She Shines Light

09/07/2023

Overcoming what tried to over come you

09/05/2023

Hello loves! 🤍

Tuesdays are for Testimonies!

So today, I’ll be going live on the FB page to share some of the story behind this very photo.

I hope you can join me!

Love- Amanda!

08/24/2023

Who does GOD say we are? Like who exactly are we in Christ?

Until you fully understand who you are in Him, you aren’t able to understand who you really are. A lot of people can call you a lot of things, but I want to dive deep into who we actually are in Christ because it’s so important that you know who you really are..
Even beyond your mishaps, mess ups, mistakes, shortcomings… alllll of those things… God still has A LOT to say about who you are! 🤍

Go ahead and screen shot the screen saver in the stories & be ready to talk about who we are in Christ! 🤍

Be sure to check your email as well🤍
Love you all so very much! -Amanda

01/26/2023

Just posted a quick blog post about something my son says often, but God uses even to speak to me. There will be more to come from it, but go check it out for now!

There are often times when my son will ask me to stand close by while he is doing something. He wants me to be in his line of sight to know I am there and present. He would be using the restroom, and wants to see my foot or hand and if i walk away, he asks, "Mom, where are you?". I always respond wi...

10/08/2022

On the way to heal a 12 year old “synagogue rulers” daughter, a woman with the issue of “blood” for 12 years gets healed.

One father desperate for his daughter.
One daughter desperate for her father.😭

Mark 5:21-43
A day in the life of Jesus.
Talk about a full circle moment.

BY THE HEM♥️

09/02/2022

As God is stretching me for this significant timeframe I’ll be sharing here as well what He asks me to do💛
It’s beautiful when you ask God what He is saying to you or if you ask Him to speak into a certain timeframe or season in your life… HE WILL🥹 ask Him… ask Him the hard thing friends…. Ask Him and let His word speak LIFE into YOUR LIFE.🤗

A little late for the 1st one but over the next 30 days since I am turning 30 this year I will sharing whatever God wants me to about each year of life or well honestly whatever He wants me to share or do. 💛
So here’s to The first day/first year.

-First a letter to me-
-Second a letter from God-
To the newborn me, you made it!
Your here, all 7lbs 7 oz of you.
Although the umbilical cord was wrapped around your neck…
YOUR ALIVE. I love to look at your picture. You had a head full of hair & absolutely beautiful. It’s beautiful to see how beautiful you are. This is just the beginning. Remember, your already called and your already chosen. Before you were created, GOD CHOSE YOU.
💛
My child, My beloved. How I loved to hear your first cry! Did you know that all of heaven rejoiced when you took your first breathe? Even when I was creating you. Angels have been protecting you, keeping you, & covering you. I needed you to be close to the river. You see, your more than what you realize you are. From a town where babies aren’t even born anymore. I had to bring something for MY glory out of what everyone else would say is a worthless place. For even Jesus was born in a manger. Since before time began, it was you I knew I would choose. Your voice is powerful. That’s why the enemy tried to kill you at birth. You were born into a generation that has struggled to find their way. You however know My word & My truth. Angels have been around you your whole life. Now, remember, greater am I who is in you than he who is in the world. You are My child, My beloved, My precious one. You are already called and already chosen. I can’t wait to watch you grow. Remember, your story is already written. Your destiny is already secured.

08/14/2022

🙌🏽 so excited to announce that there are newww designs available! I have brought back some from the beginning when I first started creating them and then added a couple new ones!!
2 of the designs I have redone to better work with what I’m able to do at the moment!
& One specifically for the kiddos 💜

It’s more than just a shirt to me… it’s what God speaks to me, & how He speaks through me!

I pray you all love the designs and know this is only the beginning🙌🏽

Go check them out::

https://www.bonfire.com/store/bythehem/

07/27/2022

I was thinking about the "dad shoes" that many faithfully buy time after time. They are actually the only ones that haven't been altered since creating. As much as some make jokes, and talk about the dads who buy them, how they mow the grass in them, or make some of the best grilled good in them.... They have upheld a standard. They are trusted to be the same shoe, they fit nicely, they last a good length of time, they get the job done and not just when it's time to get dirty outside, but some wear them for special occasions.... The new balance 624s.... Yepp that's the ones lol.
Now, as I was thinking about these, they reminded me of Jesus.... ALOT of people put there mouth on His name, talked down upon Him, mocked Him, ALOT of things.... But so much more so He is the one that people always depend on. They go back to, He never gets old. He's still just as good now as He was then. He is the Rock of Ages. The name above every other name. Just like those shoes, He is with us when it's ugly.... With the stains of life, the mud of the mess, but He is also there when we're at our best. Even in the middle... At all points. I can rely on Him to be the same today as He was yesterday. I can give up EVERYTHING I own and know... He is still just as reliable and dependable and worthy of the cost. Every last bit. He is worthy. Some may think the Word fades or changes, but if some can rely on a SHOE that's MANMADE to be the same time and time again.... How much more so can we depend on the one who came to live among us, to war on our behalf.... TO SAVE US. HES BETTER THAN THE SHOE. You can speak against His name, do whatever you do.... But IF YOU WOULD JUST WALK IN THE SHOES HE HAS GIVEN US😭 MY GOD.
I can't shake this in my mind.

HE LOVES YOU AND HES FAITHFUL!
& TO LOVE HIM IS FREEEEEEEE.
TO KNOW HIM IS FREEEEEEEE.
TO FOLLOW HIM, NOW THAT WILL COST YOU EVERYTHING.

06/15/2022

Worship Wednesday🙌🏽
Worship is more than just a song, it’s the way we live, breathe, move, hear, speak… there is such a depth to it and I’m still learning and growing in that.

Just wanted to share a song in my spirit today and ask what is your go to worship song?
What is your form of worship with the Father?

John 12:3
“Then Mary took about a pint of pure nard, an expensive perfume; she poured it on Jesus’ feet and wiped His feet with her hair. And the whole house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume.”

The story of Mary, Martha, and Lazarus wreck me continually…
May I be like Mary. This is my prayer. Not just now but everyday of my life.

"Official Live Video for “Wouldn’t It Be Like You” by Bryan & Katie TorwaltRecorded live from Nights in Atlanta, GA in Summer 2021Get the song here: h...

06/13/2022

One time I was cleaning out the vacuum and it hadn’t been cleaned before so as I began to take apart all the pieces it was dusty and in some spots there was build up or dirt and of course all the other things that can get vacuumed up. In the beginning I started to just clean the main part and it led to taking apart the whole thing and wiping it all out inside and out. Rinsing out the filters until the water that was squeezed out was clear again and let’s be honest it was GROSS. I didn’t want to do it, but at the end when it was all cleaned I felt so much better and obviously it worked like it was brand new…

During the process of that God began to speak to me about how that’s what we look like when we don’t let God clean us up. Some things are there that happened all the way back in your childhood that affect how we operate today, or we let what someone said offend us, what someone did make us angry so we harbor anger and unforgiveness, maybe someone said you talk too loud so you begin to quiet who you really are… there are a ton of things that could begin to cloud your mind, soul, spirit, and body but when we let God deal with it He can change things in a moment for us… He can show us where abandonment took root in our lives and remove it in a moment, where fear crept in, where rejection happened, the place of unforgiveness, the shame that doesn’t need to be there… He wants to clean it up…

When I give these things to God and let Him have it I operate better. I think clearer, I love better, I feel better, I have a peace that surpasses all understanding… but just as it is for the vacuum so it is for us.. it has to be cleaned continuously, and we have to allow Him to clean us up continually. Sometimes something from the past will try to creep in and you have to shut it down immediately. Clean it out.

When we allow Holy Spirit to operate in and through us we operate the way we should.

So today I pray that we sit with Jesus and ask what needs to be cleaned up, what needs to be removed, and allow Him to take us through the process of cleaning it out. I pray that as He reveals things we lay those things at His feet and never pick them back up. I pray that as things are removed it allows you to move forward in what God has for you. I pray that all blockage in your mind is removed, sickness in your body is removed, people holding you back from being your best are removed, but I also pray that as these things happen that you allow God to fill you with His wholeness.. His love, peace, joy, grace.. that He would change things around in your lives as they should be. Walk forth in what God has called you to be and do🙌🏽🙌🏽

Love you friends 😘