Amanda is the author of The Creative Family, Handmade Home, The Rhythm of Family and the Creative Family Manifesto, all published by Roost Books. She and her husband Steve live in the foothills of western Maine with their five children where they work together to bring back to life a 200 year old farmhouse and homestead. In their days, they strive to live simply, close to the earth, and each other. She blogs at soulemama.com.