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Parenting

December 7, 2017

Coffee+Crumbs: Just Figure Out About Santa Already

My uncle pointed up at the twinkling lights in the dark Kentucky night sky and…

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General

November 13, 2017

Coffee+Crumbs: Karaoke By Myself

“He was a sweet-talkin’ son of a preacher man,” I croon at my desk during…

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General

November 2, 2017

Coffee+Crumbs: Forty Feels Like Freedom

I look at a photo of myself taken recently at a wedding. I’m wearing cherry…

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Parenting

November 1, 2017

The Mudroom: When Other People Think Your Kids Are Apples

The Mudroom asked me to write about parenting kids with special needs and as I approached…

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10 Things

October 26, 2017

40 Things I’ve Learned in 40 Years

Well, no matter what I do to try to slow time, it's happening. I'm turning…

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Parenting

September 27, 2017

Coffee+Crumbs: That Thing Where I Have a Teenager Now

“My friend uses a credit card to do cat eyes with her eyeliner,” she tells…

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Parenting Relationships

August 13, 2017

The Problem Is Ours

So many times now I've sat in front of my little personal blog and tried…

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Parenting

August 4, 2017

Coffee+Crumbs: Family “Vacation”

My husband and I recently took our three kids on a family “vacation” to Washington,…

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Relationships

June 14, 2017

Coffee+Crumbs: Daddy Is My Favorite

“Mom, who’s your favorite person in this family?” she asked, batting her long lashes at…

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Parenting

May 26, 2017

This Summer Will Be Different

My kids are coming home from school for the whole summer in five hours and…

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