Blended families may not always easy - but they’re worth it.
Real families. Real challenges. Real hope.
Blended Family Matters Academy exists to remind families that while blending comes with unique challenges, you don’t have to figure it out alone. We share the “playbook” we had to learn through trial and error — a blueprint of tools, truths, and strategies that, when paired with commitment, prayer, and love, can help your family become not just blended, but truly bonded.
Blended Family Matters Academy
Blended Family Matters Academy
Welcome to Blended Family Matters Academy
Blended doesn’t mean broken - it means chosen.
At Blended Family Matters Academy (BFMA), we’ve lived both the struggles and the victories of blending a family. Yes, blending brings its own unique dynamics, but with the right tools, perspective, and faith, those challenges can actually become stepping stones to deeper love and stronger bonds. Created in 2024 by Jessica and Tyrone Pickens, BFMA was born out of our 20+ years of blended family experience and our desire to pass on the hope, wisdom, and practical strategies we had to figure out the hard way. Our heart is to walk alongside you with encouragement, guidance, and community, so your family doesn’t just get through the journey — you grow stronger, closer, and more united because of it.
Our mission is simple: to equip blended families with practical and spiritual tools, real-life insights, and faith-filled guidance so you can confidently navigate your family’s unique “rules of the game.” With commitment, prayer, and intentional effort, we believe every blended family can move beyond surviving to thriving — creating a home rooted in forgiveness, joy, resilience, and lasting love that carries into generations to come.
A Space For Blended Families
After 20+ years of living blended family life, we understand just how complicated and overwhelming it can sometimes feel. That’s why we created Blended Family Matters Academy — as a place for blended families to find honest encouragement, practical tools, and faith-filled guidance to keep pressing forward when things feel messy or overwhelming.
Here you’ll find:
Honest conversations through our podcast, where our family shares the real struggles and victories of blending.
Resources for the journey — prayer journals, books, guides, and trusted tools from us and others who also serve blended families.
Moments to gather at live events and workshops where families can connect and grow together.
Community and support through an online space (coming soon) for deeper encouragement, live Q&As, and faith-driven guidance.