THE LAST MEETING OF THE YEAR

This is it for the year, folks! We are meeting this Wednesday at 9:15 for a time of socializing and picking up ideas for ways to keep your kids busy and having fun all summer long. This is also time clean out your bookshelves for a book exchange. You may bring grownup books as well as kid's books. See you at the Nazarene Church on Wednesday.

We do plan on meeting informally during the summer, so be sure to check the blog or your email periodically. We can't go all summer without seeing each other!

There will NOT be a snowstorm-

I am just sure there won't be a snowstorm this time around, so we have re-scheduled Jenn Dean-Hill to come and speak to us on anger management. Jenn is a licensed individual/ family/ marriage counselor from Richland, WA and the mother of two children- ages 13 and 12. She can give us great insight and perspective as one who is on the other side of parenting young children. Please come and bring anyone you can think of who would benefit from this topic - which is everyone, right? You can find out more about Jenn and her work at relationshipremodel.com. Brunch and childcare provided- this Wednesday- check in begins at 9:15.

Don't forget our annual MOPS and POPS night out- THIS FRIDAY- May 13th at the Nazarene Church. The evening begins at 6:00 pm- dinner (for the adults), childcare and lots of fun provided. Suggested donation of $10 per family- but please don't let cost prohibit you from coming. Also- if your spouse can't make it, not a problem- come anyway for a fun night out. Please RSVP with the number of adults and children coming by May 11th. We'll need to know just how much steak to buy and sitters to hire. You can RSVP by commenting on this post or emailing josh.hill@frontier.com. SEE YOU THERE!

CONGRATULATIONS to Holly and Chris Flick on the arrival of precious Sarah Fina Flick born April 30th. Hopefully I can find a picture to post soon- she's a cutie!

Congrats to Sarah Rose (& Family)

Welcome Finnley Robert Rose born April 20th. 7#10oz. 20" long.

We can't wait to meet him!

Also: if you are looking for ways to bless Sarah & her family, check out our Meal Train:

http://www.mealtrain.com?id=mpebo147te7t

April 13th

Come this Wednesday for our annual Easter celebration. We will hear from some of our own moms and participate in a service craft in order to spread the Gospel in one of the most violent and hardest to reach areas in our world. I am really looking forward to seeing everyone! Check in begins at 9:15.

Two announcements and a reminder

FIRST:

Light in the Valley Community Church is looking to hire someone for nursery on Sunday mornings. We're looking for someone who is committed, reliable and has a passion for kids from 9:45-11:45am every Sunday. There is an average of only 2 kiddos in our nursery. You can bring your own children if you'd like to. Please email Whitney at lightinthevalley@gmail.com or call 782-1920 if you're interested. Feel free to pass this along if you know of someone who might enjoy some extra money and loves kids.

SECOND:

Mom's Night Out is staying at the originally scheduled date of March 29th. We'll be meeting at the church in our normal room, and CHILDCARE is (hopefully) PROVIDED- still waiting on some calls back on that one. Cover charge of $5.00 to offset cost of supplies- and please note the beginning time has been changed to 6:30.

THIRD:

There is no MOPS until April 13th! March has five Wednesdays- so sometimes we get thrown off a bit.

It's official...

...spring is here! And with it, all the rain/snow/sleet etc. one can expect. However, with spring always comes the promise of renewal; the small leaves of green poking up out of the dead, grey flowerbeds, soon to be tulips, hyacinth, irises, and daffodils. Every year, I am excited and amazed- and ready. As much as I love snow, the greening up of the ground and the buds on the pear trees get me excited for warm days ahead. Just one of the many reasons I love living in a place with four seasons!

This week at MOPS, we'll be focusing on the home- Creating Our Homes to Be Masterpieces. To me, the idea of a home as a 'masterpiece' means a place comfortable and relaxing to come home to- not just regarding the state of cleanliness/organization, but also the state of the relationships in the home. Maybe it's prosaic, outdated, or too Ozzie-and-Harriet, but I do believe our homes need our attention. Come hear one of our mentor moms, Linny Jones, speak on this topic this week at our regular time on Wednesday. Brunch and childcare provided (last meeting, we found bigger plates for brunch- yay!); check-in begins at 9:15. See you Wednesday.

It's MOPS week!

This Wednesday, March 9th, we'll be hearing from Pastor Jon Vandel about developing and using our gifts based on our personality. It should be informative and fun. As always, brunch and childcare provided. Our Steering Team is working on the next Mom's Night Out- jewelry making! More details to come, but the night is March 29th, so mark your calendars. See you Wednesday.