Daily Encouragement for the Smart Stepfamily
Ebook
Overview
Daily Inspiration and Wisdom for Blended Families
Got a minute? Then you have time for a daily dose of encouragement and wisdom for your stepfamily journey. These 365 short and sweet thoughts will keep your family blending and bonding throughout the year. Topics include parenting and stepparenting, strengthening your marriage, grief in the stepfamily, bonding with children, co-parenting with exes, practical wisdom for bringing family members together, and inspirational stories to lift your spirits and keep you stepping in the right direction. This book also addresses special days like Mother’s Day and holidays.
Each daily dose of encouragement includes a prayer for your home. Sharing these readings with your spouse and, when appropriate, kids will spark valuable conversations that strengthen family understanding and closeness.
From the Back Cover
Wisdom and Inspiration for Blended Families
Got a minute? Then you have time for a daily dose of practical advice, reassurance, and insight for your stepfamily journey. These 365 short and sweet readings will keep your family blending and bonding throughout the year.
Topics include:
· parenting and stepparenting
· strengthening your marriage
· grief in the stepfamily
· bonding with children
· co-parenting with exes
· readings for special days like Mother’s Day, Thanksgiving, and other holidays
· and plenty of inspirational stories to lift your spirits and keep you stepping in the right direction!
Each daily dose of encouragement includes a prayer for your home. Sharing these readings with your spouse and, when appropriate, your kids will spark valuable conversations that will strengthen your family and bring you closer together!
Product Details
- Title : Daily Encouragement for the Smart Stepfamily
- Authors:
- Deal, Ron L.
- Matthews, Dianne Neal
- Publisher: Bethany House
- Publication Date: 2018
- ISBN: 9781493413676
Ron L. Deal is a marriage and family author,
speaker, and therapist (www.rondeal.org). He is Founder and
President of Smart Stepfamilies (www.smartstepfamilies.com) and
Director of Blended Family Ministries for FamilyLife
(www.familylifeblended.com). Ron is author of The Smart
Stepfamily, The Smart Stepdad, and Dating and the
Single Parent, and coauthor with Laura Petherbridge of The
Smart Stepmom and with David H. Olson of The Smart
Stepfamily Marriage. Ron is a licensed marriage and family
therapist and licensed professional counselor who frequently
appears in the national media including FamilyLife Today, Focus
on the Family, HomeWord, and The 700 Club. He's also
been interviewed by Ladies Home Journal, New York Daily
News, WGN-TV and ABCnews.com.
He is a popular conference speaker and his video series The
Smart Stepfamily DVD is used in communities, churches, and
homes throughout the world. Ron is a member of the Stepfamily
Expert Council for the National Stepfamily Resource Center and is a
featured expert on the video curriculum Single and
Parenting. Ron and his wife, Nan, and their sons live in Little
Rock, Arkansas.
Dianne Neal Matthews is the author of four daily
devotional books, including The One Year Women of the
Bible (Tyndale House) and Designed for
Devotion: A 365-Day Journey from Genesis to
Revelation (Baker Books), a 2013 Selah Award winner. She
writes regularly for The Quiet Hour and has been a
contributing writer for Guideposts' Mornings with
Jesus since the 2013 edition. Her stories and articles
have appeared in LIVE, The Christian
Communicator, Focus on the Family
periodicals, Guideposts magazine, and several
compilation books. She has also published Bible studies and
newspaper features and frequently writes guest posts
for bloggers and content for
websites, including More to Life and
CBN.com.
Dianne enjoys teaching at writers' conferences, leading Bible
studies, and occasionally speaking at women's events. She is a
CLASS graduate and a member of Christian Authors Network and
Advanced Writers & Speakers Association. She and her husband,
Richard, have three grown children and three grandchildren. They
currently live in southwest Louisiana. To learn more, please visit
DianneNealMatthews.com.