We have successfully launched into our 5th semester as a local MOPS group, now called MOPS of Greater Hunt County! For those of you that were able to join us, it was so great to be with you! For those that couldn't make it, I do hope that you can join us soon!
I'm going to write just a little about what we discussed at our meeting, so that those who missed can somewhat keep up!
We talked about our new MOPS theme and scripture reference for this coming year. It is:
MomSense: Bold • Loving • Sensible
The theme concept is centered on the idea that developing our MomSense is similar to playing a game, in that "...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."
We each have our own MOM SENSE.
(Mom Intuition + Common Sense = MomSense)
This year in MOPS, we are going to talk about how to embrace and value our own mothering instincts and develop our own parenting style. Do you ever wonder these things?:
-Should I trust my intuition?
-With so much available information, how do I decide what’s best?
-What are the most important family values?
You can’t mother my children as well as I can, and I can’t mother your child as well as you can…so if you are it for your child, the best there is…doesn’t that make you want to make sure you are doing everything you can to be the best mom you can be…the kind of mom that God intends for you to be?
Focus for a moment on your child. Imagine that you have them cuddled up in your lap and you are staring into their face. This is the face that you fell in love with the first time you laid eyes on them. You love them with a love that you can’t even describe with words that justify your feelings. Think about how precious they are to you. God gave this child to YOU. YOU are responsible for loving and teaching this child and wow…That’s an awesome responsibility. We can’t take that lightly. We must be intentional when loving them. We must be intentional when nurturing them.
We are going to unpack this idea of having MomSense over the next two semesters. We are going to take the time to discover our own individual MomSense so that we can become more confident in our role as our child's mother.
Its going to involve being bold and taking risks, loving those in the game with us and being sensible while figuring out what works and what doesn’t.
God doesn’t want us to be shy with his gifts, but bold, and loving and sensible. 2 Timothy 1:7
One of the first ideas we will be discussing is having common sense. What is common sense, anyway? Do you think you have it? What has happened in your life to help you develop yours? How do you use yours as you mother? Are you trying to make sure your children learn how to have it?
I asked the girls at the meeting to write down their own definition of Common Sense. Here are some of their answers:
Common Sense is:
-knowing what to do in the best interest of your family.
-what you think is common knowledge that everyone should know or assumes everyone should know.
-something uncommon
-using your prior knowledge to make the best decisions in any certain situation.
-an action or decision that most would select as the obvious and best choice in a situation
-something that is obvious
-the ability to make a decision based on the assumption that experience and past observations are the best teachers
-your logical thought processes learned through real life consequences
-something that seems logical, legal, moral and sensible
(btw, whoever wrote this one: I LOVE your handwriting!)
-knowing the right thing to do
-my judgement of the right thing to do for a situation
-something given to us naturally (sometimes!)
-forethought, natural knowledge, experience of judgement
-something that comes naturally but that some people lack. Something that is kind of passed down from generation to generation, something that comes naturally, without hesitation.
-practical insight into circumstances and problems
-ability to "get in out of the rain"
-knowing the difference between right and wrong
-what my sister doesn't have :-) - (In case my sister is reading this, I PROMISE I didn't write this one!)
-logical thinking combined with street smarts
-do as I say, not as I do
-not biting off more that you can chew
-common sense is overrated
Here is what dictionary.com says:
- sound practical judgment that is independent of specialized knowledge, training, or the like; normal native intelligence.
Thomas Edison said "The three great essentials to achieve anything worth while are, first, hard work; second, stick-to-itiveness; third, common sense."
I believe his quote pretty much sums up how to survive motherhood!
God doesn’t want us to be shy with his gifts, but bold, and loving and sensible. 2 Timothy 1:7
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