The Thrill of Peace
You might oppose me when saying this… But there’s something so thrilling about darkness. Yes, it’s uncomfortable and intolerable. Of...
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Amanda Winder
- Jun 23, 2020
- 1 min
Stay Above It
For at least 7 months now, I’ve continued to hear the Lord remind me to stay focused on Him and where He’s headed with His Kingdom. “Get...
Amanda Winder
- Mar 11, 2020
- 1 min
Keep The Peace
Keep the peace…. Even when life’s circumstances push you to the limit, remember why you have it… Remember to stay focused on the One that...
Amanda Winder
- Jan 23, 2020
- 2 min
Sharp Objects
I had a dream about a month ago… I was standing in my living room and from the kitchen a dark figure was standing at my counter throwing...
Amanda Winder
- Apr 28, 2019
- 2 min
Just Float
I’m not very good at resting. I don’t struggle with eating nutritiously, working out and connecting to God on a daily basis… But rest…...
Amanda Winder
- Jun 2, 2018
- 2 min
Year Four
From the window of mom’s new house I sit in my bed and watch the river flow as the sun rises every morning. Some days it flows left....
Amanda Winder
- Oct 5, 2016
- 2 min
Ok, now what?...
Feeling confused is one of my least favorite things about the journey of life… Feeling depressed is equally awful… Feeling purposeless,...
Amanda Winder
- May 21, 2016
- 2 min
Searching for the Diamond...
Several nights ago I had a dream… In the dream I slid face first down a giant slide… On the way down, my diamond necklace got caught in a...
Amanda Winder
- Feb 15, 2016
- 1 min
Learning to Rest...
Rest is a word I’ve never been too fond of making friends with… I mean come on, we live in 2016…. Most see it as “keep doing and doing...
Amanda Winder
- Dec 21, 2014
- 2 min
Ok... Now Mange the Peace
when I look at where I am… well it fills my heart… and then I always see the fact that dad is gone.. and that missing him has just become...
Amanda Winder
- Nov 5, 2014
- 2 min
Peace: Confident Yet Satisfied
I had a thought yesterday that went something like this…. If someone offered me a million dollars to change myself… To stop being...
Amanda Winder
- Oct 13, 2014
- 2 min
Uncommon Peace
It’s strange… And uncommon… And I feel like something’s off… Drama has consumed so much of my life that I feel incomplete without it… I...
Amanda Winder
- Oct 5, 2014
- 3 min
Over It...
Is it ok to admit that I’m ok?… Is it ok to admit for the first time in my entire life I don’t feel like something is negative and bad...
Amanda Winder
- Sep 1, 2014
- 3 min
Quietness for Peace
It’s a new day…. a new week…. a new month….. a fresh morning…. and I need the ability to walk into my work environment with a quiet mind...
Amanda Winder
- Aug 18, 2014
- 3 min
Just Be
I’m learning that the more I lived in the moment…. the here and now…. well…. the least stressed, anxious and worried I am. I’m learning...