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Forgiving Yourself and Finding Freedom From Shame

Forgiving Yourself and Finding Freedom From Shame

by Lori Schumaker in The Something Better {Series}

Forgiving Yourself and Embracing God’s Grace Go Hand-In-Hand From the outside it all looked quite picture perfect. Handsome husband. Two beautiful toddlers. Financial stability. Active in church ministry. Always quick with a smile and an encouraging word. And it wasn’t as if my smile was disingenuous. I treasured my husband…
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Choosing Joy When Everything Falls Apart

Choosing Joy When Everything Falls Apart

by Lori Schumaker in The Something Better {Series}

Today’s post is by a very special friend. One that smiled her way into my life and made it so much brighter. She is an encourager by heart and if you read last week’s post, you saw I called her irresistible! Sommer isn’t a blogger, but she gently plants the Word…
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When Your Something Better is the Thing You Fear Most

When Your Something Better is the Thing You Fear Most

by Lori Schumaker in The Something Better {Series}

It is such an honor to welcome Laura to the blog today as she shares her Something Better story! I’d read her blog for quite some time. I was always moved by her ministry to the single Mom. Then I received the opportunity to meet her in person and not…
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Leaving the Lies of Shame Behind

Leaving the Lies of Shame Behind

by Lori Schumaker in The Something Better {Series}

I want to introduce to you an amazing lady I had the pleasure of meeting not so long ago. Her story of stepping away from shame after growing up in a home riddled with domestic abuse, will give you hope. Friends, there is nothing, that with Christ, we cannot step…
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Instagram post 2188140934059192622_232743555 Watching this boy do the thing God gave him a passion and a gifting for never ever gets old. Good games, bad games, and all the in-between - we love him like crazy and feel blessed beyond measure to get to encourage him along this journey. 
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Instagram post 2187279629295282077_232743555 May you have a wonderful and blessed Thanksgiving!  With all our love,
The Schumakers 
#happythanksgiving #thanksgiving2019 #grateful #fallcolors #centralparkmoments
Instagram post 2186457156009932135_232743555 "Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path." -Psalm 119:105 NIV⠀
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I don't know what tomorrow holds, much less next week or next year. I mean ... I've always been a planner. Yet, I've come to realize that no matter how much I plan or prepare, life will catch me off-guard. ⠀
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Life throws situations at us that we have no control over. Sometimes the surprises are beautiful, but other times they are not. ⠀
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God doesn't tell us we will not struggle as believers. But He does tell us that He will make a way for us through whatever we face. And that He will never leave our side. ⠀
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This verse always reminds me that I don't need to know how everything will turn out. I just need to trust in God to walk me through. He will give me enough light to see just the very next right step I need to take. ⠀
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Then step by step, I will find my way. And one day I will see the path I walked, take a deep breath, and feel the victory that comes with finishing the race. ✝⠀
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Instagram post 2181856036272738999_232743555 Inside the #9/11 Memorial Museum, there is a quote inscribed on a large beautiful wall made of 2983 squares of different blues. The number is for the lives lost and the different shades of blue represent the intensely blue sky before the tragedy struck. ⠀
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"No day shall erase you from the memory of time"⠀
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It's a magnificent tribute. As Bryan and I walked through the halls and listened to the stories of each precious life, we were both overwhelmed with emotion. ⠀
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I couldn't imagine a more beautiful time to visit New York (especially for my first time!) than fall. The colors were so amazing! As a desert girl transplanted from Minnesota, I miss the fall colors. ⠀
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But that morning it was raining. Although still excited to be there, I didn't expect the beauty ... I didn't expect THIS. ⠀
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The new #OneWorldTradeCenter reaching higher even than the clouds. The golden trees lining the way, as if to frame what could not be stopped by the enemy. ⠀
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On that tragic day, the enemy won a battle. But we have a God who has won the war! His people rose up and made new out of what was destroyed. Love rose up, along with compassion, help, service, fortitude, strength, selflessness, hope, and so much more. ⠀
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With the Lord as your anchor, my friend, "You are like trees planted along the riverbank, bearing fruit each season. "Your leaves never wither, and you prosper in all you do." (paraphrases from Psalms 1:3)⠀
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 #bibleverseoftheday #biblequote #biblescripture #bibletruth #dailyverse #dailybibleverse #verses #wordsoftheday #wordup #writtenword #truthseeker #truth💯 #truths #faithhopelove #newhope #illustratedfaith #faithingod #faithblogger #faithoverfear #anewday #psalms #trustandbelieve #believers #911memorialmuseum #newyork_world #onewordtradecenter #neverforgotten
Instagram post 2179943503467201739_232743555 It started in the very beginning - that desire for MORE. ⠀
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Paradise wasn't enough. 🌴🌊⠀
...She wanted more. She wanted God’s wisdom! And even though God had given her fair warning, she chose to believe the serpent over the God who had created her with and for a purpose. Yup! She believed a serpent over the God of the universe. 🐍/✝ 🤷⠀
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But we really aren't that different, are we? In our pursuit of MORE, haven't we allowed ourselves to slip into a place of ... well ... ugliness at times? ⠀
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I don't mean a want for more is ALWAYS a bad thing! Quite the opposite. It's drive. It's motivation. ⠀
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But how do we know when it is a healthy MORE that leads us to our purpose? Or when it’s a deceiving MORE that leads us to destruction and defeat?⠀
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Surprisingly (or not so surprisingly really 😍), God gives us the perfect guide in His Word. He teaches us about that fine line between healthy and destructive. ⠀
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One of the things He teaches us about is gratitude. He teaches us that gratitude breathes life into the things that lead us to our God-given purpose.⠀
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Gratitude breathes life into:⠀
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▶️proper perspective⠀
▶️peace⠀
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▶️joy⠀
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▶️worship⠀
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So, join me on the blog to read more and dig into God's Word! I'm sharing 13 Bible verses about gratitude and a prayer to start getting your heart in the right place 🧡 ⠀
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Instagram post 2177172484981595838_232743555 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 ⠀
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Instagram post 2175754368393266484_232743555 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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Instagram post 2174574863578380305_232743555 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
Instagram post 2171971503184638920_232743555 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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