Skip to main content

Irreplaceable

Well, school is in full swing.  Nathan and I are starting a play group next week.  Funny how things in life happen.  Not funny Ha Ha, but funny how looking back on life and you get that 20/20 vision.  Looking ahead sometimes is so blurry and seems impossible and then you look back and say to yourself,  "that is why that happened!"

I have had to reminisce this week on why play group is important to me and got my 20/20 vision.  I had to speak to a group of ladies.  I am starting a new play group, at my new church, in my new town, with new to me moms, with new to me kids.  I am excited because I know what play group has done for me and I am excited for this new in my life.  

I am also sad on the other hand because I miss my peeps.  I started organizing play group almost 6 years ago!  Six?  Where did the time go?  Alex was a bun in the oven.  Maddie wasn't even 2.  Some of you reading can remember sitting in the new church building at the interest group lead my my irreplaceable friend (although at the time I didn't know her from Jane Doe).  I volunteered to be the point person  (I just have to add that I am teary eyed as I try to express myself). My thoughts were, I am a stay at home mom with nothing going on in my life (ha!) I can do this.  So I became accountable.  I got so much more in return!  Friendships that even though miles have separated us we will always be friends. Some moved before me and some have moved since.  I now have friends in TN, NC, TX and FL.  

I remember Meagen bringing me a starbucks coffee to Crisp Park, how long ago was that?  Those are the little things that make life great.  I remember some of you telling me you were going to have another baby, they are 4 now.  I remember someone telling us she was going to Alaska.  Which I might add she survived and is now back in sunny Florida to thaw out for her next adventure?

Who knows what is in their future?  No one!  What we do have is the past.  Something we can look back on and know that the good was great and that great things are going to happen in the future too.  This is why I am so excited for this new play group in my life.  New ladies in my life that will become irreplaceable.   

Comments

Melody said…
I am now teary eyed remembering how the "old" play group began and the relationships it brought. We started it for the kids to have play mates, but the Moms benefited even more from the socialization! At a time when we can be isolated as "stay at home moms," we had others to give us support and encouragement - Priceless! I wish you well in starting the "new" group!
August 27, 2010 at 6:46 PM
Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Low Expectations

Mark and I took the kids a couple of years ago to Orlando for a weekend.  Nathan was less than a year old, Alexandra must have just turned 2 and Madison was 4.  I look back and laugh but at the time it was anything but funny.  A trip to Disney would be fun and relaxing right?  HA!  We never even made it to Disney because Madison was so ornery the day we were going to go I couldn't justify going.  We learned a lot about being parents of three young kids that weekend.   During our stay we took the kids to the Rainforest Cafe.  Nathan was terrified the whole meal and after our $75 lunch Madison threw up all over the table and floor.  That is when Mark made the rule we don't take the kids to a restaurant unless it has a drive thru, curbside doesn't count.  We really do stick to that rule and the only sit down "nice" restaurant we go to with the kids is Sonny's BBQ.  Before we left I wanted to get the kids a little something from the Disney Marketplace.  I took the...
Post a Comment
Read more

Break is over!

Wow! It took me some time to log onto Blogger. I always feel like it is a test when I have to remember a password on an account. I couldn't remember the email or password. That is when you know it has been awhile.  I started a new blog on wordpress. I have been writing but it is all about crafty DIY project and organization. Someone asked me a few weeks ago if I ever use Box of Chocolates and I was sad to say, "No".  So here I am with a renewed outlook on Box of Chocolates.  You never know what you are going to get, but here I am again so at least it will be something. For a year I have been wanting to do National Novel Writing Month. It is the month of November.  The process has already started for me. I have been reading books on writing and doing research on some of the ideas I have for my Novela. Novel sounds so much better to me in Spanish. I think I have written about things in different languages sometimes just sound better. I think it was a post on my ...
Post a Comment
Read more

True Friends

I am on Facebook daily and love flair.  I had a local friend send me flair that said , " True friendship isn't being inseparable. It's being separated and nothing changes."  I'm hoping that once I leave this area I have many friends that are true friends.  This post is an ode to such a friend.  One friend of mine moved away many years ago and I realized the other night that she is that just that friend.  It doesn't matter if time or many miles separates us she is a true friend.  I realized after a long conversation on the phone with that person (her mostly listening) that I have a gem of a friend and I am so grateful for her.  I just wanted to send out a shout to that person, you know who you are and let you know I think your the best!   Maybe one day God will let us live in the same city.   It is funny as you get um... well.... older you start to have friends all over the country.  I do have many friends all over the place and each of you are special to me.  ...
Post a Comment
Read more