
The Comings In and Goings Out of Womanhood
Great Wave off of Kanagawa by Japanese artist Katsushika Hokusai As I place Slow Walker's edge-removed Eggo waffles on the table (have I mentioned I'm an enabler? the edges off a frozen waffle?... still working on it), I greet my 13-year-old daughter. "Good morning...

Table Talk – Why Teachers Quit by Andy Kerckhoff
Today's Table Talk is by the MOAT's good friend Andy Kerckhoff. He's in the trenches and on the front-lines having been an educator for almost 20 years. He loves kids and is invested in raising a generation equipped and strong to do all they were created to do. Here's...

A Word From the Wise
I don't know about y'all, but we're a bit sad our Christmas break is quickly barreling to an end. The end of the break signals Spring Semester ... the longest part of the school year. (Have I mentioned we're Summer People?!) Since the kids are so thrilled about...

Surprise Packages
Chatting with my mom this morning, we touched on thankfulness... thankfulness for things for which we often forget to be thankful. I can't help but share. Lately, she's had a little extra time to think and time to read. That's when she came across our friend Scott...

Breaking It Down
With Christmas past, clean-up is present. When Christmas clean-up makes its way to the forefront, there are a few things that never cease to amaze me. First ... why is it that everyone disappears when it's time to put stuff away? The flurry of wrapping paper flying...