It has a fresh and modern feel, inviting moms to sit and stay a while as they sip their morning coffee. I've had fun perusing it from the perspective as a blogger, as a mommy, and as a MOPS leader. You will definitely want to check it out. The new blog is called Hello, Darling. And it's, well, darling.
Are you a MOPS Mom?
I'm starting my 6th year of MOPS this fall, and it is an essential part of my life. MOPS = Mothers of PreSchoolers. It's an international ministry designed to reach out to moms and help them connect. Their motto has been "Better moms make a better world." I couldn't agree more.
My toddler, playing at a community play date organized by a MOPS Mom.
I joined MOPS when I was pregnant with my first baby in 2008 because I had friends involved in it, and even my mother was a MOPS mom when my younger brothers were little bitty guys. So I knew I had to join MOPS when I became pregnant.
As those friends stepped out of MOPS and into new phases of life that first year, I got to know some incredible women that God has used to grow and challenge me.
It was a MOPS mentor mom that came over to thoroughly clean my house when the kids were sick again and I just couldn't de-germ the place fast enough.
It was a MOPS mom who checked my mail and fed my dogs when I found myself suddenly living in a children's hospital several hours away from home while my newborn baby recovered from emergency lung surgery.
It was another MOPS mom that I called, terrified, when that same child had an allergic reaction to peanuts. And that was the beginning of a beautiful friendship.
And later, these same moms would cry with me as I've gone through other painful parts of life.
No mom alone.
I enjoyed my first year of MOPS, so I signed up to be a discussion group leader the following year. I loved that responsibility because it was my job to make friends & connect with people. I'm always up for that. From there, I've had several different leadership positions. Both last year and this year, I'm serving as co-coordinator in my local MOPS group, where I primarily act as support for our coordinator, who has way too many hats to wear. And she does them so well.
In the past 5 years as a MOPS mom, I've seen some incredible things happen.
I've seen moms step out of their comfort zones to make other moms feel welcome and loved.
I've seen moms who came for the social aspect of MOPS learn more about God and seek to know Him more.
I've seen moms plug into churches for the first time.
And I've seen moms who have dynamic and thriving walks with God choose to serve and let God use them to reach other moms.
No mom alone.
Let's face it. Being a mom of a preschooler is hard. And having several preschoolers has drained me like I never thought possible.
But when I come to a MOPS meeting, I know the mom sitting across from me gets it. She gets it enough to watch my kids for me or bring me a meal when I have a baby.
No mom alone.
Your turn! Are you a MOPS Mom? What do you think of the new page? If you're not a MOPS Mom, how do you connect with moms in your same stage of life?
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