Devotions for Couples In Blended Families (Living and Loving As A New Family) [Paperback]

Margaret Smith-Broersma (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1, 1996

This is a book of meditations for stepparents. The author discusses issues relevent to stepparenting, and provides scripture selections and prayers that uplift and encourage. Stepparents from a wide variety of blendedfamilies were interviewed for the writing of this book, so that as many situations as possible could be addressed. The author shows how God's Word has much to say about second marriages and parenting stepchildren.

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Cutlerville author Margaret Smith-Broersma knows the special challenges involved in blended familes... -- Advance Newspaper, September 17, 1996.

About the Author

Margaret Smith-Broersma attended Grand Rapids Baptist College and Trinity College, Deerfield Illinois. She recieved her BA and MA from Western Michigan University, and is a college adjunct professor of English. She and her husband Roger have been the parents of a blendedfamily for fourteen years, and have five children between them. Together they teach remarriage workshops, and lead support groups for stepparents.

She is also the author of Devotions for the Blended Family. This book is written for children, and provides a way to talk with them about getting along in a blendedfamily. It also provides scripture and prayers, on a child's level.

Product Details

• Paperback: 207 pages
• Publisher: Kregel Publications; 1st edition (October 1, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 082543730X
• ISBN-13: 978-0825437304
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.4 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,526,934 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Practical help for blended families, April 13, 2001

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This review is from: Devotions for Couples In Blended Families (Living and Loving As A New Family) (Paperback)

This book is one of the best ones out for blended families. It gives real-life examples of the challenges faced by blended familes and continues to give suggestions on how to deal with these challenges. The reader will realize that many of the struggles they are facing are common among blended families. It is a must read for those who want to know how to make their new family a truly blended family.