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Faith Over Fear

In Stories & Reflections • by Amanda Herring, Writer, June 28, 2023 • Leave a Comment

I have always had fear. Always. I just usually never let it get in the way. Scared? Do it anyway. Afraid? Fine. Feel that, and move on. I like a sure thing. The unknown scares me. Not knowing what to expect, not certain about the...

NYC Trip Highlights & Epiphanies

In Stories & Reflections • by Amanda Herring, Writer, January 10, 2023 • Leave a Comment

I was over the moon to be in New York City last week with my daughter! We have never taken a trip, just the two of us, so it was super special. We had no real itinerary either, other than having secured tickets to two...

NYC Bound

In Stories & Reflections • by Amanda Herring, Writer, January 4, 2023 • Leave a Comment

First time experience for me and my girl! We get to take a girls’ trip to New York City… just us! I’m excited, but I miss my hubs already. We are ALWAYS together, and we love traveling together. It was hard to leave him this...

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...

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...

Writer. Author. Obstacles. Support.

In Stories & Reflections • by Amanda Herring, Writer, December 28, 2022 • Leave a Comment

I have always, always wanted to write a book. I still do. The feat of compiling 50,000+ words into a succinct, meaningful read, holding in my hands the actual book with a glossy cover, seeing it on a bookstore shelf, finding it offered for sale...

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...

Bad church? Bad church people?

In Stories & Reflections • by Amanda Herring, Writer, December 12, 2022 • Leave a Comment

People do stupid stuff. They say the wrong things. They’re clique-y and exclusive. They fail to offer a smile or speak to you when you walk by, even if you smile or speak first. Sometimes they’re envious, judgemental, gossipy, and self-righteous. Oh, and I’m talking...

Be the content.

In Stories & Reflections • by Amanda Herring, Writer, December 10, 2022 • Leave a Comment

I read a lot about how to blog, since I pretty much suck at it, at least consistency-wise. I read a tip recently that stood out… Be the content. Hmmm. I don’t know now. When I started this little endeavor a while back, I was...

Teenagers

In Stories & Reflections • by Amanda Herring, Writer, December 9, 2022 • Leave a Comment

I don’t really ask much from people. It’s not that I don’t need anything ever. Hear me out. It’s that for most of my adulthood, I have kicked butt and taken names. I handled the things. I did the things. I said the things. I...