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When you get into a blended family, please understand that you're entering elementary school.

You need to learn.

So, yes, I want to stay

connected with my relationship with Christ. Yes, I want to make sure my spouse is right there

in that priority list. But the third part of that is I need to go back to the basics and get

back to learning. That's Scott Martindale, and he's with us today on Focus on the Family with

Jim Daly, along with his wife, Vanessa, to provide

some advice for couples who are blending their families.

You know, John, according to God's design for marriage, it should be lifelong, but things

happen in life.

A spouse could pass away.

There are things, there are biblical reasons for divorce that some may have to choose. And we want to make sure that

everybody hears, nobody is beyond God's restoration, nobody's beyond his reach. And we at

focus, we want to help you where you're at today to thrive in Christ in your marriage,

whether it's the first marriage or perhaps a second marriage. We get it. And we know a lot of couples have experienced that. And we want to be here for you. And so today's program is going to be about how to make the best of your blended family situation. And Vanessa and Scott are the founders of blended kingdom families, a ministry that provides support and resources for blended families.

They have four sons, and they've written a terrific book called Blended and Redeemed,

the go-to field guide for the modern step family. Stop by the show notes to find out more about

our guests and this exceptional book. Scott and Vanessa, welcome to focus on the

family. It's great to have you. Thank you. Thank you so much. Now, the fact that you've raised four sons, maybe we should be doing a parenting program, not a marriage program, but maybe next time we can concentrate on that because I've had, I have two boys and you have four. Wow, that's a lot. And that's a great thing, by the way.

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