Meeting:
Our Friday meeting had a great turn out of moms and kids. We were able to discuss love as addressed in the Bible and how we implement it in our everyday lives. Here are a few of the Bible verses that really stood out to the Moms.
-Love is a stabilizing factor in our lives (Ephesians 3:17)
-Love is the lubricant which greatly reduces the friction which can build up between us and others (Ephesians 4:2; 1 Peter 4:8)
We tossed around ideas for showing love in our everyday interactions with our partner, child(ren), self, community and God. There were some great ideas such as love notes in school lunches, heating towels for spouse on a cold morning and making time for ourselves. There are so many ways we can show love to each other in the little things we do. We all realized how important it is to recognize and appreciate these things in order to feel loved and fulfilled and to give our love freely and openly to our families and community.
Since it was such a beautiful day, we took the kids outside for awhile to burn off some of their energy before jumping into a cute Valentine's craft. Here are our cuties playing together!*
Events:
We had our first park play date at Arlington Sports Park where a few moms (and 1 dad) were able to connect and let their little ones play.
We wrapped up the month with our first Mom's Night Out and it was a total hit! We had a lot of fun chowing down on some yummy Italian food and then caught a chick flick together in Mission Grove. It was a fun, relaxing night away from the kids. It's always fun to meet new moms and get a night out to ourselves. We hope more moms are able to join us for some girl time next month! This will for sure become a regular event.
A big thank you to all the moms who were able to join us for the meeting, play date or Mom's Night Out. We love meeting new mom's and have already grown so much together with you all. For any mom's who haven't been able to make it yet, don't give up! You're welcome to join us for anything and everything you can fit in your busy schedules. We love new faces!
Love Prayer
O God, we thank you that you have given us another year of life together. We thank you for the love which grows more precious and for the bonds which grow more close each day. We thank you for the happiness we have known together; for the sorrows we have faced together; for all the experiences of sunshine and of shadow through which we have come, up to today.
We ask for forgiveness for any failure on our part; for any times when we became difficult to live with for any lack of sympathy and understanding; for anything which spoiled even for a moment the perfect relationship which marriage should be. Spare us to each other to go on walking the way of life together, and grant that for us it may be true that the best is yet to be: through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
*All photos published with parent permission
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