| The MOAT Blog by Kay Wyma

A Peek Behind the Veil

by Kay | Jan 12, 2019 | ... on life, ...on faith, Reflections, Uncategorized

“How was your vacation?” a friend asked us yesterday. “Did you go anywhere?” I looked at my daughter standing next to me. We both shook our heads and smile-sighed. It seems like the holiday was months ago. Sometimes life instantly ramps up and...

Contemplating Joy – today, before the holidays

by Kay | Oct 13, 2018 | ... on life, ...on faith

In the very near future Christmas songs will be filling the airwaves in the same way holiday decor has hit the retail aisles (why so early?!) In the malls, on the radio, at school recitals, through churches across the globe, songs about peace and hope will be sung....

17 Years Later – a Kid’s “Why?”

by Kay | Sep 11, 2018 | ... on life

Life’s overwhelming events—with all their headlines, judging, heartache, and confusion (does anyone tell the truth anymore?) —can weigh heavy, especially when a kid traveling alongside asks “why?” The youngest of my five asked why this morning. A radio show teaser...

Can Truth Inform Life’s Overwhelming Circumstances

by Kay | Sep 1, 2018 | ... on life, ...on faith

“This time last year…” started a conversation with a friend I bumped into last weekend at a wedding celebration. He & his wife are long-time friends – back in the days when we really didn’t have a care in the world. It might have felt...

Re-Purposing Overwhelmed

by Kay | Jul 31, 2018 | ... on life

I’ve never been a fan of Life’s Overwhelmed – the one that feeds on stress, pressures, expectations and circumstances. The one that masquerades as life’s new normal. In my younger years, I took performance pressure’s bait – hook, line and sinker. Then tried to...

An Interruption

by Kay | Jul 26, 2018 | ... on life, ...on faith

This week has been exceptionally difficult for a few families in our neck of the woods. Unexpected and sudden tragedy entered the picture. And relationships were interrupted. For one family, very regular plans for twin brothers enjoying their last summer with friends...