Wednesday, August 26, 2009

mark those calendars!!

Meeting times: 9:30 to 11:30 Outings: TBA

September 10th - Open House
October 1 - Meeting
November 5 - Meeting
December 3 - Meeting
December 10 - Outing
January 7 - Meeting
February 4 - Meeting
March 4 - Meeting
April 1 - Meeting
April 22 - Outing
May 6 - Meeting

Wednesday, August 12, 2009

Our Steering Committee

Mops Coordinator- Lauren Brandenburg
Lauren has been married to her husband Jamie for nine years. They have two children, Kensington (5) and Jackson (2). She enjoys writing, designing (anything), and being with her family. "MOPS is a great way to connect with other mommies. It's a place to grow friendships, equip ourselves with information that will help us get through the every day, and see how the Lord works in the lives of other women just like you."

Mops Mentor- Holly Neal

Holly has been married to her husband Steve for 26 years. They have four children..all girls!! Alissa is 25, Lindsay is 21, Emily is 17 and Julia is 15. Holly loves to read, scrapbook and stamp, watch her high school daughters play volleyball and her son-in-law to be play college b'ball! Holly has raised everything from a very compliant child to a very strong willed child and a few in between and she hopes to be an encouragement to younger moms to show them that they can too!

Creative Activities- Ann Mays-
Ann has been married to her husband Steve for 15 amazing years. They have three children. Cade is her oldest at 8, Dex is 5 and her youngest daughter, Riley is 3. Ann enjoys swapping stories with other Moms and hopes to be an encouragement in return.

Registration- Melissa Williams-
Melissa has been married to Scott for 12 years. They have two wonderful boys that are gifts from God. Ian is 5, adopted from Ukraine and Brlyan is 3. Scott and Melissa are currently working on another adoption from China, adding a little girl to the mix! Melissa is very excited to be a part of such a wonderful group of ladies that she can learn from, help her grow, and who are great examples for her!

Finance- Andrea Flannagan-
Andrea has been married to Bryan for 7 years. They have two children, Emma and Brennan. Emma is 4, and Brennan just turned 2. Andrea enjoys finding great deals, blogging, and her Mops Group! One of the reason she loves mops is its a time to share and find out there are others who are going through the same situations you are!

Moppets Leader- Sabrina Ingram-
Sabrina has been married to her husband Brian for 7 years and has a son Ty who is 16 months old, and is due with a baby girl in October. Sabrina loves spending time with her family and learning the ropes of being a mom with all of her amazing friends.

Hospitality- Lisa Meyn
Lisa has been married to her husband Andrew for 6 years. She has 2 children. Grace is 5 and Matthew is 4. They are 11 months and 3 weeks apart. She has lived in 4 different states and moved 6 different times since she has been married. She and her kids are frequent flyers, so let her know if you have any airplane questions with children:-). She has been in 3 other MOPS groups and 1 other like MOPS, but with a different name. MOPS has been a great encouragement to her through the years. It has helped her find some lifelong friends and gave her a break from her children. She hopes we can be as encouraging to you all as she has been encouraged.

Our Theme For Mops 2009-2010



Don't you find that when you become a mom, all your relationships change? It's like you've landed on a different planet - Planet Mom - and the relationships on Planet Mom don't look like the ones on your previous, pre-children planet. Your relationship with yourself is different - well, you're a mom now! Your relationship with your husband, girlfriends, extended family, community and God have all changed. Many of these changes are positive, but some are not. Even positive change requires some adjustments on your part.

During the 2009 - 2010 MOPS year, we will explore how to thrive in relationships Together on Planet Mom.

What is Mops?

MOPS stands for Mothers of Preschoolers. MOPS International exists to meet the needs of every mom - urban, suburban and rural moms, stay-at-home and working moms, teen, single and married moms - moms with different lifestyles who all share a similar desire to be the very best moms they can be! MOPS recognizes that the years from infancy through kindergarten are foundational in a mother-child relationship and are filled with unique needs.

MOPS helps moms through relationships established in the context of local groups that provide a caring atmosphere for today's mother of young children. MOPS also encourages and supports moms through resources such as books, this website and the MOPS International Membership.