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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 …

Melanie DaleFebruary 8, 2019, 10:49 amDecember 25, 2019 0
Podcast, Relationships

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 …

Melanie DaleJune 5, 2018, 6:30 amApril 6, 2019 0
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 …

Melanie DaleMarch 27, 2018, 7:00 amMarch 26, 2018 1
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 …

Melanie DaleFebruary 12, 2018, 5:34 pmFebruary 12, 2018 0
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 …

Melanie DaleJune 14, 2017, 12:43 pmJune 14, 2017 0
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 …

Melanie DaleFebruary 2, 2017, 11:29 amFebruary 2, 2017 1
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 …

Melanie DaleJuly 28, 2016, 7:34 amJuly 28, 2016 1
Parenting

Coffee+Crumbs: IKEA is Swedish for Hot Date

I’m over at Coffee+Crumbs talking about my most recent trip to IKEA and marriage after 16 years and three kids. …

Melanie DaleFebruary 9, 2016, 8:22 amMarch 29, 2016 0
Parenting

5 Ways to Connect with Your Spouse When You’re Drained of Your Life Force

I don’t know about you, but parenting is wearing me out.  When you first bring a child home, you feel …

Melanie DaleJanuary 12, 2016, 10:37 amMarch 29, 2016 8
10 Things, Parenting

10 Unexpected Things I’ve Discovered About Marriage

Alex and I are celebrating 15 years of marriage today.  We were tiny baby people when we started out and …

Melanie DaleMay 26, 2015, 8:57 pmSeptember 11, 2018 12
10 Things, Faith, Parenting

10 Things I Learned in 2014

Lists.  This is that time of the year, when we take stock of our lives and list the old and …

Melanie DaleDecember 30, 2014, 9:59 amMarch 29, 2016 13
Parenting

My Marriage: It’s Always Been Poo

It’s Valentine’s Day, and people all over are at their romantic best, scrambling for flowers, chocolate, and dinner reservations.  I’ve …

Melanie DaleFebruary 14, 2014, 7:29 amFebruary 14, 2014 6
Parenting

How to Knock Out a Date If It Kills You

Yeah, there we are on a beach with champagne.  Cuz that’s normal and happens all the time.  Except not ever …

Melanie DaleOctober 2, 2013, 12:52 pmOctober 3, 2013 3
10 Things, Parenting

10 Things I’ve Learned About Marriage

That’s me and my man thirteen years ago, all happy and sparkly. This week my precious sister-in-law is walking down …

Melanie DaleSeptember 23, 2013, 9:54 pmMarch 29, 2016 19
Parenting

13 Things I Love About My Husband

The Hubs and I celebrate thirteen years of marriage today.  We started dating in college and got married right after. …

Melanie DaleMay 27, 2013, 7:27 amMarch 28, 2016 18

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