Author: <span>Kay</span>

Coming Clean on Cleaning House

by Kay | May 5, 2012 | Laughter, Uncategorized

Next week (on Tuesday to be exact), Cleaning House – A Mom’s Twelve Month Experiment to Rid Her Home of Youth Entitlement will hit the shelves. For long-time MOATblog readers – it will be like a walk down memory lane, and then some. But one small...

Table Talk: Making More White Space on Kids’ Calendars by Jody Capehart

by Kay | May 3, 2012 | Uncategorized

Today’s Table Talk is by Jody Capehart, one of our Ironing Board moms. She’s one terrific mom, grandmom, teacher, school administrator, author and overall encourager. Pull up a chair and grab a cup of coffee. This lady knows what she’s talking about....

What Does Financial Literacy Have to do With Teens (and younger)?

by Kay | Apr 30, 2012 | kids & work

Someone asked me the other day about the way we have financially incentivized our kids on our road to enabling-recovery. It was in a bit of a judgmental manner, slightly appalled that we would pay our kids for making their beds – a task that I agree should need...

What do Cinnamon, Hand Sanitzer and Choking have in common?… Teens

by Kay | Apr 27, 2012 | Uncategorized

Just when you think it can’t get any crazier in the teen antic scene, think again. ABC News reported earlier this week about “Teens Getting Drunk on Hand Sanitizer”. (April 24, 2012) I’m having a hard time getting over the gross factor involved...

Table Talk: Words to Live By

by Kay | Apr 25, 2012 | ...on family

Rather than post a piece from one of our many wonderful guest bloggers, I can’t help myself from sharing words from a faithful life that left the world this week. My friend Ann sent me the obituary of “God’s Man” from World Magazine. So much of...