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Just a Prince
Yesterday I was on the train heading uptown to SoHo… My stop, “Prince Street.” Right before the train came to a stop, a new thought...
Amanda Winder
Aug 19, 20182 min read
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When the Darkness Ends
Four years have passed. Four years have passed and the view of my life has drastically changed. I’ve drastically changed. To say I’m the...
Amanda Winder
Apr 21, 20182 min read
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She Swings a Sword
Have you ever willingly walked into a season of life before unaware of what’s ahead? Knowing deep in your heart it’s the best thing you...
Amanda Winder
Mar 21, 20182 min read
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Immovable Mountain?
What happens when the situation… When the problem… When the mountain wouldn’t seem to move? How do we react when we know God is working,...
Amanda Winder
Mar 2, 20182 min read
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Death Halts Life....
Have you ever walked into a situation completely blind?… Believing in your mind you know the solution will be quick and simple, but then...
Amanda Winder
Dec 28, 20174 min read
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Expectancy of Life...
Hope… I’ve been on this journey with hope for a few weeks now… Discovering exactly what it is and why it’s so important to place my hope...
Amanda Winder
Oct 23, 20173 min read
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Year Three...
This time of year will come and go every year… For the rest of my life… And honestly, well it has gotten easier… But I wanted to share...
Amanda Winder
May 28, 20174 min read
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Unwanted Soul...
There’s something incrediblely fascinating to me about feeling alone… I think it’s the reality that sometimes our experiences cause us to...
Amanda Winder
Feb 5, 20172 min read
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Maintaining Life, with the Lows...
What happens when you continue to feel your world, life as you once knew it, shaken?… Shaking… Because that’s exactly what mine continues...
Amanda Winder
Nov 22, 20162 min read
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But It's Not Dead...
I am a firm believer that constant growth is simply part of life… That in order to move forward, even when we don’t feel motivated, we...
Amanda Winder
Jul 17, 20162 min read
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Being Human...
Why are we considered human once we’ve gone through tragedy?… What does it make us realer?… More reachable and accepting…. I’ve been...
Amanda Winder
May 27, 20152 min read
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Food for Thought
I think it’s time to talk about some of the things I feel ashamed for… The things that make me human… The things that I believe in my...
Amanda Winder
Feb 4, 20153 min read
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The Memory Tree
Since I was around the age of 15 I’ve complained about one thing… I didn’t think we had any family holiday traditions…. I’d look around...
Amanda Winder
Dec 20, 20143 min read
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Grateful for the Pain
Now I’m not gonna lie and say being home is a breeze…. It’s painful and there are certainly tears… But if I could really describe this...
Amanda Winder
Nov 25, 20143 min read
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The Holidays are Coming...
It’s an overwhelming thought to think…. the one that includes my mom having to sort through her life…. Knowing that she shouldn’t have to...
Amanda Winder
Nov 17, 20143 min read
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Death Lessons
Death keeps teaching me so many lessons…. I wonder if it is one of the greatest teachers… There are so many facets to it… The absence of...
Amanda Winder
Oct 21, 20143 min read
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We Just Do Life
And then there were three…. Three of us remain… and we are supposed to be a family of four… but that’s not how life turned out… and it’s...
Amanda Winder
Oct 18, 20144 min read
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Grief: stage 2?
5-10 years with cancer…. Living with the knowledge of it for one month… One week in the hospital… 2 days spent as a family before he was...
Amanda Winder
Oct 14, 20142 min read
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A Moment Without Words
There’s an image in my mind… An image I can’t shake… It’s the day of dads visitation and I’m running late… Moms a case of grief… She’s...
Amanda Winder
Sep 17, 20142 min read
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Shine Up
Yesterday came and went so quickly….. it came and went and I never even thought about the fact that it was three months since dad’s been...
Amanda Winder
Sep 3, 20143 min read
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