Merry Christmas!
and a
Happy New Year!
May God grant you special blessings and safe travels during this holiday season.
Peace!
Monday, December 22, 2008
Monday, December 1, 2008
Cookie & Gift Exchange
Welcome to December, Chicago!!!
And what a welcome it was...in true Chicago fashion December came with snow and the first of many "scraping off the car" mornings.
Our last MOPS meeting of 2008 will be December 11th. We will be doing and cookie & gift exchange this year.
Cookie Exchange:
Your mission - Bring 3 dozen cookies.
We'll provide the trays. You'll take home one of each type of the wonderful yummy treats brought by each mom. You can keep the tray of sugary goodness for yourself or opt to give it to a friend. We will also be giving a tray to each Moppets worker as a gift of our appreciation.
Gift Exchange:
Your mission - bring an item valued between $5 - $10
Make sure it's something that You would want to recieve, please - we are not doing silly gifts this year.
We will do a "White Elephant" style game to distribute the gifts.
So, that's it for this posting. Don't forget to bring your cookies & your gift to the meeting! We'll see you there!
Peace and Blessings this holiday season!
And what a welcome it was...in true Chicago fashion December came with snow and the first of many "scraping off the car" mornings.
Our last MOPS meeting of 2008 will be December 11th. We will be doing and cookie & gift exchange this year.
Cookie Exchange:
Your mission - Bring 3 dozen cookies.
We'll provide the trays. You'll take home one of each type of the wonderful yummy treats brought by each mom. You can keep the tray of sugary goodness for yourself or opt to give it to a friend. We will also be giving a tray to each Moppets worker as a gift of our appreciation.
Gift Exchange:
Your mission - bring an item valued between $5 - $10
Make sure it's something that You would want to recieve, please - we are not doing silly gifts this year.
We will do a "White Elephant" style game to distribute the gifts.
So, that's it for this posting. Don't forget to bring your cookies & your gift to the meeting! We'll see you there!
Peace and Blessings this holiday season!
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Chicago Public Schools
It has been far too long since I updated our blog!
November just flew past me with no hint of it slowing down in time for December.
We were blessed to have Ellen Lourden from the Chicago Public School system come and speak to us about the ins and outs and various, numerous options we have for our children when they reach school age. If you missed the meeting, but have questions, or if you attended the meeting, yet still have questions - please feel free to e-mail Ellen at elorden@cps.k12.il.edu.us (I will double check this e-mail address and repost later if need be).
We were also blessed to have Debbie Rundquist (she works and her children work in our Moppets department) speak with us about home schooling. If you have questions for Debbie, contact Katie Smiljanich and she will put you in touch with Debbie. sulkat77@hotmail.com
I will be posting again very soon with information about the upcoming meeting in December.
Have a Happy Thanksgiving and we'll see you in time for the Holidays!
November just flew past me with no hint of it slowing down in time for December.
We were blessed to have Ellen Lourden from the Chicago Public School system come and speak to us about the ins and outs and various, numerous options we have for our children when they reach school age. If you missed the meeting, but have questions, or if you attended the meeting, yet still have questions - please feel free to e-mail Ellen at elorden@cps.k12.il.edu.us (I will double check this e-mail address and repost later if need be).
We were also blessed to have Debbie Rundquist (she works and her children work in our Moppets department) speak with us about home schooling. If you have questions for Debbie, contact Katie Smiljanich and she will put you in touch with Debbie. sulkat77@hotmail.com
I will be posting again very soon with information about the upcoming meeting in December.
Have a Happy Thanksgiving and we'll see you in time for the Holidays!
Saturday, November 1, 2008
2008 Steering Committee
I wanted to take a moment and introduce our 2008-2009 Steering Committe. These are the names of the ladies who can answer any questions you may have.
Jesica Pehlert - MOPS Coordinator
Allison Martino & Heather Polcaster - Hospitality
Jen Thomas & Shannon Lohrentz - Publicity
Jen Frahm & Thiele Generous - Finance
Nichole Larvick & Tricia Van Tuinen - Creative Activities
Katie Smiljanich - MOPPETS (childcare)
Robbie McWherter - Mentor Mom
Erin Sanders (that's me!) - Administrative Coordinator
Hopefully you will have or have had a chance to meet all of us. Until next time, blessing to all!
Friday, October 24, 2008
Happy Halloween!
It's just one week until Halloween! You know what that means...a chilly night outdoors, dressing up in crazy looking outfits, knocking on friends' and neighbors' doors, and dealing with children who have had waaaaaay too much candy.
We wanted to get the word out about a couple of events going on with New Life Lakeview & New Life Lincoln Park.
New Life Lakeview will NOT be having their Harvest Party indoors this year. Instead, they will be outside with hot chocolate, apple cider, cookies, candy, face painting, and some fun stuff for the kids.
New Life Lincoln Park is teaming up with Park Community Church for an outdoor block party celebration! The address is 1110 W Lill (near Sheffield & Fullerton). There will be games, candy, hot drinks, and much more. In the event the weather is bad, this will be held indoors at New Life Lincoln Park.
I'm sure there are several other events going on in the community, these are just 2 options for you to check out.
Be blessed and we'll see you in November at our next MOPS meeting!
We wanted to get the word out about a couple of events going on with New Life Lakeview & New Life Lincoln Park.
New Life Lakeview will NOT be having their Harvest Party indoors this year. Instead, they will be outside with hot chocolate, apple cider, cookies, candy, face painting, and some fun stuff for the kids.
New Life Lincoln Park is teaming up with Park Community Church for an outdoor block party celebration! The address is 1110 W Lill (near Sheffield & Fullerton). There will be games, candy, hot drinks, and much more. In the event the weather is bad, this will be held indoors at New Life Lincoln Park.
I'm sure there are several other events going on in the community, these are just 2 options for you to check out.
Be blessed and we'll see you in November at our next MOPS meeting!
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
DoxaSoma
I hope everyone is enjoying this crisp, fall season! I know I am.
We were blessed to have had Nadia come speak with us last week about nurturing our children's spirits. She gave us some wonderful examples, insights and ideas. If you'd like to learn more about Nadia and check out some of the tools she spoke of at the meeting, her website is in the previous post below.
This coming week, Oct 23, we will have Kim Sopata leading us in a beginners introduction to DoxaSoma. What is DoxaSoma? The word DoxaSoma is comprised of 2 Greek words: Doxa, meaning "praise or honor"Soma, meaning "body". DoxaSoma is the a physical practice which incorporates elements of stretching and strength building with prayer, worship, and reflection upon the Word of God. Want to learn more? www.doxasoma.com
Dress in comfortable clothing and if you have a yoga mat, please bring it. We will have some available, but we have a limited supply. Also, please arrive on time, or early even, so we can start promptly at 9:30am.
I look forward to seeing everyone again! Be blessed!
We were blessed to have had Nadia come speak with us last week about nurturing our children's spirits. She gave us some wonderful examples, insights and ideas. If you'd like to learn more about Nadia and check out some of the tools she spoke of at the meeting, her website is in the previous post below.
This coming week, Oct 23, we will have Kim Sopata leading us in a beginners introduction to DoxaSoma. What is DoxaSoma? The word DoxaSoma is comprised of 2 Greek words: Doxa, meaning "praise or honor"Soma, meaning "body". DoxaSoma is the a physical practice which incorporates elements of stretching and strength building with prayer, worship, and reflection upon the Word of God. Want to learn more? www.doxasoma.com
Dress in comfortable clothing and if you have a yoga mat, please bring it. We will have some available, but we have a limited supply. Also, please arrive on time, or early even, so we can start promptly at 9:30am.
I look forward to seeing everyone again! Be blessed!
Sunday, October 5, 2008
Nurturing Your Child's Spirit
Hello Mommas!
We are so excited to have Nadia Swearingen-Friesen come speak to us this coming Thursday, October 9th! She will be speaking to us on a topic near and dear to my hear: Nuturing Your Child's Spirit. Nadia will be giving us simple, applicable ideas and tools to help our little ones learn about God and to grow into a real, life-long relationship with Him.
If you would like to learn more about Nadia and her relationship with God and her family, check out her blog: http://NadiaSwearingen-Friesen.blogspot.com
Hope to see everyone this Thursday!
We are so excited to have Nadia Swearingen-Friesen come speak to us this coming Thursday, October 9th! She will be speaking to us on a topic near and dear to my hear: Nuturing Your Child's Spirit. Nadia will be giving us simple, applicable ideas and tools to help our little ones learn about God and to grow into a real, life-long relationship with Him.
If you would like to learn more about Nadia and her relationship with God and her family, check out her blog: http://NadiaSwearingen-Friesen.blogspot.com
Hope to see everyone this Thursday!
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