Why a Destination Holiday is Good after Grieving

by Amanda Wells // December 6, 2018 // 5 Comments

I’m not even sure how it started. Maybe traveling to her house for a holiday when she wasn’t there was too painful for us. Maybe it seemed like a shell of a home without her love and personality filling it.... Continue reading →

Top Ten Traveling Tips from a Family of Eight by The Farm Wyfe farmwyfe.com

Top 10 Traveling Tips from a Family of Eight

by Amanda Wells // November 19, 2018 // 6 Comments

People often ask how we travel as a big family so I’ll share our favorite tips with you. In our earlier parenting days, we dreaded traveling. Our kids were those traveling children of nightmares. Nonstop screaming. Restless. Absolutely hated it.... Continue reading →

5 Simple Ways to Restore a Broken Relationship

by Amanda Wells // November 15, 2018 // No Comments

The mess stared at me from the kitchen floor, cereal soaking in spilled milk, and not a kid in sight. Frustration filled me as I glanced at the clock. This inconvenient mess would make us late. Scared faces peered around... 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 →

Overcoming Anxiety - how a mom of six battled and overcame her fears by farmwyfe.com

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 →

A Christ-mas Alternative to the Elf on the Shelf

by Amanda Wells // November 30, 2017 // 16 Comments

Post includes affiliate links. I’m right there with all the moms who hate the Elf on the Shelf. It was fun the first year or two as our elf, Madge, moved from each secret hiding spot to a new one.... Continue reading →

French’s Crunchy Chicken

by Amanda Wells // December 18, 2016 // No Comments

Not freaking out at all, but did you know Christmas is next Sunday??? Have you finished shopping? I’m usually running around helter-skelter this time of year grabbing last minute gifts and baking and just making sure everything is perfect... Continue reading →