Mother's Day is a heavy day.
Mother’s Day is complicated. I am a mother: bio, foster, adoptive. I have an amazing mother…by legal paper. I was birthed by a mother...
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Amber Jewell
- Jul 6, 2021
- 5 min
5 Things I Have Learned About Marriage
What almost 15 years of the married life have taught me It seemed so far away: getting married, having family, reaching the “teen” years...
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Amber Jewell
- Nov 26, 2020
- 2 min
THANKS-giving
Well, today is THAT DAY….or is it? As I sit here deep breathing, for reasons more than I would like, my thoughts are a bit troubled....
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Amber Jewell
- Nov 8, 2020
- 4 min
Taking a STAND…but not like you may think
It’s that time of the year again. That time where awareness is lingering over us; the thoughts are there; the need is urgent; everyone is...
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Amber Jewell
- Sep 9, 2020
- 3 min
OPEN LETTER TO COVID
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Amber Jewell
- Apr 30, 2020
- 3 min
Burgers & Blessings
McCy-Dees, pretty please!!!! Don’t get me wrong, I love eating at home. Really, nothing can beat those homemade noodles with soft,...
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Amber Jewell
- Mar 28, 2020
- 5 min
3 Ways to Find Hope in Hardships
I went for a jog today. It was a fresh, misty, slightly-chilly day. My favorite! It always feels great to walk outside for fresh air...
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Amber Jewell
- Mar 20, 2020
- 2 min
May I remind you…It’s Okay!
Whatever it is that you are feeling, thinking, fearing, hating, or loving I want to offer you a reassurance in the fight towards...
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Amber Jewell
- Mar 17, 2020
- 2 min
I see opportunity in chaos. Here’s why.
Opportunities are still now. They are just different. We are shifting into a new type of society, at least for the time being. Often...
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Amber Jewell
- Mar 17, 2020
- 3 min
Toilet-Paper-Talks Taught Me This…
This year, 2020, is my first full-vision of quite a few things: My first time to experience a medical pandemic; The first time I ever...
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Amber Jewell
- Feb 2, 2020
- 2 min
I never really cared if the Chiefs won
But I did learn that the Chief’s cared— about more than just the game! I know, I should have been more of the cliché, Kansan fan for the...
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Amber Jewell
- Dec 2, 2019
- 2 min
The “F” word we should all use.
Trust me, you will agree. As this is a word that is too often used with caution. It is a word avoided by fear of stigma and bias. It...
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Amber Jewell
- Nov 21, 2019
- 1 min
Relationships are the best holiday gifts!
Holidays can be wonderful and fun! They also can be exhausting and stressful. Though this is true across all social classes and...
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Amber Jewell
- Aug 10, 2019
- 3 min
This is how I hear I love you…
Being a mother of three, one with ADHD and two from child welfare, and a spouse to an introverted, quietly humble,...
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Amber Jewell
- Jul 20, 2019
- 4 min
5 ways to make family time matter in a busy, busy world
We are soooo busy, too busy. Somehow culture has convinced us that we have to meet high expectations of America’s societal norms with...
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Amber Jewell
- Jul 3, 2019
- 2 min
A 4th of July reminder: Freedom is found in Faith
The beautifully, cliché songs, celebrations and honors of the fourth of July are some of the best. Traditional. Ceremonial. Memorable....
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Amber Jewell
- Jun 16, 2019
- 2 min
When I swallow my pride a bit, I admit I need him too.
Gulp first for this one women!!! This is a tough cookie to cut all the other days of the year… but for Father’s Day, this kept pulling at...
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Amber Jewell
- Jun 4, 2019
- 2 min
Community should be spelt with a “k”
We, independetcy people (yes-my word 🙂 ) are really reliant on one another. Gasp! I said those two works openly and in the same...
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Amber Jewell
- May 18, 2019
- 2 min
“That will be MY KID one day…” (A support letter for parents)
Walking down that jam-packed aisle in a waving, senior gown with a dancing-tassel and blue, tilted graduation cap awkwardly angled at the...
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Amber Jewell
- May 10, 2019
- 4 min
Despite the flooding anxiety, I find calmness in the rain
If you are my friend in Kansas and surrounding states, you get this…literally. For the last three days we have seen multitudes of...
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