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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
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 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 14, 2020
- 4 min
Stirred… Not Shaken
YOU’RE NOT CRAZY! It’s not all in your head. It is much harder than you ever could have imagined.
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Cheryl Chenault-Shumake
- Apr 1, 2020
- 2 min
Meet Cheryl
When you really think about it, our stories aren’t so different from one another’s.
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