by Brenda L. Yoder | Sep 18, 2016 | Parenting
My oldest son is leaving for his senior year in college and Boy #2 is starting his first year at the university. It’s challenge raising a man in today’s culture. The standards of his world are different than they were for his dad and granddads. But certain...
by Brenda L. Yoder | Aug 24, 2016 | Faith
It’s been a full week. To the naked eye it seems like things are normal but as I listened to my heart I realized I am holding on to my emotional strings tightly, trying to hold things together. Big transitions are happening at our house this summer and I...
by Brenda L. Yoder | Jun 17, 2015 | Life, Parenting
This article is reposted from one of my earlier blogging days. I just sent my 16 year old boy out the door with his 12 year old brother to get “groceries.” 16 year old just got his license two days ago. On the list: Drive to the grocery store. Buy pop,...
by Brenda L. Yoder | May 18, 2014 | For Women, Parenting
It’s my privilege to introduce you to my dear friend, Athena Moberg, of Maui, Hawaii. She is one of the most remarkable women I know – I’m glad to call her friend, and I’m excited to speak at her ALOHA Conference In September. I’ve asked...
by Brenda L. Yoder | Jan 31, 2014 | For Women, Parenting
Today I’m making fifteen sandwiches and lunch bags for my favorite sports team this season, and it’s not for a Superbowl party. I’m a basketball mom. I’m a tennis mom, theater mom, a choir mom, a cross-country mom, a youth group mom and a...