A Thank You From Our Mops Leader

Firstly I want to say what an honor it has been being the leader of MOPS this past year.  When I took this on last May I was absolutely terrified. I had no idea how this was going to go, I had big changes that I wanted to make and didn’t know how it would be received by our past members as well as our new ones. I was in constant prayer throughout this whole year and God has shown favor on this group, He has blessed us tremendously and I give all the credit and glory to Him and also the amazing leader’s team we had this year. I have never looked back nor have any regrets about taking this on, God called me to this and I feel privileged that I am a part of this wonderful group for moms. Mops for me as always been my outlet,  my comfort,  my joy,  my encouragement,  and my peace. When I needed something, advise, a friend to talk too, a much needed break, or just the feeling of being around woman who understood exactly what I was going through, I knew I always had my Mops group to turn too. It has been an unfailing wave of love and support and I will always be grateful for that. Reaching woman is my passion; I want to reach those moms sitting at home feeling like giving up because they feel so utterly alone. I want them to know that they are not in this mom thing alone, we all go through struggles and times of feeling like a failure but we all agree that we would never trade our jobs as moms for anything. I want to encourage moms to get out there, to know that there are other moms who want to know them, who want to fellowship with them, love and support them.

Now with this group changing to “First Moms” my mission is no different. I ask that you join me in this new venture, to reach even more moms of the community and be an encouragement to them as well as to you. Coming to a First Moms meeting you will feel recharged, encouraged, supported, learn helpful tools to walk in your journey of motherhood, relax by making fun crafts and most importantly leave feeling loved. Loved by fellow mothers and also by our amazing God who has given us the best gift anyone can ever ask for, He gave us the gift of motherhood. Our job at First Moms is to help you be the best mom you can be for you children and your family. I am so looking forward to next year, and can’t wait to see all of the familiar faces as well as new ones.

Thank you so much for supporting me as your Mops leader and also as I take on “First Moms”, looking forward to another amazing year!

Heidi Gerard
Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves. (Romans 12:10 NIV)