In a blink of an eye your life can change.  It was just like any other day when Amanda came home from work.  She didn't know once she walked into the door of her home her world would change forever.  God had called her young husband home as he sat at their dinning room table.   Josh was only 37. Amanda and Josh were high school sweethearts. They beat the odd's of teen parents and made a wonderful life for their 4 daughters.  I don't remember a time in the last 20 years when I seen Amanda and Josh wasn't by her side.  

Now the question is, how do you pick up the pieces?  What does the future hold for her and her daughters?  They have one daughter in honor's college at WMU and three more at home. Just to pay for the day to day expenses,  keep their daughter in college, with 3 more to go is overwhelming to anyone.  Let alone a now single mother who lost the love of her life.

We are Amanda's cousin's trying to think of anything we can do to help bring some peace to her and her girls life.  The money will be used to help pay for the funeral expences, the mortgage to keep a roof over their heads and hopefully help keep their oldest daughter Allison in college.  Any extra will be saved for the 3 other girls college education. 

Anyone who has ever met Amanda know's how big her heart is.  She would give you the shirt off her back if you were in need.  Let's show Manda, as I call her, that we are here and will support her in anyway we can.  Pay it forward with Amanda!

Thank you so much for your consideration and reading Manda's story! 

You can view Josh's obituary at  www.chappellfuneralhome.com