There are so many fresh starts in life from the moment we are born (my brother in law’s first comment upon seeing his newborn niece “Wow! She’s fresh!”) Fast forward to a fresh start at school (many parents this week were experiencing first “fresh starts” in one way or another) be it kindergarten, high school or post secondary and with each “fresh” start comes the tears of good-bye. As parents we enjoy watching our children grow and learn and become their own people but, we mourn the loss of their dependence on us as well, no longer the baby that coos, giggles and snuggles into us.
As we get older we look to New Year’s Day as a fresh start for our lives. Then sometimes we decide to make “this Monday” the fresh start as we plan a new diet or quit that bad habit or organize the garage. Then there are those days where we are glad for bedtime because that means the morning will soon come and everyday is a “fresh start” and boy aren’t we glad when everyone has slept well and we start our “fresh” day feeling re“freshed”.
Well, this blog is a fresh start. It’s new, this is the very first post. Yay! It’s been months of praying, planning and organizing to come to this point. The Lord laid on my heart the desire to connect with other moms in my congregational community. That led to many other steps which ended up at this blog.
I realize a mom connect/support blog is nothing new. There are literally hundreds of them on the internet. This is, however, new to my church in that it will be written by moms from my church; moms of different ages and different parenting stages in their lives. We have mom who have little ones at home to moms who have all but one married and out of the house, to a mom who has decided to stay at home to a mom who has had to work. These moms have all experienced valleys of deep sorrow and mountains of great joy and have no trouble sharing their love of God and what he’s done for them with those around them. These moms will also stay anonymous because there is no judgement through this blog, nor is there any gossip. This blog is for the express purpose of encouragement so that the moms in the congregation will know that what they are experiencing has happened before.
It is our hope and prayer that this blog will bless and encourage the mom’s of our congregation specifically, however, if you are on the other side of the world and have stumbled upon our devotions please read on and be blessed. Maybe you will be encouraged to start the same thing for your own congregational community.
As for our moms in our congregation we all know the job of Mom is hard. It has a vision and a mission. We with God’s grace are molding the precious gifts he’s given us. It’s quite the undertaking and we can use all the Godly support and encouragement we can get. I pray you find that here. I pray that you experience a “fresh start” through God’s grace every time you visit this blog; whether it is before the first cup of coffee, during the afternoon nap or while you’re waiting for your teenager that has broken curfew again. Know you are loved and that those of us contributing are praying for you.
In Christ’s Love
Lamentations 3:21-26
....The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; His mercies never come to an end they are new every morning great is your faithfulness....
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