Episode 140: Modeling An Uncomplicated Life

Do you ever feel that life is more challenging than it used to be, and wonder why? Our guest, Brenda Yoder, offers some age-old wisdom to help bring us back to the basics of an uncomplicated life.

Following the Covid-19 pandemic, Brenda noticed how God used the many threads of her home, career and Airbnb to weave together the pages of a book she recently published called Uncomplicated, Simple Secrets For A Compelling Life. Brenda shares some of her journey and practical tips to live more simply so we can model and teach this to the next generation! 

Ready to learn how to live an uncomplicated life? Let’s go!

BRENDA L. YODER, LMHC, is a counselor, speaker, author, and educator. She’s the co-host of the Midlife Moms Podcast and Facebook community. She also hosts and writes the Life Beyond the Picket Fence podcast and blog, and writes for Guideposts’ Mornings with Jesus. 

As a teacher, Brenda twice received the Touchstone Award for teachers. She is currently a part-time elementary counselor and therapist in private practice. Brenda and her husband, Ron, are parents to four adult children, two daughters-in-law and grandparents to three grandsons with whom they love creating new memories. Brenda and Ron live on a farm in Shipshewana, Indiana, where she loves gardening and spending evenings sitting on her front porch rocker.

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Website: brendayoder.com

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1 Corinthians 10:23 – everything is permissible, not beneficial

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