Adoption

Adoption is a beautiful but complicated gift from the Lord. Adoption always begins in grief – a grief that must be recognized for wholeness and healing to take place. I hope to equip, encourage, and inspire you as you consider the role adoption may play in your life.

Bad Mom day? The next time you begin to feel as though you just don’t measure up, fight smart. You can start with these 3 positive steps! - For the Mom Who Doesn't Measure Up - Lori Schumaker for Women Abiding

Hope for the Mom Who Doesn’t Measure Up

I was racing toward the basketball court to catch my son’s game, when out of the corner of my eye, I caught sight of the t-shirt that summed up my very chaotic morning. “Mommin’ ain’t easy” The grammar is terrible! But, friends, truth isn’t reliant upon grammar! I could almost sense God smiling, winking gently…

Loving your spouse well during those busy parenting years is not easy work. Your time is minimal and your exhaustion real. So how do you do it? How do you love your spouse well during the busy parenting years? Valerie Murray for Lori Schumaker's Building a Lasting Love Story #MarriageSeries

How to Love Your Spouse Well During the Busy Parenting Years

I’m so pleased to share with you my dear friend and gifted writer, Valerie Murray from Cord of 6. She is a Mama to 4 beautiful children and is on the go nonstop, so if anyone can relate to your struggles to loving your spouse well during these years, she can! She loves her husband…

Now more than ever we need a little more happiness. That happiness starts with some searching. Some searching for the good in our lives. it starts with gratitude. Why Gratitude Matters { #MomentsofHope LInk-Up} - Lori Schumaker

Why Gratitude Matters

This week our post is centered around a heart of gratitude. In them, I sensed our communities’ need for joy. Happiness. Hope. The world is full of turmoil, tragedy, and pain right now. That turmoil inundates our senses because there is little reprieve. Television, radio, and every social media platform give report throughout every second of the day. Do…

All That Matters Lies in the Heart

The words were sharp. Although I know brothers will disagree and words happen in the heat of the moment. These words followed a thread of similar words I had noticed over time. They were words that pointed to the condition of my child’s heart. “I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have said it.” But the words landed flat…

We serve a Father who knows the depths ofour capabilities even when we are unaware - Lori Schumaker for Suzie Eller #Livefree

Am I Strong Enough?

I distinctly remember the book. Filled with the necessary information to prepare an adoptive family. One section stands out in particular, though. In the quiet of our home, our boys tucked safely in bed, I read aloud pages and pages of scenarios as we discussed our answers. HIV? Family history of depression? Mental illness? Developmental…

How to Survive the Unknown Roads in Life

In today’s world, we are so accustomed to having answers in a nanosecond. Google it, GPS it, or just ask SIRI! Moment by moment we live in a state of “knowing it all” or having it at our fingertips. But what happens when we don’t know it all? What happens when the answers cannot…