by Brenda L. Yoder | May 20, 2015 | Life
Today’s my 26th anniversary. Our marriage can be defined as “My Big Fat Greek Wedding,” only it’s Italian Girl Marries Mennonite Farmboy. I was going to write eloquent thoughts, but the post “25 Reasons Why I Suck At Marriage After 25...
by Brenda L. Yoder | Mar 31, 2015 | Life
My kid asked if we had ancestry.com. He has a genealogy project for school. I got out a stack full of books listing several generations. He traces his roots all the way to an English ship in 1700. A kid tells me she gets Ramen noodles for supper because Dad only picks...
by Brenda L. Yoder | Feb 22, 2015 | Life
This year, I celebrated my 25th wedding anniversary with my high school sweetheart. We’ve been romancing for thirty-one years this month. We’ve been through a lot, particularly in parenting, finding that parenting teens and tween are the roughest years in marriage. So...
by Brenda L. Yoder | Jan 5, 2015 | Life
The holidays are over. Today’s the first day back to school for kids and back to work for many of us. How are you surviving the back to routine blah’s? I began the 2014 Holidays as a minimalist. My goal was to simplify, scale back, say no, and rest. With...
by Brenda L. Yoder | Nov 17, 2014 | Life
As the holidays approach, I see stress everywhere. I hear it in voices of friends, colleagues and women I speak to. The pressure of holiday busyness on top of “normal life” causes angst – at least it does for me. Does it cause stress for you, too?...
by Brenda L. Yoder | Sep 29, 2014 | Life
This weekend was my first book signing. I am honored to be published in Chicken Soup For The Soul: Reboot Your Life. It was a great time. I made new friends with Glow Bookstore owner Denise Henke, saw old friends (including my elementary school principal!) and was...
