On the MOPS Blog: “Gird Your Loins”
“I have seeds in my balls? How do they come out? Surgery? IS IT WITH A NEEDLE?!” The sex talk …
Parenting
Parenting
Coffee+Crumbs: You Might Think I’m a Serial Killer
I hope you don’t find the box in my closet. I hope no one finds it because if they do, …
Parenting, Relationships
Coffee+Crumbs: Getting Up the Energy for a Fancy Date Night
(This photo is *not* from a fancy date night, but it is from our most recent date night, our annual …
Parenting
Coffee+Crumbs: Yesterday My Kids Got Along and I Almost Dropped Dead from Shock
Do your kids ever fight? Of course not, right? Your kids are perfect. You would never, for instance, awaken to …
Faith, Parenting
Jesus Blew Up Mary’s Birth Plan
Prepare the way for the Lord. – Isaiah 40:3 “Call your husband and tell him you’re having the baby today,” said …
Parenting
Coffee+Crumbs: Just Figure Out About Santa Already
My uncle pointed up at the twinkling lights in the dark Kentucky night sky and said, “There he goes back …
Parenting
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 the article, I kept thinking …
Parenting
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 me as she’s getting ready …
Parenting, Relationships
The Problem Is Ours
So many times now I’ve sat in front of my little personal blog and tried to organize thoughts about current …
Parenting
Coffee+Crumbs: Family “Vacation”
My husband and I recently took our three kids on a family “vacation” to Washington, D.C., where our son was …
Parenting
This Summer Will Be Different
My kids are coming home from school for the whole summer in five hours and you can see the whites …
Parenting
Coffee+Crumbs: Why I’m Excited for Summer Break
I smash the alarm off at 6 a.m., pull a hoodie over my unfettered boobs, and knock on three doors. …
Parenting
Dear Teachers, We Appreciate You
Oh how I love thee; let me count the ways. When I think about the teachers in my kids’ lives, …
Geeky, Parenting
Mother’s Day Gifts for the Mom Who Breaks the Mold
Well, it must be that time of year again when all the retailers turn their collective gaze to mothers. Over …
Parenting
Coffee+Crumbs: Is Everyone Else’s House Blowing Up at 5pm?
They call it the witching hour. Well I’d like to expelliarmus the power right out of 5 p.m. and disarm …
Parenting
City Moms: 5 Ways to Survive the Death of a Dream
The doctor stares at you across the room, cocks her head to the side, and you already know what she’s …
Parenting
Big News from Coffee+Crumbs!
Three years ago on the way home from Allume Conference, I got a tweet from someone named Ashlee Gadd. I …
Parenting
Coffee+Crumbs: My Kids Talk Back to Me
When your kids are little, you’re dying for them to learn how to talk. You point to things and try …
Parenting
Beans, Beans, Good for the Heart
This week my kids are eating beans and rice every single night for dinner. Last weekend they decided to throw …
Parenting
The Betta Mom
I’m thrilled to share my friend Bronwyn Lea’s writing with you this morning. I’ve fangirled her for years and we …
Faith, Parenting
Unexpected Baptism
We are never spontaneous. Planners we are. Our plans have plans, and we like it that way. But this weekend …
Parenting
Coffee+Crumbs: Can I Do It With You?
Motherhood is like being placed in a sandwich baggie where your kids press and press the air out on all …
Orphan Care, Parenting, Sponsorship, Uganda
I Love You to Africa and Back
One day you wake up and realize you have a middle schooler. About two seconds ago you were in a …
Parenting
Give Your Child the World
It all started when I woke up in bed with a stranger. Late at night I felt her crawl in …