Mothers of Preschoolers

Tonight something entirely different is on my mind. We had our Teen Mops meeting tonight and it just got me to thinking. One thing it does is energize me, strangely I was extremely tired when I left the house. Yet when I got around these ladies and babies, I forgot my tiredness. The coffee helped, lol! But the reality of it is- when we serve others, we can't help but be blessed! I have never served on any committee of any kind before or volunteered for any length of time like this has been. I don't regret a single minute of it. Actually, it has probably helped me more than I helped anyone else. I love to serve, love making others smile. But sometimes I wonder if anyone knows I'm alive, you know- when you have one of those days! The kids are not cooperating, nothing goes your way, blah, blah, blah....! You know what I mean, right? We all have them!

But tonight, I saw raw talent! The craft was creating a flowerpot and planting some flowers in it so you could take it home and watch it grow. So there I sat, watching the girls decorate their pots. Why wasn't I participating, you ask? Well, to put it mildly, I CAN NOT stand the feel of a terracotta pot! :) Just a little quirk I have. (haha) So anyway- I am watching these girls decorate and it hits me! They are all so creative! And I am so NOT creative! I loved watching them put these polka-dots and flowers and stripes and everything else on their pots. It was just so cool, and not one pot looked cheesy! Every single person had a very pretty new item to take home. I was proud to know them and now that I look back, I should have pointed it out a little more, I guess. Because everybody likes a compliment, right? So here I sit, thinking of all the talents that these girls have and they are not even aware of it! God help me, how can I make a difference? These beautiful teen mothers who I know have a tough life to handle, yet are smiling and having fun. The baby is in the nursery so they can have a few moments alone and we all know they deserve it! So on May 10th, I can't wait to pamper them! I pray that they will ALL show up!!!


Here is the book that we have been working out of this year. It has some valuable lessons for young moms! If you know someone who is a teen mom, send her one or direct her to us. We would love to have them and get to know them! I want to encourage all young mothers- this too shall pass! God loves you and so do I!!

Something else I'd like to share- I recently read this book called And the Bride Wore White: Seven Secrets to Sexual Purity. by Dannah Gresh. Fabulous book! I wish someone would have shown me this when I was a teen! My life would've been so different! Let's share this with teenagers! I'm calling all mothers, aunts, friends, neighbors and anyone else who is around a teen girl. Please, read and learn! God has the rules for purity for a reason, for our own good. But even though I knew that, I did not know the reasons or what the big deal was. This book really enlightened me! Teens need to know why and what it does when we give up our purity!

Well, what brought me to this book is the fact that we are planning a 'Tea' for the girls on our last evening of the year. And I am so excited! We get to show them just how special they really are and how God sees them! This book talks about it a little, but there's a whole other workbook to go along with it and a very dear friend has shared it with me, so I am excited to share this with someone else!

With this, I must say Good Night. Morning comes all too soon for me, lol!

May God Bless you!
Lori