Love Without Caution
Debbie’s son had two stepdaughters who loved Debbie and she loved them but she was cautious, “What if my son and their mother breakup? Will being close to me cause them pain?†Well, yes, any breakup hurts. But the larger question is, are you going to love with caution? Lots of people do: young people digital date because it’s less risky; couples cohabit; and people withhold themselves out of fear. But doing that to avoid potential bad inhibits the good. Nope. Jump in there. Serve. Risk. Love.
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Debbie’s son had two stepdaughters who loved Debbie and she loved them but she was cautious, “What if my son and their mother breakup? Will being close to me cause them pain?†Well, yes, any breakup hurts. But the larger question is, are you going to love with caution? Lots of people do: young people digital date because it’s less risky; couples cohabit; and people withhold themselves out of fear. But doing that to avoid potential bad inhibits the good. Nope. Jump in there. Serve. Risk. Love.
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Ron Deal
Ron L. Deal is one of the most widely read and viewed experts on blended families in the country. He is Director of FamilyLife Blended® for FamilyLife®, founder of Smart Stepfamilies™, and the author and Consulting Editor of the Smart Stepfamily Series of books including the bestselling Building Love Together in Blended Families: The 5 Love Languages® and Becoming Stepfamily Smart (with Dr. Gary Chapman), The Smart Stepfamily: 7 Steps to a Healthy Family, and Preparing to Blend. Ron is a licensed marriage and family therapist, popular conference speaker, and host of the FamilyLife Blended podcast. He and his wife, Nan, have three sons and live in Little Rock, Arkansas. Learn more at FamilyLife.com/blended.
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Ron Deal
Ron L. Deal is one of the most widely read and viewed experts on blended families in the country. He is Director of FamilyLife Blended® for FamilyLife®, founder of Smart Stepfamilies™, and the author and Consulting Editor of the Smart Stepfamily Series of books including the bestselling Building Love Together in Blended Families: The 5 Love Languages® and Becoming Stepfamily Smart (with Dr. Gary Chapman), The Smart Stepfamily: 7 Steps to a Healthy Family, and ...more
Caution: Love without caution.
Ron: Caution: Love without caution.
Announcer: For FamilyLife Blended®, here’s Ron Deal.
Ron: Debbie’s son now had two stepdaughters who loved Debbie and she loved them but she was cautious, “What if my son and their mother breakup one day? Will being close to me cause them pain?”
Well, yes, I guess it probably would. Any breakup hurts. But the larger question is, are you going to love with caution? Which lots of people do these days: young people digital date because it’s less risky; couples cohabit; and people like Debbie withhold themselves out of fear. But doing that to avoid potential bad inhibits the good right in front of you. Nope. Jump in there. Serve. Risk. Love. For FamilyLife Blended I’m Ron Deal.
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