Today I went to MOPS (MOPS stands for Mothers Of Preschoolers) for the first time. I was nervous to go, because I didn't know how Jane would do and I had never been to anything like that before. But Leighton kept encouraging me to go, so I went, and I am so glad I did!! I was so incredibly blessed! The women I was able to meet were wonderful and it was so refreshing to just be able to be with a bunch of women and be encouraged...something I have really needed lately.
It has really been a struggle for me since Leighton has been gone so much with work because of the drought, and Jane has been going through a new stage which has been a bit of a challenge. I was just feeling so alone and run down...in great need of encouragement and fellowship. The Lord has really been teaching me a lot and stretching me to places I didn't necessarily want to be stretched. But the Lord knows what is best for His children. So when a dear friend invited me to go to MOPS, I thought this might be a good thing to try. It is so wonderful how the Body of Christ can come together and just encourage one another. It is so needed, for everyone!
The theme for MOPS this year is Be You, Bravely! Sometimes, we get stuck in our daily routines, and we forget to take reasonable risks, strive to meet new goals, because we just get caught up it getting through each day. We get distracted from the big decisions by the immediate needs of the day. We are meant to live deeply for the Lord, and to be who He made us to be, Bravely! because if we never step out of our comfort zone, or strive to meet new goals in our life, we won't be able to be all the Lord wants us to be as His child and as the wife and mother He has called us to be.
I am so looking forward to these many meetings and what I can learn, what the Lord will do in me, and hopefully the Lord will use me to bless another mother on this amazing, rollercoaster ride of a journey called motherhood!
And so, no matter what stage in life you are, Be You, Bravely! for the Lord! Because when you do, you will be incredibly blessed and truly be able to be used by the Lord for His Glory!
