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

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Recent Posts
Big Change for the Trumpowers: Announcing Players 3 & 4!
We are excited to announce we are adding a member two members to our gaming clan! Trumpowers 3 & 4 will be arriving February 2019! Yes, folks. We're having twins. We've known since June someone was arriving. On Monday, we learned the new arrival is bringing a...
The Plans That Will Be Discarded
Dear Kid, Well, your arrival is more eminent than I thought when I wrote the first one of these! I see your sense of humor is developing nicely. Dad and I are so excited to meet you. We show it in different ways. I'm over here reading a stack of parenting books,...
After I Do: Blending Families (Part 3)
Last time, I shared some things Josiah and I do to help foster unity in our family sides. Today, I'll share things parents can do to foster the same. I don't have first-hand experience in this area, so my opinions are shaped by what our parents do and how it feels to...
After I Do: Blending Families (Part 2)
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 usually the one...
After I Do: Blending Families
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....