Amy L Harden
Author and Speaker

Being a grandparent to nine grandchildren can be challenging, especially when most of them live far away. Distance leaves a gap that we try to bridge with FaceTime calls, small presents, and visit arrangements. It becomes even harder when...

Christmas tree at night 2025 Yes, Virginia, I still have my Christmas decorations up. This year, Christmas was hectic, with houseguests, new church activities, and illness. After New Year's, we were still recovering from the flu, which left us low on energy and with persistent brain fog until mid-January. Every weekend after Epiphany, I intended to take down the Christmas tree, which I hadn't completely decorated. Overall, the holiday season felt quite underwhelming. Last wee

Have you ever felt like you were on the bottom of a cosmic dog pile? Like storm after storm is rolling over you, crashing like waves of...

Growing up in a rural area afforded my three cousins and me many opportunities to traipse through the woods. As an only child, they were my

The terror was the same as my first time diving into a pool when I was ten years old. I was petrified of the deep end. As I fell asleep...

Am I the only one who walked out of the theater not raving about Journey to Bethlehem? I hesitate to say anything critical about the...

It’s A Barbie World Or Is It? – A Long Review Find a comfortable chair and have a seat. Hopefully, this is the last review of the Barbie...

Each year for as long as I can remember, God has given me one word, sometimes a few words. It has only been in the past couple of years I...

In the past month on Facebook, I noticed several of my friends overwhelmed by the sadness of putting their dear fur companions down due...

Here is the answer that I am posting on my blog. Why? Because it got too long - way too long for a Facebook comment. Mike D. - You are very

Mother's Day Dedication to my Mom

The Key to Opportunity - Ask, Seek, Knock

I think I am getting real conservative in my old age or more discerning and leaning into the Father and His heart. We are in a time that...

Moment of Morning Morning breaks with the sun's first peek over the dunes crest. I send My messenger to sprinkle golden blessings on the...

As much as my squirrels drive me crazy and we can be at war around my bird feeders, I find them humorous, innovative, and intelligent....

This is my word for 2021 - OVERCOME. The beginning of this year came in like a blur due to the last month of 2020. The high I was riding...

Welcome to the Hot Flash Club! Whether or not you like it..this is the beginning of the rest of your life. A heat wave will usher this...

Did you ever wake up at 3:00 AM and lay there wondering why you were awake, but then out of the dark God whispers in your ear?