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So… I did a thing. 
Today I stood in the lobby of my church and promoted a small group I’m starting.  Me!  Leading a small group.  I made cards to give a little info on the group and then set them out on the table with the name tent the church made for me and I talked to at least a dozen women about my group and my ideas for it.  Me!  Clearly there was premeditation involved because I made cards.  Clearly I was unconscious during the premeditation because just standing at the table and talking to all the wonderfully beautiful women who visited my table I am exhausted to the point I can’t feel my feet and my neck is tingly.  I am confident I will encounter women during the course of the connect group season who will change my life for the better, but this is such a stretch for me.  I know this is God testing me to see how I will handle trusting Him for the energy, resources, and inspiration to share with the women who come.  Also, I was definitely delusional when I made the cards and said “snacks provided + kids welcome”.  I love kids and food is one of my best friends, but I’m certain it wasn’t the Kimber I’ve always known who signed me up to host a connect group.  This new girl I’m meeting every day is something different.  I’m gonna have to get her under control or who knows where she’ll take me. 
Truly, though, (all sarcasm aside) I am thankful to my savior and my family and the will power my Creator gave me to fight for the life I lead now.  This life, this day, this minute looks more like the image I had in my head when I would daydream about being a mom and in my 30s.  I want for nothing.  God has provided everything.  I am happy.  I am peaceful.  I am grateful.

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