Moms Night Out

We were there, where were you? We had seven moms come to Moms Night Out at The Little Dipper. We had a blast and extremely good food. There were assorted cheeses, vegetables, bread, CHOCOLATE, Brownies, rice crispies, pretzels and such for dipping. Thanks Tobi, for making the reservations. Good Choice. All those that attended were, Tobi, Nancy, Keely, Kristen, Melissa, Kathy and me. Thanks for the laughs girls, can't wait until the next night out! What a great group of gals. I thank God everyday that you all are there for support, encouragement, laughter and love.
"After Job had prayed for his friends, the LORD made him prosperous again and gave him twice as much as he had before." Job 42:9-11

Coupons, Coupons, Coupons

This week was a speaker and boy was she on fire for saving money with a coupon. Her name is Kim Oakley and she is Leslie's Aunt. We can only hope to be as good a steward with our money and time as she is with hers. We really appreciate her traveling here to Wilmington to share with us all that she has learned. She also had brought lots of coupons for us to use and answered a lot of the moms questions. Thanks so much for your time Ms. Kim, we thoroughly enjoyed it.
"Each one should use whatever gifts he has received, to serve others faithfully administering God's grace in its various forms." 1 Peter 4:10

Ribbon Key Chains

This was a craft week - my favorite weeks are always craft weeks. I enjoy the speakers, but I love the crafts. We made adorable key chains with ribbons, buttons and other embellishments. How cute did they turn out? We each got to make two. One to keep and one to gift to someone else, but I suspect most moms will keep both.
"Each man's sacred gifts are his own..." Numbers 5:9

How Romantic

Our speaker for MOPS this week was Harbor's Associate Pastor Charlie and his adorable wife, Ms. Rita. They have been married for 60 years! Wow. They talked about good and bad times, raising 5 kids, retiring, and retiring again, (and again). Getting your relationship in order with Jesus and then your spouse. What great, funny advise they gave to us and faithful words of scripture to apply to our lives and relationships. They are truly an inspiration to many of our MOPS moms and we are hopefully better wives and mothers after hearing them speak. What true joy they get from one another and God. I hope we can all be as blessed.
Also there was a wonderful devotion from our mentor mom, Ms. Sue, about letting others see Christ in us and that God can provide all that we need.

"But my God shall supply all your needs according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus." Philippians 4:19

Shake it Baby, Shake it

Wow, what a fun meeting we had today. We had some discussion questions from our mops book, a devotion and prayer time and then our lively speaker. It was the owner and two of the lead instructors from Flow Fitness. They gave several demonstrations of different classes that they offer. All the moms participated (well, most), some did better than others. It was a great time of laughter, music and dancing. It just goes to show you, exercise can be fun.
"A sweet friendship refreshes the soul." Proverbs 27:9

Wedding at Harbor

This past weekend, MOPS, catered a wedding. The only food that we did not have to do was the cake. Debra B. was our go-to-girl as wedding food coordinator. She did a fabulous job. Thanks so much Debra. It was a lot of work, but turned out so beautiful. I hope everyone enjoyed themselves, the food was great, the bride was beautiful and the church was gorgeous too. Such a wonderful celebration of love.
"God has poured out his love into our hearts." Romans 5:5

Beaded Bookmarks and New Years Resolutions

What a fun, creative craft we made today at MOPS. Bookmarks made from (very) tiny beads strung on wire. We started with large to medium beads at the top of the bookmark filled the middle with small seed beads and finished the ends with more medium to large beads and a charm. How very cute they turned out. Also we played a fun game about finding out who did what for the holidays and made a few New Years Resolutions that we sealed in an envelope and not to be reopened until December '10. I will be interested to see how many will still be working on their goals and who will have already reached them by that time. We will see. Happy New Year MOPS Moms. I thank God for all of you and am praying that your New Year is blessed in every way.
"For I know the plans I have for you, plans to prosper you and not harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." Jeremiah 29:11