by Brenda L. Yoder | Sep 8, 2013 | Life
Foster children are the voiceless children in America. They are the ones we have failed. As I talk to adults who lived in foster care as children and as I look in the eyes of children pulled from one home to another, I wonder why we can’t heal the children needing to...
by Brenda L. Yoder | Aug 3, 2013 | Encouragement, Faith, Life, Parenting
He called me at 9:15 am asking for his brother’s phone number. “We’re having some trouble with the calf” he said. I held my tongue, gave him Brett’s phone number, and sighed in my spirit. I’ll talk to him about disobeying later, I...
by Brenda L. Yoder | Jun 15, 2013 | Faith
I’m posting at Parents Space today one of my most popular posts on raising girls. If you’ve been reading the blog the last week, you know the challenges and journey I’ve had in raising my girl. Here is a simple list of things I’d do again in...
by brendayoder | Jun 12, 2013 | Parenting
To my children entering the world of adulthood – I recently wondered what I haven’t taught you. So here’s my non-exhaustive list of things I want you to know. Be as wise as a serpent and as innocent as a dove {Matthew 10:16}. Use common sense when dealing...
by brendayoder | May 29, 2013 | Encouragement, Parenting
Raising kids is not so easy. Teaching kids to respect each other is a lifelong process. How siblings treat each other is crucial to the health of a family and a child’s individual development. It’s tempting to ignore it when siblings hurt one another or...
