Welcome Miller!

Welcome Miller Nicholson West, our newest MOPPET!

Fun, Free Outings

Looking for something fun and free to do? Check out the details below!

September 25th is Free Museum Day
Go to the link below to get your free tickets to visit a museum of your choice.
Visit www.smithsonianmagazine.com and click on the "Museum Day" icon for free tickets.

September 25 - 26th is National Alpaca Farms Days!
Where: Alpacas of Willow Hills, LLC
1377 Jackson Woods Road
DeLand, FL 32724
Phone: (386) 738-1092
11am - 5pm

The first 100 guests each day will receive a hotdog lunch and be entered into a raffle to win a great prize. They will have a fiber processing demonstration and do some fleece dying. Seminars are scheduled throughout the day and should be very informative.

September 27th Meeting

We're looking forward to our next meeting - Creating the Canvas: Home Through Your Child's Eyes - featuring guest speaker Judy Ann Mumford, PhD.

www.chartingthecourse.net

For many years, Dr. Judy Ann Mumford has been actively engaged, both personally and professionally, with families. Deeply convinced that children are treasures from God, and parenting is an awesome privilege as well as a great responsibility, her commitment is to reach out to parents with a message of validation, encouragement, and support.

Her book for parents of young children is entitled Small Boat, Wide Sea: Parenting in the 21^st Century. The title was inspired by an Irish Fisherman’s prayer, “Dear God, be good to me. The sea is so wide and my boat is so small.” Motivation to write the book came not only from her own and others’ parenting experiences, but from her qualitative research with troubled teens whose lives were irreversibly altered by poor choices. In her book she attempts to translate what she has learned into effective parenting principles and practices.

Judy Ann has a degree in Christian Education from Moody Bible Institute, a Bachelors in Child Study from Stephens College, and Masters and Doctorate degrees in Family Studies from the University of Missouri in Columbia.

She is retired from the faculty of the University of Missouri and now devotes her time to Charting the Course ministries. She and her husband Spence, who have been married for 44 years, have two sons and four grandchildren.

Dr. Mumford will also copies of her book available for purchase following her presentation. Books are $10 each or 3 for $25.

Playdate Reminder

We're excited about our first MOPS Playdate tomorrow (Monday)

We'll be meeting at Gemini Springs in Debary at 10am. They have a great covered playground that is suitable for MOPPETS of all ages.

Also, there is no admission charge to get into the park.

We look forward to seeing you there :)

It's a Boy!

We're so excited for Aja West and her family as they welcome their newest little boy, Miller Nicholson West to the world! Momma and baby are healthy and doing well after a 5 hour natural, home-birth. Miller came into the world at 4:49 am and was 6.14lbs and 20.5inches.

Big brother Holder (19 months) is also adjusting well to having a baby brother in the house.

We'll post a picture of the cutie as soon as we get one :)

Many people have been asking about preparing meals for the family. There is a schedule set up and available for sign ups at www.takethemameal.com. We figured this would help make things easier on the family and those who wish to participate. You can find the schedule by searching "West" and the password "0918".

What a great way to be a blessing and to share in this exciting time with the West family!

Please feel free to contact Jennifer Shaver if you have any questions.

9/13 - Meeting Recap

We are so excited that MOPS is underway after our first meeting of the year! We had a great time getting to know each other during our "Mixology" game - sorry there was no winner Litsa ;)

A special thanks to Susan Garrison for sharing her Mom Moment with us. Let's all remember to stop and enjoy/cherish the moment and stage we are in in our lives because it's all part of God's plan for us.

Here are the links from the video we watched:
www.mom-ology.org - join a community of fellow moms who are going through the same things you are!
www.personalityprinciples.com - take a free personality assessment and see how it fits into your mothering methods.

Oh, and don't forget to mark you calendars for our playdate and Mom's Night Out (MNO) events:
9/20 - Gemini Springs at 10am
9/27 - MNO at Amy Uppercue's Home (check email for more info)

"Hide not your talents for they were made for use." ~Benjamin Franklin

Special Offer for MOPS Moms

Ok ladies, I totally let this slip me by in my email!

MOPS International is offering FREE Mama Saver cards through Samaritan Fundraising for all MOPS moms. The Mama Saver card will save you up to 50% off at 100,000 of retailers. I have a feeling if you do a lot of online shopping this might mean big bucks for you - just in time for the holidays!!

The offer is only good this week, so click the link below if you want to redeem yours...or check your email :)

http://www.samaritanfundraising.com/mops.html