Amanda K. Millar
Bio
Seeking to influence the world for Jesus. Also a dancer, dog enthusiast, and true crime junkie.
Stories (3/0)
What my pots and pans teach me about my spouse
I recently got married (cue celebratory wedding bells!) On a sunny spring day in April of 2020, standing on the side of a creek with hands sweating and shaking with nerves, my best friend got down on one knee and asked me to take this wild adventure called life with him. With the fear of covid in the air, we cautiously visited family to wave a newly-ringed finger through closed windows and commenced with planning the start of our new lives together right away. After cutting the typical wedding guest list by over 90% and switching venues a month before the big day we were those crazy kids who did indeed tie the knot by the end of 2020, allowing us to turn the page into a fresh start together as husband and wife in 2021.
By Amanda K. Millar3 years ago in Families
Balcony Time: A Gift to Anxious Organizers
"Why can't you be more organized like you were in high school?" My mom's words came at the worst possible time. With a new job that demanded strong skills in self-management and a new community of people to find belonging in, life just didn't seem as simple as making sure my priorities were consistently written down and checked off (as satisfying as checking off that to-do list can be!) And here's the thing: that straight-A, check-the-box student, with a backpack weighed down as if about to embark on an expedition up Everest? Internally, she was a mess.
By Amanda K. Millar3 years ago in Psyche
Learning about Leadership
In my mid-20s, like most overly-idealistic young adults who still survive on the kinds of sleep and coffee habits that helped us plow (or plummet) our way through college, I was feeling anxious in my work life and in need of a new challenge. In a short time, I was saying goodbye to the solidly-built engine of a team that had laid a foundation for my professional life up until that point and was tasked to do what in the ministry world we call "planting." Planting, as is probably evidenced by the name, involves starting something new, hopefully with the right amount of nutrients and care to help it grow. It also, I found, exercised leadership muscles in me that I did not necessarily know existed. For the first time in my young adult life, I was leading my own teams, setting vision, and making decisions that impacted a broader range of people.
By Amanda K. Millar3 years ago in Journal