MOPS

Some of the special women in my MOPS Group!

I've mentioned MOPS a couple of times on this blog, but I'm not sure I've really devoted a whole post to talk about a group that has proven to be such a blessing in my life!  I joined MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers, which really means mothers of any child who is younger than kindergarten) after my cousin Brittany invited me to go along with her.  I started going in January '07.  I went for 2 semesters before I was put on bed rest with Graysen.  I never got very close to any of the women in MOPS.  I enjoyed going and listening to the speakers and doing the activities, but nothing else developed outside of the 1st and 3rd Thursdays of the month.  At the point I was on bed rest I was gone for almost a whole semester.  The women that I had never spoken to outside of our two meetings a month brought me meals and sent home crafts for me to do.  They sent encouraging emails, and prayed for my family.  I realized then how blessed I was to have this group of women in m

y life.  I vowed then and there that when this new year started I would become involved in the group and give back to them whatever I was capable of.  I have since grown so much as a Christian mother, wife, and friend.  I've started participating in the extra fun events that they do, and have began to make friendships that I hope will last a lifetime.    

This is a picture that was taken of Lincoln and at the MOPS Valentine's Day Dinner - lots of fun!