by Brenda L. Yoder | Nov 17, 2018 | Fledge, Parenting
The man made a remark about my overflowing grocery cart I carefully maneuvered to the checkout line, hoping something wouldn’t fall off. “I used to do this every week,” I replied, matter-of-factly. I’m still thankful I get to grocery shop...
by Brenda L. Yoder | Aug 31, 2018 | Coaching, Faith, For Women, Life
“I don’t know what I need” is the response I often get when I ask a client what her needs are or when people answer this question in a workshop. Many of us don’t know what our needs are. Perhaps you’ve never stopped to think about it....
by Brenda L. Yoder | Jul 5, 2018 | Faith, For Women
In Balance, Busyness, and Not Doing It All, I wrote a chapter about Mary and Martha, and a chapter about To Do Lists. The tension between being all to everyone and being who God created us to be, in relationship with our Savior, Jesus Christ, is a real battle....
by Brenda L. Yoder | May 14, 2018 | Fledge, Parenting
I wrote the following article two years ago, the summer before I started writing Fledge. It’s for all you moms who have graduating kids. I’m the mom of a high school senior. For the third time. Being an experienced parent doesn’t lessen the emotions that...
by Brenda L. Yoder | Dec 8, 2017 | Faith, Life, Parenting
A few years ago the Ricki Lake Show called me. I thought I made it big as a blogger but turns out I didn’t hate Christmas enough to make it big. They were doing a show on hating Christmas and my blog caught their eye. I reposted the Why I Hate Christmas blog...
