by Brenda L. Yoder | Jan 4, 2019 | Faith, For Women, Parenting
Vulnerable is a word I’m familiar with as a midlife mom. The last few years, everything I was sure about feels like it’s slipping away, like tequila that makes that girl’s clothes fall off. Only it’s not my clothes slipping off, it’s the...
by Brenda L. Yoder | Dec 19, 2018 | Faith
Christmas marks our life events whether we want to remember them or not. The first Christmas without a family member. The first Christmas as a divorcee. The first Christmas before life so quickly changed with the complication of health, finances, or other...
by Brenda L. Yoder | Dec 14, 2018 | Faith
Christmas is stressful finding just the right present for your teen or tween. While I love that my older kids send me links to online gifts I can purchase from my living room with coffee in hand, added stress creeps in…… Is there something everyone else is getting...
by Brenda L. Yoder | Nov 10, 2018 | Coaching, Hope Beyond the Image, Life
November brings hopes and expectations of good things. There’s a longing to come home for the Thanksgiving holiday with gatherings of family and friends. You anticipate building memories filled with warmth and security. It’s one reason Hallmark Christmas movies are...
by Brenda L. Yoder | Oct 18, 2018 | Faith, Life
Pray for me, I texted a friend. I was facing a big day, yet felt vulnerable and insecure in the situation. I really wanted to go home where I felt more comfortable, or at least to a corner where no one would see me and I could have a good cry. But I couldn’t. I had to...
by Brenda L. Yoder | Sep 17, 2018 | Faith, Parenting
Be sober, be vigilant, because your adversary the devil walks around like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour. 1 Peter 5:8, KJV The Holy Spirit is a gentleman, but your adversary, the devil, is not. He is the enemy of God and wants to steal, kill, and destroy...
