by Brenda L. Yoder | Oct 17, 2017 | Life
“And the Lord gave the people favor in sight of the Egyptians.” Exodus 11:3 Have you ever wondered why God allows hardship? You obey God in a situation or relationship, yet things get worse. You surrender your life or relationship to Him, yet things get...
by Brenda L. Yoder | Sep 21, 2017 | Coaching, Life, Parenting
I fell into bed at night, feeling like my head was pinned against a wall and there was no way out. The next day would be the same—up at 5:30 am, get the baby sitter, get the kids to school, teach high schoolers, rush to a volleyball game, help kids with homework, get...
by Brenda L. Yoder | Sep 5, 2017 | Faith, Life
There’s pain in my chest tonight. I first called it stress. Then I called it hurt. Then disappointment. Then discouragement. Then, I realized it’s all of those things–the things a mother feels for her child, only a little deeper. Perhaps a lot deeper. It’s an ache...
by Brenda L. Yoder | Jul 7, 2017 | Life
With today’s technology, it’s easy to do laundry without effort. You put clothes in a machine, turn a dial, and press a button. Going to my child’s bedroom requires more work than that. It’s a simple process. One Sunday after returning home from a family vacation, I...
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 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...
