The MomCo: The Mom Community
Our theme for the 2024–25 season is WILD HOPE
The wilds are unexpected places where the best things begin. Hope is often born in the wilds. Frequently in the Bible, the wilderness is where God transforms us, raises us as leaders, and prepares us to live passionately and with purpose.
Do you ever feel like your pilot light has gone out? Like the spark that once fueled your passion, clarity, and energy has been dimmed under the mental load of motherhood? Perhaps it’s the need to make 1 million decisions a day (so many decisions!) that causes you to never really feel confident you’re doing it right.
Maybe you are in a season where you feel you are not showing up well for yourself or others; just going through the motions, trying to get to the end of the week.
That is about to change because we’re declaring this the year of new things. A new season needs a new strategy, and we choose wild, contagious hope. Hope is not a passive exercise in wishing; it’s an active approach to living life engaged. Hope is generative. In Proverbs 13:12 we read, “Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a desire fulfilled is a tree of life.” Hope provides clarity, vision and vitality.
Looking at the adversity and division that seems to be seeping into the fabric of our culture, hope offers another option – the opportunity to see new paths and ways of living that we might not have considered before. It reminds us that we can make a positive difference in our families and communities and that tough times will not paralyze us. Hope requires courage and trust because to see the new thing God is doing likely means going into the wilds – paths that take us through uncomfortable places and challenges that nourish our deepest longing.
God is doing something new, and we can get our hopes up.
It’s time for Wild Hope.
WHO WE ARE: We are a group of moms that welcome any mom at any stage. While a majority of our group is made up of mom’s with kids that are school aged or younger, we have a place at the table for you no matter what stage of motherhood you are in.
CHILDCARE AVAILABLE: If you need childcare, just let us know and we are happy to accommodate! Please RSVP to Andrea at ramey013@gmail.com
WHEN AND WHERE: We meet the first and third Wednesdays of each month (Sept-May) from 6-8:00 pm at Sunrise Christian Reformed Church.
COORDINATOR
Andrea Vanderkleed
ramey013@gmail.com
CO-COORDINATOR
Becky Frash
