tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76083967517121540422024-03-13T11:32:23.044-07:00Laveen MOPSLove each other as if your life depended on it. 1 Peter 4:8-11 Laveen MOPShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03843359354534461314noreply@blogger.comBlogger75125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7608396751712154042.post-42035701528672986902013-09-11T09:18:00.001-07:002013-09-11T09:18:41.371-07:00Find Us On FacebookHello,<br />
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Stay up to date with the latest and greatest about Laveen MOPS on Facebook. Just like us! If you need information or have a question please email us at laveenmops@yahoo.com.Laveen MOPShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03843359354534461314noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7608396751712154042.post-81759522225876856762013-06-06T10:38:00.000-07:002013-06-06T10:38:00.919-07:00Summer BreakWe hope you are having a beautiful summer! We are currently on break and our meetings will begin again in September. Until then have a blessed summer!Laveen MOPShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03843359354534461314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7608396751712154042.post-57200022510783689992013-03-14T11:09:00.001-07:002013-03-14T11:09:40.309-07:00Spring time....What a great meeting we had on March 7! Our speaker Ginger Ciminello was amazing! She is a speaker and blogger who communicates through story telling and dramatic narative! If you would like to contact her you can find her at gingerciminello.com or on facebook.com/gingercim. <br />
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We hope you all can join us for our upcoming MOPS SWAP scheduled for March 21. Just gather up your gently used items and bring to Laveen Baptist Church on Wednesday night, March 20. The number of items that you bring you will be able to take that many swapped items home with you. It's a fun day to get some different stuff! <br />
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Or if you simply want to come and hang out, you can do that also! We will still provide childcare duing the SWAP. <br />
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Have a blessed week! <br />
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LAVEEN MOPS! Laveen MOPShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03843359354534461314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7608396751712154042.post-60291308628627274222013-02-18T08:42:00.001-08:002013-02-18T08:42:23.649-08:00MOPS Spa Day 2013!Our long awaited MOPS SPA DAY is finally here! Please join us this Thursday, Feb 21 for some fun and relaxation! <br />
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You will have the opportunity to enjoy a massage, relax with yoga, and snack on yummy treats! <br />
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You are encouraged to wear your pjs or stretchy comfy clothes if you will be doing yoga. Feel free to bring the kiddos in pjs also! <br />
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We will be raffling off lots of fun prizes, so we hope to see you there! <br />
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If you are interested in helping out with MOPS next year, please join us for a meeting next Thursday, Feb 28 in room 7 @ 9:30am. <br />
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Laveen MOPS Laveen MOPShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03843359354534461314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7608396751712154042.post-60582458057013422122013-01-18T19:46:00.001-08:002013-01-18T19:48:13.537-08:00Happy New Year! Time for MOPS! The new year is here! Time to get back into the routine of our MOPS meetings again! Meetings are held the 1st and 3rd Thursday of every month (Sept-May), from 9:30am-11:30am. <br />
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We are looking forward to our upcoming fun filled-meetings. <br />
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At our next meeting, Feb 7, the Orange table is hosting. <br />
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Our MOPS January event is being planned by the Grapefruit table. Please see Evite for details of event location, and time. <br />
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Our MOPS Spa Day on Feb 21st is always such a fun and relaxing day for moms. We welcome any donations. If you know of anyone who can help out with facials, make-up, please send them our way! If you are interested in participating in our yoga session, please be prepared by bringing a yoga mat or towel and comfy stretchy clothes. Also, please bring a pair of clean socks to use for one of our stations. <br />
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It's going to be a geat rest of our MOPS year! <br />
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See you at our next meeting on Feb. 7! <br />
<br />Laveen MOPShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03843359354534461314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7608396751712154042.post-69898526612759152842012-12-15T18:24:00.003-08:002012-12-15T18:24:32.609-08:00December fun! Thanks to everyone who joined us for our Dec. 6 MOPS meeting. Our 'Toy Swap' was a success! <br />
Thank you to everyone who worked on Christmas Cards for the Veterans or the moms at Changing Lives Center. <br />
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We hope you are all enjoying this Advent season! <br />
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Here are a few reminders for our upcoming Dec. 20th meeting. <br />
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The Citron table is hosting: <br />
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<li>Please bring a Christmas ornament to share with your table. </li>
<li>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. </li>
<li>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. </li>
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LAVEEN MOPSLaveen MOPShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03843359354534461314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7608396751712154042.post-88936382510583365812012-11-16T14:55:00.004-08:002012-11-16T14:57:17.532-08:00Upcoming MOPS eventsPlease stay tuned in for our upcoming MOPS events! <br />
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<strong><span style="color: #134f5c;">Our next MOPS meeting is on Dec. 6.</span></strong> The Tangerine table will be hosting. <br />
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. <br />
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You will be given the opportunity to participate in Adopt a Family. Participation is voluntary. <br />
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We will be making holiday cards: if you are a scrabooker please bring your supplies! We will provide card stock. <br />
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<span style="color: #134f5c;"><strong>On Thursday, December 13 from 10am-12pm</strong></span>, the Lime table will be hosting a 'Craft day with kids' and 'book swap', no childcare will be provided on this day. <br />
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Also, we will be sending out an Evite for our upcoming Cookie Exchange. <strong><span style="color: #134f5c;">The Cookie Exchange will be held on Dec. 20th.</span></strong> 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. Laveen MOPShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03843359354534461314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7608396751712154042.post-17714797120816957832012-10-15T14:08:00.000-07:002012-10-15T14:08:14.949-07:00MOPS meeting 'Men's Panel' Oct. 18
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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
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Nov. 2 and 3 from 9am-6pm</strong>. 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. </span><br />
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HD Photography will be taking the pictures<br />
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Laveen MOPShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03843359354534461314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7608396751712154042.post-80351857597287541212012-09-04T20:38:00.003-07:002012-09-05T09:09:14.464-07:00First MOPS meeting of 2012-2013<br />
We are excited to see you all this Thursday, September 6 at 9:30am for our first MOPS meeting of the 2012-2013 year! <br />
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Just a reminder that AWANA begins this Wednesday, September 5. Please see link below for more information on AWANA. </span><br />
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<a href="http://laveenbaptistchurch.org/templates/System/details.asp?id=25632&PID=941579" target="_blank">http://laveenbaptistchurch.org/templates/System/details.asp?id=25632&PID=941579</a>Laveen MOPShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03843359354534461314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7608396751712154042.post-51774222885772809862012-08-21T18:11:00.002-07:002012-09-05T09:07:08.974-07:00First day of MOPS and Kickoff/Fundraiser <br />
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! <br />
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Our online registration is now open, we encourage you to register online, it's fast and easy! <br />
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You are invited to our MOPS Kickoff and Fundraiser on Monday, August 27 from 4pm-7pm at<br />
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Scooptacular <br />
5150 W. Baseline Rd <br />
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You will be able to register on this day! We hope to see you and your family! <br />
<br />Laveen MOPShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03843359354534461314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7608396751712154042.post-60845739385476956652012-05-09T14:00:00.003-07:002012-05-09T14:00:22.043-07:00End of year MOPS meeting<br />
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. <br />
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We hope you all have a safe summer! We hope you can join us for some of our summer events! <br />
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<strong><span style="color: #20124d;">Some of our upcoming events! </span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="color: #20124d;">Night at the Spa: Monday, May 14 @ 7pm @ Laveen Nails and Day Spa (behind Petsmart) </span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="color: #20124d;">Laveen Baptist Church: Vacation Bible School for children age 3 (potty trained) up to 6th grade, June 11-15 8:30am-noon. register online: </span></strong><br />
<a href="http://www.laveenbaptistchurch.org/677438"><strong><span style="color: #20124d;">http://www.laveenbaptistchurch.org/677438</span></strong></a><br />
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<strong><span style="color: #20124d;">MOPS Summer Bible Study/Discussion</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="color: #20124d;">Tuesday evenings @ 7pm starts June 12 - July 17. </span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="color: #20124d;">Location: Melissa McAdams home </span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="color: #20124d;">Cost: free </span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="color: #20124d;">Summer playdate: Friday, June 8 @ Trailside Park Splashpad 71st Ave/Vineyard@ 9am</span></strong><br />
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<br />Laveen MOPShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03843359354534461314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7608396751712154042.post-21661201650269672272012-04-23T14:35:00.001-07:002012-04-24T14:55:32.308-07:00Dethroning the Queen<br />
Thanks to everyone who helped out by returning their baby bottles! Your donations will make a great and positive impact! <br />
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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 : <br />
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1) Conflict: can result in division instead of unity. She stated that gossping is 'demonic' and of the enemy. <br />
2) Cliques: staying within our comfort zones 'safe zone' our friends, can prevent us from interacting with others. <br />
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? <br />
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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! <br />
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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. <br />
click here for more info: <br />
<a href="http://laveenbaptistchurch.org/">http://laveenbaptistchurch.org/</a><br />
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Laveen Baptist Church will be hosting Vacation Bible School on June 11-15 please go here to sign up<br />
<a href="http://laveenbaptistchurch.org/677438">http://laveenbaptistchurch.org/677438</a><br />
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Have a blessed week! See you May 3rd!Laveen MOPShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03843359354534461314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7608396751712154042.post-5927743350429868362012-04-17T13:53:00.000-07:002012-04-17T13:53:12.093-07:00"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: <br />
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<span class="mainTitle">Professional Counseling Associates</span><br />
<span class="tagline">CHRISTIAN INTEGRATED SERVICES</span><br />
<span class="tagline"><span class="mainTitle"><span class="skype_pnh_textarea_span"><span class="skype_pnh_text_span">480-730-6222</span></span><span class="skype_pnh_right_span"> </span> </span></span><br />
<span class="tagline"><span class="mainTitle">website: <a href="http://pcaaz.com/tracy">http://pcaaz.com/tracy</a></span></span><br />
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<span class="tagline"><span class="mainTitle">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. </span></span><br />
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<span class="tagline"><span class="mainTitle">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! </span></span><br />
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Have a blessed week! Laveen MOPShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03843359354534461314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7608396751712154042.post-83419259151632047622012-03-18T20:56:00.000-07:002012-03-18T20:56:58.357-07:00MOPS 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! <br />
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Thanks Emerald table for hosting a yummy breakfast! The Baguette table will be hosting our next meeting. <br />
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Upcoming events: <br />
<em>Lunch at the Farm: March 29th @ 10am (32nd St/between Southern and Baseline Rd) </em><br />
<em>MOPS & MOPS couples night: April 21st; childcare $5 per family </em><br />
<em>If you are interested in serving in Leadership next year, please submit your application by next week. </em><br />
<em>Disney On Ice: Friday, April 13th @ 10:30am; order due by March 19 to Koni Gould @ </em><a href="mailto:dkgould@yahoo.com">dkgould@yahoo.com</a>Laveen MOPShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03843359354534461314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7608396751712154042.post-14393665812163155922012-03-04T20:38:00.001-08:002012-03-05T19:51:25.824-08:00Sandy 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 <a href="http://www.slsnow.com/" target="_blank">her website</a>.<br />
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Thanks so much to the Princess table for hosting our delicious breakfast!<br />
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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. <br />
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The Emerald table will be hosting at our next meeting. <br />
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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. <br />
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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! <br />
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Have a blessed week!Laveen MOPShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03843359354534461314noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7608396751712154042.post-24419555693045800942012-02-20T18:12:00.000-08:002012-02-20T18:12:18.269-08:00Spa 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. <br />
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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! <br />
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Thanks for having joined us on this priceless day!Laveen MOPShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03843359354534461314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7608396751712154042.post-43547054317711130312012-02-05T20:36:00.000-08:002012-02-13T19:24:00.775-08:00The Adored WifeThanks 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. <br />
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<strong><span style="color: #351c75;">***Proverbs 16:24 "Kind words are like honey-sweet to the soul and healthy for the body."</span></strong><br />
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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! <br />
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The Marquis table will be hosting on Feb 16th <br />
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Upcoming events: <br />
Monday, Feb 6: Family Fun Safety Night @ Scrooptacular 2:30p-6pm<br />
Sunday, Feb 12: Laveen BBQ @ Betty Fairfax <br />
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<strong><span style="color: #741b47;">****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</span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="color: #351c75;">Have a blessed week! </span></strong>Laveen MOPShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03843359354534461314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7608396751712154042.post-76045587685772586372012-01-22T17:42:00.000-08:002012-01-22T17:42:48.670-08:00The Basics of Cake Decorating...It was so great to see everyone after the holidays! <br />
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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! <br />
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Moms were given the opportunity to meditate and discuss Matthew 7: 24-27. <br />
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Thanks Radiant table for hosting a delicious breakfast! <br />
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<ul><li>If you have any community resources to share, please let Monica know. We are putting together a MOPS Resource Directory. </li>
<li>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. </li>
</ul>Laveen MOPShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03843359354534461314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7608396751712154042.post-73972812328220754572011-12-16T15:16:00.000-08:002011-12-16T15:16:31.129-08:00MOPS Christmas CelebrationWhat a great Christmas celebration we had! Christmas Caroling, fun festive crafts and a Cookie Exchange! Thanks so much to everyone who made this meeting such a wonderful and memorable one! All the moms did a great job signing! <br />
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Thanks to all the moms who participated in our 'Ugly Sweater' contest! Many of the sweaters were too cute to be considered 'ugly'! Congrats to the winner! <br />
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Moms had fun coming up with lyrics for our 12 Days of Christmas Song! Such creative moms! <br />
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Thanks to MOPPETS for the wonderful Christmas performance! The kids were ADORABLE! <br />
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Our next MOPS meeting is on January 19. No meeting on the first Thursday of the month. <br />
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Radiant table is hosting at our next meeting. <br />
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Thanks to the Heart table for hosting a wonderful breakfast! <br />
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We hope you all have a wonderful and blessed Christmas and Happy New Year. Laveen MOPShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03843359354534461314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7608396751712154042.post-40455903056423800262011-12-02T14:10:00.000-08:002011-12-02T14:10:53.282-08:00How to be a HELPER....Happy Holidays. Many of us are preparing for Christmas, putting up the Christmas tree, shopping, and planning family and friend gatherings. We hope you all have a wonderful holiday season! <br />
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Thanks to all the moms who attended today's wonderful meeting. What a meeting! We were fortunate enough to have Terry Rosello as our guest speaker. She did a great job explaining the important and valuable role of women as "helpers" to their husbands. She gave us some great examples of scripture as it applies to women and their role as "helpers". <br />
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Thanks to the Baguette table for hosting. <br />
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<ul><li> <em>Our next bible study meeting is Thursday, Dec. 8 at 9:30am. It's not to late to join us, we are working on week 4. </em></li>
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<ul><li><em>We are having a Farmer's Market outing scheduled for Dec. 10. If you would like to carpool, meet us at the Laveen Baptist Church parking lot by 8:30am. </em></li>
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<ul><li><em>Next meeting is our MOPS Christmas party: Dec. 15th: we are having a cookie exchange (see Evite for more info), Ugly sweater contest, also, please dress kids in red or green for their "performance".</em> </li>
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We hope you have a blessed week!Laveen MOPShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03843359354534461314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7608396751712154042.post-50517097542972190192011-11-18T14:16:00.000-08:002011-11-18T14:19:08.159-08:00Operation Christmas Child<span style="color: #134f5c;">Thanks to all of the moms who helped in assembling Operation Christmas Child (OCC) boxes. You all did a great job, and we were able to donate many boxes to OCC.</span> <br />
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<em>Moms were given the opportunity to discuss and reflect on the scripture John 6:1-14. </em><br />
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Moms had a great time playing our 'What's Cooking' game. Thanks Becky for the recipe! <br />
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Thanks to the Trillion table for hosting a delicious breakfast! There was so much food! You all did a great job! <br />
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Upcoming events: <br />
<ul><li>APS Electric Light Parade on Dec. 3 at 7pm along Central Ave., from Montebello to Camelback, east on Camelback to 7th Street, south Indian School. for more info 602 534-FEST. </li>
<li>Trip to Farmer's Market Downtown Phoenix 9am on Dec. 10 </li>
<li>Guest speaker Terry Rossello (Marriage Counselor) </li>
</ul>Laveen MOPShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03843359354534461314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7608396751712154042.post-55702513160148782852011-11-03T21:18:00.000-07:002011-11-03T21:19:37.679-07:00Who is in your Circle of Relationships?Our cooler weather has arrived and the holidays have officially begun! What a relief to finally have such wonderful cooler weather! Time to spend as much time as we can outdoors. <br />
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At today's meeting moms watched a video on "Circle of Relationships". The video emphasized the importance of a mother's support network. A mother who feels supported and with strong relationships is a "better mother" for her children. A mother has a several layers in her circle of relationships, ranging from her inner circle of closest friends and family, to her outer circle of physicans, and teachers. <br />
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Thanks so much to the Emerald table for hosting today's delicious breakfast! <br />
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We hope you can join us this Friday, Nov. 4 for our 'Frugal Movie Night' at Monica's home. Please see Evite for more information. <br />
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Laveen Baptist Church will be a drop off site for Operation Christmas Child (OCC). Please sign up to help us out during the week of Nov. 14-Nov. 21. Thanks! <br />
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At our next MOPS meeting on Nov. 17, we will be hosting a packing party for Operation Christmas Child. Hope to see you then!Laveen MOPShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03843359354534461314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7608396751712154042.post-78296580175552427482011-10-21T20:33:00.000-07:002011-10-21T20:33:22.434-07:00How to be a Smart Shopper!Our guest speaker Margaret Kirkland showed us some savvy ways to save money while shopping! She gave us some great tips on what websites to use and how to make the most out of using coupons. Margaret uses her talents as a coupon expert by donating many of the items she purchases to those in need. <br />
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<em><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Moms were given the opportunity to discuss and reflect on Matthew 6: 31-34 encouraging us mothers to trust in the Lord who will provide what we need.</span></em> <br />
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Thanks to our Princess table for hosting. <br />
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<ul><li>Our MOPS garage sale will take place on Saturday, Oct. 22 from 6:30-11:30am. </li>
<li>Our Walking Club will be walking this Wednesday, Oct. 26 at 9am at Cesar Chavez Park all are welcome! </li>
<li>Laveen Baptist Church is hosting a Harvest Carnival on Oct. 31 from 6-9pm, all are welcome!</li>
<li>Our next meeting will be on November 3rd. The Emerald table will be hosting.</li>
<li>Frugal Friday Movie will be on Friday, November 4. We will be watching "The Proposal". </li>
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Have a blessed week! Laveen MOPShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03843359354534461314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7608396751712154042.post-60527854015417803592011-10-06T21:19:00.000-07:002011-10-07T07:27:08.363-07:00Stress discussion and Accessory SwapMoms were treated to a yummy breakfast by the Marquis table! Thanks for the delicious food ladies! <br />
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Moms participated in an interactive Bible study regarding 'stress'. We were given the opportunity to discuss how stress impacts our lives as mothers and how we respond to that stress. Each group was given a chance to reflect on Mark 4:38. Thanks discussion group leaders for leading a great discussion. <br />
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Our Accessory swap was lots of fun and a huge success! Moms were asked to bring in some of their gently used accessories and 'swap' them for some different ones. Many of us walked away with some different accessories to add to our wardrobe! <br />
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Our <strong><em>walking club</em></strong> will begin its morning walks on <u>Wednesday, October 12 at 8am</u>. Meeting location will be at <em>Cesar Chavez Park by the playground</em>. We hope many of you can join us! <br />
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Our next meeting will take place on October 20th, we will have a speaker who will talk about Smart Shopping. The Princess table will be hosting this meeting. <br />
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We hope we can count on you to support our upcoming Garage Sale on October 22nd. The garage sale will be part of Dobbins Point Community wide sale. We are in need of donations. Please contact us if you have items to donate! We would really appreciate it! <br />
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We are in the process of planning a 'Frugal Friday Movie Night' stay tuned! More info to come! <br />
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See you soon!Laveen MOPShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03843359354534461314noreply@blogger.com0