Author Archives: Angela Strand

The way you read them a story, it's beautiful. Photo Credit: Simply Divine Creation The way you fix dinner, while helping your son with homework, that's beautiful. The way you push your kids on the sw...

“The first step to getting what you want is having the courage to get rid of what you don’t.” Sharing my journey with 30 Bags in 30 Days last Monday with you gals was so m...

My family is currently in the middle of a wild and sort of unknown adventure. For years, my husband and I have longed for property to raise our kids on. We both grew up with acres to roam and for awhi...

I used to think homemade crackers were only made by “crunchy” Moms, who make basically everything from scratch. I thought they’d be hard to make, and equally hard to chew. Goodness, ...

If I had to pick a favorite place to shop with all 3 of my kids, Costco would be right up there. Want to know what would be at the bottom of my list? You guessed it…..The Post Office. Oh, for t...

This time of year always makes me think of my Grandma Dotti. In 1926, she was born just 3 days before Valentine’s Day. When she was 6, her Mother died. Her life was a life of extremes. She got m...

I stand in the same place in my baby's room every single day. Carpet that's just a few years old has spots worn where my feet are always planted. As I stand, I sway back and forth, while I sing to her...

Our kids fight, because they are NORMAL, but the other day, their Sunday school teacher commented on how much they care for each other. This teacher told my husband that she hopes her kids will someda...

She almost burst with enthusiasm, as she pulled her first preschool report card out of her folder. We were about to make lunch and she looked at me, asking if we could go over it together after she at...

I love to read and I feel like I'm finally starting to really make time for it, although I'd still like to read much more than I do. One of my main goals for this next year is make reading more of a p...