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Mediocre or Excellent?
Over the past month, I’ve had the most challenging time waking up in the morning. I thought it was just a “me” thing, but then my sister...
Amanda Winder
May 14, 20244 min read
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The Messy Build
Lately, I’ve had these reoccurring thoughts when thinking about last year. They go something like this... “Last year wasn't a bad year...
Amanda Winder
Feb 26, 20232 min read
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How Far Will Hope Take Me?
You know that feeling of reaching the end of the year? You feel somewhat giddy that the holidays are here. And then somewhat excited that...
Amanda Winder
Dec 6, 20223 min read
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Truth Without Application is Deadly
Over the past month or so my devotion to deep thinking and conversing with Holy Spirit has intensified. I’ve found myself in a place...
Amanda Winder
Oct 12, 20223 min read
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Three Years Later
On Tuesday my sister and I marked 3 years in NYC. If you know me or have followed my writings for a while then you know getting to this...
Amanda Winder
Jul 8, 20212 min read
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Middle-Ground Movement
You know that place between the beginning and the end? Yeah! The middle! That place! That spot where you’re certain you’ve stepped out...
Amanda Winder
May 15, 20213 min read
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Capacitate
And now I do realize we don’t all look at our past selves, only in an effort to compare it to our present selves. However, well… I do...
Amanda Winder
Feb 3, 20212 min read
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Quit... Today?
I thought about quitting today. I told God, “I can’t do this anymore.” Actually… I’ve been telling Him that for a few weeks now. “I don’t...
Amanda Winder
Nov 16, 20191 min read
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Every Single Time
If you were to ask me what I battle with the most today… I wouldn’t say a sugar addiction, body insecurities, the fear of being alone,...
Amanda Winder
Oct 25, 20191 min read
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I Cried
I cried on the train this morning. I cried on the train this morning because it’s time to take another risk… Another gamble… Another...
Amanda Winder
Aug 25, 20191 min read
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Keep Following
When God gave me Cultivate Life 10 years ago He told me it would be a “challenge” to “keep moving forward,” but that the challenge would...
Amanda Winder
Jul 29, 20191 min read
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Stand Still Amanda
I keep hearing God say, “Stand still. Stand firm. Stand secure in Me. We’ve come so far. Don’t waiver to the left or to the right. Don’t...
Amanda Winder
Apr 13, 20191 min read
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Motivated by an Answer
Do you ever have those moments when you’re about ready to throw in the towel on everything God’s promised you in life? You know those...
Amanda Winder
Nov 25, 20182 min read
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Should I Stop?
Over the past few days I’ve been back and forth about whether I should keep sharing what God’s giving me to write… You see I feel like...
Amanda Winder
Sep 6, 20181 min read
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Undesirable?..
Why is it so challenging to admit how we really feel on the inside? Why does it feel like a battle to express that we don’t like who we...
Amanda Winder
Aug 5, 20182 min read
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Being You... Complex?
What’s the biggest challenge of being you? Is it accepting yourself? Loving yourself? Or possibly just being confident in who you are?...
Amanda Winder
Nov 26, 20172 min read
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Challenging Hope...
Hope… It seems like a simple 4 letter word… We all hope for things deep within our hearts… But, then… Well what happens when what you...
Amanda Winder
Oct 11, 20172 min read
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Broken Comfort Zone..
Do you ever have those moments when you just want to shake life? Like literally pick it up shake it around and question why it’s acting...
Amanda Winder
Feb 15, 20171 min read
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High Tide...
Do you ever have moments… Really days… That sometimes feel like they’ve morphed into weeks… And weeks that seem like they’ve evolved into...
Amanda Winder
Dec 7, 20162 min read
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My Unorganized Reality...
My spirit sees… It feels something deep within… At my core… At my core I cannot and will not be moved… But then… Then my mind gets in the...
Amanda Winder
Jul 23, 20162 min read
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