by Brenda L. Yoder | Mar 21, 2016 | Faith, Parenting
What’s your idea of family devotions? Children quietly sitting as their father shares insight from the Bible? If that’s not your reality, you’re not alone. Is this more like your house–your family is barely ever home at the same time, except...
by Brenda L. Yoder | Mar 16, 2016 | Parenting
The election results continue to come in. No matter what side of the political scene you’re on, the game-changing nature of the political climate has most adults bewildered. Those of us parenting might wonder how to raise honest kids when we don’t see...
by Brenda L. Yoder | Mar 8, 2016 | For Women, Parenting
Last week, I was reminded of envy. I read about the Longaberger Basket office closing. If you don’t know what that is, it’s the building which houses the Longaberger company headquarters. It’s shaped like a basket and is in southern Ohio. My friends...
by Brenda L. Yoder | Mar 2, 2016 | Faith
A week ago, a personal post I wrote went viral and appeared in The Washington Post. As a public school educator who is also a Christian, and a faith writer with social media presence, I was scared. Because being a Christian isn’t popular and working as a...
by Brenda L. Yoder | Feb 19, 2016 | Faith, Life
It’s been a week of love. But sometimes, love is hard. Not the loving-someone-who-loves-you-back kind, but the loving-someone-who-doesn’t-reciprocate kind. Loving when you’ve been wounded, you’ve forgiven, and you desire genuine restoration. But instead of...
