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So, I joined the mother’s group today.  I went to my first official meeting where we took votes on things, and the kid’s reigned total havoc in the church basement.  There was also a guest speaker there talking about mother’s issues.  I was scared it was going to be a Desperate Housewives scene, but it really wasn’t.  It was surprisingly pleasant.

Unexpectedly, I think I might enjoy this a lot.  They’re very active in the community, and they’re organizing food drives for Thanksgiving, a coat collection for children in need, and getting folks to donate toys for Christmas among many other things.  I’m actually pretty impressed with how thoroughly they’re run and structured as a non profit organization.  Recently, I’d been praying for a way to help people, to be given that ability:  this might be it.

The social dynamic is pretty good, too.  There are mothers of all different ages and walks of life.  I’m impressed with who they are and what they’re doing with their time.  I’m hoping this is going to be a beautiful thing, where I can have this surrounding group of women who are in the same place that I am.  It’s exciting in a way.  My mom always talks about a dear friend who had children of a similar age, and how much it meant to her to have someone to reflect with about the obviously challenging events that comprise raising children.  I hope I don’t get too optimistic, because that always destroys me, but I think this might be a very very good thing.