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A Photo Journal – October 2019

October 11, 2019Sonya Spillmann 1 Comment

I can’t believe it’s been a month since I last posted. I mean, I can. Whenever Chris asks How was your day, my first thought and actual answer is often: fast. I’m not sure why I thought time would slow… Continue Reading →

Uncategorized blog hop, Coffee+Crumbs, Exhale, October 2019

Write Anyway

September 13, 2019Sonya Spillmann Leave a Comment

The kids are now in school and if I wanted, I could write for five straight hours. I could sit at my little black table in the kitchen or the bigger wood table in the dining area. Or on my couch.… Continue Reading →

Uncategorized blog hop, blogging, Coffee+Crumbs, just thoughts, motivation, writing

You Are Mine — a post from Coffee+Crumbs

April 24, 2019Sonya Spillmann 1 Comment

    Nadia was born with a head of dark hair that quickly turned light. Same with both of the boys. And then there are those blue eyes to contend with on all three of my biological kids. They don’t… Continue Reading →

Uncategorized adoption, Coffee+Crumbs, motherhood

Holding Up The Hurting — Coffee+Crumbs —

December 19, 2018Sonya Spillmann Leave a Comment

The first piece of devastating news comes via email on a nondescript afternoon. Afterward, I sit in a blue chair in my living room staring out the window in disbelieving shock for I’m not sure how long. How could this… Continue Reading →

Uncategorized cancer, Coffee+Crumbs, community, faith, friendship, grief, hard holidays, the hard stuff

Best Mom, Worst Mom — Coffee+Crumbs

September 21, 2018Sonya Spillmann Leave a Comment

My littlest one, Vivienne, a strong-willed four-year-old, sat on the potty in the bathroom. She grunted. She sang. She read wordless board books. And then, she started to cry. All morning Viv had squirmed awkwardly while playing, laid her head… Continue Reading →

Uncategorized Coffee+Crumbs, kids, labels, motherhood, new motherhood, uncertainty

It’s Not About the Haircut — Coffee+Crumbs

July 24, 2018Sonya Spillmann Leave a Comment

It was seven after five o’clock when I decided to call. “Hi, I have an appointment at 5, but I’m stuck in traffic and I wanted to let you know I’m going to be late.” “Oooooooh …” the receptionist at… Continue Reading →

Uncategorized Coffee+Crumbs, motherhood, permission, perspective, selfcare

This Is What I Know — Coffee+Crumbs

June 8, 2018Sonya Spillmann Leave a Comment

Maybe a year ago, I heard two different translations in Greek (most likely at church) for the verb “to know.” One word conveys an understanding coming from proximity or exposure. The other translation means knowing comes from first hand, intimate knowledge.… Continue Reading →

Uncategorized Coffee+Crumbs, knowing, motherhood, new motherhood

Begetting

March 14, 2018Sonya Spillmann 2 Comments

  “Well, you run. You know. Running begets running,” she says.   I laugh: we’re talking about creativity. And how doing hard things gets easier … after you do them over and over again.    You just have to start.… Continue Reading →

Uncategorized Coffee+Crumbs, creativity, Exhale, running, writing

Who’s In Charge Here? — Coffee+Crumbs

February 26, 2018Sonya Spillmann Leave a Comment

I stood at the sink holding a dead chicken. Not an actual chicken. I mean, yes, it was an actual dead chicken, but not a ‘hey mom, hold this, why do you think it died?’ type of chicken (we live… Continue Reading →

Uncategorized adulthood, Coffee+Crumbs, growing up, loving your real life, perspective, responsibility, womanhood

It Gets Better — Coffee+Crumbs

January 22, 2018Sonya Spillmann 2 Comments

Yesterday, I sat with my kids in a planetarium awaiting the start of a laser show. Just them and me. No one in my lap, no one crying, no one strapped to my front while standing in the back corner,… Continue Reading →

Uncategorized adoption, children, Coffee+Crumbs, fear, kids growing up, motherhood, new motherhood, parenting, perspective, storytelling

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I'm a wife, mother of four, acute care nurse by training and writer at heart. I am a lover of laughter, red lipstick, and Jesus. Honesty, big earrings, and food are my love languages.

I'm a motherless mother who writes to share my story of grief and grace.

I'm an adoptive mother with a passion for encouraging women to step up and live into their passions. I'm on the Coffee+Crumbs writing team, and am available for writing or speaking.

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