Last weekend our steering team gathered for a 2 day fellowship and planning retreat in beautiful Red Feather Lakes. This is our second year together as a team so the planning went a lot smoother this year. Not only did we brainstorm and plan some fun and exciting ideas for our upcoming MOPS year we even had time for a little FUN …
Our Steering Team - Bonnie, Tilan, Aliy, Baby Jayce, Jan, Audrey and Emily
Emily hard at work on decorating her Prayer Journal
Jan sneaking in a cat nap
Chef Tilan getting dinner ready
Just one of our precious reminders of what has bonded us all together .... Motherhood.
Success ... we finished planning ahead of schedule so we had time for a few games of Apples to Apples ... we ended our day with a movie.
We went out and stood on the porch to admire the stunning sunset.
Ahhhhhhhhhh ... Aliy loving the foot soak!
Now that we have had a chance to mingle around with lots of great ideas, changes and new challenges for our MOPS group our team will spend the summer focusing on getting things in place for the start of our new year. We have a super fun theme to work with this year …
MomSense: Bold • Loving • Sensible – equips moms to embrace their mothering instincts and develop their own parenting style while navigating through the myriad of daily mom decisions. Most women wonder:
How do I decide what to do when I really don’t know what to do?
Should I trust my intuition?
With so much available information, how do I discern what’s best?
What are the most important family values?
Developing a mothering strategy is somewhat like playing a game — and this year’s theme is appropriately game related. It's all about having fun being a mom! Playing games involves being bold and taking risks, loving those in the game with us and being sensible while figuring out what works and what doesn’t.
Just as in real-life, sometimes in games, unexpected, “chance” events occur, abruptly changing our paths. We must regroup and determine our next steps. Sometimes we follow the instructions of “experts.” Sometimes we follow the advice of trusted friends. Sometimes we decide our “house rules” work best for our family. Teaming together with other moms is a great strategy. Relying on a spouse or mentor can help us play more effectively. And, most of all, developing a strong God-Sense is essential for mothering. Growing as a mom through the analogy of game playing assures every mom gains confidence in her abilities as a mom.
Combining her mom intuition and her common sense helps a woman discover her own unique MomSense. ... Mom Intuition + Common Sense = MomSense
