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…
November 13, 2017
Coffee+Crumbs: Karaoke By Myself
“He was a sweet-talkin’ son of a preacher man,” I croon at my desk during…
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…
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…
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…
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…
August 13, 2017
The Problem Is Ours
So many times now I've sat in front of my little personal blog and tried…
August 4, 2017
Coffee+Crumbs: Family “Vacation”
My husband and I recently took our three kids on a family “vacation” to Washington,…
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…
May 26, 2017
This Summer Will Be Different
My kids are coming home from school for the whole summer in five hours and…
