by Brenda L. Yoder | Aug 19, 2014 | Faith
It’s my privilege to share this story my daughter wrote from one of her recent trips to Hope Of Life International, Zacapa, Guatemala. Kaylee’s spent seven months in the last two years in the mountains of Zacapa. I want to share the story of an everyday...
by Brenda L. Yoder | Jan 26, 2014 | Faith, Parenting
There are times God’s goodness is simple. And real. And overwhelming. This morning I woke up in my bed at a place called home. A place I take for granted. “Thank God if your kids are in your beds each night” I told women I spoke to this weekend. A...
by Brenda L. Yoder | Nov 19, 2013 | Parenting
I’m excited to help launch Choose Now team member Jennifer Barnes Maggio’s new book for single parents! Eighteen years ago, I gazed into the eyes of my unbelievably beautiful first-born. I sat in the hospital room alone. It was the first of many nights,...
by brendayoder | May 26, 2013 | Faith
I live in the middle of the third largest Amish community in the United States. Driving in our area requires a certain level of acquired proficiency. Slow-moving horse and buggies are plentiful, and maneuvering around them is a skill only the locals know how to do. ...
by Brenda L. Yoder | Apr 3, 2013 | For Women, Parenting
By Contributing Author, Kristin L. Nelson of Not Alone Mom. “If you can’t say anything nice – don’t say anything at all.” You’ve heard the saying time and again. We use it to teach our children about the value of holding their tongue and being the bigger...