Finally...Club Mom meets again!

No pictures tonight...but so much information!

After 2 snow day cancellations and then an evening spent with the kids at the carnival last week makes for almost a month of NO CLUB MOM! Finally back together, we listened to Pastor Rich talk to us about our next Bible Study lesson on "Girlfriends".

We learned about 10 building blocks for Healthy Friendships as well as learning 4 reasons why some friendships should be ended. I know I can always use a refresher on how to be a good friend as well as making sure my friendships are healthy.

Thank you Pastor Rich for giving us the tools to build up our friendships.

A quick note on our last meeting where Pastor Rich talked to us about "Husbands as a Friend"...I wanted to list out the 10 Steps to take to insure that your husband becomes and stays your best friend:
1) Self-Disclosure: Secrets destroy; be willing to be open and share what you're feeling.
2) Talking and Listening: Talking is part of friendship. Be willing to listen: Repeat back, don't judge, don't try to solve the problem.
3) Rituals: how you say "good-bye" and "hello" with a kiss. It builds a connection when you celebrate events.
4) "Attending":Watching out for each other's interest. Be willing to sacrafice for development of the other person
5) Playing: It strengthens relationships...make sure you play on a regular basis, don't get caught up in projects, take the time to play.
6) Loyalty: When the going gets tough, don't jump ship. Stick close-be a support.
7) Respect: Don't take advantage, respect their space
8) Inspire: Motivate them to be their best, to seek to accomplish dreams, to accomplish their vision.
9) Forgiveness: Friends don't hold grudges, without forgiveness, little hurts can tear.
10) Flexibility: Because we change over the years, our expectations must change. We must learn to be flexible, be willing to grow. People change through the years.

We need to take the initiative on all these things.

I hope this give you some things to think about this week and to work on. Next week, we'll have our Bible Study and we'll take a few minutes to talk about the Husband/Friend chapter as well as Women's Friendships. Hope to see you there.