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• Making Your Family Your Priority
  The life we have is the life we allow. If we allow work, friends, schedules, etc. to edge out time with our spouse and/or family it is because that’s what we want.
• Family Devotions
  This article give valuable ideas and insights for your own family devotional times.
• The Challenges of Step Families
  Every one-on-one relationship comes with its own challenges, but those are multiplied when two families are brought together under one roof.
• Does Your Family Have a Mission and Purpose?
  Mission statements became commonplace in the corporate world about 25 years ago. Corporate leaders began asking themselves the questions that often led to defining, in a few simple sentences, what they were in business to do.
• Are You Living With a Family Plan?
  In the necessities of life, family plans are important. In creating and living out a blended family, an overall plan for the present and future of the family is vital.
• Divorce Adjustment Factors
  Divorce (what we call the "death of a marriage") takes its toll on everyone involved. When divorce becomes a reality in a family, there are are some factors that can lessen the impact of divorce.
• Ten Commandments of Formerly Marrieds
  1. Thou shalt not live in the past. 2. Thou shalt be responsible for thy present and not blame thy past. 3. Thou shalt not feel sorry for thyself indefinitely....
• Today's Families-Complicated, Huh?!
  Any pastor would agree that it is highly important for us to understand, embrace, and effectively minister to the “families” of our culture. But what is today’s family like? I believe the Church needs to expand its traditional understanding of “family” to include at least ten types of families existing in society today.
• The Transition from a Single-Parent Family to a Blended Family
  Few things remain the same when you make the transition from a primary family to a single-parent family to a blended family. Within the space of two or three years, many people take those quantum leaps.
• Team Co-Captains in a Blended Family
  At the very center of every athletic team there is a captain, or sometimes co-captains. This role usually falls to the most respected player(s), who can speak for the team when decisions need to be made both on and off the field of play.
• Personal Ingredients for Success in a New Blended Family
  These six things form the ingredients for any successful blended family:
• Wedding Ideas for Stepfamilies
  This part of the service comes after the vows have been exchanged and the minister pronounces the couple to be man and wife.