Amanda Strauser
Stop the Sink
I could take the time to write some profound opening about how I don’t like to admit when I’m wrong, but honestly, I don’t see much of...
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Amanda Strauser
- Jun 30, 2022
- 3 min
Failure is Never Final
I hate failing. As I write that I realize that I’m sure most everyone hates failing but I really, really hate failing! I think there are...
Amanda Strauser
- May 5, 2022
- 4 min
Godfidence
I can’t say that if asked to describe myself that confident would be terribly high on the list. I tend to second guess and in the spirit...
Amanda Strauser
- Apr 7, 2022
- 5 min
Go Boldly
I cannot recall one time in which I questioned whether my parents loved me. I always knew that they did. That’s one of the special things...
Amanda Strauser
- Mar 31, 2022
- 6 min
I'm Telling!
“I’m telling!" I think was one of the most terrifying things I ever heard as a child...
Amanda Strauser
- Feb 10, 2022
- 5 min
Unlovely
It was a sticky summer day maybe six years ago and as per usual I was running late. We were leaving for a family reunion...
Amanda Strauser
- Jan 13, 2022
- 5 min
The Shepherd
The Lord is my shepherd. As I sit here and meditate on this Psalm I wonder how many times I have said these words...
Amanda Strauser
- Sep 2, 2021
- 6 min
Opposition to the Plow
At the beginning of this year, my husband and I were living a quiet little life, on a quiet little street...
Amanda Strauser
- Jun 3, 2021
- 2 min
Come As You Are
I was a known enemy of God. All that I was, all that I did stood in direct opposition to all that He is and yet He invited me to come...
Amanda Strauser
- May 5, 2021
- 3 min
Confessions of a Corner Kid
Most people that know me well know that I can be really hard on myself. My husband even affectionately dubbed me a “corner kid.”
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