Featured
Raspberry Pastries
Raspberry Pastries

Creamy, delicious raspberry pastries that are just as yummy as they look. Perfect for a sweet breakfast, or a delicious dessert. Makes up to 8!

Read More →
Back to/First Day of School FREE Downloadable Bundle
Back to/First Day of School FREE Downloadable Bundle
Read More →
Homeschool 2024 – 2nd Grade and Pre-K
Homeschool 2024 – 2nd Grade and Pre-K

2024 Homeschool Curriculum Choices for Second Grade and Pre-K

Read More →
Relationship Matters
Relationship Matters
Read More →
Favorite Toys and Tricks for Traveling with Young Children (0-5)
Favorite Toys and Tricks for Traveling with Young Children (0-5)
Read More →
2022 Christmas Gift Guides
2022 Christmas Gift Guides

Christmas gift ideas for 0-6, from toys to experiences, gifts they’ll love!

Read More →
One Day Menu - Snack Included
One Day Menu - Snack Included

Sometimes planning meals, even just for one day feels exhausting. We’re always asking on social media, “show me what you had for _______, I need new recipe ideas.” So, I made it easy — here is what we had on a chilly day last week.

Read More →
Believers and Our Role in Foster Care
Believers and Our Role in Foster Care

As of September 30, 2020 there were 407,493 children in foster care. You’ve probably seen this stat circling the internet lately. In 2019, there were 426,566.

Read More →
Audrey’s Birth
Audrey’s Birth

I remember waking up Thursday, April 30th and thinking, “this is it.” I kept questioning my sanity and telling myself, “stop it, that’s just silly” — To think I knew that this was the last day of my pregnancy, crazy right? (Although I did call the exact day with my first, and was right about it, so maybe it’s not so crazy.)

Read More →
Lemon Poppy Seed Sourdough Muffins
Lemon Poppy Seed Sourdough Muffins

These delicious lemon poppy seed sourdough muffins with glaze are the perfect go to if you have extra sourdough discard leftover.

Read More →
Older Posts

— Hello —

Hey there! I'm Alyssa, the face behind The Cardinal Cottage Homestead.

— Lets Connect —

— Search Blog —

— Archives —

Follow @alyssasangle
She’s the smiliest baby, unless you want a picture with her. Then she has no smiles to give. 🙃 I can’t believe how big she’s looking. I think the newborn season goes quicker and quicker with each baby. 🥺 Don’t tell Wes, but
Took some snaps of our four legged friends last week. If there was one thing I learned growing up with a lot of animals myself, it’s that you’ll learn to truly love these friends with the amount of time you spend taking care of them, but
As if there’s not enough girls on this farm, we added a couple more. 😆 On a serious note, I was losing my mind over the amount of mice out here. Not just in our shop, but in the house, too. So between these two prowlers and the new bucket trap
Those first 6 weeks postpartum were blissfully sweet. Then, we entered into October — we left our little newborn bubble and ventured back into the real world. I began slowly leaving the house with now 3 kids in tow; grocery trips, library runs,
October snaps. 🧡🍁🍂🎃