• Facing New Step-Family Challenges Together: What is Your Parenting Perspective?
    Sep 8 2025

    In this week’s episode, Facing New Step-Family Challenges Together: What is Your Parenting Perspective?, we discuss the effects that our attitudes have on the way we parent and co-parent, and the influence of comparison in our relationships with those around us. We will also share some practical strategies for overcoming a negative attitude and overcoming a spirit of comparison.

    We pray that this podcast blesses you today!

    Want to join the Blended Kingdom Families Community?
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    To support this ministry and help ensure that blended families around the world continue to receive biblical equipping click here: https://blendedkingdomfamilies.com/donate/
    For more resources visit: Blended Kingdom Families Website

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    18 mins
  • Blended & Redeemed: Your Home is Not Broken
    Sep 1 2025

    In this week’s episode we revisit an incredible episode full of Godly wisdom for your blended family; Blended & Redeemed: Your Home is Not Broken. In this episode we discuss the term “broken home” and the importance of removing the phrase from our vocabulary. When our families are built on the foundation of Jesus Christ, they cannot be broken. Whatever is in your past does not hinder you from experiencing the blessings that God has in store for your blended family.

    Whether you are new to blended family life, beginning to blend or are in any way impacted or influenced by blended family issues, this episode is for you!

    We pray this episode blesses you today!

    Want to join the Blended Kingdom Families Community?
    Connect with us: Instagram, Facebook, YouTube,
    To support this ministry and help ensure that blended families around the world continue to receive biblical equipping click here: https://blendedkingdomfamilies.com/donate/
    For more resources visit: Blended Kingdom Families Website

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    13 mins
  • Blending Your Bunch: How Kids Spell Love — Why TIME Matters Most in Parenting & Stepfamilies
    Aug 25 2025

    Do your children spell love the same way you do?

    For most kids, LOVE = T-I-M-E.

    In this episode of The Blended Kingdom Families Podcast we revisit a top series - Blending Your Bunch, and unpack the powerful connection between time and love in parenting and step-parenting.

    Whether you’re looking for practical ways to spend more intentional time with your kids, or you’re a stepparent seeking strategies to strengthen bonds with your stepchildren, this conversation is for you.

    Inside this episode, you’ll discover:

    - Why children interpret love as time spent with them

    - Simple, intentional ways to maximize time with your kids

    - How to balance busy schedules while still prioritizing family

    - Biblical encouragement on being prayerful, patient, and persistent in your parenting journey

    We pray this episode blesses you today

    Want to join the Blended Kingdom Families Community?
    Connect with us: Instagram, Facebook, YouTube,
    To support this ministry and help ensure that blended families around the world continue to receive biblical equipping click here: https://blendedkingdomfamilies.com/donate/
    For more resources visit: Blended Kingdom Families Website

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    17 mins
  • Priorities for a Healthy Marriage: How to Have a God-Centered Marriage
    Aug 18 2025

    Marriage works best when our priorities are in the right order: God first, spouse second, children third; but living that out isn’t always easy, especially in a blended family.

    In this first episode of our 4-part series from our book, Blended & Redeemed, Scott and Vanessa share biblical wisdom and practical tools to help you build (or rebuild) a God-centered marriage that thrives.

    Whether you’re:
    Engaged or newly married and ready to start strong
    Remarried and determined to do things God’s way
    In a blended family navigating complex priorities
    Or wanting to renew your marriage after challenges, this episode will give you hope, clarity, and action steps.

    We’ll cover:
    How to set priorities for a healthy, God-centered marriage
    The role and benefits of premarital counseling
    The unique challenges of rearranging priorities in blended families
    Why modeling a healthy marriage can help your children heal

    We pray this episode blesses you today!

    Want to join the Blended Kingdom Families Community?
    Connect with us: Instagram, Facebook, YouTube,
    To support this ministry and help ensure that blended families around the world continue to receive biblical equipping click here: https://blendedkingdomfamilies.com/donate/
    For more resources visit: Blended Kingdom Families Website

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    18 mins
  • The False Promise of Inner Vows: Self-Proclaimed Promises
    Aug 11 2025

    Are you unknowingly living by a promise you made to protect yourself from past pain?
    In this powerful episode from our Blended & Redeemed book teaching series, Scott and Vanessa Martindale unpack the destructive impact of inner vows, those silent promises we make to ourselves that shape our actions, relationships, and faith.

    You'll learn:
    What inner vows are and how they form
    How they can go unnoticed for years
    Real-life examples of inner vows in marriage and family
    How to surrender inner vows to God for true healing

    Whether you're preparing for marriage or navigating challenges in your blended family, this episode will help you identify and break free from inner vows so you can build stronger, Christ-centered relationships.

    We pray this episode blesses you today!

    Want to join the Blended Kingdom Families Community?
    Connect with us: Instagram, Facebook, YouTube,
    To support this ministry and help ensure that blended families around the world continue to receive biblical equipping click here: https://blendedkingdomfamilies.com/donate/
    For more resources visit: Blended Kingdom Families Website

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    20 mins
  • Blending Your Bunch: The Stepparent Name Game
    Aug 4 2025

    How did you navigate the Stepparent Name Game in your blended family? We know there is a lot to consider when it comes to this part of the blending journey. This podcast is for you if you, your spouse, and your co-parents are struggling with Stepparent Names or if you are unsure of how to approach the subject with your children.

    A question we receive frequently is: What should a child call their stepparent?

    In this episode we share why we feel that it is important for children to have input in naming their stepparent and provide strategies for bio and stepparents to support and find peace in your child's decision. We're so excited to share the third installment of Blending Your Bunch with you! If you missed the first two episodes of this series, you can watch them here on our YouTube channel, or listen to them on any podcast streaming platform!

    We pray this episode blesses you today!

    Want to join the Blended Kingdom Families Community?
    Connect with us: Instagram, Facebook, YouTube,
    To support this ministry and help ensure that blended families around the world continue to receive biblical equipping click here: https://blendedkingdomfamilies.com/donate/
    For more resources visit: Blended Kingdom Families Website

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    15 mins
  • Blending Your Bunch: Different Types of Love in Your Blended Family
    Jul 28 2025

    How are you navigating blending your family? This podcast is for you if you and your family are just starting your blending journey, you're a new stepparent wanting to bond with your stepchildren, or you are in a later season of blending and hoping to strengthen your family relationships.

    As we continue to celebrate all God has done through the BKF podcast, this week we are talking about different types of blended family love. We'll share personal experiences, biblical truth, and practical advice to help you navigate the ins and outs of becoming a blended kingdom family!

    In this week's episode, we discuss love as defined by the Word of God, how love between biological parents and their children can be different compared to that of the stepparent and stepchild relationship, creating the ideal environment for the members of your blended family to build strong relationships with one another, and so much more.

    We pray this episode blesses you today!

    Want to join the Blended Kingdom Families Community?
    Connect with us: Instagram, Facebook, YouTube,
    To support this ministry and help ensure that blended families around the world continue to receive biblical equipping click here: https://blendedkingdomfamilies.com/donate/
    For more resources visit: Blended Kingdom Families Website

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    18 mins
  • Biblical Priorities in Your Blended Family
    Jul 21 2025

    Join us as we continue to relive our top Blended Kingdom Family podcast episodes! 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 share biblical truths in how you can establish the right priorities in your blended family. How do you prioritize God, your marriage, your children, and everything else in between? When your priorities are in line, the dynamics of your blended family will drastically change for the better!

    Thanks for watching and we look forward to walking with you on your blended family journey!

    We pray this episode blesses you today!

    Want to join the Blended Kingdom Families Community?
    Connect with us: Instagram, Facebook, YouTube,
    To support this ministry and help ensure that blended families around the world continue to receive biblical equipping click here: https://blendedkingdomfamilies.com/donate/
    For more resources visit: Blended Kingdom Families Website

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    26 mins