Testimony for Mother’s of Preschoolers

Motherhood journal March 31st 2019
Testimony for MOPS April 4th.

“I dusted myself off from the wet, cold pavement of Fellowship Bible Church’s driveway on an early Thursday February morning. Looking around I could only see gray covered clouds encompassing the vast spanse of sky with the church in the foreground. It occurred to me that no one saw me fall, tumbling over my toddler while I carried my new born baby in the carseat on my arm, a weight too heavy for me a month after giving birth. Sure enough, though, I hurt my knee and wrist and was shaken up over the thought of hurting either of my young children. My kids were both fine so I decided I would continue into the church for my first day at MOPS. Little did I realize that this was a start to a journey of learning, leading and living biblical motherhood.”

My MOPS testimony spans 3 years. In the past three years, I have had the priveledge of learning from mentor moms, new found friends, and short acquaintances. Learning from them what it looks like to embrace motherhood head on. I say “head on” because sometimes it feels as though there is a battle against us and if we so choose, we can conquer it, or let it conquer us. There was always a time in those three years when upon showing up for MOPS I was completely and utterly overwhelmed by motherhood and I longed for times less stressed and more thin and for simply “me time”. However, leaning on the women I met at MOPS helped me learn to deal with and help my children thrive to become mature healthy adults, rather than just praying I would survive through the day. Needless to say, MOPS is for Learning.

MOPS is for leading. Leading women through the bible and it’s teachings to become better more well equipt mommy’s of our children. Leading women toward’s Christ’s love and all that He has promised us. MOPS leads people to Christ.

MOPS is for living. Mops is Living with other moms who are doing the exact same thing as you are- striving to be the best mom to our children. Living with “MOPS moms” looks like this: going to Mom’s Night Out and laughing your butt off, or attending bi monthly meetings here, crying to a friend, service projects, swapping clothes and toys, or praying for each other and making meals for mom’s of newborns. We support each other in the roles of motherhood and all that it encompasses.

You might ask:
Was attending my first MOPS meeting something I will always remember? Yes! Mainly because I fell… (Laugh)

Seriously though,
Do I remember what they spoke about at the first mops meeting? No. But I remember how it made me feel to be a part of a large movement of moms learning, leading, and living.
Thank you.