How to Grow Older Gracefully
Easter weekend is about endings and beginnings. It’s about new life, living in resurrection power, leaving death behind and walking in the fullness of God’s grace. Every Easter we talk about the empty...
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She sat across from me shaking. She recounted a conversation with the father of her children. Though he’s never laid a hand on her, she’s afraid. He’s verbally abusive. She’s exhausted, scared. Her...
View ArticleInterview with Cindy Bultema And A Red Hot Give-away!
I’m excited to share a new Bible Study with you by friend Cindy Bultema, a writer, speaker, bible teacher and mom. Cindy grew up in a non-Christian home with an atheist father and spent her time in...
View ArticleWhy My Kids Don’t Do Energy Drinks
When energy drinks first came out, I decided they’d be off limits for my middle-school and elementary-age kids. They had enough energy as it was, why would you give them more? From experiences teaching...
View ArticleGuest Post & A Giveaway: #Live2015
It’s my privilege to share a guest post from Kimberly Muench. I’ve recently connected with Kimberly as she’s joined the writing team of 10 to 20 Parenting with me. Email me at yoderbl@gmail.com if...
View Article4 Things When Asking God, Where Are You?
“God, where are you?” were the first words that came from my mouth. I laid on the floor, crying, pouring out the anguish inside. I knew God was with me, but in the moment He felt absent. While I’d been...
View ArticleWhy Love is a Dirty Word to Me
I shy away from the moral and cultural religious wars of today. I cautiously disengage from new age, occultic, and secular beliefs that have infiltrated the church, and those that are also on the...
View Article5 Lessons from Big Life Interruptions
Life sends you reeling when big interruptions happen--crisis, death, or general chaos. How do you handle it in an already busy life? The post 5 Lessons from Big Life Interruptions appeared first on...
View ArticleThe Freedom of Airing Dirty Laundry
With today’s technology, it’s easy to do laundry without effort. You put clothes in a machine, turn a dial, and press a button. Going to my child’s bedroom requires more work than that. It’s a simple...
View ArticleLet Jesus be the Keeper of Your Soul
I remember telling God I couldn’t let go of that inner part. It was the part of me I’d been protecting for twenty-five years, since I first realized my soul needed protecting at age 14. For me, an...
View ArticleHow to Grow Older Gracefully
Easter weekend is about endings and beginnings. It’s about new life, living in resurrection power, leaving death behind and walking in the fullness of God’s grace. Every Easter we talk about the empty...
View ArticlePersonal Boundaries With Toxic People
She sat across from me shaking. She recounted a conversation with the father of her children. Though he’s never laid a hand on her, she’s afraid. He’s verbally abusive. She’s exhausted, scared. Her...
View ArticleInterview with Cindy Bultema And A Red Hot Give-away!
I’m excited to share a new Bible Study with you by friend Cindy Bultema, a writer, speaker, bible teacher and mom. Cindy grew up in a non-Christian home with an atheist father and spent her time in...
View ArticleWhy My Kids Don’t Do Energy Drinks
When energy drinks first came out, I decided they’d be off limits for my middle-school and elementary-age kids. They had enough energy as it was, why would you give them more? From experiences teaching...
View ArticleGuest Post & A Giveaway: #Live2015
Motherhood: A Basketful of Life Lessons by: Kimberly Muench It’s ironic how, as parents, we believe we are our children’s teachers. I can tell you this, after twenty-eight years of parenting five...
View Article4 Things When Asking God, Where Are You?
What do you do when God feel like he's abandoned you? Here are 4 things to do in response to emotions and despair. The post 4 Things When Asking God, Where Are You? appeared first on Life Beyond the...
View ArticleWhy Love is a Dirty Word to Me
I shy away from the moral and cultural religious wars of today. I cautiously disengage from new age, occultic, and secular beliefs that have infiltrated the church, and those that are also on the...
View ArticlePersonal Boundaries With Toxic People
She sat across from me shaking. She recounted a conversation with the father of her children. Though he’s never laid a hand on her, she’s afraid. He’s verbally abusive. She’s exhausted, scared. Her...
View ArticleInterview with Cindy Bultema And A Red Hot Give-away!
I’m excited to share a new Bible Study with you by friend Cindy Bultema, a writer, speaker, bible teacher and mom. Cindy grew up in a non-Christian home with an atheist father and spent her time in...
View ArticleWhy My Kids Don’t Do Energy Drinks
When energy drinks first came out, I decided they’d be off limits for my middle-school and elementary-age kids. They had enough energy as it was, why would you give them more? From experiences teaching...
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