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Focus on the Family & #hyrdratefortheholidays – Eyes on Others

by Kay | Nov 6, 2015 | ... on life, ...on faith, Purposeful Parenting, service

Being the calendar-challenged person that I am, or it could simply be the flaky-factor that seems pervasive in all I do (or forget to do) – I kind of forgot that the super wonderful folks at Focus on the Family are airing a conversation we had about finding...

Life’s Secret Sauce in Action

by Kay | Jun 28, 2014 | ... on life, service

“It was so great,” my daughter told us while driving home. Her sister and I had just picked Snopes up after a week at camp. “But I didn’t have a ‘mountaintop’ experience,” she added thoughtfully. “You know, some life...

Fanning the Flame

by Kay | Aug 1, 2012 | ...on faith, service

Like most of you, I’m sleep deprived (which might explain my techno-glitch on Monday’s post – which will come your way as soon as I can find it!) and swollen-eyed (from all the crying) thanks to the Olympics! So, I thought I’d share a little...

To Mrs Bixby…

by Kay | May 28, 2012 | service

In honor of the countless heroes that have fought for freedom. Executive Mansion Washington, Nov. 21, 1864 Dear Madam, I have been shown in the files of the War Department of a statement of the Adjutant General of Massachusetts that you are the mother of five sons who...

The Vols

by Kay | Dec 12, 2011 | Purposeful Parenting, service

I’ve told y’all about my roommate when I was a Freshman at Baylor – sweet Susan whom I corrupted with my cluttery ways. (see Coming Clean) After that year, I lived with the same group of girls until we graduated. One of our little gang of four was my...

An Inspirational Story

by Kay | Sep 14, 2011 | service

I can’t help but post this video about an unsung group of heroes. Just regular folks who stepped up to help in a historical proportion sort of way. There are so many great things to glean from this example of reaching out to help others. As is always the case,...