The Long Game Matters: Real Talk about Step Grandparenting--Ron Deal
FamilyLife Today®
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🗓️ 1 July 2026
⏱️ 25 minutes
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| 0:26.5 | We all know if you have a son or a daughter-in-law, you know things change. |
| 0:30.7 | Yep. |
| 0:31.1 | And they're supposed to because leave and cleave means something. |
| 0:34.3 | Right. |
| 0:34.6 | All of a sudden, the kids aren't with you on days that you would prefer, |
| 0:38.9 | but to have the heart and the attitude that says, we're going to bring the joy, |
| 0:43.2 | no matter what day we can get together, where you're going to make the best of it. |
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| 1:04.6 | This is Family Life today. |
| 1:19.6 | Well, I tell you, I never thought I would enjoy being a grandparent as much as I do. |
| 1:22.6 | Wait, wait, you didn't expect it? |
| 1:24.2 | I did not. |
| 1:28.9 | No, there are little critters coming into our empty nest world that I was sort of enjoying. |
| 1:34.2 | What do you like about it? Honestly, I mean, I could, you don't want me to go there right now, |
| 1:39.8 | but it's legacy. It's been pretty remarkable. I don't think I go that deep about it. But I do feel this sense of like, I want to give them all the best of what Jesus has for them and what we have |
| 1:46.1 | and what we've learned. And I feel overwhelmed by gratitude, but also by a little bit of |
| 1:52.2 | responsibility. Oh, yeah. So let's talk. Ron Deals in the studio. He's a grandparent, a new, |
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