Waxhaw MOPS

Cookie Exchange

Christmas Party

It's the time of the year
when best cookies are made
What fun to make extra in order to trade
Please come on Monday, December 13^th
bring cookies, your best
Exchange yours for others and so will each guest
Bring as many to trade as you want to take home
And some for the table for we're sure
not to roam
Until we've had coffee, tea and a chat
and welcomed the season
There's reason for that
Our baking is done, we'll relax,
we are free
So sing Merry Christmas from you
and from me.

Who: Waxhaw MOPS Moms & MOPPETS Workers

What: Cookie Exchange, Cookies, Coffee & Tea

When: 7:00 pm, Monday, December 13^th

Where: Waxhaw Bible Church, Main Sanctuary

RSVP By: Deadline past - Instructions below for those who have signed up.

1. All Cookies Should Be Homemade
2. Please bring 6 dozen cookies
3. Arrange the cookies in a basket or platter
4. Bring a large EMPTY container (in addition to however you are bringing/displaying your cookies) to carry the variety of cookies that you will be taking home
5. RSVP Laurel Haines (laurielee35@hotmail.com) ASAP and let me know what type of cookies you would like to bring so I can ensure that we do not have any duplicates
6. Email me your recipe, and I will put together a Recipe Booklet for our Cookie Exchange
7. There will be a prize for the best cookie
8. If you don't have time to bake or have burnt your cookies, but still want to attend, you must go to a real bakery and buy 6 dozen yummy cookies :-)

Questions? Contact Laurel Haines (laurielee35@hotmail.com) or Heather Steele (mops@waxhawbiblechurch.org)

MOPS Meeting

MOMOLOGY: Finesse
Part 2: Real World Mothering

Friday, Dec 10th
9:30 to 11:45

There is only one meeting this month, so don't miss all of the excitement at MOPS. We hope you enjoy the time with family and friends during the wonderful season of Christmas.

Here are some helpful tips to make your MOPS morning even more enjoyable.

• Come as early as 9:20 am to drop off your children for MOPPETS. Please make sure to mark all of your child’s belongings (i.e. diaper bag, bottles, pacifiers, etc.) Enter through the glass doors closest to our sanctuary. If you might have taken a pager home from our last meeting, please remember to bring it with you.

If you haven’t filled out registration forms for your children previously and you are joining us for the first time or you have a new addition to your family, please EMAIL names, birthdays, and any allergies of each child to Heather Steele at mops@waxhawbiblechurch.org or reply to this message. This will help us prepare for the size of each classroom. Registration forms are on the blog - left side-bar.

MOPS Meeting

MOMOLOGY: Finesse
Part 1: My Mothering Style

Friday, Nov 12th
9:30 to 11:45

There is only one meeting this month, so don't miss all of the excitement at MOPS. We hope you enjoy the time with family and friends during Thanksgiving.

Here are some helpful tips to make your MOPS morning even more enjoyable.

• Come as early as 9:20 am to drop off your children for MOPPETS. Please make sure to mark all of your child’s belongings (i.e. diaper bag, bottles, pacifiers, etc.) Enter through the glass doors closest to our sanctuary. If you might have taken a pager home from our last meeting, please remember to bring it with you.

If you haven’t filled out registration forms for your children previously and you are joining us for the first time or you have a new addition to your family, please EMAIL names, birthdays, and any allergies of each child to Heather Steele at mops@waxhawbiblechurch.org or reply to this message. This will help us prepare for the size of each classroom. Registration forms are on the blog - left side-bar.

Mom's Night Out

Bunko!

& Soup Night

Tuesday, Oct 26th

7 pm until

Lisa Hodge's House

6900 Shady Oak Lane

Waxhaw, NC NC 28173

MOPS Meeting
October 8th
9:30 am

Here are some helpful tips to make your MOPS morning even more enjoyable.

::Come as early as 9:20 am to drop off your children for MOPPETS. Please make sure to mark all of your child’s belongings (i.e. diaper bag, bottles, pacifiers, etc.)*Please include a change of clothes for each child in their bag. To check in, enter through the glass doors closest to our sanctuary.


::Moms, come hungry! Breakfast is served . . .

Session II: Core – Who am I?


2010-2011 MOPS Theme

MOMOLOGY: The Art and Science of Mothering.

Mom's Night Out - Sept 28th 7pm

Brooklyn Pizza

Mom's Night Out

Bring a friend!

Tuesday, Sept 28th

7 pm until

Wesley Chapel (next to Target)

6400 Weddington-Monroe Rd.
Wesley Chapel, NC 28104

Don't miss this Friday's meeting - Sept 24th

*Not exact card we are making - but an example & it's cute!

MOPS Meeting: Craft Day
Personal Note Cards

Friday, Sept 24th
9:30 to 11:45

Here are some helpful tips to make your MOPS morning even more enjoyable.

• Come as early as 9:20 am to drop off your children for MOPPETS. Please make sure to mark all of your child’s belongings (i.e. diaper bag, bottles, pacifiers, etc.) Enter through the glass doors closest to our sanctuary. If you might have taken a pager home from our last meeting, please remember to bring it with you.

• If you haven’t filled out registration forms for your children previously and you are joining us for the first time or you have a new addition to your family, please EMAIL names, birthdays, and any allergies of each child to Heather Steele at mops@waxhawbiblechurch.org or reply to this message. This will help us prepare for the size of each classroom. Registration forms are on the blog - left side-bar.
  

• Moms, come hungry! Breakfast is served . . .

YOU ARE INVITED!

2010-2011

OPEN HOUSE

Friday, August 27^th

Waxhaw Bible Church

9:30 to 11:30

Please join us for a mini-MOPS day
with games, kid's crafts, snacks, and
information about our new MOPS year.
The Waxhaw MOPS Steering Team is looking forward to seeing all of you.
Bring a friend.

Waxhaw Bible Church

6810 Pleasant Grove Road

waxhawbiblechurch.org

MOPS.org Resources for MOMS!

Hey moms,

Hope you are all having a great summer. I know your time is limited to reading and catching up on emails, websites and your favorite blogs, but I didn't want the summer to pass by with you forgetting all of the helpful information on the MOPS.org site.

RESOURCES
Take some time to visit the site and see all of the fun resources they have put together just for us moms.

Check out the forums (you have to register and create a user name and password, but it's easy)

There are also some great articles for you too like:

Mom Moments
http://www.mops.org/page.php?pageid=1961&srctype=menu

MOMOLOGY: Are you a Momologist? Check out a direct link for resources and building blocks to our new theme for this year. It has some really cool information from moms to moms. mom-ology.org

REGISTRATION
Registration for Waxhaw MOPS, which includes your annual membership for MOPS International, will begin in late August. I am planning for an Open House just before our first meeting to introduce our new Theme MOMOLOGY, Steering Team and get moms registered for our new year. If you are interested in getting your membership started before then, you are welcome to send a check for $45.00 made payable to Waxhaw Bible Church and I will get you registered sooner.

Send to:

Waxhaw Bible Church
Attn: Heather Steele – MOPS Coordinator
6810 Pleasant Grove Road
Waxhaw, NC 28173

Have a great summer! Can't wait to see everyone again in September; it will be here before we know it.

Blessings,
Heather Steele
MOPS Coordinator

Suncreen Information

Submitted by Andrea Anderson

Here's some good sunscreen info which I thought might be good for the blog, since it's getting to be summer now!

Lots of people don't know that some sunscreens are actually really bad (containing toxics or hormone disrupters, lovely). Also, some of ones that say "broad spectrum" are not really. The FDA currently does not regulate sunscreens, and the companies don't have to prove that they work. This site lists good and bad ones and has a search function to check out the one you use.

http://www.ewg.org/2010sunscreen/

Western NC Nature Center

Submitted by Laura Rothert – DG Leader

www.wildwnc.org

Laura shared at MOPS last Friday about a really good deal for family fun. There are many different places to visit that are included in the family membership.

$62 for a 1 year family membership including 2 adults and 4 kids

Here is the link for the affiliated zoos and science centers:

http://www.wildwnc.org/friends/affiliated

Free Summer Movies

Submitted by Melissa Jenkins Regal Cinemas Union Square 6 1911 Dickerson Boulevard Monroe ,NC 28110 704-283-6123 Call ahead for available seats. . . I am sure they will go fast!
06/15/2010-06/16/2010	Kit Kittredge: American Girl (G)
	Hotel For Dogs (PG)
06/22/2010-06/23/2010	ARCTIC TALE (G)
	Monsters Vs. Aliens (PG)
06/29/2010-06/30/2010	Tale of Despereaux (G)
	Alvin And The Chipmunks Squeakquel (PG)
07/06/2010-07/07/2010	Charlotte's Web (G)
	Night At The Museum II (PG)
07/13/2010-07/14/2010	Wallace and Gromit (G)
	Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs (PG)
07/20/2010-07/21/2010	Polar Express (G)
	Ice Age: Dawn Of The Dinosaurs (PG)
07/27/2010-07/28/2010	Doogal (G)
	Planet 51 (PG)
08/03/2010-08/04/2010	Pirates Who Don't Do Anything (G)
	Imagine That (PG)
08/10/2010-08/11/2010	March Of The Penguins (G)
	Paul Blart: Mall Cop (PG)

http://www.regmovies.com/theatrelocations/default.aspx?zip=28110

Mom’s Night Out

You deserve a break!

Bring a Friend

Tuesday, April 27^th

7:00 pm until

Hickory Tavern

Wesley Chapel (next to Target)

6400 Weddington-Monroe Rd

Wesley Chapel, NC 28104

704-684-0000

WBC Awana Carnival

This Saturday April 24 11am - 2pm

For more information and a list of Silent Auction Items go to:

http://www.wbcawana.org/announcements/awanacarnivalsilentauction-saturdayapril24th1100-200pm

Here is a GREAT last minute thing to do Saturday, April 10th

"Bloom Where You're Planted"

for

Ladies & Girls

(That includes STUDENTS... you know, teenagers & college!)

Saturday, April 10, 2010

2 - 4 p.m.

Speaker: Melinda Whited (MOPS mom)

Music by Kent & Jean Jewel (yea!)

craft following

Covenant Baptist Church

Lancaster, SC

Fellowship Hall

FREE!!

I look forward to sharing what the Lord has placed on my heart with the ladies of ALL ages... girls of all ages (well, first or second grade is probably the youngest girl that I would bring). I'm bringing my Olivia (third grade), but my Emma (who just turned 5) will be staying at home. I won't be sharing from my life of perfect blooming (ha ha); instead, I will be sharing what the Holy Spirit has been challenging me with in the present, and how the Lord has given those around me as examples of Blooming! It WILL be relevant to all ages & stages there... from the girls, to young ladies, students, college, career, single, married, moms, grandmothers, empty nesters, everyone...

I think there might be childcare available, but I'm checking on that! When I know for sure, I'll post the info here!

I'd REALLY appreciate your prayers for this day. Please pray for the Lord to be Glorified in all I say and do. Please pray for me to be sensitive to His leading. Please pray for those attending to hear whatever the Lord wants them to hear. Please pray for all those involved to be healthy that weekend (my family, the Jewels, the women's ministry team).

Thank you!!

I look forward to seeing you on the 10th!!

Blessings,

Melinda =0)

Park Day – Waxhaw City Park 11am

Park Day – Waxhaw City Park 11am

This Friday (April 9), there is a homeschool park date at the Waxhaw city park at 11am. If you are homeschooling, planning to homeschool, or don't homeschool but just want to hang out, please come join us! :)

Call or email Andrea for more details

(704-242-4126, sewingSeedsMama@gmail.com).

215 West South Main Street Waxhaw, N.C. 28173

MOPS will not meet this Friday 4/9/10

Waxhaw MOPS will not be meeting this Friday. Please don't miss our next meeting on Friday, April 23rd! See you then!

This is the best time of year to invite a friend. Remember moms can visit up to 2-3 times before deciding to join. Invite another mom to check us out - no fees until Fall 2010!

MOPS Meeting 3/26 Highlights!

Craft Day: Magazine/Paper Necklaces

What a fun meeting today. Thanks Lynn for putting together the magazine necklace craft. It was surprisingly easy and fun. I just had to capture these beautiful moms - they even matched today!

Everyone is asking for the link to the "Potty Talk" clip that was shown today. A special thanks to Rachel Sawhook for sending it to me - I was looking for something funny to share at today's meeting and it fit in perfectly. Here is it http://www.ignitermedia.com/products/sea/singles/1083/Potty-Talk If you have a funny story to share, save it for our next meeting, BUT bring a $dollar$ (or more). We are adding up our Happy/Sad dollars for a special teen mom who needs our help.

Because Mothering Matters,
Heather Steele
MOPS Coordinator

RESURRECTION ROLLS

Submitted by Rebecca Brooks

Yummy & teachable lesson - who could ask for more!

Thought some of you might like to do this with your kids for Easter...

INGREDIENTS: 1 pkg. crescent rolls, large marshmallows, melted butter, cinnamon sugar.

Preheat oven to 350 degree F.

Give each child a crescent roll triangle to represent the cloth Jesus was wrapped in.

Give each child 1 marshmallow to represent Jesus (our sweet Savior). Have child dip marshmallow into melted butter (represents embalming oils).

Next roll the marshmallow in cinnamon sugar (represents spices used to anoint the body).

Wrap the coated marshmallow tightly in the crescent roll and seal the edges (represents wrapping of Jesus' body after death).

Place in the oven for 10-12 minutes (oven represents the tomb). Allow to cool.

Child will find roll is puffed up, but empty. He is RISEN!!

MOPS Service Project – Saturday March 27th 9am to Noon

WE NEED YOU! CAN YOU HELP?

The flowers are blooming, the birds are serenading, and its spring cleaning time around Waxhaw Bible Church.

From time to time moms ask me what they can do to give a little back to our host church. We'll if you have ever thought about that and would like to participate during a church wide church clean up day then get ready because we are going to make it easy for you to help. MOPS is planning to clean the nursery rooms, children's classrooms & the outdoor play yard equipment.

Who: MOPS & MOMSnext

What: Nursery & Children's Classrooms

Where: Waxhaw Bible Church

When: Saturday, March 27^th 9am to Noon

Sign up at our next MOPS meeting on Friday, March 26. Come for an hour or stay the entire time.

Hash Brown Casserole

Served at MOPS on March 12^th by Holly DeMartini

1 (32 ounce) bag of frozen country style hash brown potatoes

2 cup shredded cheddar cheese (I use sharp)

2 cups sour cream

2 (10.75 ounce) cans of condensed cream of potato soup

1/4 cup chopped onion

1/2 cup parmesan cheese

salt and pepper to taste

Combine all ingredients in a large bowl. Pour into greased 9 x 13 baking dish and cover.

Bake at 350 degrees for 90 minutes. Uncover and place under broiler for 2 to 3 minutes to brown top.

MOM’S NIGHT OUT this Thursday! March 18th 6:30 pm

MOM'S NIGHT OUT

Make your own Jewelry Night

Thursday, March 18^th

6:30 pm until

Make Jewelry $30

Snacks $0

Conversations with other moms $Priceless

Make your own Jewelry with Rhea Caldwell

Craft Activities - Lynn Frazier's mom

Snacks Provided!

Invite a friend!

7823 Seton House Lane Charlotte, NC 28277

Make your own jewelry! Choose a necklace, bracelet or earrings to match for $30. Come hang out, have a snack. If the mood hits you, make some jewelry to wear home. Also, there will be pre-made items that can be purchased. No jewelry purchase required to come!

MOPS Meeting 3/12 Highlights!

We had a great MOPS meeting Friday and wanted to share some of the highlights from that day. For those of you that didn't make it – you were definitely missed! Hopefully, now that we can see, feel and smell that springtime is just around the corner more of the children (and moms too) will be healthy again.

Our topic for the day was Living together with God and how becoming a mom changes your relationship with God. Feel free to comment if you want to share anything that moved you during the discussion group time at your table.

I thought it would be fun to see how our MOPPETS would respond to the question:

What are you learning about God
and the Bible?
So, I asked Kate to have a few of our workers write some responses down. We shared these at our meeting, but I didn't want anyone to miss them.

Aidan DeMartini said: "God loves the children"

Garrett Brooks said: "I learned that twins are the same age!"

Alatheia Anderson said: "God made the whole world and the sky! It's in the Bible."

Josiah Anderson said: "Only Daddy reads the Bible. When I'm a good reader I can read it, too!"

Overnight Coffee Cake

Served at MOPS on 2/26 - I can't remember who brought it; anyone want to take credit for this? Leave a comment!

(from Southern Living)

3/4 cup butter, softened
2 cups sugar
2 eggs

2 cups flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp nutmeg - or cinnamon

1/2 tsp salt
1 cup sour cream
3/4 c brown sugar
1/2 c chopped pecans
1 tsp cinnamon

Beat butter & sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, 1 at a time - beating after each. Mix next 5 ingredients in separate bowl. Add flour mixture and sour cream - alternating between the two, starting and ending with flour.

Spread into greased 9x13 pan. Mix brown sugar, nuts and cinnamon & sprinkle over top. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight (8 to 18 hrs)

Bake @ 350 degrees for 35 minutes or until set. Enjoy!

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WBC MOPS

Meets 2nd & 4th Friday

9:30-11:45 AM

Waxhaw Bible Church

6810 Pleasant Grove Road

Waxhaw, NC 28173

(704) 843-4514

www.waxhawbiblechurch.org

MOPS@WaxhawBibleChurch.org

Children's Consigment Sale

Central United Methodist Church
Central Kids Spring Consignment Sale

Join us Saturday, March 13th
7:30am - 12:00pm & 12:30pm - 2:30pm

● 1/2 Sale Starts at 12:30 ●


VISIT OUR WEBSITE:

www.centralkidsconsignment.org

801 S. Hayne Street ● Monroe, NC 28112

SHIFTS ARE FILLING UP QUICKLY!



REGISTER NOW TO GET YOUR SHIFT OF CHOICE!



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MOPS Meeting - February 12th @ 9:30 AM

Life on Planet Mom This Friday: Navigating Unsafe Relationships This week our MOPS curriculum is covering an important topic. While it may be that none of you in our group are in unsafe relationships, we don’t want to over look the possibility of a mom that is hurting in silence. This information is also beneficial to those looking to help others who are in unsafe relationships. God has given us a desire to be in relationships, but abusive or unsafe relationships can take many different forms, so it’s important to keep ourselves, our families and our friends safe.

We have another service opportunity if you're interested. Some moms in our MOPS group are collecting baby clothes for some area teen moms. There is no teen MOPS anywhere in the area, so we're trying to reach out to them. If you're interested we have: ~one mom who needs 3-6 month boy clothes (& bigger), ~one mom who needs 6-9 month boy clothes (& bigger), ~and one mom who needs 2T to 3T boy clothes (3T for summer stuff). If you'd like to help, bring clothes to the next MOPS meeting (next Friday). We'll have a place for you to leave them.



Also, one of our MOPS moms Jill Graham is sharing about an important ministry she is involved in. From February 17 through March 28, our community will be one of 212 cities in 45 states, 5 Canadian provinces, and Denmark joining together to host the largest and longest coordinated pro-life mobilization in history -- the 40 Days for Life campaign. 40 Days for Life is a focused pro-life effort that consists of:

* 40 days of prayer and fasting
* 40 days of peaceful vigil
* 40 days of community outreach

For more information you can visit http://www.40daysforlife.com/charlotte

Stretching Your $$: How To Make It Go Farther

One of our MOPS moms saved around $175 in one trip shopping for groceries. Another MOPS mom regularly snagged items for less than $1. Another MOPS mom saved up to 90% on a single item during a grocery trip. What's the secret?

COUPONS!

Here are some common excuses people have for not couponing & the responses to those excuses:

"I don't have time. It just seems like a lot of work to save $0.75." - Clipping coupons does not take that much time. A single coupon insert can be gone through in under 5 minutes. Most grocery stores, like Giant Eagle, will double coupons that are $0.99 and less. Target accepts manufacturer coupons in addition to their own store coupons (you can use 2 coupons for one item). Spending 5 minutes once a week and then saving tens of dollars (at least) at the store is a good deal! The Grocery Game takes a lot of the work out of coupon clipping by matching up coupons with sale for you! You can even get a free trial. Cancelling is a no-hassle process.

"I only buy generic, so I don't have a need to clip coupons." - It's easy to purchase name brand items for pennies when using coupons. You can even come out cheaper than buying generic! The key is to use coupons when there are sales (watch your local ads) and you can sometime walk out of the store with FREE items.

"I don't get the Sunday paper." - You don't have to get the Sunday paper to start using coupons. Redplum is a coupon circular that is distributed in our mailboxes each week with the Giant Eagle sales ad. Occasionally Proctor & Gamble's Brandsaver is included in this, but not always. Smart Source is included in the Sunday paper. There are also numerous coupon sites where, if you have a home printer, you can print out coupons to use when shopping. Most stores accept Internet coupons just as they would a clipped coupon. Below you can find links to popular coupon sites:

• Coupons.com - http://www.coupons.com/
• Smart Source - http://www.smartsource.com/
• Red Plum - http://www.redplum.com/
• Deal Seeking Mom * - http://dealseekingmom.com/
• Common Sense with Money * - http://www.commonsensewithmoney.com/
• Money Saving Mom * - http://www.moneysavingmom.com/money_saving_mom
• Stretching a Buck * - http://www.stretchingabuckblog.com/
• Target Store Coupons
• and don't forget to visit manufacturer's websites (Pillsbury, Nestle, etc). They usually have coupons for printing available. If they don't, writing an asking if there are any they can mail you is not a bad idea. Most companies are willing to give you some in order to get your business.

If you do get the Sunday paper, or buy it every once in a while for the coupons you should check out The Sunday Coupon Preview. It is a website that lists all the coupons that will be in the Sunday paper from week-to-week, even alerting us as to when no coupons will be in the paper (this happens just a few times a year).

* These sites will list sale offers and then share the coupon you can use in order to get the best bargain. They mainly list the following stores: CVS, Giant Eagle, Target, Walgreens, Walmart. These sites even give you the links to Internet coupons and sometimes have links for FREE products and samples from major manufacturers!

Thanks to Chippewa MOPS blog @ http://cefcmops.blogspot.com/copied with permission

Mmmmm Tater Tot Casserole

This was so good we had to track down the secret ingredients - so now you know.
(served at our January 29th meeting) by Elaine Beaumont

2 lb tater tots
1/2 c chicken broth
1 1/2 c chopped ham
1/2 c chopped onion
15 oz 4 cheese alfredo sauce
1/2 t pepper
1 1/2 c sour cream

Place tater tots in casserole dish. Mix together all other ingredients and pour over tater tots. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour (longer if more crispy top desired. Enjoy!








Thanks to Chippewa MOPS blog @ http://cefcmops.blogspot.com/copied with permission

Mom's Night Out - Coupon Workshop 7pm Jan 28th @ WBC - bring a friend!

Want to cut your grocery bill in half or even more?

Mom’s Night Out

Thursday, January 28th

Coupon Workshop by

Melissa Jenkins

Waxhaw MOPS - Finance

Waxhaw Bible Church

Outer Building 300 (look for signs)

7:00 pm until

Snacks Provided!