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Transforming Mother-in-Law and Daughter-in-Law Relationships. What does it take to create true family unity between moms and the women who marry their sons?

The caricatures are everywhere, the jokes are inexhaustible, and the stereotypes fill the screens. From Marie Barone (Everyone Loves Raymond) to Viola Fields (Monster-in-Law) to Internet sites and social media pages like ihatemyinlaws.com and a Facebook page for ihatemymotherinlaw there is no shortage of examples of the caustic relationships that can develop between the two women in a man’s life.

Deb DeArmond and her three daughters-in-law have conducted their own exhaustive research into the status of the women-in-law relationship. Their research, which incorporated online surveys, interviews, and discussions, included asking about the faith factor in the relationships they studied. Of the respondents, nearly 90 percent claimed they were Christians, and 79 percent said their faith was foundational and guided their actions and decisions. As discouraging as it may be, the numbers of those they surveyed who reported that their women-in-law relationships were “bad” were nearly identical to those in a survey conducted by a popular secular website that recorded no statistics on faith.

Beyond the statistics and their analysis, Deb brings to this book more than thirty years working with adults to improve communications and deal constructively with conflict. Aside from her research and her professional expertise, perhaps the most important asset Deb brings to this work is her own relationship with her three daughters-in-law that is so obviously and unusually positive that she—and they—are often asked to explain the secret of the relationships they share.

This practical and unapologetically scriptural book covers issues of personal perceptions, strained communication, the roles of sons and fathers in the relationship’s success, how to begin these relationships on the right foot, and the necessity of trust and love. Deb’s one motivating objective is to help women-in-law move from women who are simply related to strong and confident members of a truly spiritual family.

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Meet Deb DeArmond:

 

 

Deb DeArmond has owned her own leadership training and executive coaching practice for fifteen years. She is an experienced speaker and writer with work appearing in "WHOA" Magazine and "Dallas Family" Magazine and a cofounder of mypurposenow.org—an online community for Christian women 50+. Deb and her husband, Ron, have three married sons and three grandchildren, and live in the Dallas/Fort Worth area.

 

Deb invites you to visit her website to learn more. 

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Deb DeArmond is celebrating the release of her book, Related by Chance, Family by Choice, with a "Day of Bonding" Spa giveaway!

One winner will receive:

• A $200 SpaFinder gift card (perfect for a pampering day of bonding)
• Related by Chance, Family by Choice by Deb DeArmond (2 copies)

Enter today by clicking one of the icons below. But hurry, the giveaway ends on November 30th. Winner will be announced December 2nd at Deb's blog.

Don't miss a moment of the fun; enter today and be sure to stop by Deb's blog on December 2nd to see if you won.

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Blessings,

Our History

Hi, I'm Tammi. My husband, David and I have been married since June 11, 1994. We have 5 children: Zachariah 12, Nathaniel 9, Josiah 6, Elizabeth 4, and Rebekah 2. Each of them have blessed our family tremendously, adding joy, laughter, and lots of love.

Our Homeschooling Pilgrimage began in the fall of 1993. I was enrolled in my senior year at the University of Maine at Orono majoring in Elementary Education; and was student teaching at a local school when I had the strongest desire to homeschool my future children. I knew without a doubt that God was calling me to a different path than I had ever even considered, until that point. I discussed this with my then future husband, but he wasn't as sure as I was then.

I had actually forgotten this until we were expecting our first child. My husband and I were watching an interview with Micheal Card about homeschooling, and God re-ignited this desire in my heart. David wasn't on board just yet, but he did pray about it as time moved on and Zachariah and our family grew.

I can honestly say that I homeschooled "from the beginning". I was always teaching my children; reading books, doing crafts, cooking, talking together, learning together. Our family doesn't look much different in our everyday learning now than it did then.

Even though I knew I was called to homeschool, I struggled with this decision. I watched my friends prepare their children for kindergarten and wondered if this was the correct path for us. Our parents also played a part in adding doubt, asking the typical questions about socialization, finances, will they really learn, college, etc. Even still we carried on.

Now, we are 15 years beyond that first call. Our days haven't always been easy and some years look different from others, but we will not turn back, we will reach our goal of completing what God has called us to.

Would you like to come along with us? I am glad to walk with you, learn from you, and mentor you. I am not perfect, and I don't know everything. There are days when I call out to God for His Grace to continue on, but my invitation to walk with us is extended to you if you want to join us.

~Tammi