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Fertile for the right seed.

In Stories & Reflections  •  by Amanda Herring, Writer, February 20, 2024  •   Leave a Comment
“Is my mind fertile for the right seed?” That’s the question. Now, let’s get into it. I love to learn. I have always loved to learn. Except that I actually must have a life and manage it effectively day to day, I would read book...
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You do not have to earn rest.

In Stories & Reflections  •  by Amanda Herring, Writer, February 20, 2024  •   Leave a Comment
We were taught that work came before play. We get our work done, then we can do the things we WANT to do. We have been conditioned to believe that “rest” means “lazy” somehow. Our pesky inner voice tells us that we should always be...
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The dog ate it.

In Stories & Reflections  •  by Amanda Herring, Writer, February 19, 2024  •   Leave a Comment
Y’all want to hear a funny story? My daughter wants to bow up. Like, she’s going to the gym and working with a trainer to get ripped. She’s eating right, drinking lots of water, and trying hard. So I started trying hard, too. Last night,...
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Evolve.

In Stories & Reflections  •  by Amanda Herring, Writer, February 2, 2024  •   Leave a Comment
January is over. By now, most of us have learned to write “2024” consistently without having to go back and scratch through the “2023” we clumsily wrote by mistake. I’m not even continually hearing reflections on 2023, what a good year it was, how rough it was. We...
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Vessel vs. Instrument

In Stories & Reflections  •  by Amanda Herring, Writer, September 26, 2023  •   Leave a Comment
I often pray that I be used as a vessel.  I think of that as my words, my actions, my energy being guided for good, a kind of conduit for goodness, light, strength, empathy…all the things. I pray that my dance studio be used as...
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Kids, Wonder, Marvel

In Stories & Reflections  •  by Amanda Herring, Writer, July 15, 2023  •   Leave a Comment
Still not sure how we landed here at this place where our “little girl” is almost 16. 💜 She just got back from a fun, busy, emotional week of Super Summer, a church event at Mississippi College. I love listening to her stories, hearing her...
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2022 blessings, after all.

In Stories & Reflections  •  by Amanda Herring, Writer, December 31, 2022  •   Leave a Comment
I sat this morning with my Bible and a highlighter in one hand and my phone in the other. I read, drew lines, and made notes, then switched over to my phone to share a few verses with a friend who is hurting. I then...
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Faith Over Worry

In Stories & Reflections  •  by Amanda Herring, Writer, December 29, 2022  •   Leave a Comment
Sister, you can’t worry AND rely on faith at the same time. You’ve been worrying, and that’s fine. Now…enough of that. Remember that worry places focus on the worst possible outcomes. Faith focuses on desirable outcomes. Which should fill your head and heart? Lean on...
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Exposure Therapy

In Stories & Reflections  •  by Amanda Herring, Writer, December 28, 2022  •   Leave a Comment
Exposure Therapy. Do y’all know what that is? It’s what it sounds like. It’s when you’re forced to do something, face something, experience something, to be able to move past it. You move past it by exposing yourself to it, then realizing nothing really comes...
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Goodbye, 2022.

In Stories & Reflections  •  by Amanda Herring, Writer, December 26, 2022  •   Leave a Comment
Reflections of 2022…yep, I think many of us are in the process of looking back over the last year lately, either consciously or subconsciously, and taking an inventory of life’s events. We are reminiscing fondly with a warm smile in our hearts, or we find...
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