by Brenda L. Yoder | Dec 29, 2013 | Faith
Do you believe God has plans for you in 2014? Are you familiar with the verse from Jeremiah 29:11? “‘For I know the plans I have for you’ declares the Lord. ‘Plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you a hope and a...
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 1, 2013 | Life
My hometown is beautiful at Christmas with twinkling lights and picture perfect decorations. It mirrors the image of Christmas. A season of great expectations. Unmet holiday expectations are disappointing. How many children are disappointed because they don’t...
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....
by Brenda L. Yoder | Jul 19, 2013 | Encouragement, Faith, For Women, Life
{and a give-away} I stood in the my drive way with dirty hands from pulling weeds. An acquaintance stopped to talk with me about life beyond the picket fence. “If someone’s life is picture-perfect, they’re not living” they said. a profound...
