by Brenda L. Yoder | Jan 5, 2014 | For Women, Parenting
As the snow comes down, recent conversations with women flood my mind. Conversations with moms who are struggling with the past, the present, and the future. The conversations center on the image that women should be supermoms. In Victorian times, the image of...
by Brenda L. Yoder | Dec 2, 2013 | Life
The last few days my Facebook and Twitter feed has filled with “pray for the sex trafficking during the Super Bowl.” This is one area where prayer is futile without action or commitment to change. Forgive my boldness, but sex trafficking begins and ends...
by Brenda L. Yoder | Sep 5, 2013 | For Women, Parenting
By Krissy L. Nelson These kids are driving me crazy! Yeah, that’s right I said it. I said the thing that most mothers think and feel at some point but shy away from saying out loud, or God forbid – put in writing! Crazy… Batty… Looney tunes… It’s really...
by Brenda L. Yoder | Aug 8, 2013 | Encouragement, Faith, For Women, Life, Parenting
By Contributing Writer Kristen L. Nelson of Not Alone Mom “Can everyone just leave me alone for a minute PLEASE?! Mama needs a minute. Sound familiar? There are “those days” that seem to creep up on us when we least expect it. We’ve all had them. The days where...
by brendayoder | Jun 21, 2013 | Encouragement
I’m sitting in a hotel room with my family trying to quietly type. I don’t think it’s working. There are lots of things happening in the ministry of Life Beyond the Picket Fence. Parenting: First, I’m excited to join the writing team at Ten to...