motivation

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...

Strength

In Stories & Reflections • by Amanda Herring, Writer, January 11, 2023 • Leave a Comment

When I think of “strength”, what comes to mind? Muscles. Hercules. Brut force. Maybe pushing and pulling, carrying a heavy load. Sometimes I think of emotional strength. Standing stoically at a funeral. Walking into a first chemo treatment. Testifying in court against an assailant, in...

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...

Don’t stop dreaming.

In Stories & Reflections • by Amanda Herring, Writer, December 30, 2022 • Leave a Comment

I don’t believe in placing a moratorium on dreams. Dreams should be plentiful regardless of your age, how much money is in your bank account, or whether or not you went to college. I don’t care if you are fit and spry, arthritic and slow,...

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...

Just. Write.

In Stories & Reflections • by Amanda Herring, Writer, November 27, 2022 • Leave a Comment

Amanda, just write. Put words together. Type them out. Scrawl them on paper. Text yourself. Just. Write. Why don’t we do more of the thing that burns inside us? We let work take over. Kiids, groceries, laundry, all push our passions to the back burner....

Suicide Prevention: Love & Hope

In Stories & Reflections • by Amanda Herring, Writer, September 23, 2022 • Leave a Comment

SUICIDE PREVENTION: LOVE & HOPE Last week, we shared some of our story in hopes of helping someone, anyone, navigate mental health struggles and suicidal ideation. It’s real and horrible and so prevalent. Let me share the most important part – THERE’S HOPE! Now, please...

Emotions In Check = Less Pain

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

I did something this week that I often have a hard time with…I kept my emotions in check. Yeah, it’s worthy of celebration, right?! Go, Me! Follow me on this…you KNOW something to be true, but it takes life happening, experiencing hardship, and un-learning and...

Feeling Joy

In Stories & Reflections • by Amanda Herring, Writer, September 13, 2022 • Leave a Comment

Feeling shiny this morning, and I hope you are, too! It’s a beautiful day here at the barn watching Brady ride. I’m enjoying loving on this little orange kitty, too. (His name is Chip. His buddy running around here, the white kitty, is Queso. So...