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Stepmoms face crazy dynamics in their blended families. We’re here to help you stay sane. Get expert advice, practical tips, and biblical wisdom to give you the hope, help, and encouragement needed to flourish in your God-given role.
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Cheryl Shumake
Oct 46 min read
No More Drama: Biblical Wisdom for Co-parenting Courtroom Chaos
Stay calm amid co-parenting chaos with God's peace and wisdom. Practical steps to rise above courtroom drama and protect your heart. #Stepmo
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Cheryl Shumake
Jan 28, 20229 min read
Face Like Flint: Staying Consistent in Blended-Family Fickleness
My husband and I were recently speaking with my bonus daughter. We've been doing a lot of that lately as she is preparing for the birth...
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Cheryl Shumake
Oct 9, 20201 min read
Inside Out: Stepmoming for His Glory Not Ours
For whom are you doing it? What's the measurement for determining success? Failure? If it's not "Well done" then perhaps it's time for a...
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Cheryl Shumake
Sep 18, 20204 min read
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, 20201 min read
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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Apr 18, 20204 min read
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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Apr 10, 20205 min read
Surviving Success
For every 50 believers in Christ who overcome adversity there’s only one who overcomes Success.
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Apr 8, 20203 min read
Riding the Wave: Finding Peace When Life See-Saws
When you’re a person a lot of people turn to, you can sometimes feel like you have no place to go.
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Apr 6, 20204 min read
An Inconvenient Grace (or How a Black Girl Wrestled with God in a Parking Lot)
I’m not naively advocating for a passive response to racism. And neither, I might add, does the Word of God.
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Apr 5, 20204 min read
Receiving Forgiveness
God’s nature is calibrated for holiness. Compared to His Light, any dimming of righteousness is utter darkness. Not dusky, dawn-ish, or gra
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Apr 1, 20202 min read
Why I Started Stepmom Sanity: It’s All For You
I was looking for stepmom resources and found very little. What I did find was helpful, but I wanted more than a book. I wanted you.
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