family

I’ll catch up…eventually.

In Stories & Reflections • by Amanda Herring, Writer, January 12, 2025 • Leave a Comment

Like a turtle stuck on his back, I can't really move, so I stare and count the minutes. I play this word game whereby I take a short word like "bowl" and come up with five words that begin with each letter.

Today, we rallied.

In Stories & Reflections • by Amanda Herring, Writer, January 11, 2025 • Leave a Comment

We are all tired, but our house is in so much better shape. It was nice to spend time together tonight free of junk piles, random Christmas decor, and dog tumbleweeds.

Weak, Salmonella, Dogs & Snow

In Stories & Reflections • by Amanda Herring, Writer, January 7, 2025 • Leave a Comment

I'm not going to tell you...well, read it for yourself...

Come home. Remember your “why”.

In Inspiring & Encouraging • by Amanda Herring, Writer, June 23, 2024 • Leave a Comment

I went to church this morning. Not having gone in weeks, I was reluctant. Not having been around people much since my last series of performances as a studio owner, I was nearly resistant. I would have to people. “How’s retirement going?” *grin* “It’s been...

I’m In No Hurry

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

This morning, for the first time in over 3 weeks, I found myself at home and in no hurry. At home. In. No. Hurry. I did have that “you must be missing something important” feeling and watched my pulse jump with anticipation a few times...

Coffee Mug Plant

In Stories & Reflections • by Amanda Herring, Writer, February 23, 2024 • Leave a Comment

Y’all. My husband, Keith, loaded the dishwasher yesterday with the exception of a single mug he left out on the counter. Last night, we were all in the kitchen eating dinner, and he looked at my daughter and me with great concern and said, “Is...

Cooking is my love language.

In Stories & Reflections • by Amanda Herring, Writer, February 18, 2024 • Leave a Comment

One of the things I am looking most forward to as I create the life I want to live is cooking. Cooking is one of my love languages. If I cook for you, I love you! The funny thing is that, in my old life,...

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...

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...

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...