by Brenda L. Yoder | Dec 9, 2013 | Life
I have the poem “Do It Anyway” by Mother Theresa in my counseling office. It makes me strong and gives me hope for holiday relationships. It was given to me by a friend in a Christmas letter in 2005. It’s timeless. The truths are essential for...
by Brenda L. Yoder | Dec 4, 2013 | Faith
“Every good and perfect gift comes from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who doesn’t change like shifting shadows” James 1:17 (NIV) This weekend I’ll be speaking to a group of women in Wisconsin on James 1:17. The...
by Brenda L. Yoder | Oct 14, 2013 | Faith, Life
I sat across from her. In the glow of the restaurant, she looked away and spoke from her pain. She was honest with me. I heard and understood her. The book of her life opened. It began making sense to me. In it, I saw layers of pain, remorse, grief and regret. How...
by Brenda L. Yoder | Sep 20, 2013 | Faith, Life
When I look out on the sea of faces, some young, some old, I see tears, heartache and unspoken pain. It’s behind the beautiful demeanor, but present all the same. When I speak on broken relationships, faces of hurting people is the universal language spoken by...
by Brenda L. Yoder | Sep 1, 2013 | Encouragement, Faith, For Women, Life
Since we’re surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles and let us run with perseverance the race marked before us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and perfecter of our faith....
