so i went to my first ever mops this morning. and although i've been hesitant about jumping on the mops train....i'm realizing just how valuable it is to put myself in a place where everyone is in the same boat.
women i know, women i don't know.
women who attend vanguard, women who don't.
regardless, these are all women who have preschoolers. women who are living inside this very unique, often times lonely, highly self-sacrificing bubble.
and heidi spoke today. and she is one of my closest friends and an incredible speaker.....she brings it, ya know? and she reminded us today that the season we are in, the season of "mommying" little children, lends itself to us putting up one of two "fronts"....
we are totally fine. we've got it under control. we love our life. everything's perfect. (HA!)
or
this totally sucks. noone knows how hard i have it. if only i had that, or if only my husband were this way. my life is SO hard.
and somehow we've got to navigate our way through the reality that...
yes, life with little kids is hard
but
good grief, I have so much to be thankful for and man, my God is good.
see, i did get something more out of mops then just coffee and childcare....who knew :)
(coffee and childcare are totally legit reasons to go to mops though, just sayin')
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
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I have totally been avoiding the MOPS groups though totally being "encouraged" to go to them. I smiled reading this post and thought, "well, what the heck...maybe I'll have to try it sometime" :) Love ya!
Side note - Hunter has been asking for "Avy" a LOT lately - can you fit us in sometime?? Pretty please? Oh yeah, and I miss YOU too! :)
Thanks for the shout out. Glad to have ya as a fellow MOP - although I will say that just with you by my side, I know I'm not alone in this crazy planet. I love you friend!
I read this and was feeling totally sorry for myself that I can't go to things like MOPS - you know "This totally sucks. No one knows how hard I have it" Then I had to laugh at myself realizing the whole point of Heidi's talk!
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