Introduce Yourself.
Hey y'all! My name is Amanda. I'm married to a wonderfully steadfast man named Lee. We met when I was 15 years old and he, 17 years old. Fast forward almost 10 years later, we have been married for 3 1/2 years and have our first precious baby, Hudson, who is now five months old!
I am now a stay-at-home mom with our sweet guy, but am still a licensed RN, which I practiced with great love before Hudson came into this world. I worked in cardiac critical care and loved every bit of the fast paced, nasty, hard work that came along with it. However, more than anything, I loved caring for hurting people, even though it was one of the hardest jobs I have ever done. I am so grateful for that experience and career, but I'm so thankful and happy that I get to be home with our boy at this time! Learning daily how I can live for the kingdom at home, even though some of my "ordinary" days tempt me to look at them as well...ordinary.
I love {most all} things active and outdoors, but a lover of all things girly as well. I will rarely say no to coffee and chocolate or a scone. I love people and doing real life with them/living out community. I love everything about sitting with people over a yummy drink or food and getting real with one another. Being in the kitchen and cooking for my family makes me happy.
oh....the babe just woke from his nap. Please, excuse me.
Ok, back. I'm sure I could think of more little things about myself. But most of all, you must know that I love Jesus with all my heart, love knowing His Word, and I want everything to do with Him.
I really cannot wait to meet everyone!
I really cannot wait to meet everyone!
Something you're a little timid or nervous about for the weekend.
My baby will be nine months old when it's time for Hope Spoken. Even though, my husband will be do a wonderful job taking care of him, it'll be the longest I've ever been away from him. Even though I would not be considered shy, when I am in big groups, I can just kind of blend in and go with the flow. I'll love talking with everyone, but my default is just to watch when I'm not in my comfort zone.
Something that you are hoping to take away from the weekend.
In removing myself from my normal, I'm hoping and praying that I can be honest with myself and God, that real community and new friendships can be felt and known with all the ladies, I would come away more courageous, but really, I just want what the Lord wants for me that weekend. And I hope its big and mighty, and heart changing. It doesn't get much better than gathering together with women of God who just want to encounter Him.
Share something fun/random about yourself.
Almost everyday, I put some semi-sweet chocolate chips in a napkin or sandwich baggie and eat them as I go about my afternoon. It's just a thing. I don't know how it started. Whenever I moved to college, my mom cleaned out my closet and found little sandwich baggies with 1 or 2 leftover semi-sweet chocolate chips in them. She found it funny {and probably sentimental}. I did say I will hardly ever say no to chocolate.
www.hopespoken.org
www.hopespoken.org
