by Brenda L. Yoder | Apr 22, 2021 | Fledge, Parenting
I checked my phone in the middle of the night. There were only social media and email notifications. Not what I was looking for. What I was looking for was a “Thanks, Mom, I love you,” or at least an “I love you, too” from my older kids no...
by Brenda L. Yoder | Oct 10, 2020 | Fledge, Parenting
I fell into bed at night, feeling like my head was pinned against a wall and there was no way out. The next day would be the same—up at 5:30 am, get the babysitter, get the kids to school, teach high schoolers, rush to a volleyball game, help kids with homework, get...
by Brenda L. Yoder | Aug 21, 2020 | Fledge, Parenting
“Everything is permissible, but not everything is beneficial” I Corinthians 10:23 “You let us figure things out on our own. You didn’t baby us” my nineteen year-old responded when I asked him what things his dad and I did “right” in parenting him and his siblings. My...
by Brenda L. Yoder | May 24, 2019 | Fledge, Parenting
I’m the mom of a high school senior. For the fourth time. My last time. Being an experienced parent doesn’t lessen the emotions that come from reading a simple letter from the high school listing the end of year graduation activities. A letter that makes you cry...
by Cassie | Mar 12, 2019 | Fledge, Parenting, Podcast Episodes
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 10:20 — 14.5MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS“Loving your kids through authentic relationship is the greatest way to open their hearts to Christ.” Brenda Yoder, Fledge: Launching Your Kids Without...
