Our first meeting

I had some serious butterflies in my stomach come September 8th. I just didn't know what to expect. Silly me. These ladies are wonderful, and very quickly we all settled in with each other, and shared what we have in common: wanting to be the moms our kids need us to be.

 We went around the room and introduced ourselves and who was in our family. We talked about how our culture pressures us to do everything right and find the perfect solution to every situation. We want to have a paradigm shift, and instead, do parenting "well" instead of "right." We can't parent perfectly, but we can be deliberate and use skills. The "Five Love Languages" book will give us new tools and help us sharpen old tools.

We will meet every week and discuss one chapter of the book. I am lining up guest speakers, local youth pastors and counselors, to give us a broader perspective on teens. I hope to have a guest once a month, and that week we will pause our book discussion. More details to come with that.

For our next meeting (tomorrow!) Thursday, September 15, please finish reading chapter 1 "Understanding Contemporary Teens" on pages 17-28. If you haven't read it, don't worry! Please come and we will enjoy the insights you have to bring to our group.

See you soon! ~k