Pray for Biological Parents
I was speaking on Facebook Live when a stepmom's comment really impressed me. She said, "When my stepdaughter first moved in we made sure we prayed for her mom at bed time. It made a huge difference in my stepdaughter's attitude toward me." Of course it did. Why? Because you reveal your heart when you pray. In this case, the stepmom's good will toward the biological mom showed the daughter she respected the mom and their mother-daughter relationship. To a child, a gracious heart is a safe place.
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I was speaking on Facebook Live when a stepmom's comment really impressed me. She said, "When my stepdaughter first moved in we made sure we prayed for her mom at bed time. It made a huge difference in my stepdaughter's attitude toward me." Of course it did. Why? Because you reveal your heart when you pray. In this case, the stepmom's good will toward the biological mom showed the daughter she respected the mom and their mother-daughter relationship. To a child, a gracious heart is a safe place.
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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
Prayer reveals your heart to those around you.
