by Brenda L. Yoder | Apr 13, 2013 | Encouragement, Faith
It’s my great privilege to have a dear friend share her story of cancer survival. This is Ingrid’s story: My friend holds her daughter’s hand, whispering prayers as the daughter lay in the Intensive Care Unit. This young, single mother just barely...
by Brenda L. Yoder | Mar 23, 2013 | Encouragement, Faith
I live on a family farm. Though we sold the family dairy herd a few years ago, my diary-farmer husband keeps a dairy goat on our little stead. When he’s gone, I often find myself counselor by day and dairy maid by night. This makes for a new brand of...
by Brenda L. Yoder | Mar 22, 2013 | Encouragement, Topics
The calendar says it’s Spring, though it’s only 20 degrees here in Indiana. But I’m ready for spring, so I’m hoping to share some pick-me-ups with you today for a change. First, I’m posting today at Not Alone Mom on Practical Steps for...
by Brenda L. Yoder | Mar 17, 2013 | Encouragement, Faith, Topics
A similar article was first published in The Purpose Magazine in March, 2013 The life-giving power of God’s word became real to me at seventeen. As a young girl with an eating disorder, I felt powerless in attempts at getting out of the cycle of starving myself,...
by Brenda L. Yoder | Mar 10, 2013 | Encouragement, Faith, For Women, Topics
This week, I’ll be speaking in Western Michigan for two women’s groups on Hope Beyond the Picket Fence. I’ll be sharing what I call “my angry mom story.” It’s the hope and truth our family has lived through when the storybook...
by Brenda L. Yoder | Mar 8, 2013 | Encouragement, Faith
“Ouch, that hurts,” I told the physical therapist working on my knee. He was trying to figure out what was stable and what needed to be stretched after last week’s surgery. “We’re going to get you walking,” he said, in a thick...
