A Day at MOPS 1/20

What an array by the Lilac table!  Whoa.  That was amazing.  Thank you so much ladies for your wonderful display.

Bible Study this Thursday (and every 2nd and 4th Thurs. through April) at 9:30am at the church. Children can be dropped off at the playground (but please keep infants with you).  Study is on beauty.

Next Meeting is on Feb 3rd. Jennifer Miller from Home Life Revolution will be our speaker on Marriage/Intimacy. Check our her website at homeliferevolution.com Morning Glory is hosting-Melissa McAdams is the table leader melissamcadams6504@yahoo.com

Christmas Concert

What a wonderful array of desserts and coffee for the Christmas Concert.  It was the perfect compliment to a beautiful Christmas program.  Thank you to all of the Steering Team and ladies who contributed. 

We have some great topics ahead for MOPS in the upcoming year.  (say did anyone get you with the "See you next year" line at the end of last year?  - That gets me every time!)

Here is what you can expect to hear about in 2011 at MOPS.... 

Revolutionary Marriage, The 5 Love Languages of Children, Spa Day, Intentional Parenting, and even Community Outreach. 

Looking forward to seeing you Thursday, January 20th for our next MOPS meeting. 

In-Law Issues 12/2

Magnolia table, we thank you for the wonderful arrangement of food that made us think of how we could be serving our In-Laws and the other people in our lives even better.  Terr;y Rosello really hit home on that as well.  She gave a great perspective from her own experience as mother in-law and as wife.  What a great insight, what a great meeting! 

Our next meeting on December 16th, is a Christmas Concert held in the main church building. (where MOPPETS are dropped off)  The concert will start promptly at 9:45.  Childcare is provided for the first half and then the kids will be performing a couple of songs and join us for the remainder of the concert. 

You can keep your kids with you the whole time, just the second half or not at all.  There will be a Veggie Tale Christmas Movie for the children and the playground will be available (with Childcare workers) if needed.  Be sure to bundle up the kids for the playground.  The steering team will provide some Christmas snacks, but feel free to include your own festive feature.

We are looking forward to seeing you there with your cameras in hand cause you have cute kids that want to sing some songs for you!

Operation Christmas Child 11/18

The newest MOPS Mom Members, the Lily Table really 'pampered' us with their 'Chef-like'  abilities.  Thank you so much for sharing the gift of your food offering!

Thank you to the VERY special ladies (steering team moms, mentor moms, and even some veteran MOPS moms - you all know who you are) that have stepped in to help when an extra hand is needed for our MOPPETS.  We thank you for your time, effort, and most of all the beautiful gift you offer by giving up your MOPS time for the sake of other moms.  

Antiquities pictures will be in on Tuesday, Nov. 30th. Come to the nursery to view them and pick up your 10x13. What a great gift for the In-Laws.. eh? E-mail Jill with questions jillinaz@cox.net

Our next meeting on December 2nd, Terry Rosello will present us with a talk on In-Law Issues. (Sounds like a gifted speaker)

Presently, Magnolia is up for hosting the December 2nd meeting Contact Nicole at nicole.cameron14@yahoo.com with questions.

The presence of our MOPPET workers, allows us to enjoy some great experiences together during our MOPS meetings, so please remember to sign the cards and bring a small donation for Christmas Thank-Yous for our MOPPET workers at on December 2nd.

Well, that about wraps it up...  We hope you are planning on being present December 2nd!

Mommy Personalities 11/04

They say you can tell a lot about a person by what they eat.  I don't know who they are, but I know which table we can surely call sweet for this past meetings food!.... Sweet Pea table, you did a great job bringing some sweet treats our way.  Thank you for hosting.

Thank you Steering Team for the confection of the Mommy Personality MOPS meeting this past Thursday.  It was such a treat to have Casey outline our Personalities Styles.  Here is the link to investigate further. http://www.motherstyles.com/quiz.asp and http://quizzes.familyeducation.com/motherstyles

There is a theme in this post.  How sweet it is to have you in our lives, Andrews family.  Can you believe we raised over $1,000.00 for the Andrews family through the Antiquities fundraiser?  Thank you to all of the families who supported this effort. Sweet Dreams are made of these.... kind of MOPS moms!

The Portraits of our little sugar dumplings will be back for viewing on Tuesday, Nov. 30th in the church nursery. 


On with the sweets... if you are trying to get rid of any Halloween candy, you can bring the hard candies to our next meeting 11/18  for Operation Christmas Child Packing Party. 

The Lily table is hosting on 11/18. Contact table leader Kari at karifumusa@cox.net with hosting questions.


MOPS PLAYDATEish - If you want to have a playdate with a MOPS friend and your little sweetie pies (BYOE*) while helping out, Our MOPS Operation Christmas Child Relay center will be open the week of 11/15; Mon-Sat 9am-1pm and Sun 12:30-4:30 and we would be pleased to have you there to guide "box dropper offers" from the community.  Contact your table leader or Johanna at jpasiakos1@yahoo.com for relay center schedule and questions.

*BYOE - Bring Your Own Entertainment for your kiddos as there is NO childcare provided.  Feel free to bring entertainment such as a travel DVD player, or crayons w/ coloring books etc.
Ok sweetcheeks, that about wraps it up.  We are looking forward to the next time we see your sweet face at MOPS!

Parenting Styles 10/21

Hello Ladies!
Great meeting last week on Parenting Styles.  Hopefully with the information shared we will find ourselves empowered to help our children make good choices for the greater glory of God.  Not to mention the payoffs seem to show up rather quickly and last a lifetime!

Speaking of God's glory, thanks to Him and the Rose table for the wonderful food.  Great job ladies.

A few upcoming events we would love for you to be a part of....

-All Antiquities $ must be turned in to Jill by October 29th. If you are interested in working a 3 hour shift On Nov. 5th or 6th please contact Jill at jillinaz@cox.net

-Costume Parade-Join us in spreading a little joy as we parade our little ones around at Jesse Owens nursing home on Friday, October 29th at 10am. Contact Johanna for more information at jpasiakos1@yahoo.com

-Harvest Carnival @Laveen Baptist: Sunday October 31st 5-9pm; Free Candy, Booths, Dunktank, Bouncehouse, Live Music, Games, Prizes, Cakewalk, and fun for kids of all ages!!

-Women's Brunch Nov. 6th 9-11am; RSVP to Casey at sunshineconsulting@cox.net by Nov. 3rd

Our next meeting is November 4th and our Host Table is Sweet Pea. Please contact Jessica at jessicasmithdesigns@yahoo.com with any questions.

The Topic for our next meeting is Mommy Personalities (Speaker: Casey Peterson)
We are looking forward to seeing you then!

Friendship

What a fun meeting! I had such a great time talking to so many of you....for the prescribed 2 minutes in speed friendship. I hope you all enjoyed it too. Have you had some stimulating conversation at the dinner table using your conversation starters? I think my favorite question was "If you had a super power what would it be?" I've heard several tables have gotten together for play dates....hope you are all meeting new friends and helping be sure that no one has to mother alone!

Here are some of the announcements and events that are coming up:
1. Costume Parade-Join us in spreading a little joy as we parade our little ones around at Jesse Owens nursing home on Friday, October 29th at 10am. Contact Johanna for more information at jpasiakos1@yahoo.com
2. Antiquities Portrait Fundraiser for Micah Andrews-Money and sign ups are due by the next meeting (Oct 21st). We must have 60 coupons sold to make it a go, so tell a friend and bring everything to the meeting to turn in.
3. Women's Fall Brunch-Come enjoy a FREE breakfast while connecting with other women (of all ages) on Saturday, November 6th from 9-11am in the MOPS room. Please RSVP by November 3rd to Casey at sunshineconsulting@cox.net
4. Learn a Foreign Language on-line with Rosetta Stone for under $200. Attend an informational meeting at Vista Del Sur on Oct. 19th or e-mail Casey for more information (sunshineconsulting @cox.net).

Hope to see you at the next meeting on October 21st. We'll be hearing from a speaker on different parenting styles and the Rose table will be hosting. Contact your table leader Shannon at shannon@8beans.com if you sit at the Rose table and have any questions.

See you at MOPS!