by Brenda L. Yoder | Apr 15, 2023 | Fledge, Parenting
The man remarked on my overflowing grocery cart. I carefully maneuvered to the checkout line, hoping something wouldn’t fall off. “I used to do this every week,” I replied matter-of-factly. I’m still thankful I get to grocery shop alone,...
by Cassie | Mar 10, 2023 | Fledge, Parenting, Podcast Episodes
The end of the school year and start of summer means life is going to get crazy…CRAZIER!! Do you ever wonder how you’re going to make it?? Parenting is a really hard job. Juggling multiple schedules, emotions, and everything else pull at you from all sides...
by Brenda L. Yoder | Jan 22, 2023 | Faith, Life
Not without design does God make the music of our lives. John Ruskin Saver of Things On December 31, 2022, I finished up the last stitch on an heirloom quilt I’ve worked on since April 2020 during the pandemic shutdown. It is for our first grandchild. The...
by Brenda L. Yoder | Sep 29, 2022 | Faith, Parenting
When my daughter was three, I snuggled with her on the couch as we watched the our first Disney movie. Snow White barely started when the queen’s voice and evil face sneered, “Bring me her heart in a box.” If this were in real life, I wouldn’t...
by Brenda L. Yoder | Sep 1, 2022 | Life
We were at a movie theater when a phone call changed the trajectory of our evening. One of those phone calls when the world seems to crash in around you, and the only choice you have at the moment is to sink or swim. Have you received those phone calls, the...
by Brenda L. Yoder | Jul 19, 2022 | Parenting
“You honor your sons more than me…” 1 Samuel 2:29b God’s word is complete for parenting. Even in 2022. 1 Samuel shares a principle parents of teens need to hear: Do you honor your children more than God? It’s an eye-opening question. You strive to raise good kids. You...
