| The MOAT Blog by Kay Wyma

3 Little, but Powerful, Words

by Kay | Mar 23, 2012 | ...on family, Mom Stuff

There are 3 powerful words that warm my heart when they come my way. When uttered from my mouth, they transform my kids … even though it can take time for them to sink in, really sink in. I’ve caught myself saying them a lot lately, wishing that they would...

Table Talk – “When God Created Mothers” by Erma Bombeck

by Kay | Mar 21, 2012 | ...on faith, ...on family, Laughter

As promised last week, here’s a little more Erma. When I was looking around for her “Mean Mom Poem”, which is actually titled “Don’t You Love Me”, I found this very sweet article she wrote entitled “When God Created...

Table Talk – The Power of Blessing Your Child by Becky Harling

by Kay | Feb 8, 2012 | ...on family, Becky Harling

Today’s Table Talk is by the ever encouraging Becky Harling. What a privilege for her to share with us. For over 30 years Becky has taught God’s Word at conferences, retreats, and other events both nationally and internationally. She has been a featured guest on the...

Letting it Sink In

by Kay | Jan 9, 2012 | ...on family, around the house

Someone asked me last week if we still do our “working around the house thing”. I stopped for a minute to do a mental check …wondering why she asked. Had she been over recently and seen me racing in to do everything for our kids? Was she bowled over...

So Beautiful

by Kay | Dec 21, 2011 | ...on faith, ...on family

Sorry for the short hiatus.We’ve had a tiny bit of a long week here in the Wyma house. Beyond finals and the festivities surrounding end of semester Christmas cheer and switching the blog to WordPress (I still have some tweaking to do, but hope you like it!!),...

Lessons from the Desert

by Kay | Nov 28, 2011 | ...on faith, ...on family, Laughter, Reflections, teen antics

Every Thanksgiving, our family (10 adults and 15 grand-kids) buckles up for one of the more fun rides of our year. We celebrated my brother’s 50th birthday all together at one table! … kids at one end, adults at the other, of course. During the week, we...