create workable solutions for what may seem to be unwinnable circumstances. Join Cheryl, Scott and Vanessa, as they talk about the victory of being blended and redeemed.

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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.

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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 a growing movement of leaders ministering to stepfamilies."

Check out the Summit on Stepfamily Ministry for additional information or to register!

As Christ-following, Bonus Moms, we are called to love and serve children who may act out of hurt, without absorbing the pain of their hurtful actions. Putting Christ at the center of our stepmothering is imperative for accomplishing God's purpose in and through us for our families. Join Cheryl and Summer Butler as they chat about rising to the call of Christ-Centered Stepmothering. 

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Financial issues have the ability to dash your dreams for couple unity and family bonding. Listen in as Cheryl provides beyond the basic money moves every blended family should make.

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