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Maw-cupational Hazards

by Kay | Jan 7, 2011 | ...on family, Laughter

Sometimes we moms get caught in the crossfire of on the job “Maaahhwm-cupational Hazards”. Here are a few from this week: Hazard #1 – Stress On Monday, I headed down yet another avenue that I hoped would lead to some relief from the pain in my...

If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it…

by Kay | Jan 3, 2011 | ... on life, around the house

but if it is broken… by all means tell an adult! “AAAAHHHHHH!!!!! There’s blood on my foot!!!!” screams Speed Police running to her father. Never a good cry for help. …. Sure enough, the girl was leaving blood footprints as she ran to get...

Shower Time

by Kay | Dec 31, 2010 | ... on life, service

Some of my best thinking is done in the shower. Well, maybe not my best, but it’s certainly the only time a get a few moments to myself. Even then, I often have a little friend (since I’m still a mother of a preschooler!), anxiously standing on the other...

Just a Swingin’

by Kay | Nov 8, 2010 | ... on life

Ahhhh the mood. We don’t much need rings around here to glow blue or green giving cue to stressed, cool, nervous, very happy or normal. … And how does someone define “normal” for a tween/teen? Considering the age, normal could have a lot of...

Table Talk – Thoughts on Parenting God’s Way, by Sheriff Daniel

by Kay | Nov 5, 2010 | ...on faith, ...on family

Today’s Table Talk is by MOAT friend Sheriff Daniel. Sheriff is a pastor in Calcutta, India. We met Sheriff in 2009 when he was in Dallas for a training session at Dallas Theological Seminary through GPA. We were Sheriff’s host family. Poor thing had to...

Halloweenie

by Kay | Nov 1, 2010 | ... on life, around the house, Laughter

Heard at a neighbor’s door tonight: “Oh, we have a pirate, a volleyball player … and, who is this cute little S.W.A.T man? “Halloweenie,” responds the little guy. “Well, are you a police man?” “No … I’m...