I really thought I would never end up here
The Associate Pastor walked into our house with his wife and oldest son. I could tell right away they felt uncomfortable. They were poor, barely making ends meet. Although we were not a rich family, and my parents would have also agreed we were barely making ends...
Five reasons we chose to adopt a child with special needs
When we made the choice to adopt a child with special needs from Ukraine, there were two questions we began to hear often. Why are you adopting internationally? Why are you adopting a child with cerebral palsy? Here is why: 1. When our youngest daughter was born with...
I’m living the contradiction
If you walked into my church today, most likely you will feel uncomfortable. We have a large sanctuary that sits around 300 people, but we have only 30 people in the pews. It feels a little empty. We know how our church looks from the outside, we know what people...
Ellen Stumbo writes and speaks about finding beauty in brokenness with gritty honesty and openness. She's passionate about sharing the real – sometimes beautiful and sometimes ugly – aspects of faith, parenting, special needs, and adoption. Ellen’s writing has appeared on Focus on the Family, LifeWay, MomSense, Not Alone, Mamapedia and the Huffington Post.