Profound Statements

As some of you may know, Justice has been out of town for a little over a month vising family in Delaware. Of course I have been anxiously awaiting his return and counted every day, minute and second until he came back. We spoke on the phone almost every day and I was fortunate enough (thanks to my mom) to be able to go up and visit him in the middle of the vacation; however, I was still pretty lonely without my little sidekick.

On Tuesday I picked him up from the airport, ran some errands then sat down on the couch to have some quality time with him. Out of nowhere he asked me if I had anyone to talk to while he was gone. I laughed a bit then told him I used most of my cell minutes on him and did not talk to anybody else very much. "You can talk to the Lord, you can always talk to the Lord." he said in a very matter of fact tone. Whoa! I was completely blown away by that. It was such and astute statement to come from a six year old, my six year old.

It was a proud moment for me; but, more than that it showed me that he really is listening and absorbing God's truth. I think sometimes as parents we have those days when it seems like our children do nothing but whine, argue and break the rules and we wonder if we are doing a good job....then we have days like my Tuesday where our children make profound statements and we undoubtedly know we are doing a great job.

Entry written by: Mary Gerber

It's time to FLOURISH!

Like many churches, ours has lots of moms. Lots of moms and many kids and babies. More babies by the day. I think there is something in our water. Anyways...It seemed I was often having the same conversation each week of how us moms should get together more often and how we could use more time to just have fun with each other and get our children together and so on. So along came our mom's group: Flourish. It's Vintage Worship Gathering's very own ministry for moms.

We all know that moms are pros at nurturing their children. Flourish seeks to provide opportunities for moms to connect with other moms and nurture each other. It is a group for women from all walks of motherhood and is where we can get together, build friendships, support, and encourage one another.

The idea behind the name Flourish is inspired by Psalm 52:8-9.

"But I am like an olive tree flourishing in the house of God; I trust in God's unfailing love
for ever and ever. I will praise you forever for what you have done; in your name I will hope, for your name is good. I will praise you in the presence of your saints."

I love that verse! It embodies the attitude and daily perspective that I strive for as a mom. The word flourish has many meanings, one of which is "to grow luxuriantly, or thrive in growth". Isn't that what we want to do as mothers and what we want for our children? We want our children to grow physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually each and every day. Only, we don't just want them to grow...We want them to thrive and flourish.

Welcome Moms!

So here's our new, amazing, exciting online space! We hope that this can be another outlet for us moms to connect with each other, express ourselves, and be heard. I know I like to gather insight and inspiration from other moms who may be dealing with some of my same issues and concerns. Please feel free to share your stories and day to day drama with us. This can be a place for us to offer/seek advice, post photos of our little angels, share prayer requests, and encourage one another in our daily lives and walk with Jesus Christ.