We spend about 2 hours together and during that time, as well as eating the yummy morning tea put on by the hostess, we talk about the meaning of life.
This started as a result of a couple of us wanting to join a bible study group. The group has evolved as some have moved to full time employment. New people have joined us and we have sadly said goodbye to others. Our kids ages and stages have changed a bit - most are now at school - and for some of us there have been shifts in life circumstances.
Sometimes we actually do study bits of the Bible, but more often than not we talk about broader issues - for example today we tackled the idea of 'narrow minded-ness'- a word often used to describe Christians, but which just as easily could apply to staunch atheists - or any other '-ists'' for that matter! We've looked at friendship, the importance/point of prayer, our gifts and strengths, parenting, stress, and social and moral issues/dilemmas
We've shared a lot of ups and downs in each others lives, there's been some crying, a fair bit of laughing, lots of sharing of disastrous parenting experiences, a bit of spouse-whinging, and great celebrations of milestones in each others lives.
These women are my friends, my confidantes, my cheerleaders, my shoulder to cry on. And I for them. On many things we agree to disagree, on others we are staunchly in harmony. there's some ground rules - such as honouring and respecting each others points of views - but it's also OK to challenge - gently! - or question someone more on their thoughts. It's made us all think a whole lot more about what we really believe in, and why.
Even in my busiest week, these two hours are precious and I do my very best to keep this time un-challenged by other stuff. It's awesome and I feel privileged and humble to belong to such a circle of amazing women.
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