Brenda

Brenda Rodgers is the wife to a heart-transplant hero and the mama of two little girl miracles. She lives in Georgia where she enjoys southern culture and her home built in 1900. She writes at BrendaRodgers.com about being a girl-mom, mentoring young women, and life in the south. Her hope is to use her personal life experiences to show other people Jesus. Brenda would love to connect with you on Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, and Twitter.

How to Decide if Online Dating is for You

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A Note from Elisa… I am so glad Brenda is tackling this topic of online dating. You will be intrigued by her story and blessed by her wisdom. However, I want to point out that Brenda is writing specifically to share her advice with our twenty-somethings. If you are a tween or teen, please do read this post for the sake of being informed, but please know that we do not encourage you to consider online dating as an option for you until you’re an adult.  Try to explain online dating to your grandparents, and maybe even your parents for…

The Effects of Seventeen Magazine on Young Women’s Minds

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A few weeks ago, an article came across my Facebook feed, “Seventeen Magazine Pushing Sex as a Drug to 12-Year-Olds.”  Immediately my mind went back to my own Seventeen magazine days. My sixteen-year old self sat on the dark brown, shag-like carpet in my bedroom flipping through my own copy and taking quiz after quiz of “Does He Really Like You?”, “Are You Just Too Shy?” and “What If He Dumps You?”.  I had a subscription along with one to Teen, YM, and Bop. My reminiscing did not bring back the warm, fuzzy feeling that a memory of your childhood…

How to Be a Mom to Your Single Daughter

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This past November my husband and I welcomed our first baby, a baby girl, into our home. She is a complete joy! As I anticipated her birth, I thought I knew a lot about babies. I thought I would understand her every coo, every whimper, every cry. I thought I would know how to soothe her when she was tired or agitated or bored. I thought it would be easy to play with her, talk to her, and hold her all day long if she needed.   And I thought I wouldn’t need any help. After all, I knew a lot about babies. Then…

How to Avoid Heartbreak

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Last month I shared some thoughts about what to do when your heart breaks, so this month I thought we’d look at whether heartbreak inevitable. Do you have to experience heartbreak? Is there anything you can do to avoid heartbreak? Can you be friends after a heartbreak? What We Can Learn from the Movies about Heartbreak It seems that almost every romantic movie follows one of three plot lines: 1. Boy meets girl. Boy and girl fall for each other. They experience conflict, but 2. Boy or girl experiences heartbreak. 3. Boy and girl reconcile or meet someone else. 4. Boy…

When Your Heart Breaks

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Before I got married, I had my share of heartbreak. Sometimes it was “heartbreak lite,” the kind that comes from a crush not liking you back. Or not even knowing that you exist. But there were a few times that it was “real” heartbreak. The kind that comes from a relationship dying. Relationships are built over time – lots of time – spent with another person. Promises are made, and plans are established. You begin to assume this person will be in your life forever. You may even get engaged. Your mind fast forwards five, ten, maybe even twenty years,…

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