Saying Goodbye to MOPS

Back in the fall of 2007, I began attending MOPS when Rosemary was just over a year and a half old. I managed to work out my schedule with the church so that I could go to MOPS then come in late two Mondays a month. And every year since then I have had the pleasure of being a part of this very special group of women.

This past year since I was no longer working at the church, I also was a part of the MOPS Steering Team as a discussion group leader and a quarter of the craft team. I knew from the beginning that this would likely be my last year if we continued to homeschool since I wouldn’t be able to give up Monday mornings on a regular basis after kindergarten.

A portion of my discussion group, the Trouble Tamers, at our last meeting of the year. I dearly love this group!

While it was bittersweet to see this chapter of our lives come to an end, I am so thankful for the friendships that I have made through MOPS and excited about what comes next.

MOPS Crafts

This year, in addition to just being a part of MOPS, I am on steering team serving as a discussion group leader and on the craft team. One of the crafts we did this year was a glass pendant necklace. Caryn, one of the other members of the craft team, had made them with another MOPS group she was a part of and suggested them for our group too. It was a fantastic idea. This past week my MOPS group got to make their pendants. It was rainy so things didn’t dry as quickly as we had hoped so I took them home to just glue on the bails; which also gave me a chance to snap a few pictures. The ladies were so creative! I love how they all turned out.

Also, for birthdays I’m making fabric corsages for each of the moms…all 78 of them. Thankfully, birthdays are spread throughout the year! I’m pretty sure I’ve never made that many of one thing ever before. I tend to get bored making the same thing over and over, but so far I’ve managed to stay on top of this and have about 50 done. I’m trying to make sure to have lots extra so no one has to take the last one. And since I’m just using up scraps, it’s been fun making them and remembering where each bit of fabric came from and items I made with it.