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LITTLE DID SHE KNOW

In Glioblastoma Cancer, Stories & Reflections • by Amanda Herring, Writer, June 3, 2025 • Leave a Comment

This picture was taken December 2, 2024, at the Hernando Christmas Parade. It was such a fun night! She didn’t know it at the time, but… In 9 days, she would have a weird, little seizure standing at the sink in her bathroom. In 15...

Marry right.

In Stories & Reflections • by Amanda Herring, Writer, February 11, 2024 • Leave a Comment

Here’s a cool thing about marrying right (there are many, but here’s one): You get someone who helps make all your dreams come true…then they help you come up with new dreams. I married right. In our 25 years (come May 2024), I will have...

The (Not Always) Strong? I got over it.

In Stories & Reflections • by Amanda Herring, Writer, February 10, 2024 • Leave a Comment

Are you one of “the strong ones” who’s got it all together? Are you the one who helps, who has answers, who offers the shoulder other people can feel free to cry on? Are you the handler of things, the planner of activities, the thrower...

Don’t Save The Candle

In Stories & Reflections • by Amanda Herring, Writer, September 14, 2022 • Leave a Comment

Y’all know what I’m guilty of? Saving the candle. Don’t save the candle. I got this really pretty, super smelly candle for my birthday. It is sweet and fragrant. You almost want to eat it when you sniff it. Aaahhh! My dumb inclination is to...