MOPS Reminder

ToMMoRoW...Thursday, March 22.

MOPS begins at 9:30 (check-in for MOPPETS begins at 9:15)

I will be sharing my testimony about how I have grown to realize my true value is in Christ NOT in what the world offers!!

See you tomorrow!!

Good morning, mamas and happy Monday!

What a beautiful morning. The sun is peeking through and the snow is melting!  So ready for spring!!  This Thursday, March 8, is our net MOPS meeting! 

 This week we will hear from the mentor moms about their experiences and how to be the best mom, wife and friend...during this non-stop time in our lives.  I know I don't always feel like I am up to where God wants me to be in any area, but I am trying to  improve on them all and I can't wait to hear insight from these experienced ad God loving women.  

MOPPETS check-in starts at 9:15.  Meeting starts at 9:30

Food provided by Mad Gab, Jenga and Life.

**Housekeeping**

This morning, the Monday Morning Fix from 9-11 at Jennifer A's house.  Just bring yourself, your kids and a dish to pass!

Think about the Spring Rummage Sale is April 19 &20.  Please let Jennifer or Dottie if interested!

Have a great week!  See you Thursday!

MOPS Reminder

Happy Tuesday, Moms!

Sorry I am behind my normal timeline for reminders this week....it has been a crazy week!  Just a reminder, our MOPS meeting is Thursday at 9:30.  MOPPETS check-in begins at 9:15.  

Our topic this week is about leaving a legacy.  It should be motivating and thought provoking...not to mention fun!!  

Food provided by Scattegories, Guess who and Monopoly.

MOPS Reminder

This Thursday, January 26 is our next MOPS meeting!

Dr Keith Martin, OB-GYN, will be joining us and answering any questions you have on "womanhood," pregnancy and post-partum.   He is an experienced OB-GYN, a husband and father to SIX!  He will take any question you have and will not be afraid!  :)  He has a heart for educating and is very compassionate!

Food provided by Jenga, Life and Hungry Hungry Hippos!

See you there!!

Bible Study

Just wanted to send out the information for our bible study, that will be starting 
February 16.

The book is called Creative Counterpart: Becoming the Woman, Wife and Mother You've Longed to Be, by Linda Dillow. The book cost is around $10. Childcare costs will be determined after we know how many children we will have and how many workers we will need. 

If you are interested, please respond by Jan. 26th to Julie Pio at juliepio@yahoo.com or 815.990.3698. We will have a also have a sign up sheet at the next MOPS meeting.

MOPS Reminder

WOW, time flies! The Christmas season is in full gear and I am so excited. This year I feel so blessed and grateful for what God has provided me with. And I am so happy to share my blessings with others by blessing them. there is just something that makes the heart smile when you give!

And with the Christmas season busyness comes stress. Like it's little sidekick. We are already trying to fit shopping, wrapping, baking, programs, family gatherings and everyday life into a small amount of time! We begin to lose that feeling of gratitude and full heart. Because, quite frankly....we are TOO TIRED and stressed to sit and reflect on what we have.

Many of you were with us last year when Dawn Zuberbehler spoke to us. Well, she is back! And she is going to enlighten us with her wit, Godly heart and real life struggles. She will help us stay afloat and positive during this crazy season. Remember, JESUS is the reason for the season. What better way to celebrate his birth than doing what HE wants. Thanking God for what he has given us and share his love with others!

This week, we will be having a brunch. So bring your favorite brunch goodie and be ready to get your tank filled up! What a great way to continue on with this busy season than with fun, fellowship, laughter and food!? See you Thursday at 9:30!

Thank You!

We live in a society where Christmas begins after Halloween and it is FAR from being about the birth of the Savior!  As a society, we have too much, yet never enough. Never have enough time but are filling our time with SO much, yet we are SO unhappy and ungrateful! 

I wanted to say thank you!  Thank you for putting complete strangers ahead of yourself and on your  to-do list.  Thank you for spending some money (when money is tight) to bless someone with something they could not even IMAGINE!!  Thank you for being the vehicle for helping a child learn about GOD'S UNCONDITIONAL LOVE!  For being a part of sharing the gospel with a child you may never meet, but who needs it so badly!

MOPS packed 25 shoe boxes for Operation Christmas Child!  How awesome!  Now, I know we won't and can't all impact lives the same way.  So if you didn't do a shoe box (and let me be transparent and vulnerable here and tell you, I did not) you are not done! 

You can impact lives here and now.  Maybe it is someone in your own family, your own church, your own town or a stranger you happen across on your holiday travels.  It only takes ONE thing...ONE person, ONE kind word or gesture.  It is never too small or insignificant!  So, make the most out this holiday busyness that is upon us.  Enjoy your family, impact someone and LOVE your GOD!  And THANK him for the precious gift of life!  Not just yours but Jesus's!!