by Brenda L. Yoder | Jun 14, 2017 | Life, Parenting
“There’s no food in the house,” one of my kids said. I sighed. I’ve grocery shopped twice in the last week and we just ran out of cereal. My dishes are piled high because the dishwasher is continuously full, and we’re going through one...
by Brenda L. Yoder | May 27, 2017 | Life, Parenting
I sat on my porch swing taking in the day I hoped would never end. The sun was on its way down behind the trees. The flowers were bright and a breeze was on my cheek. Another Sunday was gone, another week came to an end. So predictable, yet so different. Up until then...
by Brenda L. Yoder | May 18, 2017 | Coaching, Faith, Life
People will fail you, but God never will. I said this to a friend when she sought my advice. I feared I would fail her because I knew my limitations, and she had already been betrayed and disappointment by so many people. I knew if she sought God over me, He...
by Brenda L. Yoder | May 5, 2017 | Faith, Life, Parenting
There’s an epidemic in my personal and professional world of what I’d call bad marriages. And they all are within the Church. As a therapist/friend/mentor, I’m grieved at the lack of support for marriages. There are many resources on how to make...
by Brenda L. Yoder | Apr 10, 2017 | Life
I’ve had the privilege to review Stephen and Misty Arterburn’s new book, The Mediterranean Love Plan: 7 Secrets to Life-Long Passion in Marriage. It’s been personal and is impacting my marriage. Here’s why. The seven relationship principles in...
by Brenda L. Yoder | Mar 10, 2017 | Faith, Life
I end the day with thanks, realizing how often I forget to praise God for what is. In the gap between praying about worry and crisis, we fail to simply give thanks. For the simple things. In the gap between praying about worry and crisis, we fail to simply give...
