a Mama party {WFMW style}

I thought a lot about the sister connections I’ve made through blogging when I wrote a Kumbaya for Sisterhood, and in writing that post, I realized how long it had been that I had made true connections with my surrounding in-the-flesh sisters. I spend so much of my time in this strange bloggy world and so little of it on the friends who have rubbed my back while birthing a baby or who have put their loving hands on me in prayer over issues about which I could never write. What we do on our blogs needs to translate into real life.

So this is what I did – I had a Works For Me Wednesday Party, inviting the mommy friends in my life who might need the same sort of encouragement that I do. We brought a half a recipe of our favorite dessert and then something to encourage the other moms: easiest recipe, a favorite verse, a big ol’ hug, just whatever.

Think about the area where you could use some encouragement and then invite other friends who could use encouragement in the same. I really am craving a party with my artsy friends, too, to have them perform their poetry, bring their paintings, or play us a song. Doesn’t that sound so good and engaging?

That’s what the Mama Party was, too – engaging. We engaged each other and we engaged God. One girl shared some truth that hit right at the core of my bad temper, and another girl listened so patiently as I spilled the beans about some of my forgiveness issues. 

At the end we prayed, and it was affirming, and convicting, and restoring — exactly the encouragement I needed. The candles kept burning, and the brownies kept enticing as I sat with a friend, hearing more of her story, reading her my new favorite chapter, reshaping a bit more into Imago Dei.

She explained to me how she learned that nothing is ours, that giving should come as easily as breathing, and I think it changed my life forever.

It’s worth it, hosting a party. So invite people into your mess, and I think you’ll find that it really works for you.

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