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Translation: "It is written."

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    Author: Amanda Tanner

    If change is the only constant in life, why are we so afraid of it?

    + pics from this beautiful east coast!

    30 Sep 20196 Oct 2019 by Amanda Tanner

    A letter to all my loved ones as I move to a new city

    Okay that title’s a little misleading… it’s definitely not a city I’m moving to… say hello to your newest small-town-girl!    After a week of training in…… Read more “A letter to all my loved ones as I move to a new city”

    9 Sep 201915 Oct 2020 by Amanda Tanner

    How I learned to detach from the chaos around me

    My life is far from still. It is, and always has been chaotic. A couple of fond memories from my childhood include #1. pushing steel trunks in…… Read more “How I learned to detach from the chaos around me”

    29 Jul 201915 Oct 2020 by Amanda Tanner

    Teaching in Jordan: How to do our part without actually teaching in Jordan

    This blog will not tell you to donate, pray, or support your friends who do teach in the Middle East instead of going yourself. 

    20 Jun 20196 Oct 2019 by Amanda Tanner

    How to properly love your friend who’s going through illness in the family

    Today I had the privilege of chatting with a longtime friend by the name of Kathy Yachouh (far left of the picture.) If you’ve been in or…… Read more “How to properly love your friend who’s going through illness in the family”

    10 Jun 20196 Oct 2019 by Amanda Tanner

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    Note of the day from the author:

    I hope you know your worth today. I hope you breathed. And I hope you gave yourself the same amount of grace you give others when they make mistakes.

    -a.t.

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    Almost 100% sure the neighbours have this song living in their heads rent-free 😅
    ➡️ On brains & entrepreneurship: How imperative we are for each other.
    LiViNg My BeSt LiFe lol jk, a week after this photo was taken I lost an investment opportunity for the company we’re trying to build, bombed an important exam, quit a job in tears, & distanced myself from the people I love all in a matter of 48 hours, but hey at least our skincare routine’s consistent… so maybe not all is lost?
    The one where we visit Warner 🤓
    Nintendo World you were a ninten out of ten (ft. the rest of Universal)
    Some place under the sun 🎵🤓
    Sharing a few key things I’m learning on the journey of entrepreneurship - my New Year’s resolution if you will (creating more than consuming)✨
    It’s giving Manda in Montreal energy 🤌✨
    Got a hunch we can bring more than gifts to this kinda King✨ Sending love to those both grieving and celebrating. A humble king was born today, thank God.

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