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...
by Brenda L. Yoder | Jul 19, 2022 | Parenting
“You honor your sons more than me…” 1 Samuel 2:29b God’s word is complete for parenting. Even in 2022. 1 Samuel shares a principle parents of teens need to hear: Do you honor your children more than God? It’s an eye-opening question. You strive to raise good kids. You...
by Brenda L. Yoder | Jun 4, 2022 | Coaching, Faith
It Doesn’t Need to be Complicated! This week a overseas cyber attack halted meat production in the United States. Talk about complicated! We’ve come so far with technology that we can’t butcher an animal, process the meat, and get it to stores as we...
by Brenda L. Yoder | May 5, 2022 | Fledge, Parenting
I fell into bed at night, feeling like my head was pinned against a wall and there was no way out. The next day would be the same—up at 5:30 am, get the babysitter, get the kids to school, teach high schoolers, rush to a volleyball game, help kids with homework, get...