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...
by Brenda L. Yoder | Aug 31, 2018 | Coaching, Faith, For Women, Life
“I don’t know what I need” is the response I often get when I ask a client what her needs are or when people answer this question in a workshop. Many of us don’t know what our needs are. Perhaps you’ve never stopped to think about it....
by Brenda L. Yoder | Jul 19, 2018 | Faith
Prove all things. Cling to what is good. Abstain from all appearances of evil. I Thessalonians 5:21-22, KJV “Is it legalism or freedom?” my friend asked herself when her child questioned the occasional drink she and her husband had in their home....
by Brenda L. Yoder | Jul 5, 2018 | Faith, For Women
In Balance, Busyness, and Not Doing It All, I wrote a chapter about Mary and Martha, and a chapter about To Do Lists. The tension between being all to everyone and being who God created us to be, in relationship with our Savior, Jesus Christ, is a real battle....
