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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...
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Friday Adventures, September 9, 2022

In Stories & Reflections  •  by Amanda Herring, Writer, September 9, 2022  •   Leave a Comment
Following a few conversations about our safety in and around Memphis, we opted for a Friday Adventure right here close by full of giggles and retail therapy! We got our fill at Wayback Burgers, and if you haven’t been there yet, run (and I mean,...
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Comparison Is The Thief Of Joy

In Stories & Reflections  •  by Amanda Herring, Writer, April 6, 2022  •   Leave a Comment
Comparison is the thief of joy, right? And it KILLS our mindset when it comes to our kids. Think about it. “My child is not walking yet, and hers is walking already.” “She breasted for a year and a half, and I only made it...
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Can’t Blame Myself

In Stories & Reflections  •  by Amanda Herring, Writer, March 3, 2022  •   Leave a Comment
I’m the poster child for thinking of ways to blame myself when something “goes wrong” with my kids…if they acted irresponsibly, after they said something disrespectful, or best yet, when they got a mental health diagnosis. After the discovery of clinical OCD, general anxiety disorder,...
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Kids, Insults, Harm

In Stories & Reflections  •  by Amanda Herring, Writer, March 1, 2022  •   Leave a Comment
Think of the worst insult you could fling at someone. Go ahead. The worst possible thing you could say to another person. What would it be? F*** yourself. Go to hell. How bad could you get? You’d want to cut deep, right? Really give it...
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Hierarchy of Leftover Candy Standards

In Stories & Reflections  •  by Amanda Herring, Writer, September 22, 2021  •   Leave a Comment
Have a bag of leftover candy from a party? Christmas? Valentine’s Day? Here’s how it always works out… Supreme Candy Preference (Highest Standard) This candy will be eaten first.  When you need a pick-me-up, yummy treat, and optimal dopamine boost, it’s your go-to.  In this...
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Leave A Bottle Day… Let’s go!

In Stories & Reflections  •  by Amanda Herring, Writer, September 2, 2021  •   Leave a Comment
In case you didn’t know, you need to hit the road. It’s national “Leave A Bottle of Wine on the Porch of a Friend Who’s Struggling Day”. 🍷 If you see it here on social media, it must be true, right? I mean “Daughter’s Day”...
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Ugggg. Mornings.

In Stories & Reflections  •  by Amanda Herring, Writer, September 1, 2021  •   Leave a Comment
I’m just not a morning person. When I have to wake up early, I feel scrunchy, and I just want to cuss. I don’t wake up all sing-songy and pleasant. Nope. Wish I did. Instead, I want to be quiet, move slowly…and bite people. And...
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Things I Learned Today / Sunday, August 15, 2021

In Things I Learned Today  •  by Amanda Herring, Writer, August 15, 2021  •   Leave a Comment
Things I learned today… I started to crochet a blanket last night, and I had forgotten how much I loved it. While I was yarning over and hooking and turning, I realized that a crocheted blanket is one continuous string of yarn that is continuously...
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We Should Probably Stop

In Stories & Reflections  •  by Amanda Herring, Writer, July 2, 2021  •   Leave a Comment
We should probably stop doing that thing where we think the house has to be sparkly clean for somebody to come over. That’s why nobody ever comes over, five years go by, and we complain that we never have any get-togethers. We should probably stop...
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