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Table Talk – Perfection by Diane Paddison

by Kay | Nov 11, 2011 | Uncategorized

Today’s Table Talk is by Diane Paddison. She has just published a terrific book called Work, Love, Pray to encourage women. She offers encouragement to us today through her wise words on perfection, an issue women deal with on a daily basis. Perfection is one...

Humility

by Kay | Nov 9, 2011 | Uncategorized

A couple weeks ago, Jon & I, along with 200 of our closest friends, enjoyed an evening with David Brooks. When I met him before he spoke and told him about our MOAT effort to transfer responsibilities to our kids’ plates in an effort to move away from entitlement...

Heard on the Street… Potion 9 or P9

by Kay | Oct 28, 2011 | Uncategorized

Since learning about the Boozy Bears (I’m still wandering what they will come up with next), a mom in carpool shared yet another of the latest and greatest. The kids call it Mood Enhancers – bascially they are legal doses of “vitamin”/natural...

Table Talk – Got Guilt by Jane Jarrell

by Kay | Oct 27, 2011 | Uncategorized

Have you guys missed our friend Jane Jarrell? I sure have… so I tapped her for a guest post this week. Here are a few of her wise words to encourage moms that work in and outside the home. Listen, even if you aren’t paid by an employer right now, you’re still working...

Boozy Bears

by Kay | Oct 25, 2011 | Uncategorized

Here’s a heads up from a fellow MOAT. As is often the case, sneaky kids have found yet another way to hide their consumption of alcohol. The link below will take you to ClickOnDetroit who kindly walks us through the latest and greatest creative way kids are...

Tips on Handling the Urge to Uber-Parent

by Kay | Oct 21, 2011 | Uncategorized

I’ve had several discussions about Wednesday’s guest post by Katie Grimes on Compeitivie Parenting. (Click on the link and read it if you haven’t already.) She did a terrific job defining the issue. But, now that we’ve defined it, how are we...