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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...

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...

If I had three lives…

In Stories & Reflections • by Amanda Herring, Writer, October 21, 2022 • Leave a Comment

I have a job that requires me to be “on” all the time. Owning a dance studio and teaching kids means teaching appreciation for a timeless art, passing on traditions, and offering instruction in technique and terminology accurately and deliberately in order to perpetuate the...

Bee Hive Update

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

You may or may not know that my husband and daughter have been raising and cultivating bees in our backyard. It was my husband’s dream to have bees, and it has been the best experience. We have all learned so much. Here’s the most recent...

I basically struck gold.

In Stories & Reflections • by Amanda Herring, Writer, March 20, 2022 • Leave a Comment

Good Morning, Fancy People! I have enjoyed a pretty stress-free Spring Break with my favorite people, and I hope you have, too. I’m not sure I’m ready to go back to work, but at the same time, I am SO ready to go back to...