Have you ever seen the movie "BLENDED"? In this movie, two single parents who had a terrible first date, end up falling in love on a vacation in Africa. Their children become friends and the strengths that they each have in regards to parenting styles, really help them mesh their families and become one with time. It's a pretty funny movie that stars Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore. I highly suggest it if you want to laugh, but it brings up a lot of good points.

This is what I was thinking about this week as we discussed divorce and blended families. They are everywhere. For myself, my mom was a single mother and never remarried after my parents separated. But a lot of people do. How do you go about parenting, if kids are involved? How do you go about meshing two lives when you've already lived a past life with someone else. I can't imagine how difficult it could be.

One thing I can say, is that it takes time. On average, it's suggested that people date someone for 2 years before they decide to get remarried. It can be difficult for a spouse, much less someone else's children to assimilate and adjust to such a huge change. Dating a person and trying not to compare or change yourself to fit them can be hard. But when you're already set in your ways, a new relationship can be a difficult adjustment for everyone.

All I've got to say on this subject is that time tells all and it also heals all. If anyone is considering beginning a new relationship, whether they have kids of their own, or are thinking of re-marrying someone who already has kids, prayer had best be involved. The hardest things in life require a lot of personal, mental, and emotional stress. Who else to rely on, to know how to rebuild a family, than the God who gave us families in the first place? .