“Do not leave the house!” I raced over to peer up from my basement window. Had I heard correctly? There it was again. Loudspeakers belted from the streets, warning everyone to stay inside. I shuddered. It felt very “dystopian;” …
A MOPS Story: No Mop Needed
I wanted a baby since I was a child. I played with dolls long past the age most girls gave them up. I was a 13-year-old perfecting swaddling, while my friends were learning about makeup and flirting. There was a …
A MOPS Story: the Power of Intention
Here’s a story of a mom not unlike some you’ve heard before, but it’s worth telling. This mom was struggling; she wrestled with fear and self-doubt and sat in a place of “am I enough?” as a woman, wife and …
A MOPS Story: the Invitation
Jesus – he was with me all along. A relenting love that was pursuing me my whole life; I just needed to look up and see that it was him. My story starts about 10 years ago. A young woman …
Saying “Yes”
Photo: MOPS Brazil 2019 I was new to the Denver area with a three-year-old and a newborn. My family lived an hour away, but honestly, some days it felt like the moon as I was learning to navigate being a …
A MOPS Story: One September Morning
I think my baby girl was about 6 weeks old when I first felt the itch to expand our world beyond the hammock in our backyard. While I loved snuggling my sweet newborn, I knew we needed a community. I …
A MOPS Story: Melanie
Melanie Price shares part of her MOPS story. She currently attends Voyagers MOPS in California:
The Healing Art of the Ocean
I recently did a beautiful turtle maternity painting on one of my MOPS mom friends and wanted to share it. This one was really special to me. Heidi happened to love turtles, and every time I think of sea turtles …