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Cheryl Shumake
- Sep 18, 2020
- 4 min
It's Not Easy Being Green
Jealousy is more than insecurity. It's an infection that eats you from the inside out.
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Cheryl Shumake
- Jul 2, 2020
- 1 min
Traveling Light
The same Jesus who invited you to exchange His easy yoke for your heavy burden, beckons you now to know the freedom of forgiving.
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Cheryl Chenault-Shumake
- May 7, 2020
- 7 min
How God Taught Me To Live In Step
“Approach with humility!” That was the unbidden thought in my heart as I prepared to have yet another difficult conversation...
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Cheryl Chenault-Shumake
- May 7, 2020
- 6 min
Grab Your Pom-Poms
No one is going clap louder for Jonathan than I am. Without apology or embarrassment, I am the loudest person in my husband's corner.
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Cheryl Chenault-Shumake
- May 7, 2020
- 7 min
Co-parenting for Change
If we want our children to thrive, we have to be willing to do the difficult stuff. It’s not enough to co-parent with threadbare civility...
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Cheryl Chenault-Shumake
- May 7, 2020
- 6 min
Disneyland Dads
When we take a non-accusatory look the dynamics of step-family life, we will begin to understand non-custodial parents have it hard too.
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Cheryl Chenault-Shumake
- May 7, 2020
- 7 min
Kind To Me
Without a doubt I could extend a bit more grace to myself. Maybe you can too. If you’re like me then you make every effort to forgive others
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Cheryl Chenault-Shumake
- May 7, 2020
- 5 min
The Step-Mom Bug-out Bag
August 14th, 2003 I was suffering in the dark. How can I recall that specific date? Many of us living in East Coast and Mid-West, America...
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Cheryl Chenault-Shumake
- Apr 24, 2020
- 5 min
What Your (Step)Kids Want You To Know, But Won’t Tell You.
A lot of that tension exists because of the gap between intention and perception.
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Cheryl Chenault-Shumake
- Apr 23, 2020
- 5 min
5 More Money Moves Every Stepfamily Needs to Make
If you can trust him with your heart and your child, surely you can trust him to contribute to your family's financial wellbeing.
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Cheryl Chenault-Shumake
- Apr 22, 2020
- 3 min
Change Your Tune
“Lord, I appreciate Your word but I’m not sure how this relates to what I asked. What are You trying to tell me?” I closed my bible...
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Cheryl Chenault-Shumake
- Apr 19, 2020
- 6 min
Blendedly Blessed
Nothing is beyond His power to use for His glory and our good. Including our stepfamily relationships.
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Cheryl Chenault-Shumake
- Apr 18, 2020
- 4 min
Emotional Budgeting: 4 Line Items We Can No Longer Afford
In other words life is too short to continuously operate at an emotional loss. There are some things we can no longer afford.
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