The Presidents Letter

As most of you know, I started up a mom's group at my church (with the help of my sidekick, Kim) called Saint Gerard's Circle. Every month we put out a newsletter in which I have to write a letter to everyone on the front page. I thought some of you might enjoy reading this one. If I knew how to attach the whole newsletter I would, but don't have time to figure that one out yet!
Here's the letter for this month...

God Doesn’t Give Us Anything We Can’t Handle…

Happy 2007! I hope this finds you all back into routine after the craziness of the holidays. As for SGC, we have gotten off to a great start this year! We had a wonderful turnout at our first meeting in January with lots of ideas flowing for some upcoming events. And, as usual, we all had a blast sitting around chatting, just taking a break from our daily lives. I look forward to seeing all of you at meetings, playgroups, parties or whatever you can make it to!

It’s always exciting to start up a new year. We ponder the events of the past and hopefully look forward to new and exciting things that are in store for us. For me, this would include getting ready to add another munchkin to the Turner Family. As Baby number 3’s arrival gets closer and closer my nerves seem to be getting tighter and tighter (as do my pants). I sit here and wonder how I am ever going to have time to go to the bathroom, or how I am possibly going to go run any kind of errand during the day (how many snacks does it take to get through Costco with 3 kids under the age of 3?). But when I start getting nervous, I try and remember that God doesn’t give us anything we can’t handle. Now, of course, there are times when I think, God has never tried to go to Target with 2 small children…so how in the world does he think I can go there with three?! I know that with faith in God, lots of prayers, and all my SGC friends, I’ll make it through this crazy thing called motherhood. And although my children are 2, 1 and “almost here”, I have seen how much my children have already taught me. I feel I have become a better person because of them. My children have taught me to laugh more, sleep less, play with everything possible, and of course give at least 100 hugs and kisses a day. So, even though our lives are about to be turned upside down with yet another baby in the house, I say bring it on – I could use a few more hugs each day! As you go throughout this new year, I hope you will remember this too – when God gives you tough times, try and embrace them, learn from them and don’t be afraid to lean on your friends to get through them.

God Bless You and Your Family,
Stephanie Turner
SGC President

Hope you are having the time of your life!
ST