December fun!

Thanks to everyone who joined us for our Dec. 6 MOPS meeting.  Our 'Toy Swap' was a success! 
Thank you to everyone who worked on Christmas Cards for the Veterans or the moms at Changing Lives Center.  

We hope you are all enjoying this Advent season! 

Here are a few reminders for our upcoming Dec. 20th meeting.  

The Citron table is hosting:

• If you are participating in Adopt A Family please bring your gift wrapped with ornamnet attached. 
• Please bring a Christmas ornament to share with your table. 
• If you are interested in participating in the 'Cookie Exchange' please sign up on the Evite that was sent out.   If you didn't receive it, please contact Melissa M directly.
• If you are interesed in donating something to the Holmes family, please bring it to the Dec. 20th meeting.  Clothing, gift cards or monetary donations are appreciated. 

Thank you and see you Thursday! 

LAVEEN MOPS

Upcoming MOPS events

Please stay tuned in for our upcoming MOPS events!

Our next MOPS meeting is on Dec. 6.  The Tangerine table will be hosting.
At our next meeting we will be having a Toy Swap you can bring toys on Wednesday night between 8-9pm or morning of meeting, please arrive early.   Tables will be set up according to age. 

You will be given the opportunity to participate in Adopt a Family.  Participation is voluntary.

We will be making holiday cards: if you are a scrabooker please bring your supplies!  We will provide card stock.

On Thursday, December 13 from 10am-12pm, the Lime table will be hosting a 'Craft day with kids' and 'book swap', no childcare will be provided on this day. 

Also, we will be sending out an Evite for our upcoming Cookie Exchange.  The Cookie Exchange will be held on Dec. 20th.  Also please bring a special ornament to share with your table.  If you love to sing, here's your chance to show your talent!  If you are interested in singing/leading Christmas Carols please speak to Joyce Archer or Cindi Richardson. 

MOPS meeting 'Men's Panel' Oct. 18

We hope you are enjoying the cooler evenings!  Many of you went out of town for Fall break, we hope you had a nice week away! 

 Thanks to all the moms who joined us for our AZ Humane Society Tour and for all of the donations!  The kiddos had fun seeing all of the cute animals. 

 

We hope you can join us for this Thursday's MOPS meeting.  We will be having a 'Men's Panel' which will consist of a group of husbands and fathers. 

 

Please help support our Laveen MOPS Photo Fundrasier by registering for a photo session on Friday, Nov. 2 & Saturday, 3rd from 9am-6pm.  There are still slots available , please sign up on Thursday see Melissa!  Each photo session is $15 which includes 1 downloadable high resolution downloadable image.  Here's your chance to get your family pictures taken for the holidays! 

HD Photography will be taking the pictures:

http://hdphotography.zenfolio.com/

 

Upcoming events:

Harvest Carnival @ Laveen Baptist Church on Oct. 31st from 5-9pm

MOPS meeting Oct 4

 

You are invited to attend our next MOPS meeting on Thursday, October 4 @ 9:30am. 

We hope you can support our MOPS Photo Fundraiser on Friday and Saturday, Nov. 2 and 3 from 9am-6pm. Photo sessions are $15 for a 20 minute sesssion and 1 downloadable high resolution image. Please see Melissa McAdams to sign up. Payment must be made at time of sign-up. 

HD Photography will be taking the pictures
http://hdphotography.zenfolio.com

 

Please contact us at laveenmops@yahoo.com if you have any questions about our group!   

First MOPS meeting of 2012-2013

We are excited to see you all this Thursday, September 6 at 9:30am for our first MOPS meeting of the 2012-2013 year!

It's going to be a great year, we hope you decide to join us!

Just a reminder that AWANA begins this Wednesday, September 5.  Please see link below for more information on AWANA. 

http://laveenbaptistchurch.org/templates/System/details.asp?id=25632&PID=941579

First day of MOPS and Kickoff/Fundraiser

We hope you have enjoyed your summer!   It's that time of the year!  MOPS!  Start setting aside your 1st and 3rd Thursdays of every month!  We have missed seeing all of you!  We can't wait to see you on September 6 our first day of MOPS! 

Our online registration is now open, we encourage you to register online, it's fast and easy! 

You are invited to our MOPS Kickoff and Fundraiser on Monday, August 27 from 4pm-7pm at

Scooptacular
5150 W. Baseline Rd
Laveen

You will be able to register on this day!  We hope to see you and your family! 

End of year MOPS meeting

Thanks so much for all of the moms who came out to join us for our last meeting of the year.  It was a great meeting!  We hope you all enjoyed our slide show, Steering team performance and the children's performance!  The kiddos looked and sounded so cute!  Thanks everyone for all of your hard work during the year. 

We hope you all have a safe summer! We hope you can join us for some of our summer events!


Some of our upcoming events!

Night at the Spa: Monday, May 14 @ 7pm @ Laveen Nails and Day Spa (behind Petsmart)

Laveen Baptist Church: Vacation Bible School for children age 3 (potty trained) up to 6th grade, June 11-15 8:30am-noon.  register online:
http://www.laveenbaptistchurch.org/677438

MOPS Summer Bible Study/Discussion
Tuesday evenings @ 7pm starts June 12 - July 17.
Location: Melissa McAdams home
Cost: free


Summer playdate: Friday, June 8 @ Trailside Park Splashpad 71st Ave/Vineyard@ 9am

Dethroning the Queen

Thanks to everyone who helped out by returning their baby bottles!  Your donations will make a great and positive impact!

What a great speaker Alicia Sheppard was!  She discussed 3 areas in which we can work on unity as women; her main points dealt with :

1) Conflict: can result in division instead of unity.  She stated that gossping is 'demonic' and of the enemy. 
2) Cliques: staying within our comfort zones 'safe zone' our friends, can prevent us from interacting with others. 
3)  Competition: it can be harmful to compare ourselves to other women/mothers.  We may feel inadequate.  Who said we had to be the best? 

Thanks to the Trillion table for hosting!  The Heart table will be hosting at our last meeting on May 3rd.  We have 1 more meeting left!


You are invited to attend a 'Women's Tea' on May 5th at 11: 30am at Laveen Baptist Church.  Charge is $5 per ticket.  No childcare provided. 
click here for more info:
http://laveenbaptistchurch.org/

Laveen Baptist Church will be hosting Vacation Bible School on June 11-15 please go here to sign up
http://laveenbaptistchurch.org/677438


Have a blessed week!  See you May 3rd!

"Motherhood is a Calling"

It was so great seeing so many of you at our April 5 meeting!  Our guest speaker Tracy K. Carson was an amazing speaker!  She did such a great job in helping us realize that 'Motherhood is a Calling".    What a concept!  I hope you all enjoyed listening to her words of assurance.   If you are interested in getting in contact with her here is her info:

Professional Counseling Associates
CHRISTIAN INTEGRATED SERVICES
480-730-6222     
website: http://pcaaz.com/tracy

Thanks so much to those moms who took a 'Baby bottle' home to help support the fundraising efforts of the 'Crisis Pregnancy Center'.  Please return your bottle at our next meeting on April 19.  

We hope many of you can join us for our 'girl time' on Saturday, April 21 from 6pm-8pm.  It's going to be a fun and relaxing evening!  

Have a blessed week! 

MOPS SWAP!

Thanks to all of the moms who particapted in the MOPS SWAP!  Our MOPS SWAP was a success!  We had over 30 moms participate!  There were so many great items... moms walked away with many much needed items! 

Thanks Emerald table for hosting a yummy breakfast!  The Baguette table will be hosting our next meeting. 


Upcoming events:
Lunch at the Farm: March 29th @ 10am (32nd St/between Southern and Baseline Rd)
MOPS & MOPS couples night: April 21st; childcare $5 per family
If you are interested in serving in Leadership next year, please submit your application by next week. 
Disney On Ice: Friday, April 13th @ 10:30am; order due by March 19 to Koni Gould @ dkgould@yahoo.com

Sandy Tremp (Surviving Life)

Thanks so much to Sandy Tremp our guest speaker!  Sandy Tremp spoke to moms on how to be better equipped in "Surviving Life".   If you are interested in getting her book "Surviving Life" pleaase go to her website.


Thanks so much to the Princess table for hosting our delicious breakfast!


MOPS will be hosting our MOPS SWAP at our next meeting on March 15.  If you are interested in participating in our MOPS SWAP, please let us know.   Please bring your items on Wed., March 14 between 8:15pm - 9:15pm. 

The Emerald table will be hosting at our next meeting. 


If you would like to serve on our MOPS Leadership Team next year, please check out the Position descriptions and if you are interested in a position please submit an application by April 5. 


Laveen Bapist Church is hosting California Baptist University's Choir and Orchestra.  This special concert will be on: Thursday, March 29 at 7pm.   We hope you can attend!

Have a blessed week!

Spa Day for MOPS moms!

What a day!  Moms were treated to a wonderful and relaxing morning!  Moms were treated to facials, make-up application advice, eye-brow waxing, a relaxation station, nail station and a yummy food station. 


We were so blessed to find some wonderful moms who volunteered their services to offer our moms a day of pampering and relaxation.  Thank you so much to everyone who helped on this very special day!  Spa day allows our moms to have some very needed fun time with other mommy friends, and some time to focus on ourselves!  We were ready to tackle another day of motherhood thanks to Spa day!


Thanks for having joined us on this priceless day!

The Adored Wife

Thanks so much to our great speakers Rebeccah Bethel and Jennifer Castro.   Our speakers enlightened us with information from their 4Him Workshop "The Adored Wife" on how we as wives "Wound Our Husbands."   Rebeccah and Jennifer shared important and valuable scripture that we can review and apply to our relationships with our spouses. 

***Proverbs 16:24 "Kind words are like honey-sweet to the soul and healthy for the body."

Thank you to the Brilliant table for hosting a delicious breakfast! 

We hope to see many of you at our upcoming MOPS Spa Day on Feb 16th!  We will be having a mommy and kids' pajama contest! 


The Marquis table will be hosting on Feb 16th


Upcoming events:
Monday, Feb 6: Family Fun Safety Night @ Scrooptacular 2:30p-6pm
Sunday, Feb 12: Laveen BBQ @ Betty Fairfax



****For more information on 4Him Ministries and the workshops that are offered for wives, please contact Jennifer @ 480-518-5529 or Rebeccah @ 602 432-4558


Have a blessed week!

The Basics of Cake Decorating...

It was so great to see everyone after the holidays! 

What a fun meeting we had this past Thursday!  Moms were treated to a special demonstration of cake decorating.  Moms were given the opportunity to try out their newly learned skills on their own cupcake!  We walked away with some new and helpful ideas on how to become improved cake decorators.  Thanks so much Jill for the great demonstration! 

Moms were given the opportunity to meditate and discuss Matthew 7: 24-27.  

Thanks Radiant table for hosting a delicious breakfast!

• If you have any community resources to share, please let Monica know.  We are putting together a MOPS Resource Directory.
• Next MOPS meeting is on Feb 2nd.  Guest speakers Jennifer Castro and Rebeccah Bethel will be sharing ways on how to avoid Wounding our Husbands.