Because my son was old enough to know this is a stranger. Who is this man? He hadn't spent that much time with him. And we were only dating six months before we were engaged and got married. So he had no, why does this guy get to come in here?

You know, all the other men that come in our house, my brothers, my dad,

they were all subject to me, you know, as the authority in the home.

And now this man comes in here and he's in my chair.

He's watching my TV. He's deciding what we have for dinner.

Hmm. That's Sabrina McDonald describing some of the unique challenges facing remarried couples and step

families.

And she'll offer insights about how these families can rediscover hope and find success in God's eyes.

Thanks for joining us today for Focus on the Family with Jim Daly.

We're going to be covering that topic today.

I'm John Fuller.

You know, John, from time to time we come back to the subject of

blended families or step families because they need our support and

encouragement you know so often and I do this too you don't know the circumstances of what happened

was it a divorce or a death in the family that did this for all kinds of reasons people

remarry and you know for us as Christians I don't think it's about what

was but what the Lord intends for you now and how do you keep moving and do so in

a way that reflects his spirit, his will for you and that's why we want to come back to this.

Sometimes people will let us know they don't appreciate us talking about blended families.

I would just encourage you to open your heart a little bit

and make sure we're on the same page talking about God's

spirit for those families, for those kids

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