Mary, YAY for Ben! and I agree about the pregnant mommies, too. :)

I love that name, Frieda. Baby London! Our friends just had a baby and named him Lincoln. Precious!

The baby in the picture is just precious. So happy, so sweet.

One of the blessings I have experienced during my years of homeschooling – especially when my son was younger – is that we mom’s would try to plan a “craft afternoon” once a week. It was usually a Friday afternoon. We would set the kids up with some sort of craft activity and while they were being creative, we mom’s would enjoy coffee and some little treats to eat. And of course there were always a few babies to pass around. It was such a joy!

And you are so right about the hospitality side of things. Moms with infants can sometimes feel a bit self-conscious that they are imposing, especially when the baby cries or they need to change a diaper or breastfeed. As a hostess, when you reach out to these moms making them feel at home and holding the baby while they can rest and take a few sips of their coffee or munch on a snack, it always gives them a nice respite until it’s time to send the little sweetie back to mom’s loving arms.

And in addition to those sweet little ones, I also love entertaining pregnant moms….letting them sink into a comfy chair and put their feet up! And my outreach of hospitality to them is actually more for me than they realize. You see…every time I’m with a pregnant woman it reminds me that God still loves us! :-)

Thanks so much for all the wonderful posts you write! I just love them all!!

Love,
Mary
PS…Ben took his test for high school last Saturday. He thinks he did well. Yipee! I hope to become a little bit more of a regular commenter here come this fall. :-)