About

welcome to my world

Imagine a place in 21st-century America where kids still grow up milking cows by hand and would rather play hide and seek than stare at a screen. Where families gather around the dinner table every night to laugh, tell stories, and share life. Where gardens bloom in spring, children splash in creeks, and newborn lambs bleat from the barn. Where divorce is unheard of, friendship is deep, and the elderly are cared for by family—not left behind in institutions. Where children are taught by those who know and love them best, and where babies are born at home, surrounded by faith, prayer, and generational midwives.

This is the life I was born into—and the one I still live today.

I’m Amanda Lancaster. I grew up in Homestead Heritage, an intentional Christian community that began in 1973 and has since grown into a worldwide network of churches, homesteads, and families seeking to live simply, faithfully, and together. My husband Dan and I have eight children, all born and educated at home.

I’m a Certified Professional Midwife and a paramedic, but more than that, I’m a wife, a mother, a writer, and a lifelong student of the miracles that unfold in home and community. I’ve delivered over 500 babies—most of them within our faith community, and I offer all of my midwifery care as a voluntary ministry, not a professional business. For me, birth is sacred, not clinical. It’s a gift I give in the spirit of Christian love-service.

Alongside midwifery, I also teach high school writing and literature, write homeschool curriculum for Hearthstone Curriculum, and speak at conferences around the world on Christian womanhood, home education, and the particular beauty and challenge of raising special needs children.

When I’m not catching babies, teaching, or writing, you’ll likely find me tending our large garden, crocheting bags with my girls, hiking or camping with Dan and the kids, or cooking up something delicious (and usually homegrown) in our kitchen.

Whether you’re here to learn more about midwifery, motherhood, homeschooling, faith, or simply want a glimpse into our life of purposeful simplicity—I’m so glad you’ve found your way here, and welcome!

—Amanda