I seem to spend my days trying to play catch up with this project.  I already have a year of things that I want to record and then keeping up with the here and now when there is a pre-schooler who takes priority is at times a challenge.

So today, I am writing from the Sagebrush Café.  I have my laptop, my latte and a very yummy slice of lemon bar to spur me on!  I have a short window before pick up time so let’s see how much I manage to put down on paper!

I have the privilege of being part of two mummy groups.  MOPS which you already know about and in the last couple of months a new group called Moms Connect.

Moms Connect is put together in a similar way to the way MOPS works, but the women that are members can have children of any age so we have the full spectrum of ages covered.  There is a theme and a book which provides the curriculum and this group is in its infancy so is growing in number and confidence as we work through the material together.

Women really need other women and it is so great to feel a connection and to have the opportunity to share and support each other – another blessing that I count in this new life.

This week I have had MOPS yesterday and this morning Moms Connect, so double the time to reflect and get the brain cells working on other things than snacks and is it time to rush to gymnastics, swim lessons and what should we have for dinner…oh and I really should do some washing up!

Yesterday there was a lot going on at MOPS it was busy and full to bursting with conversation and discussion.  Our table leader decided to take us into another space in the building for some space and some silence so that we could complete our prayer and share – or should that be share and prayer.

We take it in turns to put in our request or to say that “we’re good this week”and then our table leader leads us in prayer.  Moving to another space, sitting on the floor in a circle in the silence, listening to the one voice in the room and listening to that internal voice was really powerful.

This morning we have been talking about balance and the things that are in our lives that put pressure onto maintaining that balance.  It’s different for all of us and taking just a little time to think about life and hanging onto that pendulum that swings between simplicity and complexity and all the things we juggle as mothers and wives really made me think about the journey that I am on.  How I am growing as a person.  That although we take time to look backwards we move forward, we progress move to a new phase and become a different version of ourselves.