MOPS!

Madeline and I went to our first MOPS meeting today! MOPS stands for Mothers of Preschoolers. What is MOPS? It's a place to meet with others moms and mentors that encourage, equip and develop you to be a great mom! Our MOPS group meets on the first and third Fridays of each month at a church that's close to my home. There are several MOPS groups in our area, but this is the only one that meets on a day that's good for us!

Today's meeting was basically and introduction day - learning how MOPS works and what we will do at our meetings. I got to meet the ladies in my table group. Each table was decorated with the theme of a board game. My table was the Monopoly Mamas! Pretty cute. Each table has a leader, a mentor, and a member of the steering committee. I was excited to learn about the mentor part of the program today - I didn't know it existed! A mentor mom is a mom that's "been there and done that" already and who's willing to share her experience with others. Pretty neat!

Our meetings will consist of a discussion time, teaching time, and a time for different activities like arts and crafts. Our little ones are taken care of by workers who love to love on children in a pre-school like setting. It's called the MOPPETS program! :)

It was fun to meet a whole new group of ladies that have children around Madeline's age. I'm looking forward to making new friendships and seeing what God has in store for us at MOPS!

If you're interested, you can check MOPS out HERE!