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Cultivating Cooperative Coparenting: A Blueprint for Building Familial Harmony
by Ashara Hood When I was in high school, a hit hip-hop song penned by extraordinary lyricist Dana Owens—better known as Queen...
Cheryl Shumake
Mar 174 min read
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Together We Win: God's Blueprint for a Thriving Blended Family Marriage
Blended family marriage thrives with faith, unity, and effort. Prioritize your bond, align parenting, and handle conflict with grace.
Cheryl Shumake
Feb 216 min read
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From Chaos to Connection: Building Resilient Blended Families Through Faith
Resilience is your "bounce-back-ability" and you must have it in order to move your family from chaos to connection.
Cheryl Shumake
Jan 276 min read
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From Pieces to a Masterpiece: Building a Blended Family Legacy That Lasts
Turn your blended family into a lasting legacy. Learn to set values, blend histories, and build a shared vision for unity and love.
Cheryl Shumake
Nov 13, 20246 min read
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Shattered Silence: Recognize the Signs of Abuse and Break Free
Shattered Silence: Break free from the hidden cycle of abuse. Learn how to recognize the signs and reclaim your voice and life.
Cheryl Shumake
Oct 29, 20248 min read
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Ribbons and Bows: Holiday Traditions for Stepfamily Bonding
Strengthen bonds this season with fun, faith-filled holiday traditions to for stepfamily bonding! Create unity, joy, and lasting memories!
Cheryl Shumake
Oct 15, 20248 min read
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No More Drama: Biblical Wisdom for Co-parenting Courtroom Chaos
Stay calm amid co-parenting chaos with God's peace and wisdom. Practical steps to rise above courtroom drama and protect your heart. #Stepmo
Cheryl Shumake
Oct 4, 20246 min read
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Finding Bliss: Tips for Embracing a Stepmom Self-Care Sabbatical
This journey can be incredibly rewarding yet undeniably challenging. Balancing the various responsibilities and dynamics within a blended...
Cheryl Shumake
Sep 23, 20244 min read
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The Ultimate Step-Mom Survival Guide: Navigating the Unknown with Joy!
Were you really ready for one of the most rewarding journeys out there - step-motherhood? Stepping into the role of a stepmom is often...
Cheryl Shumake
Aug 28, 20246 min read
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Grandparenting Step by Step: Do's and Don'ts
Bonus grandparents play a pivotal role in blended family dynamics.
A well-adjusted bonus grandparent can help a blended family bond!
Cheryl Shumake
Sep 13, 20225 min read
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Prepping Your Heart for Mother's Day
“It’s just one day,” but it is a day of great significance... well-supplied with unrealistic expectations, tension, and territorial wars...
Cheryl Shumake
May 6, 20225 min read
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How Conflict Serves
Let's begin a conversation on how to use conflict to improve our marriage.
Cheryl Shumake
Mar 9, 20224 min read
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Face Like Flint: Staying Consistent in Blended-Family Fickleness
My husband and I were recently speaking with my bonus daughter. We've been doing a lot of that lately as she is preparing for the birth...
Cheryl Shumake
Jan 28, 20229 min read
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Meet Our 2021 Stepmom of the Year
We sat in our various spaces, over Zoom, in 3 Mid-western States, discussing how to bless stepmoms in 2021. It was time to do something...
Cheryl Shumake
May 16, 20214 min read
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Interview with Cheryl: Road to Purpose
Listen in as Cheryl and her friend, Kudabo Victory, chat about purpose, hope, and the book Waiting to Be Wanted.
Cheryl Shumake
Mar 23, 20211 min read
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Cease Fire: Ending the Civil War in Your Stepmomma Heart
When I chat with a Bonus Mom who tells me she can't love her stepchildren I know I'm listening to a woman whose heart is at war...
Cheryl Shumake
Mar 14, 20213 min read
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Raindrops on Roses: My Favorite Things
I am not much of a shopper for myself, but give me a list of someone's favorites, passions, and a budget...I will shop like a madwoman
Cheryl Shumake
Nov 28, 20203 min read
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10 Holiday Wholeness Hacks: For the Bonus Mom's Soul
The most wonderful time of the year can be, under the best of circumstances, the most stress-inducing time of the year.
Cheryl Shumake
Nov 16, 20204 min read
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Which Kingdom, Again?
Because the issues surrounding it have created such a wide divide, I wasn’t sure if I was going to blog on this topic at all. I wasn’t...
Cheryl Shumake
Nov 2, 20206 min read
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Inside Out: Stepmoming for His Glory Not Ours
For whom are you doing it? What's the measurement for determining success? Failure? If it's not "Well done" then perhaps it's time for a...
Cheryl Shumake
Oct 9, 20201 min read
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