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In Memory of My Grandma Ginny
Soul Edit Amanda Raines 7/24/22 Soul Edit Amanda Raines 7/24/22

In Memory of My Grandma Ginny

I was honored to give the eulogy at my grandmother’s memorial. Here are the final pieces of her extraordinary life.

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Thoughts for A New Year
Soul Edit Amanda Raines 1/9/22 Soul Edit Amanda Raines 1/9/22

Thoughts for A New Year

It’s Sunday, January 9th, around 8:00 pm. We’re a little over a week into the new year and the rhythms of 2022 are beginning to reveal themselves.

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31 Gratitude Prompts for Journaling
Soul Edit Amanda Raines 11/1/20 Soul Edit Amanda Raines 11/1/20

31 Gratitude Prompts for Journaling

I look back now and see that little green notebook as the first safe space for my truest thoughts. Journaling provided me a solid tangibility to my feathery feelings….

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My Sister, A COVID-19 Bride (II)
Soul Edit Amanda Raines 7/3/20 Soul Edit Amanda Raines 7/3/20

My Sister, A COVID-19 Bride (II)

I love surprises and man, we got them good.

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Some Reflections on Infertility
Soul Edit Amanda Raines 6/20/20 Soul Edit Amanda Raines 6/20/20

Some Reflections on Infertility

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My Sister, a COVID-19 Bride (I)
Soul Edit Amanda Raines 5/28/20 Soul Edit Amanda Raines 5/28/20

My Sister, a COVID-19 Bride (I)

It was about two weeks into the work-from-home protocol, sometime near the end of March, that the my mom…

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So Nice to Meet You
Soul Edit Amanda Raines 5/20/20 Soul Edit Amanda Raines 5/20/20

So Nice to Meet You

I’m Amanda – designer, midwest dweller, and enneagram type seven using her words since 1991.

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A creative journal for finding everyday inspiration and joy — wherever you are.

Clean plates, full bellies, can’t breathe. Thanksgiving! 🤎
They say count your blessings, but I’m counting everything today: the belly laughs and quiet tears, morning coffee and midnight worries, the days that expanded our limits and evenings debriefing it all. Somehow, it all keeps tipping the scales
Happy Thanksgiving Eve 🤎 Raines World is ready for gathering around the table and enjoying precious moments, nostalgic stories, second helpings… and adding a few more reasons to be thankful to this year’s list.

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Public service announcement to date your spouse. A table for two soothes so much of life’s ails. Here’s to more time for talking and wine (and seasonal cocktails, craft beer, evening decaf… you get it) 🍷
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