by Brenda L. Yoder | Mar 10, 2024 | Coaching, Life
There’s a story called The Velveteen Rabbit. It’s about a stuffed animal that was drug around by a Boy during the magical childhood moments, through sickness and fear. What is Real? The Velveteen Rabbit asked the old, wise Horse in the nursery. The...
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 | Sep 16, 2016 | For Women, Parenting
I came across this beautiful photo (of which I’ve cropped) on my Instagram feed last night. It’s beautiful. Everything is propped and proportioned so meticulously. The colors are beautiful and the caption is great. But it broke my heart. Actually, the...
by Brenda L. Yoder | May 22, 2016 | Faith, Life
I shy away from the moral and cultural religious wars of today. I cautiously disengage from new age, occultic, and secular beliefs that have infiltrated the church, and those that are also on the legalistic, dogmatic side. There’s so much rhetoric, it’s...
by Brenda L. Yoder | Aug 8, 2014 | Faith
It’s been a long time since I’ve really written. From the heart. Heart writing requires time – time to reflect, time to write down what whispers in your soul. I don’t know where to start – whether to write about standing in the Charleston...