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Aftershocks...
Death and all that surrounds what it is has this way of creeping up on you at the most unexpected times… Like when I’m in Hobby Lobby...
Amanda Winder
Jan 23, 20152 min read
Value Found
It’s taken a moment… But I’m learning that as my self-worth grows… As I begin to value me more and more… Well I don’t put up with those...
Amanda Winder
Jan 21, 20152 min read
Just Me
So as my relationship with God has evolved… as it’s become something other than what others claim to be theirs… as it’s become mine… well...
Amanda Winder
Jan 18, 20152 min read
God
Over the years my relationship with God has changed… It’s evolved so very much… When I was a kid… Well he was the one all the adults...
Amanda Winder
Jan 15, 20154 min read
The Tulips
It’s morning… again… a new day… still a new year… still new things to accomplish and come my way… and all along I keep wondering “where...
Amanda Winder
Jan 13, 20152 min read
Grateful for the Present
Ten days into a new year… ten days in and I feel like life is moving along so swiftly… and I don’t really have time to live in the past...
Amanda Winder
Jan 10, 20152 min read
Steady, Secure and Uncertain
I feel so uncertain of life… Not knowingness what my next move will be or where life will take me next… And I don’t feel secure in...
Amanda Winder
Jan 4, 20152 min read
Pause and Enjoy
Why do we struggle so hard to preserve life?… to hold onto moments… to create moments… to make sure we are living life a certain way?… I...
Amanda Winder
Jan 3, 20152 min read
It's New...
And hopefully I can stay here in simplicity of mind... My sister seems to think I will look back on this time in my life and really be in...
Amanda Winder
Jan 1, 20152 min read
Looking Back...
You need to write… that’s what he says to me… write… express what you’re thinking… express how you feel about life and the place you are...
Amanda Winder
Dec 31, 20143 min read
Just Let It Go
What happens when you begin to realize your worth?… when you begin to realize it’s not mature of you to be so irritated and bitter with...
Amanda Winder
Dec 30, 20142 min read
The Impact
I had this thought yesterday… about life… wondering this… are we supposed to impact life or is life supposed to impact us?… And I’ve been...
Amanda Winder
Dec 28, 20142 min read
This Christmas
It’s not even that the holidays are hard… They just aren’t the same… Christmas isn’t the same without you dad… Dad… You were the one that...
Amanda Winder
Dec 24, 20143 min read
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
Dec 21, 20142 min read
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
Right Where I am...
do you ever wonder what the next stop is?… what the next little growing season will be in between reaching a goal?… sometimes i wonder...
Amanda Winder
Dec 17, 20142 min read
I'm Happy Dad
the past few days have been a busy blur… and in the midst… well… i think about dad and then the thought is usually gone so quickly… it...
Amanda Winder
Dec 14, 20143 min read
The Rose
On Thanksgiving a rose was growing in my grandparents garden…. From a rose bush that my dad planted…. But the Rose was pink… And it was...
Amanda Winder
Dec 3, 20142 min read
Month Six...
July 2nd… August 2nd… September 2nd… October 2nd… November 2nd… And bam… December 2nd is here… It’s been six months… six months since...
Amanda Winder
Dec 2, 20143 min read
No More Distractions
Have you ever been in the middle of a dream and you just decide to say “no” and then walk away and the dream is over?… it just stops and...
Amanda Winder
Dec 1, 20142 min read
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