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December 4, 2019

Coffee+Crumbs: The Accidental Jogger

I went for a light jog and accidentally ended up in a 15K race, which…

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December 4, 2019

Coffee+Crumbs: Labored Breathing

Ooo-ooo-EEE, ooo-ooo-EEE. In a nondescript office building adjacent to the hospital, I remember learning Lamaze…

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October 9, 2019

Coffee+Crumbs: Old Faithful

When I was a kid, my Aunt Caryl sent me a pink nightgown with “Victoria’s…

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August 15, 2019

Coffee+Crumbs: The First Time I Took All My Kids to a Waterpark by Myself

This week I took all my kids to Six Flags by myself for the first…

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May 28, 2019

Coffee+Crumbs: Aerosmith, Sin City, and Flipping the Bird

I’m probably not winning any Christian parenting awards. This year my husband, Alex, and I…

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January 15, 2019

Coffee+Crumbs: We’re Pooper Scoopers

Last spring I got a new dog, Khaleesi, Protector of the Dale Kingdom, Mother of…

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May 14, 2018

Coffee+Crumbs: Just Do It Scared

My daughter learned to swim while screaming. My son was fearless in the water. When…

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April 10, 2018

Coffee+Crumbs: The Horrifying and Hilarious Tale of the Rogue Suburban Flasher

His junk is burned in my brain. I can’t unsee it. Last week I was…

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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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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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