Stepfamily Survival Guide

"Sometimes hearing about another person's journey can re-energize us in the midst of our own. There is no road map for navigating a blended family, but Natalie's insights are helpful, interesting, and encouraging. Here's to the journey."-Amy Grant, singer/songwriterOne in three Americans is a member of a stepfamily. If that includes you, you know the struggles that come with combining previously separate households under one roof-helping children connect with stepparents and new siblings, keeping your marriage intact, and braving the court system. What's more, stepfamily resources are few and far between. Until now.This innovative handbook will show you how to alleviate areas of stepfamily stress, apply a united front in discipline styles, approach coparenting with grace, appreciate the gift of your stepfamily, and much more. A mom and stepmom (of six!), Natalie Nichols Gillespie gives you and your stepfamily encouragement and practical advice to guide you through the journey."Natalie walks us through behind-the-scenes events and moves us to a realistic notion while inspiring us to live more creatively within a Christian stepfamily."-Dr. Margorie Engel, president and CEO, Stepfamily Association of America"Natalie weaves together personal experience, humor, and practical tools for surviving the stepfamily journey. And she does so with God at the center. You've picked up a gem."-Ron L. Deal, director, Successful StepfamiliesGillespie, Natalie Nichols is the author of 'Stepfamily Survival Guide', published 2004 under ISBN 9780800759216 and ISBN 0800759214.