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Year One...
It’s been a year since I lost my incredibly antagonizing and loving father… It’s been a year since I’ve had to question so much about...
Amanda Winder
Jun 2, 20153 min read
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Finding Forgiveness...
The memory that continues to flood my mind this morning is one that involved hope… Leaving dad in the hospital… After spending the entire...
Amanda Winder
May 18, 20153 min read
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Moments...
A year ago I decided to focus my life on living in the moment…. But as I began to live in the moment…. Well I got caught up in the fact...
Amanda Winder
Mar 2, 20153 min read
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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
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Empty Spaces...
The emotions of death are so real and raw…. It doesn’t matter where I am, who I’m with or what I’m doing… when I feel the emotions...
Amanda Winder
Sep 13, 20142 min read
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Do Not Resuscitate
I find myself questioning a lot right now…. In my own mind and with mom… Actually my conversation with mom sparked these thoughts.. We...
Amanda Winder
Sep 7, 20144 min read
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A Weekend Without
Well….. college football season finally began today. It’s officially a new season… A new year to watch teams dominate….. and obviously...
Amanda Winder
Aug 30, 20142 min read
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With Time
Will we still be having the same conversation 5-20 years from now? Will we still be ever so curious…. wondering how life without dad is a...
Amanda Winder
Aug 12, 20144 min read
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Distracted?
I’ve been told that with time it gets easier… And I’m starting to believe that’s true. I feel like the freshness of dad’s death is...
Amanda Winder
Jul 16, 20143 min read
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Love
The absence of my father hits me in the strangest ways. Like yesterday when LeBron decided to return to Cleveland. I was in the gym when...
Amanda Winder
Jul 12, 20142 min read
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