Tears, Sheers and Road Runners

Today Katie and I went to MOPS. As I mentioned yesterday, today's meeting was the big Tea and Testimony. Three fellow MOPS spoke about deeply personal aspects of their lives. One mom spoke about her childhood and the implications it had on her adult life. Another mom spoke about an abortion she had as a teenager. The last mom spoke about the moment she was pushed to the edge with a colicky child. I applauded their courage and cried many tears during the meeting. At the end of the meeting, we presented cardboard testimonies. Our coordinator put on some music and about fifteen of us walked to center stage, held up a piece of cardboard with a "where I was then" statement on the front and on the reverse side was a statement about "where we are now". The front side of my cardboard said, "I lost everything in a fire." The reverse side said, "I found God in the ashes." Reading the others' cardboard testimonies had me choking back tears, which I expected, but I was surprised that I almost started crying when I held my cardboard up for the room to see.

Below is a picture of the table that I lead. It was a Mad Hatter Tea and Testimony theme so I made a Mad Hatter Hat for the centerpiece. To go with the whimsical theme, I brought various plates and glassware from home.


When Katie and I got home, my package from JCPenny had arrived. Inside were my sheers for the master bedroom. I was so excited that I immediately hung them and I very pleased with my purchase. They really lighten up the bedroom and give it an lofting, breezy feel.

This afternoon I saw a road runner in the front yard. He looked just like the cartoon Road Runner. Here he is. "Beep Beep Zip Tang!"


So that's about all for now. Time to close the gate and start thinking about dinner. Ciao.