When Ingredients Aren’t in the Crockpot
You've heard me say that the best way to cook a stepfamily is with a crockpot. But what if an ingredient isn't in the crockpot? Say, a child has limited contact or is an adult with their own life and family? Well, you can only cook ingredients when they are in the pot so lower your expectations and take advantage of the time you do have. Remain open even if they are not. It may feel distant for a while, but time has a way of softening ingredients. Just remember you're not done cooking yet.
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You've heard me say that the best way to cook a stepfamily is with a crockpot. But what if an ingredient isn't in the crockpot? Say, a child has limited contact or is an adult with their own life and family? Well, you can only cook ingredients when they are in the pot so lower your expectations and take advantage of the time you do have. Remain open even if they are not. It may feel distant for a while, but time has a way of softening ingredients. Just remember you're not done cooking yet.
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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
But how do you cook stew when some of the ingredients aren’t in the pot?
Ron: But how do you cook stew when some of the ingredients aren’t in the pot?
Announcer: For FamilyLife Blended®, here’s Ron Deal.
Ron: You’ve heard me say that the best way to cook a stepfamily is with a crockpot. Cooking happens slowly over low-level heat, but eventually the ingredients combine into something really delicious. But what if an ingredient isn’t in the crockpot? Say, a child has limited contact or is an adult with their own life and family?
Well, you can only cook ingredients when they are in the pot, so you have to lower your expectations and take advantage of the time you do have. Remain open even if they are not. It may feel distant for a while, but time has a way of softening ingredients. Just remember you’re not done cooking yet. For FamilyLife Blended, I’m Ron Deal.
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