Finding the good in the middle of the mess.
Welcome to Chaos, Coffee, Kids, and Kindness.
This is where I write about the everyday stuff—the beautiful moments, the ridiculous ones, the things that make me laugh, the things that make me cry, and everything in between.
Around here, there will be stories about motherhood, family, coffee, kids, hard days, good days, and the little pieces of kindness that make the chaos worth it.
So grab your coffee and stay awhile.
The chaos is real.
The coffee is necessary.
The kids keep me on my toes.
And there is always room for a little kindness.
Latest from the Chaos
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Well… I was going to make this post yesterday…Then yesterday happened. 😂So here we are, on Tuesday, actually talking about Tuesday’s topic.Because apparently I am terrible at posting something every single day. Not because I don’t have things to say, but because sometimes real life has other plans—and around here, real life tends to have…
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Yesterday started like most days around here.I was trying to get some work done while my children argued across the room from me.Not with me.Across me.Because apparently Mom’s workspace is also a perfectly acceptable location for everyone else to conduct their disagreements. 😂I sat there typing, drinking my coffee, listening to the chaos happening around…
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Some Mondays feel like they start on Monday.This one started on Friday.Because apparently my life has decided that weekends are no longer for relaxing. They’re simply the opening act for Monday’s chaos. 😂Friday night brought us a football injury that nobody saw coming.Landon got hurt, and suddenly we went from normal football night to trying…
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If you’ve ever wondered what it’s like to live in my household with all of our little quirks, let me paint you a picture.Hudson refuses kisses.Not because he isn’t affectionate. Quite the opposite, actually. This kid will ask for a hug approximately every three minutes.But kisses?Absolutely not.Kisses carry germs and we are simply not about…
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Since Kalli has apparently decided we’re awake for the day at 2 a.m., I figured I’d get a jumpstart on today’s Hot Topic Tuesday.So let’s talk about parenting teenagers.This one might be a little controversial.My parents were strict. And looking back, I don’t think the strictness produced the results they intended. Instead, it taught me…
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Grab your coffee, Mom. This one might be a little uncomfortable.I’ve been thinking a lot lately about relationships, blended families, and what happens when you fall in love with someone whose family already existed long before you came along.And I’ve realized something:Sometimes love isn’t the hard part.We like to tell ourselves that if you really…
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Well, I planned on posting Wonder Wednesday, but that went completely sideways. Then I WAS typing Talk It Out Thursday and literally fell asleep while typing it out…So here we are.Finally Freaking Friday.Because apparently Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday all decided they needed to become one giant blog post. 😂Let’s start with Wednesday.Wednesday was supposed to…
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I have been asked a lot of times how I manage to co-parent so well with my children’s dads.And honestly?I don’t know. 😂Okay, that’s not entirely true.I do know what has made it work for us, but I want to make one thing very clear before I say any of it:We do not have this…
