Home is a safe place where we belong. Here are tips to finding the home where you can be yourself and how God created you. The post Finding Home appeared first on Brenda L Yoder, Life Beyond the Picket Fence ..read more

Learn five easy ways to develop equanimity and self-control, important skills our generation needs. Join us! The post 5 Ways to Build Equanimity and Self-Control appeared first on Brenda L Yoder, Life Beyond the Picket Fence ..read more

Many things converged, showing me the hunger and need for Uncomplicated: Simple Secrets for a Compelling Life. The post Why I Wrote Uncomplicated appeared first on Brenda L Yoder, Life Beyond the Picket Fence ..read more

The power of resourcefulness doesn't have to be lost in past generations. It's an essential skill that can transform today's problems. The post The Power of Resourcefulness: How to Solve Problems Like Our Grandparents Did appeared first on Brenda L Yoder, Life Beyond the Picket Fence ..read more

Learn timeless methods for raising grateful kids through the power of gratitude, contentment and appreciation. The post Timeless Advice for Raising Grateful Kids appeared first on Brenda L Yoder, Life Beyond the Picket Fence ..read more

As AI and screens overtake natural processes, the world needs Gen X to model the skills and values that humans still need. Now is our time. The post Gen X, We Need You appeared first on Brenda L Yoder, Life Beyond the Picket Fence ..read more

New Year’s resolutions feel like a failure waiting to happen. Will a new year make a difference if I can’t follow through on things in July or October or as the year finishes? A new year does allow the framework to create a new mindset, an opportunity that presents itself with each new day. Looking […] The post 5 Ways to Create Contentment in 2024 appeared first on Brenda L Yoder, Life Beyond the Picket Fence ..read more

Read how a simple prayer, "Lord heal me," created powerful results. The post Lord, Heal Me appeared first on Brenda L Yoder, Life Beyond the Picket Fence ..read more

We had newborn fainting goats born at Picket Fence Farm during the week of Thanksgiving. Baby goats are some of the cutest animals. They are not wobbly and scrawny like calves and are just the right size to be deemed adorable. It’s not uncommon for goats to have twins, which is what our first mother […] The post Teaching Kids about Life and Death appeared first on Brenda L Yoder, Life Beyond the Picket Fence ..read more

Fall can be a hard season. God surprised me with an encounter that turned grief into joy and redeemed a season I'd rather avoid. The post Redeeming Fall and the Season of Tears appeared first on Brenda L Yoder, Life Beyond the Picket Fence ..read more