When You Feel Like Throwing Yourself off the Potter’s Wheel

by Amanda Wells // November 1, 2018 // 1 Comment

Yet LORD, you are our Father; we are the clay, and you are our potter; we all are the work of your hands.            Isaiah 64:8 (CSB) Last year, I took the kids to watch a... Continue reading →

Trusting God with the Harvest: Hope after Hard Times

by Amanda Wells // July 9, 2018 // 2 Comments

  My mother-in-law laughed unbelievingly as I shared what the message was about. Mary, Martha, and Lazarus. Hope. A story of death and life. We’d been inundated with the same story for the past two months and I felt sure... Continue reading →

The Gift of Motherhood

by Amanda Wells // May 9, 2018 // 2 Comments

  I never knew what it felt like to be a mom until the morning sickness sent me racing to the restroom, clutching the toilet, and relieving my nauseated insides. I hoped motherhood would be worth it. I never knew... Continue reading →

How I survived my first Mother’s Day without my mom

by Amanda Wells // May 6, 2018 // No Comments

  I hated Mother’s Day for a few years. The first year without her was unbearable, sitting in church while they handed out flowers to all the mamas, young and old, of many and of few babies. I couldn’t even... Continue reading →

The Power of a Mother’s Hug

by Amanda Wells // April 30, 2018 // No Comments

I’ve never been much of a hugger. If everyone respected my bubble and stayed out of my space, I’d be good with that. Except I have six kids and from the minute my first one began growing in my womb,... Continue reading →

Overcoming Anxiety: From a Mom of Six

by Amanda Wells // March 14, 2018 // 18 Comments

I couldn’t have heard it right. It was impossible. But the ultrasound tech grinned hugely at me and the screen on the wall declared the truth. I was pregnant with twins. I felt faint. Through my fog, I remember hearing... Continue reading →

Heart Health Challenge: Water Reflects the Face

by Amanda Wells // February 2, 2018 // No Comments

Welcome to my 14-day Heart Health Challenge because this month is Heart Awareness month. If you missed the first day, you can click here and catch up. Today’s challenge is…WATER! As water reflects the face, so the heart reflects the... Continue reading →