by Amanda Trumpower | Jun 2, 2018 | Married Life
Last time, I shared about some of the strategies Josiah and I implemented in the first year of marriage to encourage unity between our family units. Here are a few more. 4. Participate! Whether it’s a project, a group dinner, a board game night, I’m...
by Amanda Trumpower | Jun 1, 2018 | Married Life
Josiah and I grew up in families that have as many differences as similarities. Pigfords cleaned every day. Multiple times a day. In 15 minutes or less. Clean = Tidy. Trumpowers cleaned less often, but it was a major event when it happened. Clean = Disinfected....
by Amanda Trumpower | Apr 5, 2018 | Dear Kid
Dear Future Kids: Hey there. It’s Mom. You don’t exist yet. Dad and I are excited for you to be here one day. I’ve looked forward to being your mom for a long time. We talk about you a lot. We just got married, you see, which means we spend a lot of...
by Amanda Trumpower | Jan 1, 2018 | Behind the Reference Desk, Faith Reflections
Unlike the other Notes from Behind the Library Desk stories, this one has real-world junk. May we all try to ground our marriages in the security that comes from an active relationship with God. At the Reference Desk, we provide legal paperwork for people to purchase....
by Amanda Trumpower | Dec 15, 2017 | Behind the Reference Desk
A phone conversation during the November 2017 presidential election: Woman: Hi honey. I moved and I left my dictionary behind. Can you tell me what a round building is called? Me: I believe “rotunda” is the word for a round building. Woman: Rotundee?...
