by Rebecca Yauger | May 14, 2020 | blended families, choices, choose, family, family ties, gratitude, grief, marriage, second marriages, step-children, step-parents
Mother’s Day has just passed. In this age of COVID-19, many of us didn’t see our mothers face to face, but we all hopefully still found a way to honor them. For me, I come at motherhood with a slightly different perspective. You see, I fell in love and married a...
by Rebecca Yauger | Apr 9, 2020 | choices, choose, faith in Christ, faithfulness, family, fear, focus on today, friends, God is there, God's plan, hope
Simplify is a word that keeps coming up again and again. Right now, the world has turned upside down and we’re wrestling with the loss of freedom and control. This includes those who have lost their jobs or homes or loved ones. For those who are trying to just...
by Rebecca Yauger | May 10, 2017 | blessings, Books, Chicken Soup for the Soul, family, family ties, Motherhood
After the last couple of blog posts about different kinds of mothers, and who we choose to love as our mothers, I couldn’t help thinking about my own mother. For some reason, it’s difficult to write about my mom. Maybe because the emotions run too deep....
by Rebecca Yauger | Jan 14, 2016 | faith in Christ, family, friends, hope
I’m sure many of you have seen this or do it yourself: picking a “word” to live by or motivate you for the new year. It’s big deal to find “your word” for the year. When thinking about my word for the new year, I landed on one...
by Rebecca Yauger | Aug 25, 2015 | a new direction, coming soon, family, family ties, God's plan, growing older, hope, illness, new beginnings, reflections, seasons
It’s back to school time. You’ve seen the pictures flooding the internet of kids on their first day of school for this year. For some parents, it’s seeing their kids start high school or middle school, for others, it’s the start of...
by Rebecca Yauger | Apr 29, 2015 | blessings, family, focus on today, God is there, life, living for today, look around, today, trusting God
I had written a post back in 2013 called “The Last Normal Day.” Recent events in my world having me pondering this again. Everything changed for my family about 10 days ago. Changes that have us on quite the roller coaster ride. The good news...
