Amanda Trumpower
Writer for Jesus lovers who dig dragons, detectives, and droids

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Recent Posts
Here Comes the Insanity Train
We're moving! We decided to sell our Columbus house and move to northeast Ohio. This will take us back to my hometown and immediate family. While it might seem like a sudden change, the truth is we've been on a quest for about a year and a half to figure out our next...
8 Months and Going Strong
The twins are eight months and some-number of weeks old! (Seven months corrected). What does this look like? Justine is crawling. It's still early days. She combines several methods (army crawl, toe pushes, excited arm splats). She gets up on all fours easily 0but...
Crib Notes: Locomotion Is Nigh
Tuesday, August 13th, 2019 I am close. I can feel it. Months of lying helpless on my back like a sad turtle slowly morph into months of rolling from back to tummy--only to be stuck in that position like a sad whale. After months of a rigorous exercise routine (my...
Trumpower Twins Book Club: 123, ABC
We welcome you back to another installment of "The Trumpower Twins Book Club." Today, we will be reviewing a collection of texts specifically dedicated to the introduction of the first ten Arabic numerals and also our Latin alphabet. Jayce: In other words, 123 and ABC...
Area Woman Wakes Neighborhood By Defenestrating Laptop from Second Story
Defenestrate. Verb. To throw something (technically, someone) out of a window. Isn't English marvelous? We have words like "defenestrate." I didn't know that was a word I needed until I learned it. Words can do all kinds of nifty things. Teach you how to make...