In memory of Amanda Twellman Dieppa
Celebrating Amanda's life and sharing her message through her poetry
Inspirational poems providing strength, hope, and faith in times of crisis.
Amanda began writing poems at sixteen, when she learned she had cancer. For seven years she wrote down what she was learning about God, fear, family, and the small graces of ordinary days.
Her family gathered those poems into a 48-page booklet. It has since been translated into fifteen languages and given away, free, to people facing cancer, loss, or hardship, and to the families who walk beside them.
"Live by faith, not by sight."
June 10, 1982
Amanda's Story
Seven years, written down in faith.
She was a daughter, a wife, a friend, and a young woman who refused to let illness have the last word. Hear her story in her father's own words, and watch the video her family made to remember her.
Read Amanda's storyFrom the book
Little Things
Amanda learned to appreciate the little things in life.
Have you ever closed your eyes at night And savored every dream Looked into your father’s eyes Just to see that gleam? Have you ever taken a walk on the beach And felt the soft sand between your toes Memorized a loved one’s smile Down to the tiny crinkle in their nose?
Continue readingFifteen languages
One message, in the words closest to your heart.
Read online, download a PDF, or print a copy for someone who needs it. Every edition is free.
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Hold her words in your hands, or place them in someone else's.
We mail printed booklets at no cost, up to 25 at a time, for hospitals, churches, support groups, or a friend who is hurting.
Celebrating Amanda's Life and Sharing Her Message Through Her Poetry