by brendayoder | May 19, 2013 | For Women, Parenting
I’m sitting on my porch swing taking in the day I hope will never end. The sun is on its way down to slip behind the trees in an hour or two. The flowers are bright around me and a breeze is on my cheek. The birds are singing, the cattle...
by brendayoder | May 15, 2013 | Parenting
It’s my privilege to have Shannon Dew, author at Dewing Life, to guest post today. Visit her site – it’s full of encouragement and practical advice for parenting blended families. I’m thankful to have her contribute to our parenting series!...
by brendayoder | May 12, 2013 | Faith, For Women, Parenting
Today is Mother’s Day – the day we think of the blessings of motherhood. In reflecting on this day, I’m reminded of inspiring women who had messed-up experiences in motherhood. Many biblical women endured hard places, being forced to lean on the Lord...
by brendayoder | May 8, 2013 | Encouragement, Topics
Today I’m forty-five. Not forty, not fifty, but halfway in between. Half of my life is completed, if I live until ninety, by the grace of God. For to me, to live is Christ, to die is gain. Philippians 1:21 Ten years ago, for my thirty-fifth birthday, I borrowed...
by Brenda L. Yoder | May 7, 2013 | Faith, Parenting
When my little girl came into the world, like your firstborn, she was all I dreamed of. But God doesn’t prepare us for the challenges of parenting, the things in our children that bring out the worst in us. God gave me a beautiful daughter with passion,...
