Kay Harms

Got Any Good News?

Dog #2 whines and wimpers for a really long time, and I finally notice the dogs’ food and water bowls are dry and dusty. These dogs iritate me incessantly, but I’m not so cold-hearted as not to feed them. So I retrieve the two plastic cups we use to fill the bowls with water and dog food and begin the… Read More

A Voice from Above

Let me share with you a little memory about a time way before we all (business people, homemakers, students, 8-year-olds, etc.) had cell phones. My husband and I were flying “home” to Georgia from Texas, where he was in seminary at the time. About half-way through the flight, bored and restless, one of us decided it would be worth the… Read More

It’s National Trail Mix Day!

Saturday, August 31, is National Trail Mix Day (’cause we all need to celebrate granola and candy mixtures, of course). So what would Off the Beaten Path Ministries be without its own trail mix? Notta! So in honor of this supremely special day, I give you my one and only attempt at being a food blogger. First, here are the top… Read More

On Hospital Doors and Other Ridiculous but Real Fears

Hospitals make me nervous. Not only do I feel at a loss for the right words to say to a hospital patient, but I also can’t help but recall memories of some bad times spent in hospitals when I visit there. That’s not to say that I’ve had unpleasant experiences due to negligence or bad treatment, mind you. I have… Read More

Waiting for God…and Abby

Last night around 6:00 my daughter sent me this (unedited) text: Im back stage. Should be going on for my monoogue in about an hour. I feel good. Dont text me back please:):) call you when I get home. Im having ice cream and cake for dinner and watching breakfast and tiffanys and sleeping in till 8 yay   Abby… Read More

There’s Gold in Them Thar Pages!

When I was a girl growing up in a small town outside of Atlanta, my family would take an annual trip to the North Georgia mountains each fall. Those Saturday or weekend-long trips would include three essentials: buying apples for the applesauce and fresh apple cakes my mom would later make, eating boiled peanuts from a paper bag (now you… Read More