by Brenda L. Yoder | Jan 22, 2023 | Faith, Life
Not without design does God make the music of our lives. John Ruskin Saver of Things On December 31, 2022, I finished up the last stitch on an heirloom quilt I’ve worked on since April 2020 during the pandemic shutdown. It is for our first grandchild. The...
by Brenda L. Yoder | Jan 8, 2023 | Faith
Someone described Robert Penn Warren as one who soaked up his era’s culture like emotional furniture. Boy, did that resonate with me. While we are products of our generation, we are also products of the culture and how it affects who us. As a Christian,...
by Brenda L. Yoder | Oct 27, 2022 | Faith
The first hard frost made a visit today. It was both beautiful and sad. Beautiful because the colors were breathtaking, down to the white crystals on the grass that glistened in the sun. Sad because it kills the vibrant flowers that bloomed all summer with...
by Brenda L. Yoder | Sep 29, 2022 | Faith, Parenting
When my daughter was three, I snuggled with her on the couch as we watched the our first Disney movie. Snow White barely started when the queen’s voice and evil face sneered, “Bring me her heart in a box.” If this were in real life, I wouldn’t...
by Brenda L. Yoder | Sep 1, 2022 | Life
We were at a movie theater when a phone call changed the trajectory of our evening. One of those phone calls when the world seems to crash in around you, and the only choice you have at the moment is to sink or swim. Have you received those phone calls, the...
