Gear up – it’s meeting time! Wednesday, Feb. 15th 8:30am
We have a great presentation by Shawn Snyder, and some great discussions planned. Make sure to bring your calendar to check your schedule for the consignment sale. We will be signing up to work – so come prepared!
{Have a wonderful Valentine’s Day and we’ll see you on Wednesday}
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Tomorrow night (Tues) is coffee night. Please join us at Wildflower Bread Company on Litchfield Road for some coffee, dessert and lots of chatting. See you at 7pm!
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Happy Birthday ladies. May you have a wonderful day and a year full of blessings!
Astraea Rohloff – Feb. 25th
Danielle Clymer – Feb. 26th
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With young children around the house, we all have those days, right? Well, in the midst of one of those days please remember this.
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Thank you to all who participated in our Phoenix Rescue Mission service project. We made 150 sack lunches (complete with peanut butter and jelly sandwich, chips, cookie and a fresh piece of fruit). We were also able to donate 10 loaves of bread, several jars of peanut butter and jelly and two sandwich trays (thank you Jen Elsinger) and delivered them to the Rescue Mission for immediate distribution (thank you to Amy Melara and Amy Cain). Many people in our community will not be hungry today because of these efforts. What a blessing!
If you are interested in learning more about the Phoenix Rescue Mission, I encourage you to volunteer or donate. It is a wonderful organization that is making strides to combat homelessness in our community. They teach each person who comes through their doors the love of Jesus Christ, and help prepare them for a life after homelessness. Check out their statement of faith for more info.
Way to go moms! Thank you for giving back to our community. What are your favorite ways to give back to your community? How do you get your kids involved?
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Don’t forget – meeting tomorrow at 8:30 am. We have some great stuff planned, so don’t miss it!
We’re also going to be getting together after the meeting for our Phoenix Rescue Mission Community Service Project. Make sure to check the evite to sign up for the location of your choice. You can also sign up to bring supplies to make sack lunches. We appreciate your help and are proud to be able to help the people in our community!
Lots of announcements this month too. Make sure to check the announcements page to keep up to date!
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Have your kids given up naps? If not, praise God right now! My kids gave them up a while ago, so quiet time is almost non-existent in my house these days.
What about you? How often do you find a few minutes to think, meditate, pray? I have had so many people tell me how transformational quiet time can be for them. I agree – when I plan just 15 minutes or so into my day just for me, I feel better, more peaceful and ready to take on the challenges of being a wife, mother, sister, friend, etc.
So, how do you get the most out of those precious minutes when you can find them? I recently posted about 15 Minutes with God, and showed just how important that short time can be.
I’ve pulled a few great daily devotions to share with you. These are an easy, quick and convenient way to remind you to find time each and every day. Check them out – I hope you find one that moves you…
Power to Change (Christian Women Today)
Some of these even have email subscriptions – just plug-in your email address and voila, it shows up every day to remind you how important grabbing a bit of quiet time can be. Both for you and your relationship with God.
Are you willing to try it out? Have any daily devotions you’d like to share? Leave a note in the comments and share your favorites!
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“Worry does not empty tomorrow of its troubles… it empties today of its strength.”
~ Corrie Ten Boom
I read this recently and thought it too good not to share:
What We Worry About
40% are things that will never happen
30% are about the past – which can’t be changed
12% are about criticism by others, mostly untrue
10% are about health, which gets worse with stress
8% are about real problems that can be solved.
8%… that just can’t be right! I would venture a guess that women worry more than men (no stats here just my gut) and mothers take that worry to an even new level. Anybody agree with me?
In a recent Bible study with our MOPS Steering Team, we learned about worry, concern, and most important – why God commands us not to worry. Joanna Weaver writes in Having a Mary Heart in a Martha World, “Worry doesn’t prevent bad things from happening. In fact, it may prevent us from leading the full lives God intends us to live.” Wow… how quickly we slip from minor worries to complete compulsion – and all the while losing our focus on God and his desire for our lives.
So what is the difference between toxic worry and genuine concern? Pastor Gary E. Gilley puts it like this, “Worry is allowing problems and distress to come between us and the heart of God. It is the view that God has somehow lost control of the situation and we cannot trust Him. A legitimate concern presses us closer to God and causes us to lean and trust on Him all the more.”
So, as you think about how worry impacts your life, consider these words from Paul. “Do not be anxious in anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.” Philippians 4:6-7
Guided by this passage from the Bible, Joanna Weaver breaks it down into three concise steps to victory over worry:
1. Be anxious about nothing.
2. Be prayerful about everything.
3. Be thankful for all things.
Do you let worry rule your life? How do you handle worry and stress?
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Can’t wait to reconnect after the long break. See you at our meeting tomorrow!
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Do you make New Year’s Resolutions? If so, are you still going strong?
Starting a new year is a great way to take stock of where you and where you are going. Do you need to make a major change to get there? Do you need motivation? Wherever you might be in your new year’s goals, please consider this. Rather than resolving never to do this, or only to eat this… make a plan you can stick with. Determine what you want to accomplish and act!
Here are a few things that are on my list:
1. Stay focused on Jesus
2. Study His Word
3. Pray
4. Love one Another
5. Give (emotionally, financially and physically to those around me)
6. Reach out to my community
7. Serve
Whether you have set resolutions for 2012 or not, stay focused on building your relationship with God. What’s on your list?
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