Embrace your limits, a vlog
One question I get asked often is, “How do you balance life as a wife, mom, special needs mom, having a job, and being a pastor’s wife?” It’s not easy, but one thing that really helps me is to embrace my limits. This is my second video blog,...
My Huffington Post debut
As a writer, getting published by the Huffington Post is a big deal. When I got an email from the editor saying they wanted to publish one of my essays, I cheered, I jumped, I clapped. The best part is that my daughter with Down syndrome – the one the article is...
Winner of Sun Shine Down
The winner of Sun Shine Down by Gillian Marchenko is Tricia! If you didn’t win, don’t miss out, get Sun Shine Down: A Memoir on Kindle Or Sun Shine Down: A Memoir paperback (Affiliate links)
Fun stuff, the Liebster blog award!
My friend Leah from Garden of Eagan awarded me the Liebster blog award. How fun! The goal of the award is to help you discover new great blogs. So here are Leah’s questions for me: 1. Of all your blog posts, what is your favorite, or stands out most in your...
I write because…
I write because I want to offer hope, courage, and community to those reading my words. My humble gift presented in the way of words. I write because I don’t want the hurting, struggling, or broken to think that they are alone in this journey of life. I write...
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.