encouragement

Holiday Moments: Embracing Imperfection

In Inspiring & Encouraging • by Amanda Herring, Writer, December 22, 2024 • Leave a Comment

My goal this year was to deck our halls timely (end of November) and have the house dripping in holiday magic well in advance of the big day. I wanted us all to live among the sparkles for as long as possible. I wanted Christmas...

Why we say nothing…

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

We don’t say anything. We just try to keep going. There are no words, at least not any we could string together to make sense of it all. Solutions evade us, or brains are clouded with confusion, and about the time we think we have...

Duality.

In Stories & Reflections • by Amanda Herring, Writer, July 9, 2024 • Leave a Comment

Duality. Duality is the concept of opposites, opposing forces at work, contrasting elements. There is light and dark, good and evil, abundance and scarcity, all happening at once. Why is it such a big deal when we clean our house up spotless? We’re so proud....

The Evolution has begun…

In Stories & Reflections • by Amanda Herring, Writer, March 3, 2024 • Leave a Comment

This past Wednesday, evolution was fueled by courage. It took me the better part of an hour and a half to draft the email, summoning courage every minute. I then decided I had better schedule the email and accompanying social media post for later in...

Evolution Meets Courage

In Stories & Reflections • by Amanda Herring, Writer, February 28, 2024 • Leave a Comment

I am writing a lot lately about evolution. Evolving, creating the life you want, shaking things up, reinventing yourself, shedding the old and embracing the new, fully immersing yourself in the process, allowing the flow to carry you, taking extra care to enjoy the journey…I...

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...

Thank you for peace. Finally.

In Stories & Reflections • by Amanda Herring, Writer, February 4, 2024 • Leave a Comment

Seated on the floor, feet criss-crossed, my lower back a little uncomfortable, palms up, I started to breathe deeply and purposefully. In and out. The room was quiet. My eyes were closed, but I could detect the flicker of the candle nearby. My tummy growled,...

I Owe Myself An Apology, But…

In Stories & Reflections • by Amanda Herring, Writer, February 4, 2024 • 1 Comment

I owe myself an apology… I apologize for disrespecting my body and not treating this wonderfully-created, miraculous vessel more kindly. I pushed it too hard, deprived it of sleep, and filled it with junk food more than I should have. I’m sorry for not safeguarding my...

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...

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...