by Brenda L. Yoder | Aug 17, 2025 | Faith, For Women, Life, Uncomplicated
Twenty-five years ago today, my mother-in-law died. A few years ago, I opened a devotional she had given me when I was a young mom. A folded slip of paper fell out. Across the top, in her familiar handwriting, were the words: My Daily Prayer. It mirrored the legacy of...
by Brenda L. Yoder | Jul 8, 2025 | 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 | Mar 17, 2024 | For Women
“Mom, why do you always want to move?” my son asked. His question surprised me. We had recently built a new home within the boundaries of the family farm. We weren’t moving anywhere. That was the problem. Ethan overheard comments I’d make driving through other...
by Brenda L. Yoder | Feb 27, 2024 | For Women, Life, Parenting
“How do I know what love is?” Jensen asked. It was an honest question from a teen. I processed how to answer her, realizing the culture around her had conflicting messages about love, relationships, and affection. Love is becoming an elusive term. When...
by Brenda L. Yoder | Jan 7, 2024 | For Women, Life
New Year’s resolutions feel like a failure waiting to happen. Will a new year make a difference if I can’t follow through on things in July or October or as the year finishes? A new year does allow the framework to create a new mindset, an opportunity that...
by Brenda L. Yoder | Jan 3, 2022 | For Women
A young mom, I laid sobbing on our couch in our basement. It was my reaction to a comment I received that day which validated feelings of unworthiness and unacceptability. I laid there, loathing myself. It triggered feelings I had as a teenager with an eating disorder...
