Confessions of a pastor’s wife: When I don’t like church
There are Sundays I would rather stay home in my pajamas. In those days I go to church because I want to support my husband, and because I feel like I have to. I usually enjoy going to church, it is a place of renewal, encouragement, and support. Nonetheless, there...
Different perspectives
“I thought you said you lived in a small town.” “It is a small town.” I replied “No, this is a city, right there on that sign it says there are over 400,000 people living here.” My husband Andy – then just my boyfriend – had traveled with us to Mexico to visit...
I didn’t know
“So after 10 years of marriage, what has surprised you most about me?” My husband Andy and I just celebrated out 10th anniversary. We dropped off the girls with grandma to spend a couple of days, just the two of us. While we waited to be seated at a...
Confessions of a pastor’s wife: Being real
I posted this on my personal blog a couple of weeks ago. I debated whether to post it here or not, because it feels so…well… personal. However, ever since I shared with you why I write, I felt like I was cheating by not sharing here too, and being real. So...
My brokenness and prayerlessness
I live in a world plagued with evil and suffering. Broken lives walk around me and I look past their hurting hearts. This is a lost world, a fallen world in need of hope, in need of light. Last Friday I had to recognize not only the darkness, but my own...
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.