What a wonderful and inspiring morning at Moms of Influence! Today, we were able to take some time to reflect upon and celebrate this joyous season of Easter!
We started our morning with a short, funny video, welcome, and announcements. Check out all the details for upcoming events on the right side of this blog. There are some great opportunities coming up, including a play date, mom's night out at Starbucks, and a G.I.R.L.S. Night Out with Elizabeth Murphy on May 2nd.
Following announcements, one of our steering team members read a poem titled, "Twas The Night Before Easter".......only to be interrupted by a dance Flash Mob!! What a fun and joyful surprise! Thanks to our fearless steering team for sharing their dancing talents and making the morning truly memorable!
Our speaker, who was very uplifting and inspiring, spoke about finding joy on our "journey". She started out by sharing 1 Peter 1:8-9 with us and pointed out that the joy we have in our life is tied to our relationship with Christ. We will have trials and suffering in this life, but we can still have joy in knowing that this world is not all there is for us. She encouraged us to keep our eyes on the finish line, because an incredible, indescribable "prize" awaits us on the other side. She also talked about how easy it is to "camp out" in one spot because we feel comfortable with the way things are. But we can become too comfortable and start to lose our joy. If, however, we keep running the race and pressing on towards the finish line, we will have inexpressible joy!! Since we know that what awaits is no more pain, no suffering, no sadness, no death, and unconditional love, we can joyfully run towards the finish line!
To conclude our morning, we invited the moms to share examples of how/when God brought joy to their life. It was great to hear about what God has done and is doing in the lives of so many of the women in our group. And also how Moms of Influence has touched and blessed so many women!
Finally, I just wanted to extend a heartfelt THANK YOU for the items you donated to the Joy House this morning. That donation bin looked pretty full! What a blessing these items will be to the women and children of the Joy House. Thank you for your generous donations!
Have a very Blessed Easter!
This blog is dedicated to the Moms of Influence group at Northbrook Church in Richfield, WI.
