Strong Women

In this beautiful mess of motherhood, we are emerging as some powerful women! At our first meeting in April, Chris from the Women's Defense Company came to give us some tips. His intention was not to scare us but to make us angry. I like that thought. We had a great meeting talking about being aware of our surroundings and learning a few techniques. Maybe we'll sign up for a class as a girls night next year! We had a girls night at Chrissy's house this month: wine and trading recipes. One of the things that energizes me the most is a good belly laugh.

Girls Night at Chrissy's



We had a Photography Fundraiser and raised around $500! Jenny graciously donated her time and talent and offered a fantastic photo package- photo booth style, for our kids! What a success! Can't wait to see how the pictures turned out! Registration for next year is out...for our group only first. Don't worry future St. Marks MOPS moms, we'll post the link for you soon. I just promised to give current members a bit to register before we open it to the public. Please stand by! Our second meeting of April was about traveling with kids. We sat in a circle and traded tips. Julie, one of our mentor moms encouraged us to travel now, while our kids are young- before school. One cute take away I got was to hang a ribbon in the car with a little car on it that you can move to show the progress of your trip. I like that idea.

 The dots on these maps show where the moms in our group have traveled with their kids.

This is pretty amazing! Who needs a speaker when we can just ask each other what works and what doesn't work!

Our year is coming to a close. Just one more meeting and a few parties! We have a busy summer to prepare for next year. It's going to be another good one! In the meantime, check out these amazing women. Beautiful, strong women growing babies! Wow!