You gotta have friends..

Our meeting this month was all about relationships.

It takes us stepping out of our comfort zone to find the types of relationships that will enable us to grown as mothers. Relationships that deep down we crave but perhaps aren’t willing to admit that we want.

We need to recognize the excuses we use to avoid relationships; excuses such as time barriers (“who has the time with all the things I have to do at home”), don’t need a relationship because we have our kids (we are there for our kids not the other way around,) wanting to find friends like us (the best thing for us may be a friend that fills a void that we don’t have in our everyday life.)

If we can overcome these obstacles, which we place on ourselves, we may just wake up and realize that we have been missing a great thing!

Tracy Smith was a guest speaker this month.

Tracy and her family will be travelling to Peru in February to take part in a mission called Extreme Nazarene. The organization will be working to build 120 churches in 3 years. It’s a huge leap for the Smith family. They have been in the process of selling all their belongings in order to afford the 3 years in this volunteer position. It really shows the type of relationship they have with God and within their family.

Tracy spoke about how this experience has really shown her the true value of friendship. She has a core group of friends who have stepped up to be there for them even when they didn’t know that they needed it. Friends who are more than willing to offer to watch their son for them so they can get some things done around the house or perhaps just take over cleaning a closet.

If you interested more in the Smith's journey to Peru or would like to know how you can help them visit their Peru blog.

Friends are invaluable to moms. They give us a sounding board or just an escape on those days when we feel that we may lose it. We urge you all to step out and make a new friend, they could be sitting right next to you!