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Forty-five. Why Mid-life Is Not What I Feared18 comments

Brenda L. Yoder wrote 1 week ago: Today I’m forty-five. Not forty, not fifty, but halfway in between. Half of my life is complet … more →

Tags: Encouragement & Faith, authenticity, Encouragement, Grace, Motherhood, Seasons, Womanhood

Friday Chat: What's Your Measuring Tool?1 comment

Brenda L. Yoder wrote 3 weeks ago: I’m posting today at Not Alone Mom for moms.  Who do you measure yourself against? Read about … more →

Tags: authenticity, Parenting

Why The Breakfast Club is Still Relevant Today

Brenda L. Yoder wrote 1 month ago: When I taught high school Sociology, we studied stereotypes and social groups via the movie “T … more →

Tags: broken images, authenticity, Teenagers, Parenting, HOPE, Children, Relationships

Spring Cleaning, Barnyard Therapy and A Giveaway1 comment

Brenda L. Yoder wrote 1 month ago: The Real Deal from Our House The calendar says it’s Spring, though it’s only 20 degrees … more →

Tags: Encouragement & Faith

How to Fight A Lion and Other Principalities2 comments

Brenda L. Yoder wrote 2 months ago: “For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorit … more →

Tags: Faith, broken images, For Women, For Men, authenticity, wounds, Grace, healing

The Resurrection:Real Victory for Real Life7 comments

Brenda L. Yoder wrote 2 months ago: A similar article was first published in The Purpose Magazine in March, 2013 The life-giving power o … more →

Tags: broken images, Encouragement & Faith, Faith, Addiction, authenticity, Christ, Eating Disorders, Encouragement, Grace

The Sound of Silence2 comments

Brenda L. Yoder wrote 2 months ago: And there was silence in Heaven.  Revelation 8:1 I don’t feel right writing, but in my selfish … more →

Tags: broken images, Grace, Grief, healing, wounds

Running Away, Giving Up and the Benefits of Being Caught5 comments

Brenda L. Yoder wrote 2 months ago: This week, I’ll be speaking in Western Michigan for two women’s groups on Hope Beyond th … more →

Tags: Faith, broken images, Encouragement & Faith, For Women, Life, authenticity, Parenting, wounds, Grace

Taking Risks Despite the Gloomy Forecast2 comments

Brenda L. Yoder wrote 2 months ago: Our Back Yard I’m going to try” I said. Snow was no longer coming down, but school had j … more →

Tags: Faith, Parenting, Grief, Parenting, Motherhood, Children, Relationships, Faith

Guest Post: H. John Lyke, "What Would Our Founding Fathers Say"

Brenda L. Yoder wrote 2 months ago: I have the privilege to have H. John Lyke as a guest writer today.  We’ve connected through so … more →

Tags: Encouragement & Faith

Steps in Overcoming Obstacles: Keep Walking3 comments

Brenda L. Yoder wrote 3 months ago: I have a messed up knee. A torn ACL, torn meniscus, possible compression fracture.  Today I’ll … more →

Tags: broken images, Encouragement & Faith, Eating Disorders, wounds, healing, HOPE, Addiction, Encouragement, children of God

God Made a Farmer8 comments

Brenda L. Yoder wrote 3 months ago: I married a farmer.  Though I’m a mental health professional, I’ve learned answers to li … more →

Tags: For Men, Encouragement & Faith, authenticity, Grace, broken images, Children, Encouragement, Seasons, Relationships

WHY: Doing Life

Sara wrote 3 months ago: This week I’ve been staying with two of my high school students from youth group. It’s a … more →

Tags: Community, Theology, Questions, Friends 2, Faith, The Church, Why Wednesdays, Learning, Youth Group

Double Life, and a Studio Clean-Up2 comments

LisaK wrote 3 months ago:   January is just whizzing by me.  Surely, time moves faster as you chase it.  And I feel as if … more →

Tags: Art, MOMENTUM, Studio, Painting, Technical Writing

Lovely Morning

kaseymack wrote 4 months ago: I had a great walk/jog today.  Awesome, although a bad allergy morning + morning session at the rec … more →

Tags: activity, Fitness, Weight Watchers, health, Exercise

Keep on Keeping On...

kaseymack wrote 4 months ago: Feeling pretty fantastic today.  I did my 2 miles on the indoor track at the rec center, warming up … more →

Tags: activity, Fitness, Weight Watchers, health, Exercise

New Year, New Me!

kaseymack wrote 4 months ago: I haven’t been posting lately, but that’s not because I fell off the wagon or anything. I’m mostly t … more →

Tags: activity, Fitness, Weight Watchers, health, Exercise

My Story Up to Now...

kaseymack wrote 5 months ago: Copying a few recent posts over from the tumblr blog I started because not sure that format is for m … more →

Tags: activity, Fitness, Weight Watchers, My Story !, Background

God The Person

renewingtheinside wrote 6 months ago: Something that I have often done in life is to forget that our God who holds the universe in His han … more →

Tags: spirituality


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