The Official Newsletter of MomSense
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
 From baby steps to milestones, our lives are filled with firsts and lasts. In the May/June issue of MomSense magazine, we’ll delve deeper into this sometimes bittersweet experience in mothering.
Our children’s firsts often become our firsts. I vividly remember the first time I dropped off my 14-month-old son at MOPS. Jan, the MOPPETS Leader, undoubtedly saw my anxious-new-mom look, as my mind raced through everything that could possibly go wrong in the nursery. My eyes filled with tears. Then Jan lovingly held my son in her arms and told me not to worry, he’d be just fine. She was right! My young son loved coming to MOPS, and so did I.
To find a MOPS group in your area, visit www.MOPS.org. You also can sign up on the MOPS forums there and meet other moms like you, as Jackie Alvarez describes in “Virtual Connections for Moms.”
I once worked with a twenty-something who’d been married only for a couple of years. His wife really wanted to start a family. But he said he wasn’t ready to have kids because they’d change things, and for now, his life was all about him. Sadly, he was killed in a car accident six months later. But children really do change our lives while they’re growing up. Carol Kuykendall calls children family change agents. Although we may resist them growing older, our kids will persistently maneuver us through many new firsts and lasts.
Also in this issue,
Blessings,
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| Featured Article from MomSense |
 Children: Family Change Agents
Our children motivate us toward and through many changes.
by Carol Kuykendall
I remember the first time my youngest daughter pulled her chubby little hand away from mine as we walked into the grocery store together one day. I automatically reached out to re-hold her hand, and again she pulled away. "I don't need to hold your hand," she said. Her unspoken message was clear: I'm growing up, Mommy. Deal with it.
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My First Mother's Day
Moms detail how they spent their special day.
Just for Fun
Speak Up!; National Wildflower Week; Mother's Day Wind Chime
by Julie P. Cantrell
Virtual Connections for Moms
Moms develop relationships on the forums @ www.MOPS.org.
by Jackie Alvarez
Preschool Hysteria
The first day of school can feel like the beginning of the end.
by Kristy Rose
 Mom, You Make It All Better
MOPS president Elisa Morgan shares more than 75 real-life stories written by mothers for mothers. Sometimes poignant, often funny, and always thought-provoking, these pick-me-ups will bring encouragement, inspiration, and welcome advice to your busy mom! |
 Children Change a Marriage
Elisa Morgan and Carol Kuykendall of MOPS international (Mothers of Preschoolers) provide qualified insights and approaches that can help you turn the transitions of parenthood into times of transformation for your marriage. |
 One Flame
The unity candle is a popular element in many wedding ceremonies, symbolizing the joining of two single lives into one. What happens when the winds and storms of life threaten to extinguish the flame? With warmth and humor, relationship expert Gary Smalley uses real-life examples to show you how to maintain unity. |
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