The first time I drove a car by myself, fresh new license tucked in my wallet and 16-year-old hands carefully …
Coffee+Crumbs: Old Faithful
When I was a kid, my Aunt Caryl sent me a pink nightgown with “Victoria’s Secret” stitched across the front …
Lighten Up #111: Melanie Shankle
Today we’re wrapping up our Friendship Over 40 series with New York Times bestselling author Melanie Shankle! Ahh, you guys, …
Lighten Up #110: Callie Feyen
Today for our friendship over 40 series I’m talking with my friend Callie Feyen, author of The Teacher Diaries: Romeo & …
Lighten Up #109: Kathy Khang
We’re continuing our series on friendship over 40, and today I’m talking with author, speaker, and yoga teacher Kathy Khang. …
Lighten Up #108: Jamie C. Martin
We are in our series Lighten Up about Friendship Over 40 and today I’m talking with one of my longest-running …
Lighten Up #107: Elisha Beach
Today by popular demand, I’m starting a new series called Lighten Up about Friendship Over 40. Back when I wrote …
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 time. If motherhood is like …
Lighten Up #106: Stephanie Tait
Hey welcome to episode 106 of Lighten up with Melanie Dale. BONUS ILLNESS EDITION. I know I said we concluded …
Lighten Up #105: Alia Joy
Today for the finale to our series, Lighten Up about Illness, I’m talking with Alia Joy. You may remember her …
Lighten Up #104: Lauren Gaskill
We are in the middle of our series “Lighten Up about Illness” and today I’m talking with Lauren Gaskill, author …
Lighten Up #103: Lesley Miller
We’re in the middle of our series, lighten up about illness, and today I’m talking with my friend Lesley Miller. …
Lighten Up #102: Niki Hardy
Today I’m talking with Niki Hardy, author of the new book Breathe Again: How to Live Well When Life Falls …
Lighten Up #101: Lighten Up…about Illness?
Check check, is this thing on? Well hi there. I guess I’m back from hiatus and ready for more podcastery, …
Coffee+Crumbs: If I Could Cinch Up Summer
Back in my eighties childhood in northeastern Ohio, my summer consisted of bike rides to our neighborhood pool with my …
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 skipped Easter and flew to …
Coffee+Crumbs: Our Family Ghost
This morning I flushed another dump that wasn’t mine. I didn’t bother asking whose it was, because all three of …
Coffee+Crumbs: A Stink Bug Tried to Mate with Me
I live in Georgia, where the spiders and bugs are the size of dinosaurs. Since we don’t have enough freezing …
Coffee+Crumbs: Middle-Aged Sexy Time
“Agghh! My back! Why did you do that?!” I gasped. “I was trying to be sexy,” Alex admitted sheepishly. “I …
Coffee+Crumbs: We’re Pooper Scoopers
Last spring I got a new dog, Khaleesi, Protector of the Dale Kingdom, Mother of Maltipoos. Spring in Georgia is …
Coffee+Crumbs: The Most Isolating Thing I’ve Ever Experienced
I plod up the steps and open the door into the waiting room of the therapist’s office, coaxing my child …
Coffee+Crumbs: Moms Should Get a Pass for Public Peeing
Once there was a young mom. Well, young-ish. Okay, middle-ish mom with small children. Medium children. Okay, once there was …
Lighten Up #100: ONE HUNDRED. We did it. I need a nap.
I’m celebrating my 100th episode! ONE HUNDRED. This reminds me of the 100th day of school shenanigans when our kids …
Lighten Up #99: Alia Joy
Today I’m talking with Alia Joy, author of Glorious Weakness: Discovering God in All We Lack. We start out trading colonoscopy stories. Anytime …