Angela Anagnost-Repke, Author at Her View From Home

Marriage
December 21, 2018
4 Minute Read

Marriage is Learning When to Keep Quiet

You’d think by age 37, I’d learn when to shut my mouth. I should know that sometimes silence avoids the mudslide that can occur when you have to…

Faith
December 16, 2018
4 Minute Read

“God’s Bigger Than You, You Know.”

We were going to be late . . . again. I still had to get my 4-year-old daughter into the car, drive to my son’s elementary school, walk across the…

Faith, Kids, Motherhood
September 28, 2018
4 Minute Read

Becoming a Mom Made Me Terrible at Prayer

I recently cleaned out the drawer of my nightstand. It was crammed with old papers, books, mismatched earrings, and all-around junk. Inside, I…

Kids, Motherhood
August 7, 2018
3 Minute Read

My Mom Rarely Played With Me as a Kid and I Turned Out Just Fine

My mom rarely played with me when I was a kid. Nope, she never got on the floor to play Barbies. She never played house or school with us. She…

Journal, Motherhood
July 24, 2018
4 Minute Read

Single Parents Are Amazing

I will never understand how single parents do it. I’m currently recovering from just one weekend with the kids alone. I’m on my second pot of…

Relationships
July 17, 2018
4 Minute Read

Our Partners Don’t See Our Flaws, They See Us

“You look stunning.” This is what my husband tells me on a weekly basis. And somehow, he still catches me off-guard when he takes aim and shoots…

Kids
July 9, 2018
4 Minute Read

What’s It Like to Grow Up With a Strong-Willed Sibling?

There have been endless articles written about strong-willed children. How to parent them. What a blessing they can be. What ages are the hardest.…

Faith, Journal
February 15, 2018
5 Minute Read

When My Husband Lost His Job, He Found God

I had just finished tucking in my three-year-old daughter for a nap. The house was finally quiet with my kindergartener at school. I slunk…

Kids, Motherhood
January 26, 2018
4 Minute Read

There Are Some Things I Regret About Those Newborn Days

Mothers have regrets daily. I know I certainly do. Every night as I close my eyes, the regret sits in my chest. I shouldn’t have yelled. I should…

Motherhood, Relationships
December 12, 2017
4 Minute Read

Six Reasons to Befriend a Mom Who’s Been There, Done That

It was a Michigan February blizzard. My eighteen-month-old and three-year-old were sick for the 82nd time that season. I knew my toddler’s ear…