Hello! I'm glad you're here.

My name is Amanda and I'm from Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota. Join me in exploring the journey from despair to hope to joy through stories and ideas. "Happy Drops" is a phrase that my daughter Ashlyn coined at a young age, when she was so happy that she cried. Now it's something everyone in our family says when we cry tears of joy. 

My husband and two of our children were in a near-fatal car accident in 2015. We know firsthand that joy is amplified when you experience happiness after despair. Emotions are beautifully interwoven and inextricably connected. I hope our stories encourage you through the peaks and valleys of life. 

Your Happy Drops are always waiting on the other side of hard.