Welcome to Blended Kingdom Families! Living blended their entire lives, Scott and Vanessa Martindale know first-hand both the joys and difficulties of living blended. After coming out of one of the hardest seasons of their life, God asked them to partner with Him, in building Blended Kingdom Families everywhere. This has now birthed a ministry that desires to help others in remarriage and cultivate community among blended families. On today’s episode, “Overcoming Shame and Blame and the Pitfall of Adultery”, Scott and Vanessa sit down with Bailey and Lacey Bryant and discuss what they have learned through their experiences with adultery, divorce, and remarriage and finding God’s redemption through it all. Bailey is the pastor at Shiloh Family Church in Flower Mound, Texas and Lacey is a stay at home wife and mom. They are so open and honest with their testimony, and we know you will be positively impacted by hearing their story. They encourage you to remember that God is not limited—He wants to use YOUR family for the good of his Kingdom! In today’s episode Bailey and Lacey will discuss: • Dealing with shame and regret from past decisions • Feeling freedom from shame through God’s redemption...FREEDOM IS POSSIBLE! • Safeguards to prevent falling into adultery • The importance of honesty, humility, and grace with your spouse • And much more! Want to join the Blended Kingdom Families Community? Connect with us! SUBSCRIBE: Website: www.blendedkingdomfamilies.com Podcast: https://www.blendedkingdomfamilies.com/podcast FOLLOW US: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blendedkingdomfamilies/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/blendedkingdomfamilies/ Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/blendedkingdomfamilies/ Looking for more Blended Family resources? Check out more from our video library! Blended Families and Step-Parenting | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CeR144PafKE&t=34s Blended Families: Child Manipulation and Parent Alienation | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUzc6iHIEsA&t=1027s Blended Families and Parent Guilt | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ooD1GW3a-DM&t=9s #marriagecounseling #adultery #divorce #blendedfamily

Welcome to Blended Kingdom Families! Living blended their entire lives, Scott and Vanessa Martindale know first-hand both the joys and difficulties of living blended. After coming out of one of the hardest seasons of their life, God asked them to partner with Him, in building Blended Kingdom Families everywhere. This has now birthed a ministry that desires to help others in remarriage and cultivate community among blended families. On today's episode, Scott and Vanessa sit down with Dr. Magdalena Battles to go into detail on the 6 hidden behaviors that destroy families and how YOU can make a change in your family by learning to forgive. Dr. Magdalena Battles has a PhD in psychology, a master's degree in professional counseling, and a bachelor of science degree in child psychology. She is a writer and conference speaker who specializes in parenting, child development, family relationships, domestic violence, and sexual assault. On today’s episode, Dr. Battles discusses: • How do identify these 6 hidden behaviors in your family • How YOU can be the agent of change in your family • Setting an example of love and not judgment • Learning to forgive without waiting for an apology • The importance of a true genuine apology • How to turn your bitterness over to God We hope you are blessed by today's episode! Thanks for watching! CONNECT WITH DR. BATTLES Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drmagdalenabattles/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/magdalena.battles Books: https://www.amazon.com/Dr.-Magdalena-Battles/e/B07XZZ3N8S%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share Want to join the Blended Kingdom Families Community? Connect with us! SUBSCRIBE: Website: www.blendedkingdomfamilies.com Podcast: https://www.blendedkingdomfamilies.com/podcast FOLLOW US: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blendedkingdomfamilies/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/blendedkingdomfamilies/ Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/blendedkingdomfamilies/ Looking for more Blended Family resources? Check out more from our video library! Blended Families and Step-Parenting | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CeR144PafKE&t=34s Blended Families: Child Manipulation and Parent Alienation | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUzc6iHIEsA&t=1027s Blended Families and Parent Guilt | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ooD1GW3a-DM&t=9s #marriagepodcast #marriagecounseling #blendedfamilies

Welcome to Blended Kingdom Families! Living blended their entire lives, Scott and Vanessa Martindale know first-hand both the joys and difficulties of living blended. After coming out of one of the hardest seasons of their life, God asked them to partner with Him, in building Blended Kingdom Families everywhere. This has now birthed a ministry that desires to help others in remarriage and cultivate community among blended families. On today’s episode, “Justin and Michaela’s Blended Family Journey”, Scott and Vanessa sit down with their good friends Justin and Michaela and discuss their blended family journey and what they have learned so far in beginning to bring their families together. We love hearing from couples in the blended family community and how they are navigating this new family dynamic, and we can’t wait for you to hear the nuggets this couple has to share! On today’s episode, Justin and Michaela discuss: • Blended family resources that they have found valuable as they are beginning to blend • The importance of seeking community and support on your blended family journey • Communication, communication, communication! • Placing your selfishness aside for the good of your new blended family • And more! We pray this podcast blesses you today!! Want to join the Blended Kingdom Families Community? Connect with us! SUBSCRIBE: Website: www.blendedkingdomfamilies.com Podcast: https://www.blendedkingdomfamilies.co... FOLLOW US: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blendedking... Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/blendedkingd... Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/blendedking... Looking for more Blended Family resources? Check out more from our video library! Blended Families and Step-Parenting | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CeR14... Blended Families: Child Manipulation and Parent Alienation | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUzc6... Blended Families and Parent Guilt | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ooD1G...

Welcome to Blended Kingdom Families! Living blended their entire lives, Scott and Vanessa Martindale know first-hand both the joys and difficulties of living blended. After coming out of one of the hardest seasons of their life, God asked them to partner with Him, in building Blended Kingdom Families everywhere. This has now birthed a ministry that desires to help others in remarriage and cultivate community among blended families. Today Scott and Vanessa sit down with Chris and Stacie Hatchett to discuss Sex in Marriage and Conflict Conversations. Chris is the campus pastor at The Hills Church here in the Dallas/ Fort Worth area and Stacie is an elementary school teacher. Together they walk with couples through marriage and pre-marital counseling. Chris and Stacie share challenges they've overcome in their own marriage and how they have used those to offer encouragement to couples! They touch on what they have found to be the best and worst times to discuss conflict conversations as well as the differences between men and women in romance and how couples can effectively navigate those differences. We can't wait for you to hear more from Chris and Stacie--- they have so much wisdom to share! Thanks for watching and we hope this episode blesses you today! Want to join the Blended Kingdom Families Community? Connect with us! SUBSCRIBE: Website: www.blendedkingdomfamilies.com Podcast: https://www.blendedkingdomfamilies.com/podcast FOLLOW US: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blendedkingdomfamilies/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/blendedkingdomfamilies/ Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/blendedkingdomfamilies/ Looking for more Blended Family resources? Check out more from our video library! Blended Families and Step-Parenting | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CeR144PafKE&t=34s Blended Families: Child Manipulation and Parent Alienation | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUzc6iHIEsA&t=1027s Blended Families and Parent Guilt | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ooD1GW3a-DM&t=9s

Welcome to Blended Kingdom Families! Living blended their entire lives, Scott and Vanessa Martindale know first-hand both the joys and difficulties of living blended. After coming out of one of the hardest seasons of their life, God asked them to partner with Him, in building Blended Kingdom Families everywhere. This has now birthed a ministry that desires to help others in remarriage and cultivate community among blended families. On Episode 31, “Surrendering Control”, Scott and Vanessa sit down with their friends Josh and Sarah Hurley to discuss surrendering control in your blended family, and how that can positively affect your marriage, children, and coparenting relationship. “Surrender yourself to the Lord and wait patiently for Him.” Psalm 37:7 Do any of you struggle with surrendering control in your family and in life in general? We’re all can fall into this trap! In this episode, Josh and Sarah share practical tips on how to begin to surrender your life and relationship to God that you can apply to your everyday life. We also hear from Josh as he shares his powerful testimony of how he surrendered his addictions to God, and his life drastically changed for the better. We know that his testimony will connect with many of you, and we can’t wait for you to hear it! Throughout the episode, we learn about Josh and Sarah’s nonprofit Switch Life which aims to provide empowerment and opportunity for at-risk youth to redirect their paths, teaching life skills and character building through skateboarding lessons and workshops. Through their nonprofit, they promote goal setting, personal responsibility, and self- awareness. Learn more at www.switchlife.org! Want to join the Blended Kingdom Families Community? Connect with us! SUBSCRIBE: Website: www.blendedkingdomfamilies.com Podcast: https://www.blendedkingdomfamilies.co... FOLLOW US: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blendedking... Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/blendedkingd... Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/blendedking... Looking for more Blended Family resources? Check out more from our video library! Blended Families and Step-Parenting | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CeR14... Blended Families: Child Manipulation and Parent Alienation | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUzc6... Blended Families and Parent Guilt | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ooD1G...

Welcome to Blended Kingdom Families! Living blended their entire lives, Scott and Vanessa Martindale know first-hand both the joys and difficulties of living blended. After coming out of one of the hardest seasons of their life, God asked them to partner with Him, in building Blended Kingdom Families everywhere. This has now birthed a ministry that desires to help others in remarriage and cultivate community among blended families. On Episode 30 of the Blended Kingdom Podcast, "Striving to Thriving in Motherhood", Vanessa shares her heart on being a mother. She suggests practical things that you can implement in your daily life to not just survive motherhood, but thrive! Vanessa emphasizes how important it is to take time for yourself to fill your cup with Jesus so you can become the best wife, mom, and Godly example for your family. On this episode, you will hear how God encouraged Vanessa that her motherhood ministry matters, and so does yours! We hope this podcast blesses you today! Want to join the Blended Kingdom Families Community? Connect with us! SUBSCRIBE: Website: www.blendedkingdomfamilies.com Podcast: https://www.blendedkingdomfamilies.com/podcast FOLLOW US: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blendedkingdomfamilies/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/blendedkingdomfamilies/ Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/blendedkingdomfamilies/ Looking for more Blended Family resources? Check out more from our video library! Blended Families and Step-Parenting | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CeR144PafKE&t=34s Blended Families: Child Manipulation and Parent Alienation | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUzc6iHIEsA&t=1027s Blended Families and Parent Guilt | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ooD1GW3a-DM&t=9s