Lighten Up #77: Coffee Date with Alex and Melanie
Well, I just celebrated 18 years of marriage with Alex, which is ridiculous since we’re both only 25. If you …
Podcast, Relationships
Podcast, Relationships
The Lighten Up Guidelines for Laughing at Life
I was sitting on my thinking chair (the toilet) the other day when it occurred to me that while my …
Podcast, Relationships
Lighten Up #67: Marriage Crossover with Sarah Bragg
It’s time for our monthly crossover with Sarah Bragg, where we take a topic and talk about how to lighten …
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 …
Podcast, Relationships
Lighten Up #59: Friendship Crossover with Sarah Bragg
What is the most exciting thing about your favorite TV show? It’s when they do a crossover episode with your …
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 …
Relationships
Coffee+Crumbs: Daddy Is My Favorite
“Mom, who’s your favorite person in this family?” she asked, batting her long lashes at me. After her siblings devolved …
Relationships
Coffee+Crumbs: Sometimes You Can Have Both
Have you ever unexpectedly ugly-cried after a movie? I watched a movie recently where the stars had to lay aside …
Faith, Relationships
How to Be a Good Neighbor in the Wake of the Election
My daughters were scared to go to school on Wednesday because they’re immigrants and someone told them they’d be sent …
Relationships
The Mudroom: Your Marriage Doesn’t Have to Look Like Anyone Else’s
When my friend Tammy, editor of The Mudroom blog, asked me to write about my marriage, I had to track …
General, Parenting, Relationships
Melanie Dale: Cheer Mom
I am the world’s worst soccer mom. I hate grass. I hate sports. I hate being outside and sweating. I …
Parenting, Relationships
Coffee+Crumbs: Eating Popcorn in the Dark Because You’ve Earned This
Attention moms of littles who haven’t peed in private in two years: It will get awesome. I promise you. Let …
10 Things, Relationships
10 Questions to Ask When Talking About the Election With Friends
I feel like America’s mom is sending it out the door today calling after it, “Make good choices!” Make good …
Relationships
How to Love Your Friends This Valentine’s Day
“I don’t want to see them,” I thought to myself guiltily. I’d scheduled a get together with a couple of …
Relationships
Dance Club for Moms
Yesterday as I was driving, I had the most glorious fantasy that I just have to share with you. You …
Parenting, Relationships
When Your Life Is a Training Montage from Ant-Man
I love superhero movies, with their origin stories and training montages, and this year I’ve enjoyed introducing my kids to …
10 Things, Parenting, Relationships
10 Things to Talk About Besides Your Kids
So you’re working your way around the bases with another mom, or maybe you’re fourth-basers but things are starting to …
Parenting, Relationships
Coffee+Crumbs: I Needed Her to Tell Me That
“Our house is filled with hate,” I choked out in sobbing gasps sitting on a dock with new friends. We …
Relationships
That Time I Played “Never Have I Ever” on TV
Oh my gosh, these episodes of the MomsEveryday panel I recorded have been airing all over the country for the …
Faith, Relationships
Allume, My Favorite Weekend of the Year
Well, “my favorite weekend of the year” has come and gone. This year’s Allume conference was as fantastic as ever, so …
Relationships
Creepiest Internet Mom Dating Story Ever?
If you’ve read Women Are Scary, do you remember my friend Lindsey who wrote the top ten list for dating …
Parenting, Relationships
MomsEveryday and That Time I Was in a TV Show
This summer, I was writing my fingers off trying to get my next book done on time when my PR …
Relationships
We All Have Those Things, So Let Your Freak Flag Fly
We have Those Things that we work on at home. You see all the potential and all the pitfalls in …
Relationships
My Personal Momlationship Hell Scenario
First, our daily dose of fiction: Peering into the window of the cozy suburban house, she saw what she was …