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Urgent Need: As the back-to-school season begins, more parents are reaching out for biblical help, but giving has slowed and Focus on the Family is facing a $2 million ministry shortfall.
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Families are in crisis this back-to-school season

Your gift by August 31 will help reach them with biblical guidance, restore hope in their homes, and point them to Christ.

Families are in crisis this back-to-school season

Urgent Need: As the back-to-school season begins, families are facing mounting pressure—tough choices, cultural confusion, and strained relationships.

Will you make a gift before August 31 to help provide Christ-centered support in this critical season?

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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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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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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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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.