Mothering Group. Also, It Snowed.
I went to a little Mothering meeting the church ladies have started. It was so wonderful. I mean, the topic was parenting, so already you know I’m excited, and I love, love, love getting together with other women to chat and share about our lives–my homeschooling group of moms has a get-together too and it is similarly lovely–but I can’t tell you how incredible this meeting was for me.
Maybe it was because the group was somewhat small and everyone felt safe and therefore we were all very open, maybe it was the topic (we focused on cultivating peace), or maybe it was because the things that were brought up were so pertinent to my life at the moment, but I felt so inspired, so happy, so–what’s the word for “not alone”? It was just lovely. We are doing it once a month and I am so excited about it. I wish every mother could have something like this, so if you don’t already, go ahead, start one yourself. Women need this.
Totally unrelated:
It Snowed Here
Yes, that’s blog-worthy. Kind of.
One of the things I love about this area is the weather. It does get cold but it never seems to last more than a few days or a week before we get a day or two of warmth again. There are lots of things I miss about Utah, but the six solid months of winter bologna is not one of them. I enjoy Spring and Fall, and I love living in a place that has those seasons!
However, a bit of snow is welcome on occasion, and we had some here last week–for about an hour.
Jane and Sariah went right out that morning to soak up this rare treat before it melted away.
Filed in: family • self-reflection | December 10, 2009
mom
Love your snow-babies! And I’d like to order several days of that WARM weather sometime in mid-late February!
Essie
Hi- I saw your post listed on blogher so I stopped in. My younger daughter has the exact same sweatshirt, from Target, and the pink and purple versions too of course. Something not snow would be nice here, but not for another 4 months. At least!
Rachel
Your girls are ADORABLE!
Manda
I would love being part of a group like that. You all attend without your children, right?
Simply Mother
Welcome Essie, thanks Rachel, and YES, Manda–the mothering group is DEFINITELY a sans-children activity. Sounds ironic, but I’m sure you understand. ;) Mothering is so all-consuming, it’s kind of hard to really discuss it WHILE you’re doing it.
Well, I did have my littlest one, but she’s not too distracting yet. This activity was the first time ever I paid for a babysitter, (we miss living close to family!) but it was so worth it to be there!