tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41040099206944838012024-03-13T13:37:22.890-05:00 Faithful FeatKaylene Yoderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07652174599514076971noreply@blogger.comBlogger169125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4104009920694483801.post-69237096403777793932014-12-31T13:39:00.001-06:002014-12-31T13:39:24.784-06:00We Adore Him Who Renews - A Poem
As falling snow descending to earth,
Silencing, freshening all the land,
So descends His mercy and grace,
Much more renewing this sinful man.
What's past, is gone, what's done, forgotten.
What's old, is new, what's dark, now light.
Cold hearts turned flesh, the harsh now soft.
Beauty for ashes, saved from our plight.
No mountain too high, no valley too Kaylene Yoderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07652174599514076971noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4104009920694483801.post-75021951253831203922014-12-13T23:25:00.000-06:002014-12-15T07:04:50.151-06:0025 Last Minute DIY Gifts
Christmas is near and it finds some of us scrambling!
Did you know, I've been sharing lots of gift ideas over on the blog Facebook page? Give me a like and see more every day!
Here are a few of my favorites! Enjoy! >>TWEET THIS<<
1.
Double Braided Scarf Tutorial
from Put Up Your Dukes
{photo credit}
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2.
Arm Knit Scarf & Cowl
Here are two I've Kaylene Yoderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07652174599514076971noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4104009920694483801.post-53571383310054613952014-12-06T13:07:00.000-06:002014-12-15T07:04:40.065-06:0031 Days in Proverbs Devotional Collection
Life gets so busy.
And let's face it...we often become distracted and end up pushing our devotional time to the side in hopes of saving time. We're all guilty of it...we all want to do better...but when we feel this heightening level of tension, we realize God isn't the one who drifted.
We did.
Yet we have a gracious, patient God, who welcomes us back and provides the rest Kaylene Yoderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07652174599514076971noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4104009920694483801.post-85796820507622268512014-12-01T05:43:00.002-06:002014-12-01T05:45:33.316-06:00We're all a Bunch of Bumbling Morons ~ Blog Swap with Michelle LesleyOnce again it's time for a blog swap with Michelle Lesley! I enjoy her direct 'give it to me straight' kind of writing.
Today she shares the importance of of extending grace and forgiveness to one another, not just to relieve the offender, but because Proverbs 19:11 says "Good sense makes one slow to anger, and it is to his glory to overlook an offense."
As the holiday's proceed let's use 'goodKaylene Yoderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07652174599514076971noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4104009920694483801.post-10043133555499044372014-11-20T07:47:00.000-06:002014-11-25T21:42:44.913-06:00Dear Mom, Feeling Less than Qualified
So we are moms...
and it has us baffled more days than it
doesn't.
We have these compulsions to run away.
Then in terror we scramble to make sure the kids are okay.
We think about throwing a fit right
along with the 2 year old. Then look around to see if anyone read our
minds.
We want to scream in our
pillows...sometimes we do. Then we come up for air and pray
no one heard that.
Kaylene Yoderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07652174599514076971noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4104009920694483801.post-4667421692911634072014-11-11T11:25:00.000-06:002014-11-17T07:34:21.746-06:00I Am Woman. I Am His.
I am woman.
I am sweet. I am sassy.
I laugh. I cry.
I hold it together. I lose it.
I have feelings. I have thoughts.
I love. I want to be loved.
I want to be held. I want to be left
alone.
I am bold. I am scared out of
my mind.
I am smart. I am capable.
I am God's.
My life is chaotic.
My life has purpose.
My lifeKaylene Yoderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07652174599514076971noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4104009920694483801.post-86502882127073119772014-11-03T06:34:00.000-06:002014-11-03T06:34:24.738-06:00Blog Swap with Michelle Lesley ~ Rightly Dividing: 12 Do's and Don'ts for Effective Bible Study
Today I participate in another wonderful Blog Swap with Michelle Lesley.
Here is an introduction to the post, in Michelle's words:
Bible study. As Christians we want to do it, we know we’re supposed to do it, but have you ever stopped to think that there are right ways and wrong ways to do it? Let’s take a look at a few do’s and don’ts of “rightly dividing God’s word” in Bible Kaylene Yoderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07652174599514076971noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4104009920694483801.post-15417280242303521622014-10-27T15:10:00.000-05:002014-11-04T06:14:15.700-06:00Stouthearted Women and the Confidence They Exude
Psalms 138:3 has been on my radar for
quite some time. The NIV reads like this:
“When I called You
answered me,
You have made me bold and stouthearted.”
Bold and stouthearted are such manly
sounding words. Even the meaning of stoutheartedness is “valiant,
brave, courageous” and other words associated with male qualities.
But y'all, I know some stouthearted
women.
While Kaylene Yoderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07652174599514076971noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4104009920694483801.post-2955429512398592852014-10-20T07:27:00.000-05:002014-11-04T06:15:51.940-06:00A Fierce Wife Unafraid to Stand by Her Man
Update (Oct. 24, 2014): after being contacted with numerous accusations of advocating abuse, please know this was not my intention with this post. This and all my marriage encouragment writings come from once broken and desperate heart. God does miraculous things through our most pained times. Abuse is not everyone's story, but if it is yours, please click here for help or call Kaylene Yoderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07652174599514076971noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4104009920694483801.post-30186126294545615942014-10-17T06:57:00.000-05:002014-10-17T07:04:21.716-05:00Faith Walk Interview with Kim from Pouring Down Like RainToday sweet Kim from Pouring Down Like Rain is sharing my interview of her ongoing Faith Walk series.
This was a bit scary for me! I don't know why. Maybe it's because getting my story, my 'stuff', out there is a bit foreign to me. However, I know many of you are intrigued by my roots. So I bared a little of my story to you.
I trust you will not find my answers conceited and selfish, but ratherKaylene Yoderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07652174599514076971noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4104009920694483801.post-81516795939462563072014-10-13T09:10:00.000-05:002014-10-16T17:03:13.796-05:00A Wife Driven to Desperation ~ Contribution to 31 Days to a Better Marriage
This post, in its entirety, is shared at Managing Your Blessings, where Carlie is hosting 31 Days to a Better Marriage challenge.
This one was tough to write, because I have been that wife driven to desperation. Desperate for better, desperate for healing, discouraged, depressed, angry and bitter, ready to run. By God's mercy and grace I found myself driven to His feet, where He Kaylene Yoderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07652174599514076971noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4104009920694483801.post-49737251826411337162014-10-08T14:07:00.001-05:002014-10-16T17:02:49.919-05:00What God Says When We Feel Annoyed
"A fool shows his annoyance at once,
but a prudent man overlooks an insult."
~ Proverbs 12:16 ~
"saith the LORD of hosts;
therefore take heed to your spirit,
that ye deal not treacherously."
~ Malachi 2:16 ~ KJV
"Therefore, as God's chosen people,
holy and dearly loved,
clothe yourselves with compassion,
kindness, humility, Kaylene Yoderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07652174599514076971noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4104009920694483801.post-21367061951160621222014-10-06T09:45:00.000-05:002014-10-11T11:49:31.178-05:00Don't Judge Me Because I Sin Differently Than You and Why You Shouldn't Be Saying This
When I first read this quote, I smiled.
It was on Facebook, and I know I “liked” it. It made me feel
good.
Then it became vile tasting. Somehow it
lost it's flavor and authenticity and I was left with a lingering
uneasiness about it.
Telling people to not judge me because
I sin differently than they do, might make me feel better about not
using the whole overused “judge not” lineKaylene Yoderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07652174599514076971noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4104009920694483801.post-85872656264956292052014-10-06T05:48:00.000-05:002014-10-06T05:48:41.542-05:0010 Biblical Resources for Christian Women ~ Blog Swap with Michele LesleyQuestions. As Christian women, we’ve all got them: “How can I grow in my walk with the Lord?” “Where can I get some good advice on being a more godly wife?” “What’s a great resource for biblical parenting?” These days, it can be hard to know where to turn for great answers that are also biblically sound. Here are ten biblical resources to get you started.
Go HERE or click below to see the 10 Kaylene Yoderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07652174599514076971noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4104009920694483801.post-55966886942788244612014-09-29T07:40:00.000-05:002014-10-06T10:08:57.659-05:00Anemic Women of the Christian Faith
Update: Many readers have found this post harsh. I can understand this. Please know, I consider this for myself first. We must take the Lord's word in it's entirety. While his love and grace cover all our sins, neither does He expect us to stay in our elementary knowledge of Him. We are to grow and mature. In order to do so we must take the saltiness of His word with the sweetness. If we doKaylene Yoderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07652174599514076971noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4104009920694483801.post-28140542906541198122014-09-22T17:52:00.000-05:002014-11-30T13:27:22.419-06:00Dear Christian Woman, It's Time to Grow Up
Yes, Ma'am. That's you.
When you were saved, I wonder if you
sat at Jesus' feet for a while and reveled in the awesomeness of this
new, indescribable, unending, all healing, all powerful love you
found in your Saviour? I hope you did because that's exactly what you
should have done. That's exactly where you belonged. That's exactly
where He wanted you.
I trust you enjoyed the Kaylene Yoderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07652174599514076971noreply@blogger.com51tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4104009920694483801.post-87782696697519398352014-09-19T20:00:00.000-05:002014-10-08T14:30:09.059-05:00Verses for When You Need Confidence
“This is the
confidence we have in approaching God:
that if we ask anything
according to His will,
He hears us.”
~ 1 John 5:14 ~
“Have no fear of
sudden disaster
or of the ruin that overtakes the wicked,
for the
Lord will be your confidence
and will keep your foot from being
snared.”
~ Proverbs 3:25-26 ~
“So do not throw
away your Kaylene Yoderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07652174599514076971noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4104009920694483801.post-68990891549216687922014-09-18T09:18:00.000-05:002014-10-08T14:30:54.006-05:00Verses Encouraging Right Choices
“I have set
before you life and death,
blessings and curses.
Now choose life so
that you and your children may live,
and that you may love the Lord
your God,
listen to His voice and hold fast to Him.”
~ Deuteronomy
30:19-20 ~
“then choose for
yourselves this day whom you will serve....
But as for me and my
household,
we will serve the Lord.”Kaylene Yoderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07652174599514076971noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4104009920694483801.post-51479250785054924832014-09-16T07:45:00.000-05:002014-10-08T14:31:25.421-05:00Verses for When You are Burdened
“Praise be to
the Lord, to God our Saviour,
who daily bears our burdens.
Our God is
a God who saves,
from the Sovereign Lord comes escape from death.”
~ Psalm 68:19-20 ~
“Come to Me,
all
you who are weary and burdened,
and I will give you rest.
Take My
yoke upon you and learn from Me,
for I am gentle and humble in heart,
Kaylene Yoderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07652174599514076971noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4104009920694483801.post-909857196189435192014-09-15T06:02:00.000-05:002014-09-15T06:02:29.298-05:00You're Not as Dumb as You Think You Are: 5 Reasons to Put Down That Devotional and Pick Up the Actual Bible {Blog Swap with Michelle Lesley}
Recently, I met Michelle Lesley. Her writings immediately captivated me and I knew I would love to share her with you! Michelle invited me to do a blog swap with her and for the next four months, I plan to share a post of her's on the first Monday of each month. On the same day she will be sharing one of my posts. I'm excited to do this with her, but even more excited that you get to read her Kaylene Yoderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07652174599514076971noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4104009920694483801.post-51380233653816044472014-09-12T13:48:00.000-05:002014-10-08T14:32:15.849-05:00Verses for When You Need Boldness
“For God did not
give us a spirit of timidity,
but a spirit of power,
of love and of
self-discipline.
So do not be ashamed to testify about our Lord.”
~
2 Timothy 1:7-8 ~
“without being
frightened
in any way by those who oppose you.
This is a sign to them
that they will be destroyed,
but that you will be saved-
and that by
God.”&Kaylene Yoderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07652174599514076971noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4104009920694483801.post-70217894755837863772014-09-08T07:04:00.000-05:002014-10-08T14:33:01.357-05:00Verses for When You Feel Angry
“Do not be
quickly provoked in your spirit,
for anger resides in the lap of
fools.”
~ Ecclesiastes 7:9 ~
“A patient man
has great understanding,
but a quick-tempered man displays folly.”
~
Proverbs 14:29 ~
“A gentle answer
turns away wrath,
but a harsh word stirs up anger.”
~ Proverbs 15:1
~
“A fool gives
full vent to his anger,&Kaylene Yoderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07652174599514076971noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4104009920694483801.post-13027422084049841522014-09-05T06:46:00.002-05:002014-10-08T14:33:46.213-05:00Verses for Developing a Right Attitude
“Your attitude
should be the same as that of Christ Jesus: who...made Himself
nothing, taking on the very nature of a servant...He humbled
Himself...”
~ Philippians 2:5-8 ~
"Do not think of
yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself
with sober judgement, in accordance with the measure of faith God has
given you."
~ Romans 12:3 ~
“put off Kaylene Yoderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07652174599514076971noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4104009920694483801.post-36846173520428446972014-09-04T07:09:00.000-05:002014-09-05T07:15:09.414-05:00When Fulfilling Your Marital Duty is a Matter of Self-control
Self control isn't just about controlling yourself from doing things.
Its also about controlling your SELF to do things that you don't feel like doing.
For example, take a look at 1 Corinthians 7:3-5:
"The husband should fulfill his marital duty to his wife, and likewise the wife to her husband.
The wife's body does not belong to her alone
but also to her Kaylene Yoderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07652174599514076971noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4104009920694483801.post-75813226649546738402014-09-03T06:10:00.000-05:002014-10-08T14:34:24.392-05:00Verses for when you need Acceptance
“I will call
them 'my people' who are not my people;
and I will call her 'My loved
one' who is not my loved one.”
~ Romans 9:25 ~
“How great is
the love the father has lavished on us,
that we should be called
children of God!
And that is what we are!”
~ 1 John 3:1 ~
Jesus says,
“I no
longer call you servants,
because a servantKaylene Yoderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07652174599514076971noreply@blogger.com2