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Sabrina Beasley McDonald

Sabrina Beasley McDonald is an author and speaker. She has ministered to marriages and families for more than 20 years through speaking and writing. A certified Life Coach and certified Prepare and Enrich couple assessment facilitator. She is the author of, A Home Built from Love and Loss: Coming Together as a Blended Family, Raising Kids Who Walk with Christ, Write God in Deeper: Journal Your Way to a Richer Faith, Write God In: Journal Your Way to a Richer Faith, The Blessings of Loneliness: Reaching Within the Pain to Find Contentment in Christ.

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When Lives Collide: Navigating Remarriage and Stepfamily (Part 2 of 2)

In this broadcast, Sabrina Beasley McDonald will help couples and single adults prepare for remarriage and the formation of a stepfamily. She also talks about the unique challenges that couples face in remarriages and stepfamilies face. (Part 2 of 2)

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When Lives Collide: Navigating Remarriage and Stepfamily (Part 1 of 2)

In this broadcast, Sabrina Beasley McDonald will help couples and single adults prepare for remarriage and the formation of a stepfamily. She also talks about the unique challenges that couples face in remarriages and stepfamilies face. (Part 1 of 2)

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Unfair Comparisons: Understanding Communication Differences in a Second Marriage

What do you do when your new spouse communicates differently from your previous spouse?

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Fishing for Connection With My Husband

Understanding my husband’s hobbies brought us closer together

Blended Family

The Dad He Didn’t Have to Be: Bonding as a Blended Family

A last wish, a willing heart, and a little time together have bonded my blended family.

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Step-Parent Struggles: When Kids Don’t Bond

My son, Ben, didn’t accept his new dad at first. It was one of our first step-parent problems. Jealousy, pride and stubbornness kept them from bonding.

When Your Expectations Change the Way You See Your Stepkids

Is your desire for recognition distorting how you see your relationship with your stepkids?

Should You Give Your Stepkids Hugs and Kisses?

Why stepparents need to respect physical boundaries