by Brenda L. Yoder | Nov 20, 2019 | For Women, Life
With the upcoming holidays, there are mixed feelings when it comes to family gatherings. You want holiday get-togethers to be idyllic, like a Norman Rockwell picture, but they’re not. The holidays bring relationships with conflict to the surface. I often speak to...
by Brenda L. Yoder | Nov 4, 2019 | Faith, Life, Parenting, Podcast Episodes
We are back for Season 2 of the Life Beyond the Picket Fence podcast! We pray this podcast encourages, but also challenges you to grow in your faith, life, and family. Growing is synonymous with struggle and we as humans don’t really lean towards that word or...
by Brenda L. Yoder | Oct 16, 2019 | Life
“Don’t save up love like you’re trying to retire on it. Give it away like you’re made of the stuff,” Bob Goff. Have you ever been in a room of people and felt alone? You look around and your heart longs for someone to see you. Not because you’re selfish or prideful,...
by Brenda L. Yoder | Jul 2, 2019 | Coaching, Life
As a Christian life coach and counselor, I see truth from God’s word, the Bible, throughout secular strategies for mental and emotional health. I’ve studied the Bible for over 35 years and have found it’s truth to be life-giving, life changing,...
by Brenda L. Yoder | Jul 1, 2019 | For Women, Life, Podcast Episodes
Do you struggle to balance being the good wife when it feels like you have nothing left for your husband after caring for kids and others all day long? It’s a common feeling for women with kids. In this episode, Brenda tackles these marriage issues with three...
by Brenda L. Yoder | Jun 16, 2019 | Life
I was probably seven when, at a friend’s house, we found a nest full of baby birds. I looked at the birds and saw their necks stretched upward and their beaks wide open. It was the first time I’d seen baby birds up close. Curious, I touched one of the...