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It’s WEEK 2 of my #bookbirthday and #nationaladoptionmonth #celebration 🙌🙌🙌 Set2/Week 2 (November 14-21)⠀
🌟 1 copy of Threshold: Transformational Prayer by Paul Covert⠀
🌟Some cute sticky note flags to mark your favorite quotes!⠀
🌟A beautiful #faith bracelet by #unwritten from @macys ⠀
🌟HERE'S HOW TO ENTER🌟:⠀
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2️⃣Like and save this post ⠀
3️⃣Tag at least two (2) friends in the comments and tell me your favorite thing about fall!⠀
4️⃣Each week you will get one entry for each friend you tag and one for sharing the post/s on your story (make sure to tag me!) ⠀
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*this giveaway is not affiliated with Instagram in any way #bookanniversary #giveaway #bookgiveaway #bookgiveaways #entertowin #adoptionbooks #adoptionawarenessmonth #adoptionjourney #adoptionstories #celebration #godisgood #prayerchangesthings #prayerispowerful #jewelrygram #jewelrygiveaway

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You still have 2 days to enter this week’s giveaway!! Winners will be picked 11/14!! ...... 🥳To celebrate my #surrenderedheartsbook anniversary and the fact that it is #NationalAdoptionMonth, I'm giving away some fall swag! 3 sets of gifts over the next 3 weeks! 👏⠀
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▶️Set 1/Week 1 (starting today through November 14th!)⠀
🌟 1 copy of the Surrendered Hearts Book⠀
🌟1 Live Surrendered Bracelet⠀
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▶️Set2/Week 2 (November 14-21)⠀
🌟 1 copy of Threshold: Transformational Prayer by Paul Covert⠀
🌟Some cute sticky note flags to mark your favorite quotes!⠀
🌟A beautiful #faith bracelet by #unwritten from @Macys⠀
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▶️Set 3/Week 3 (November 21-28)⠀
🌟 1 copy of "I Wished for You: An Adoption Story" by Marianne Richmond⠀
🌟1 copy of "Surrendered Hearts"⠀
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🌟HERE'S HOW TO ENTER🌟:⠀
1️⃣Follow me @lori_schumaker⠀
2️⃣Like and save this post ⠀
3️⃣Tag at least two (2) friends in the comments and tell me your favorite thing about fall!⠀
4️⃣Each week you will get one entry for each friend you tag and one for sharing the post/s on your story (make sure to tag me!) ⠀
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*this giveaway is not affiliated with Instagram in any way #bookanniversary #bookbirthday #giveaway #bookgiveaway #bookgiveaways #entertowin #adoptionbooks #adoptionawarenessmonth #nationaladoptionmonth #adoptionjourney #adoptionstories #celebration #godisgood #thankfulgratefulblessed

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Today is Orphan Sunday.
A day to acknowledge - to search our hearts .... and to ask what our part may be.
Are we called to pray?
To make a financial contribution?
To reach out to an adoptive family in need of support?
To raise awareness ... fundraise?
Or even maybe ... be called to be the family to foster or adopt? God tells us we all have a role in caring for the orphan. There are over 140 million orphans worldwide. They need us to fight on their behalf.
On the left is our little Selah. She was nearly 5 years old on the day we came home from Bulgaria. Only weighing 28 pounds, she was scared, bruised, and very very sick.
On the right side is our Selah now. She is 13. Beautiful, strong ... yet still healing in so many ways.
We didn’t bring her home on our own. Many have rallied for us in prayer and support. They’ve helped when times were difficult. And held each member of our family up in prayer. Selah was one of the 140 million. But today because many took up the cause of the orphan, I get to call her my child. And today, she knows she is loved by us and by a great big God who calls her His precious child. “Learn to do right; seek justice. Defend the oppressed. Take up the cause of the fatherless; plead the case of the widow.” -Isaiah 1:17 NIV #orphansunday2019 #orphansunday #james127 #isaiah117 #adoption #adoptionrocks #adoptionawarenessmonth #nationaladoptionmonth #surrenderedheartsbook #livesurrendered #selah

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GIVEAWAY ALERT! (Swipe ➡️)
#SurrenderedHeartsBook is officially one year old! Thank you to everyone who has bought a copy, left a review, or shared a kind word about my book. I appreciate you more than you know!⠀
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One of the coolest God-things about Surrendered Hearts is that when I wrote it, I didn’t know if it would find it’s way into the hands of more than the adoption community. I hoped so because it's about surrendering to God WHEREVER HE LEADS — whether it is adoption or anything else.⠀
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Well ... it did! 🙌 I have connected with so many people this year who have shared with me their struggles with trust and letting go - with truly believing God loves us and will not leave us to walk through anything alone. ⠀
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And they said this book encouraged them ❤️ What a blessing and answer to the prayers I whispered as I wrote hour after hour, day after day.⠀
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🥳To celebrate this anniversary and the fact that it is #NationalAdoptionMonth, I'm giving away some fall swag! 3 sets of gifts over the next 3 weeks! 👏⠀
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▶️Set 1/Week 1 (starting today through November 14th!)⠀
🌟 1 copy of the Surrendered Hearts Book⠀
🌟1 Live Surrendered Bracelet⠀
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▶️Set2/Week 2 (November 14-21)⠀
🌟 1 copy of Threshold: Transformational Prayer by Paul Covert⠀
🌟Some cute sticky note flags to mark your favorite quotes!⠀
🌟A beautiful #faith bracelet by #unwritten from @Macys⠀
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▶️Set 3/Week 3 (November 21-28)⠀
🌟 1 copy of "I Wished for You: An Adoption Story" by Marianne Richmond⠀
🌟1 copy of "Surrendered Hearts"⠀
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🌟HERE'S HOW TO ENTER🌟:⠀
1️⃣Follow me @lori_schumaker⠀
2️⃣Like and save this post ⠀
3️⃣Tag at least two (2) friends in the comments and tell me your favorite thing about fall!⠀
4️⃣Each week you will get one entry for each friend you tag and one for sharing the post/s on your story (make sure to tag me!) ⠀
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*this giveaway is not affiliated with Instagram in any way ⠀
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#bookanniversary #ilovemyreaders #authorsofig #authorslife #authorpreneur #adoptionrocks #adoptionstory #internationaladoption #adoptionisbeautiful #livesurrendered #letgoandletgod #christiancreative #christianliving #christianmom #christianwomen #christianblog #wordsofencouragement #faithhopelove

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Glance at the past to glean wisdom for the future. But don’t stay stuck there. ⠀
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God is at work orchestrating your next new thing! Are you ready to embrace it?⠀
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Last week I turned 50. (Thank you so much for all the sweet birthday wishes!!) I won’t lie - I struggled in the year leading up to it. The years just went so fast and all of a sudden ... here I am! 🙋‍♀️5️⃣0️⃣ .
I wondered if I wouldn’t be relevant anymore. If I was running out of time to do the things I want to do - or of it were time to wind down all the dreaming. 🤷‍♀️ .
And of course I didn’t like the gravity that was taking effect, the 15 pounds that are literally glued on with some powerful crazy glue, the achy arthritis I feel in some of my joints, veins that don’t work like they used to, and the fact that I cannot function anymore without sufficient sleep. Like ... at all. Ugh. .
I kept saying, “If only I could have the wisdom and maturity of now with the physical abilities of my 20s!”
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But that’s not possible. 🤔 So I’ve come to the conclusion that EACH MOMEMT OF OUR LIVES IS THE BEST MOMENT TO BE IN 😊🙌💯 . Today I am so thankful for the wisdom gained by each of the 49 years of before. 🙏 And as far as relevance? God will use me where He best sees fit - and throughout the years He has surprised me again and again with the where, who, and how. I’m sure He will continue to surprise me 🤩 Then theres the dreaming - well, again, what God lay on my heart, no one or nothing can remove.🤺 All the physical stuff ...? Well, I can only work to stay healthy. The focus changes to health instead of worrying about what others think. (Now that’s something I wish I had a hold of in my 20s! It would have eased so much burden) . Plus, all the wrinkles, pounds, aches, and need of sleep? It’s all symbolic of the life God gave me. Those I birthed, adopted, and loved over the years are written into all those places. It’s love. It’s life. It’s family and it’s friends. 💛👶👧👩‍🦳👨‍🦲💛 .
I’m excited for the second half of the show! To watch what God does and to see more miracles unfold in this life 💕 But whatever is next, I know I will not take a moment for granted and I will keep saying the same thing I’ve always said, “Lord, give me eyes you see others as You see them, a heart and patience to love as You love ... Here I am, Lord, use me as You see fit.”

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In just a few days, Surrendered Hearts turns 1 year old! Wow! This year has held so much ... ⠀
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Joy, awe, exhilaration ...⠀
And exhaustion! I learned even more about seasons of pouring out. Like ... we are called to them and it’s the greatest honor. But then we just have to rest and make sure we fill back up. 🍶 ⠀
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I guess that’s another layer to surrender. 🤷‍♀️ Going when God calls us forward and stopping when He tells us we’ve pushed too far. Recognizing what our minds and bodies are telling us - THEN LETTING GO IN TRUST.⠀
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I loved this photo because those comfy flannel PJs are a reminder to rest and rejuvenate when we are called to it. So ... if it's getting chilly outside where you live (even in AZ we are feeling cool breezes come in 🙌) and you feel like snuggling up with a good book, there are lots I can recommend 😃 ⠀
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HOWEVER, I'm a little biased toward #SurrenderedHearts 😜 In all honesty, though, if you want a little hope, inspiration, and help with trust and letting go, it may be the chilly-day-fireplace kind of book you are looking for. 📚⠀
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Plus, Amazon just keeps offering great deals on it!!💲 They have it on sale for $7 right now 💃🥳 ⠀
Here's the link (and it's on my #linkinstory as well) https://amzn.to/2o2tOlE⠀
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Does our hat filled with parenting tricks need to include trust and obedience? Is it really something we can develop over time?⠀
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As I’ve said so often here before, “Raising children isn’t for the faint of heart!” 💪 It is the greatest gift, yet most difficult challenge in life — a place where we discover a love that moves mountains. 🗻❤️⠀
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And a part of that love is learning to let go. It’s learning to obey and trust in the Lord because our children belong to Him. ⠀
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He created them with love and care — after all, He’s counted every hair on their heads. ⠀
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@emily.m.wood of Splashes of Joy is back finishing her 2-part post. I love the lessons she learns along her parenting trek through the unknown and often scary. The same kind of scary many of us face in each of our parenting journeys!⠀
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The trust and obedience thing is tough for all of us. ESPECIALLY when it involves our kids. 😱 So, it isn't surprising that doing a little self-checking ✔️ usually reveals we are making some decision based on fear ... and that's just not where the best decisions are birthed. 😕⠀
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I pray this post is one that encourages you as a parent - to let go of fear and replace it with trust and obedience in the One who holds all things in His hands. ❤️🙏⠀
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