I sent this to my fellow MOPS (Mothers of PreSchoolers) group, and thought I would share it with you!
Bring on the Adventures!
Lori 🙂
Are you guys ready for more adventures in mothering? . . . . well . . . you better be (if you still have kids!). Everyday holds the opportunity for all kinds of adventures . . . some are not so pleasant, but they leave you with a funny or great story to tell your toddler one day (preferably when they are teenagers!) . . . and some adventures are just absolutely amazing – you wouldn’t trade them for the world!
Motherhood is full of surprises, and if you came into this “job” thinking it would be easy, or that if you followed all the “rules” that everything would work out the same for each child . . . . HA! . . . think again. 🙂 I know you all know what I mean! 🙂
This fall, we are going to be celebrating “Adventures in Mothering”. I, for one, LOVE a good adventure – even if it comes in the form of things not going just as I had planned. 🙂 That’s what an adventure is . . . expecting the unexpected to happen, and enjoying it when it does!
MOPS International has a great website, dedicated to you Mothers of Preschooolers. If you haven’t checked it out yet – I encourage you to. Go to www.mops.org. Not only will you will find great information about MOPS International, but there are forums to ask questions or discuss things that affect us a moms of little ones, great articles to read, contests to enter, and even MOPS University – a place to take online courses (FREE!!) about the Bible, your Christian walk, moving out into ministry and more. I am excited to explore the courses offered through the university website myself! For many of us we cannot afford, or do not have the time (or babysitters) to be able to go and take college classes (or even some classes at church) – and this is a great way to learn and grow right from your own home! I encourage you all to check it out. I know there are many more great websites with some free (and some pay) classes, courses, or articles to help you learn. I encourage you to seek the Lord this month (since it’s the month of prayer!) and ask Him what HE would like to teach you this fall or what you should learn more about. He has a great plan for each and every one of you – and part of that plan is to be a great mom, friend, sister, daughter, and above all – a lover of Jesus!
Keep doing what you are doing moms. You are doing a great job – even when it doesn’t feel like it many days! As our Women’s Ministry leader at church always says . . . we are in “leadership development”. We are training and developing the leaders of the next generation. What an awesome “job” we have?!! Our goal at MOPS is to help you develop your own leadership training capabilities . . . through encouragement, fun, fellowship, prayer and mentoring.
I look forward to seeing you all again soon! Let the “Adventures” continue (I know they have already begun!)!
Blessings today!
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