by Rebecca Yauger | Dec 3, 2024 | Christmas, encouragement, faith, family, fear, forgiveness, friendship, prayer, trust, trusting God
Well, I guess I need to be real. I’m all about encouraging one another and giving hope. But at the moment, I’m struggling. This year, thinking about Christmas only brings stress. Certain family relationships are difficult. And I’m hoping we zoom quickly right into...
by Rebecca Yauger | Apr 29, 2021 | agree to disagree, choices, choose, Christian walk, encouragement, faith, friends, friendship, hope, Kindness, life, look around, relationships, Respect, support, talking, trust
The world today is divided. I think we all recognize that. The “us” versus “them” mentality is thriving. But let’s dig down a little deeper: define who is us and who is them? Who are we divided against? There is so much division fueled by anger, that it’s difficult to...
by Rebecca Yauger | Apr 1, 2021 | agree to disagree, choices, encouragement, friends, friendship, Kindness, learning, perception, share, talking, teachable spirit, thankfulness, True friends, trust
I have a great group of friends. I’m very, very thankful for that. We can talk, laugh, and cry together. Recently, an issue came up, and I discovered that I’m at odds with most of my friends. During a dinner discussion one evening with this particular group of...
by Rebecca Yauger | Aug 3, 2016 | blessings, choices, cycles of life, discouragement, faith in Christ, focus on today, friends, friendship, God is there, grief, illness, inspiration, look around, relationships, small moments, trusting God
This summer seems to be filled with anger from an ugly political season and violence. Many people I know are also facing tough times, with health issues and tragic deaths in their families. For me, I’m just upset about computer problems. That may seem minor, but...
by Rebecca Yauger | Aug 12, 2014 | blessings, care, choose, cycles of life, discouragement, empowerment, encouragement, family ties, focus on today, friendship, God is there, hope, illness, inspiration, just show up, life, reaching out, reflections, relationships, self-love, small moments, support, taking a chance, thankfulness, time together, today, trust
As I write this, the world is talking about the shocking passing of Robin Williams. As the TV talking heads are going through his television and movie credits, I realize how many of his movies I’ve seen… and loved. It is incredibly sad to lose such a...
by Rebecca Yauger | Apr 15, 2014 | blessings, cancer, celebration, choices, Christian walk, friends, friendship, life, life after cancer, maintaining friends, my journey, prayer, recovery, relationships, support, survivors, True friends, trust
This blog is entitled “Talking Among Friends” for a reason. I want it to be a safe place to talk about friendships, relationships and life in general. Originally, this blog started out as “Rebecca’s Journey,” where I wrote about my...