The New Normal
It seems like everyone I meet lately is in a blended family!
I am currently doing something called Clinical Pastoral Education, which means I am "working" as a Chaplain Intern at a hospital. (I put working in quotes because while I put in clinical hours, visit patients, and write papers about my experience I'm actually paying for the privilege of doing this.) Anyway, as I make my way around the hospital, I talk with all kinds of people: patients, staff, family members, doctors, nurses and volunteers. When I mention the blended family angle of my ministry, I inevitably hear about their experience in blended families.
It always strikes me as kind of funny when someone says "We aren't a blended family, we're a normal family." but then they go on to tell me that their spouse was previously married and had two children! Hello?! That means they're in a blended family! It also means they're a normal family - we are the new normal.
I am currently doing something called Clinical Pastoral Education, which means I am "working" as a Chaplain Intern at a hospital. (I put working in quotes because while I put in clinical hours, visit patients, and write papers about my experience I'm actually paying for the privilege of doing this.) Anyway, as I make my way around the hospital, I talk with all kinds of people: patients, staff, family members, doctors, nurses and volunteers. When I mention the blended family angle of my ministry, I inevitably hear about their experience in blended families.
It always strikes me as kind of funny when someone says "We aren't a blended family, we're a normal family." but then they go on to tell me that their spouse was previously married and had two children! Hello?! That means they're in a blended family! It also means they're a normal family - we are the new normal.
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