Author: Lori Schumaker

As a Christian author, speaker, and retreat host, Lori Schumaker is passionate about helping women unveil their hope, find rest for their souls, and break free from insecurity through God's truth. With certifications in Christian Life and Mental Health Coaching, she weaves Biblical principles with mental wellness to address the whole person. Lori's journey as a wife and mom to adoptive, biological, and special needs children infuses her ministry with authenticity and compassion. Her award-winning book "Surrendered Hearts" shares powerful lessons of faith through her family's adoption story. When not writing or speaking, Lori creates spaces—both online and through intimate retreats—where women can experience the transformative power of Christ's unfailing love.

  • Raising Up One

    I had the honor this week of being a guest blogger for them. One of the challenges of adoption is the extreme situations of “waiting”. It is a challenge that feels almost unbearable at times, but God is a might God and is bigger than any wait we may encounter. He has a plan. Learning to accept the wait in faith is where we fall short. Check out the post here.

  • It is Removed. You are Redeemed

    Can I ask you, though, to please not lose hope? Stand firm. Hold your ground. Let the enemy advance no more. And know that he may win a few battles here and there, but the war was won long ago when Christ went to the cross. He is the victor and in Him, we are, too. Say to yourself, “No weapon forged against me shall prevail. I will refute every tongue that accuses me. This is my heritage from the Lord” (Isaiah 54:17)

  • Recognizing Light and Darkness

    “I’ll go ahead of you, clearing and paving the road.I’ll break down bronze city gates, smash padlocks, kick down barred entrances.I’ll lead you to buried treasures, secret caches of valuables—Confirmations that it is, in fact, I, God, the God of Israel, who calls you by your name.” Isaiah 45: 2-3 A trip this week out of the heat of the…