Playdate - Wednesday 10/20

Hi Ladies! Just a reminder that we'll meet tomorrow, Wednesday - 10/20, for a playdate at Veteran's Memorial Park in Orange City. AKA - "The Splash Pad Park"

It's at the corner of 17-92 and Blue Springs Ave.

We'll meet at 9:30 - come late, or stay as long as can...it'll be a good time!

Fun, Free Outing

Deltona Alliance Church is hosting their annual Fall Festival this Saturday, October 9 from 10am - 3pm. There are activities for children of all ages, great door prize drawings and 50 cent hot dogs, chips and sodas.

921 Deltona Boulevard, Deltona, 32725

Breakfast Rotation Reminder

Just a reminder to checkout the Meetings Tab - a copy of the breakfast rotation is posted for everyone's convenience. Please contact your Discussion Group Leader if you have any questions.

Susan Garrison's group will be bringing breakfast items for this week's meeting (10/11)

10/11 Meeting - Movin' and Groovin' with Craig Uppercue

We are very excited to have the one and only Craig Uppercue join us for MOPS this coming Monday! Craig will lead a movin’ and groovin’ session that focuses on music with your baby, toddler and preschooler. Be ready to do the movin’ and groovin’ yourself as Craig teaches us fun songs, movements and techniques that we can do at home with our little ones!

Craig Uppercue has been performing and playing Percussion for over 21 years. As a Percussionist and Educator, Uppercue is an Elementary Music Specialist for Volusia County Schools. Other teaching responsibilities include teaching Orff and Band classes for Saint Andrew's Conservatory, as well as private musical instruction. He has also served on the adjunct faculty at Stetson University in the School of Music teaching Percussion studies. He holds degrees from Stetson University (Bachelor of Music Education), and Temple University (Performing Artist Certificate). Performing credits include multiple Broadway and Off-Broadway shows including "The Rock and the Rabbi", "The Witnesses", "All Shook Up", "The Apple Tree", and "Songs for a New World". Uppercue is a core member of The Florida Lakes Symphony Orchestra as a section percussionist, and is a substitute percussionist for The Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra, New World Symphony, Brevard Symphony Orchestra, and The Florida Orchestra. Uppercue has also been working on various Broadway style shows in the DeLand area including "Beauty and The Beast Jr." (Director), "Seussical Jr." (Director), "Grease" (Percussionist) and "Sweeney Todd" (Percussionist). He is currently preparing to direct "A Christmas Carol" at the historical Athens Theatre in downtown Deland. Craig and his wife live in Central Florida and are having the time of their lives raising their little girl.

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.