Some days you need to reflect on the humor in life, not the discouraging moments.  Today is one of those days where I need to remind myself of the brighter side of life, so here are the echoes from the Yoder house.Yesterday we had five 10 year old boys here for...

Today I was window shopping at some local stores, and something caught my eye.  I walked back to look at what I thought I saw.  It was what I thought I saw:A t-shirt brand name - Life Is Crap - complete with a logo of a bird flying over and pooping on...

Stella, the goat, is dead. I was asked what brought about this tragedy on Facebook, so I thought I'd post it here for my weekly post.                                                                                              Well, Stella, our older milking goat,...

This morning I was reading in Luke, chapter one.  Not because it's Advent, but because I am falling in love with the gospels. I just got done reading Mark and have been mesmerized by the sights and sounds of life with Jesus.   For some reason, reading them...

I'm an advocate of Dr. Henry Cloud's book, Boundaries, and other specific books he has written on interpersonal and relationship boundaries.  I'm a visual learner, so I "get" the visual picture of boundaries.  I use this concept a lot with clients I work...

My husband and sons are Detroit Lions and Tigers fans.  Life on Sunday afternoons revolve around these games if they are playing on TV.Scene today:All three (husband, two boys) watch the first half of the game.  I try to be "involved" by inquiring about how...

Detox.This week I'm doing this detox thing which is supposed to get rid of toxins, bodily waste, bloating, etc.....all the symptoms I seem to be plagued with these days.Gotta love the aging process.I don't know whether it will work or not, but I like the idea of...