How 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.  

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. 

Thanks to our Princess table for hosting.   

• Our MOPS garage sale will take place on Saturday, Oct. 22 from 6:30-11:30am. 
• Our Walking Club will be walking this Wednesday, Oct. 26 at 9am at Cesar Chavez Park all are welcome!
• Laveen Baptist Church is hosting a Harvest Carnival on Oct. 31 from 6-9pm, all are welcome!
• Our next meeting will be on November 3rd. The Emerald table will be hosting.
• Frugal Friday Movie will be on Friday, November 4.  We will be watching "The Proposal". 

Have a blessed week! 

Stress discussion and Accessory Swap

Moms were treated to a yummy breakfast by the Marquis table!  Thanks for the delicious food ladies! 

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.

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! 

Our walking club will begin its morning walks on Wednesday, October 12 at 8am.  Meeting location will be at Cesar Chavez Park by the playground.  We hope many of you can join us! 

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. 

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! 

We are in the process of planning a 'Frugal Friday Movie Night' stay tuned! More info to come! 

See you soon!

Women of Wisdom Panel

Thanks so much to our wonderful WOW (Women of Wisdom) Panel who shared some very important advice and experiences with our moms.   Our moms presented a series of questions relating to discipline, husband/marriage, values/teaching and some general parenting advice.  You helped many of us reflect about how we could implement some of your ideas.  

Some of the books that were referenced during our discussion by one of our Mentor Moms are:
1) Creative Correction: Extraordinary Ideas for Everyday Discipline by Lisa Welchel
2) Dare to Discipline by Dr. James Dobson
3) Shepherding a Child's Heart by Tedd Tripp

Thank you to the Brilliant table for hosting our yummy breakfast!

Our bible study is beginning this Thursday, September 22 at 9:30am.  We will be using Beth Moore's Believing God study guide!  We hope to see you there! Childcare is being provided. 

We hope to see many of you for our play date at Chuck E Cheeses (Ahwatukee) on September 29 at 10 am.

The Marquise table will host at our next meeting on October 6! 
We hope you can join us for our October 6 meeting during which we will be hosting an "Accessory Swap".  If you are tired of using your same accessories over and over, here's your chance to get some different ones.  Bring in the items you would like to swap and choose some different ones! 

See you soon!

Our first MOPS meeting of the 2011-2012 year

What a great meeting we had today!  We saw lots of familiar faces and some new moms that joined us for the first time!  It was a busy morning as moms dropped their kids off in MOPPETS and then enjoyed a delicious breakfast hosted by the Steering Team. 

Our theme for this year MomSense: Bold, Loving, Sensible: will equip moms to embrace their mothering instincts and develop their own parenting style...

Moms got a chance to meet the new Steering Team, Mentor Moms and Discussion Group Leaders.   Moms enjoyed their time getting to know each other.  Each table got a chance to compete in "Smarter than a Preschooler", congrats to the winning table! 

Moms were able to sign up for our upcoming bible study, which will begin on September 22 from 9:30am-11:30am.  We hope to see many of you there!  We will be using Beth Moore's "Believing God" workbook. 

See you all on the 15th!  The Brilliant table will be hosting at our next meeting! 

What's happening with MOPS

Hope you are all doing well.  Many of you with school aged-kids are getting ready for your kids' first day of school!  We hope this is a smooth process for all of you! 

Lots of thanks for all those moms who showed up to help pack lunches for the Phoenix Rescue Mission.  We were able to pack 107 lunches! This event was a success because of your help! 

MOPS will begin on Thursday, September 1st.  We are excited for the new year to begin and to see many of the returning and new moms! We hope you will decide to join us this year!

We hope many of you can join us for our MOPS Kick Off and Fundraiser Night on Tuesday, August 16th from 4-7pm.  Bring the family out to Scooptacular (ice-cream shop on the corner of 51st Ave. and Baseline Rd., next to Starbucks).   Please invite family and friends.  We will have information about MOPS for any new moms and you'll have a chance to pre-register while the kids are happy eating ice-cream! 

We look forward to seeing many of you soon!

Summer Fun at Trailside Park splash pad

Thanks to everyone who showed up for a fun morning in the sun!  It was a warm morning, but the kids didn't seem to mind!  They all had a great time playing and getting wet!  Thanks Jill for providing some much needed shade for us!  It was nice to get out and socialize with other moms! 

We hope you can join us for our next splash pad playdate at Trailside park on Friday, August 5th at 9am! 
We hope you are all having a great summer spending time with your kiddos!

Summer Fun!

Summer is here, and our WARM weather has arrived! Our kids are out of school, and many of us are starting our summer family vacations.  

Most of us are trying to stay cool while having fun at our local splash pads and museums. 
Since our MOPS meetings are not in session right now and won't begin again until September....we hope you take the opportunity to set up some play dates with some of the friends you met at MOPS. 

We hope to see many of you at our upcoming play dates at Trailside Park splash pad.  We'll be there at 9am on the first Friday in July and August. Feel free to contact us if you have any questions.  Be safe and stay cool!