by Brenda L. Yoder | Jan 30, 2019 | Faith, Life
I won’t forget La’Shon’s question. It was one of those moments that burrows deep in your soul, teaching you something that marks you. “Mrs. Yoder, how did you make it to adulthood?” “Mrs. Yoder, how did you make it to...
by Brenda L. Yoder | Jan 25, 2019 | Faith, Hope Beyond the Image, Life
Life gives you images of what it should be like. Heroines live happily ever. Kids are protected from growing up. Instagram mirrors a perfectly poised life. We seek a pain free life, evidenced by the comfort we seek when fear grips us. Though you naturally stay away...
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...
