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Blending Your Family 32: Helping Children Cope with Divorce Part 2 – Knowing When to Seek Help

By Danny Avila April 23, 2014Blending Your StepFamily

Children’s response to going through the divorce is as varied as the kids themselves. Some have a very hard time with it while others seem to take it in stride. …

Blending Your StepFamily 31: Helping Your Child Cope, Part 1: You Must Take Care of You

By Danny Avila April 9, 2014Blending Your StepFamily, Christian Recovery

If you have ever flown, you know the emergency instruction to parents traveling with children is to first put the oxygen mask on yourself so you can then put it…

Blending Your StepFamily 30: Telling Your Kids You’re Divorcing

By Danny Avila April 2, 2014Blending Your StepFamily

When it comes to telling kids about the divorce, many parents freeze up. It’s not easy to tell your child you are getting divorced and that one of their parents…

Blending Your StepFamily 28: Winning the Battle

By Danny Avila March 12, 2014Blending Your StepFamily

Lord of the Rings is an exciting tale of an evil Dark Lord, Sauron, who created the “One Ring” by which to rule all the other “Rings of Power.” The…

Blending Your StepFamily 27: If I Had Only One Key

By Danny Avila March 5, 2014Blending Your StepFamily

Luann was thinking of leaving…she’d had it. Her husband Frank was a control freak. He was always on her kids about something. When she tried to step in, he would…

Blending Your StepFamily 25: The Gift of Sex

By Danny Avila February 19, 2014Blending Your StepFamily, Christian Recovery, Relationships

Sex is a “hot” topic, but among some couples, it’s a subject they evade. The way we view sex can determine whether we are fulfilled in it or avoiding it. …

Blending Your StepFamily 24: The Love/Respect Cycle

By Danny Avila February 12, 2014Blending Your StepFamily, Church Dynamics

On a scale of 1-10, with one being low and ten high, how would you rate your relationship with your spouse? Is it what you imagined when you married? Aside…

Blending Your StepFamily 23: What’s Your Perspective Telling You?

By Danny Avila February 5, 2014Blending Your StepFamily, Relationships

Let’s talk about perspectives today, what is perspective and how does it influence our attitudes and decisions. Is the glass half full or half empty, it boils down to your…

Blending Your StepFamily 22: Feel Like Giving Up?

By Danny Avila January 29, 2014Blending Your StepFamily

Do you ever feel like just throwing in the towel? You’re tired of going around the same mountain over and over again. You feel like you may never get the…

Blending Your StepFamily 21: Signs of Abuse

By Danny Avila January 22, 2014Blending Your StepFamily, Economics, Relationships

I hope you have had a chance to write down on paper your goals for the next season of your life. What spiritual goals do you have? And what are…