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Arise as a Mother

For our first meeting in March, we played games. It felt so good to laugh. I mean like real, belly laughs. Kate had to wrap herself in toilet paper as a mummy for half the meeting. Jinny had to sit under the table for the other half. It was a great stress reliever! 


For our second meeting of March we had Erin Roskelly from First Command talk to us about finances. We discussed one family checking account, saving for kids colleges, life insurance and all sorts of money issues. 

There were lots of fun play dates enjoying the gorgeous spring weather. One Tree Hill is a favorite as is the zoo and lots of parks in the area. 


We did a Monday evening family bowling party. It was a great turn out. The kids loved to bowl and some parents got a chance to get in there, too. It's neat that the dads were excited to hang out again, too.


We cleaned out our closets to bring to a clothing swap moms night out at Khristi's. I left with a bag of goodies. All the clothes not claimed were donated to Hopeful Handbags.


For our first meeting in April we did an Easter egg hunt at the school. It was chilly but warmed up. The kids had a great time running the field looking for eggs. We stayed to play on the playground after.




We had two different options for the stations of the cross this year. Anne went out to Marywood. Meghan and I set them up between our houses, up my street and down hers. We used this document from the late Families Following Christ ministry. Good Friday was a chilly, yet beautiful day. It's such a neat way to experience Easter with young children.


We only have two meetings left of the year. Come join us!


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