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As we begin the second half our MOPS year, we’d like to take a minute to thank you for your dedica-tion and support of our group. It takes each unique i n d i v i d u a l t o m a k e t h i s g r o u p s u c c e s s f u l , a n d w e t r u l y appreciate each of you. From all of us on steering, we wish you and your family a year filled with joy and blessings.
Happy New Year!
Upcoming Speakers & Crafts
Today, January 9th:
Speaker ~ Chris Hardesty
Women’s Health
Craft ~ To Be Announced
Friday, January 23rd:
Speaker ~ Beth Vogt
Lowering the Bar
Craft ~ To Be Announced
~ MOPS Steering Team
MOPS Cookbook - Recipes Wanted 2
January Birthday Girls 2
Meeting Cancellation Policy Due to Weather 2
January 12th is “Organize Your Home Day” 3
Other Fun January “Holidays” 3
The Concession Stand: Homemade Mac & Cheese 3
The Golden Ticket Devotional: Sibling Rivalry 4
Inside this issue:
The Main Attraction
MOTHERS OF PRESCHOOLERS
Radiant MOPS
January 9, 2009
Radiant Church ~ 4020 Maizeland Road ~ Colorado Springs, CO 80909 ~ (719) 597-4402
RADIANT MOPS
Happy Birthday To You...Happy Birthday To You...Happy Birthday To You...Happy Birthday To You... January 3rd ~ Naomi Thomas
January 11th ~ Karen Silverio
January 16th ~ Rochelle Janecek
January 19th ~ Ashlee Mizee
Would you like to own a useful recipe book where you actually have the ingredients to make the recipe? Have you tried a dish at a get together and thought, “Wow—I wish I knew how to make that?”. Our MOPS group is creating exactly that, and we desperately want your recipes! Please take a few minutes to submit your favorite or unique family recipes. You may write them down or email them directly to Niki at [email protected]. Recipes will be collected until March 6th, but please don’t wait until the last minute (as Niki needs time to type them). A big thank you to those who have already taken time to submit recipes! It’s greatly appreciated!
Meeting Cancellation
Due to Weather
As the winter months draw near, we'd like to remind you of our meeting cancellation policy. If District 11 is cancelled or on a delay due to inclement weather, our MOPS meeting will be canceled. We will meet again on the next regularly scheduled date.
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MOPS Cookbook ~ Recipes Wanted!
2008/2009 Steering Team
Coordinator ~Naomi Thomas ~ 494-0936
Co-coordinator ~ Niki Broyles ~ 494-8292
Mentor Mom ~ Rae Driscoll ~ 444-0506 Mentor Mom ~ Beth Connell ~ 260-7405
Discussion Group Coordinator ~ Lindsey Giaffoglione ~ 201-1628
Finance ~ Rachael Felice ~ 576-2379
Craft Coordinator ~ Heather Gwinn ~ 244-2142
Craft Coordinator ~ Becky Walker ~ (720) 733-0343
Hospitality ~ Jennifer Dorminey ~ 548-8370
Hospitality ~ Carrie Reeck ~ 596-2052
Publicity ~ Roxanne Cook ~ 598-1740 Publicity ~ Amber Scott ~ 388-8407
Discussion Group Leaders Niki Broyles ~ Orange
Lindsey Giaffoglione & Heather Huerta ~ Red Anna Peterson ~ Yellow Michelle Vacha ~ Green
RADIANT MOPS
January 24th—National Compliment Day
Teach your children to give and accept compliments. Practice throughout the day and celebrate kindness.
January 21st—National Hugging Day
How many different hugs can you create? Bear Hugs? Pinky Hugs? Have fun finding new ways to say “I Love You.”
Do you ever wonder who comes up with these holidays?!? In any event, what a better time than the New Year to start organizing your home and life. Avoid becoming overwhelmed by starting simple and setting realistic goals for yourself. Here are a few places you can start: • Find a home for all the gifts you received over the holidays. If things need to be returned or exchange, do so now. • Purchase birthday cards, anniversary cards, etc. for the first quarter in 2009. That way, when the occasion rolls around,
you’ll be prepared. • Recycle magazine and newspapers (magazines older than three months and newspapers older than one week). • Clean out your refrigerator. Throw out old leftovers and expired condiments. • Clean out your medicine cabinet. Throw out any expired medicines, cosmetics or never-used toiletries. • Clear out and organize your email Inbox. • Make a schedule for yourself. Write one small thing for each calendar day that you would like to accomplish such as clear-
ing off the top of the refrigerator, throwing away expired coupons or consolidating all your movies and cd’s to one location.
Visit www.getorganizednow.com for a practical January calendar and other helpful hints.
Cook macaroni according to the package directions. Drain. In a saucepan, melt butter or margarine over medium heat Stir in enough flour to make a roux. Add milk to roux slowly, stirring con-stantly. Stir in cheeses, and cook over low heat until cheese is melted and the sauce is a little thick. Put macaroni in large casserole dish, and pour sauce over macaroni. Stir well. Melt butter or margarine in a skillet over medium heat. Add bread-crumbs and brown. Spread over the macaroni and cheese to cover. Sprinkle with a little paprika. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 30 minutes. Serve.
• 8 ounces uncooked elbow macaroni • 2 cups shredded sharp Cheddar
cheese • 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese • 3 cups milk • 1/4 cup butter • 2 1/2 tablespoons all-purpose flour • 2 tablespoons butter • 1/2 cup bread crumbs • 1 pinch paprika
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Other Fun January “Holidays”
January 12th is “Organize Your Home Day”
The Concession Stand ~ Homemade Mac & Cheese
A mother is a person who seeing there are only four pieces of pie for five people, promptly announces she never did care for pie. ~Tenneva Jordan
Serve with a salad for a great kid-pleasing meal
Sibling Rivalry
Psalm 133:1 reads, “How good and pleasant it is when brothers live together in unity.” Indeed! But most brothers and sisters I know need a little help to make it to the point of harmony. When squabbles are unavoidable, concerned parents have a plan for teaching their children how to fight fair. Here are several suggestions: • Expect fights. Children use fights as a way to measure parental love as well as to learn empathy, process their
emotions and develop the negotiation skills they’ll need as adults. • Give it time. Resist the urge to jump right in and referee. Let your children have time to learn what they need to
learn without your interference. Short of them harming each other, give them time to work it out alone. • Listen. When your children come to you with their struggles, tune in to their words. Recall the reasons for sibling
squabbles. Listen for the cause beneath the struggle. Help unity grow in-house by teaching your children to fight fair. In time, they will learn the rules, be able to work through conflicts, and find that wonderful harmony. How good and pleasant it can be! (by Elisa Morgan in the Mom’s Devotional Bible)
The Golden Ticket
Meeting Notes