Hi! I’m Amanda, and welcome to Life with the Petries.
Years ago, I started this blog as a place to share about autism, ADHD, homeschooling, and our family’s everyday life. A lot has changed since then. My daughter has grown (like a weed!), life has taken some unexpected turns, and my faith has grown and changed along the way as well.
Now I’m bringing Life with the Petries back with a little broader focus.
I am a Christian, a mom, a homeschool teacher, and someone whose learning every day what it means to follow God through both the wonderful and the messy parts of life. Here you will find things I’m learning through Scripture, thoughts about my faith and God’s faithfulness, encouragement for those rough seasons, and honest conversations about mental health and neurodivergence.
You’ll also find plenty about homeschooling, autism, ADHD, parenting, and the everyday chaos that is our life.
When I am not homeschooling or reading Scripture, I love genealogy, reading, crocheting, music, singing, and dancing- although I am not to great at the last two. And like a lot of you, I am flying by the seat of my pants sometimes!
I don’t have a perfectly put-together life (far from it), and this isn’t a perfectly put-together blog. My hope is simply to share what I am learning, where God is leading me, and some of the things that help us out along the way.
Maybe you’re in a messy-middle season too. If something I share here encourages you, helps you see a different persepective, makes you laugh, or simply reminds you that you are never alone, then I am glad you are here!
Welcome to Life with the Petries- Faith, Family, and Our Journey Through the Messy Middle.
