{"id":2513,"date":"2020-08-28T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-08-28T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gathermoms.com\/?p=1990"},"modified":"2021-10-20T08:22:17","modified_gmt":"2021-10-20T13:22:17","slug":"bonus-the-day-we-met","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gathermoms.com\/bonus-the-day-we-met\/","title":{"rendered":"BONUS: The Day We Met"},"content":{"rendered":"<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.blubrry.com\/?media_url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.blubrry.com%2Fgather_moms%2Fcontent.blubrry.com%2Fgather_moms%2FBonus_Episode_2_The_Day_We_Met.mp3&amp;podcast_link=https%3A%2F%2Fgathermoms.com%2Fbonus-the-day-we-met%2F#darkOrLight-light&shownotes-ffffff&shownotesBackground-444444&download-ffffff&downloadBackground-809ea4&subscribe-ffffff&subscribeBackground-9bab93&share-ffffff&shareBackground-e6dfe0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"100%\" height=\"138px\" frameborder=\"0\" id=\"blubrryplayer-1\" class=\"blubrryplayer\" title=\"Blubrry Podcast Player\"><\/iframe><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/gather_moms\/content.blubrry.com\/gather_moms\/Bonus_Episode_2_The_Day_We_Met.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw(&#039;https:\/\/gathermoms.com\/?powerpress_pinw=2513-podcast&#039;);\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/gather_moms\/content.blubrry.com\/gather_moms\/Bonus_Episode_2_The_Day_We_Met.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" download=\"Bonus_Episode_2_The_Day_We_Met.mp3\" target=\"_blank\">Download<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Once upon a time, two young moms met in a women&#8217;s Bible study at their church.  A lifelong friendship of ministry, motherhood and much laughing ensued.  Mom friends are a beautiful gift but aren&#8217;t always easy.  Kate and Rebecca discuss the intentional effort needed to nurture the mom friendships in your life.  It is worth every second and comes from an overflow of God&#8217;s love in your heart.  Give it freely because it was freely given to you.  Go ahead, link arms, and sing a little Michael W. Smith &#8220;And friends are friends forever if the Lord&#8217;s the Lord of them&#8230;&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mentions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Kate and Rebecca met in 2008 at a women\u2019s bible study at Lake Pointe Church<\/li><li>Who goes to women\u2019s bible studies?\u00a0\u00a0Mamas who need some childcare and Jesus.<\/li><li>The Freshman 15: A Guide to Thrive for College Freshman (buy it for the graduating Senior girl in your life TODAY on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Freshman-15-Thrive-College-Freshmen\/dp\/1093138858\/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&amp;keywords=the+freshman+15+bible+study&amp;qid=1598581905&amp;sr=8-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a>)<\/li><li>Can cows get corona?\u00a0\u00a0Generations of cattle producers have long recognized the coronavirus as a cause of illness in their young calves.\u00a0\u00a0This is not the same coronavirus as SARS-CoV 2 which is what we\u2019re seeing in the human pandemic today.<\/li><li>Editor is such a strong word, but if that means helping a friend cross the finish line to her first book then an editor she was!<\/li><li>Symbiosis (a.k.a. God-Magic) is a mutually beneficial relationship between two persons.<\/li><li>Mom friend \u2013 friends that are moms also.<\/li><li>You kinda have to be the dude! \u2013 TWEET THIS!!\u00a0\u00a0Mom friends are like dating \u2013 ask her out and see if you\u2019re meant to be.<\/li><li>Ghost you\u2026to cut off all communication without warning<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Action Steps:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol type=\"1\"><li>Find Them<\/li><li>Walk across the room and talk to her<\/li><li>Find someone in your same mom-stage<\/li><li>Find someone ahead of you in the next mom-stage<\/li><li>Keep Them<\/li><li>Buy her things from the Target Dollar Spot<\/li><li>Be authentic<\/li><li>Offer your mom-friends your presence<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>What\u2019s your ONE THING?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Once upon a time, two young moms met in a women&#8217;s Bible study at their church. A lifelong friendship of ministry, motherhood and much laughing ensued. Mom friends are a beautiful gift but aren&#8217;t always easy. Kate and Rebecca discuss the intentional effort needed to nurture the mom friendships in your life. 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