10CBF: A Podcast for Blended Families
S1-E13 "Trust Issues and the Danger of 'Marrying the Outcome 'in Blended Families" with Jay and Esther Hutchinson
Jay and Esther Hutchinson are an amazing multicultural blended family that resides in Florida, and they have been married for eight years. Together, they are the parents of six boys and one girl ranging in age from 5 to 20. In addition to being part of a blended family, Jay and Esther also enjoy the challenges and rewards of being part of a multi-cultural family. Esther is originally from Haiti, and Jay hails from the state of Ohio. Esther and Jay have a heart for marriage and family. One of the missions of their website and YouTube channel, This Big House (thisbighouse.com), is to encourage families and individuals of all ages and cultures to love one another by offering practical, real-life tactics to help navigate through the maze of married and blended family life.
In this episode, Jay and Esther Hutchinson discuss their (unrealistic) expectations going into their blended family and how those changed as they moved forward. They share some of their struggles and some of their favorite blended family moments and memories, as well as some amusing stories about why people look at their family funny when they go out. Finally, they share the wisdom they've learned from having a large, complex, multicultural family and how important it is to stick together through the difficulty if you want to see the joy on the other side.
"I married the outcome before I started the journey..." - Esther Hutchinson on the expectations she had going into marriage with Jay
"Get educated on blended families--it's different than in a traditional family."
Connect with Jay and Esther:
Resources:
https://betterthanblended.com/
https://gilandbrenda.com/restored-remarried/
https://www.amazon.com/EMPOWERED-STEPMOTHER-Thrive-Harmoniously-Blended/dp/0578425009
https://www.facebook.com/MeganBottomSpeaker/