MomSense this month!

Upcoming Events:
MOPS Meetings Jan. 12 & 26 6-8 PM Feb. 9th & 23 6-8 PM MOPS Night Out Jan 19th, 6-8 PM Dinner & Movie Night$5 per person for pizza

For January, our topics will continue to follow along in our theme book, MomSense. On January 12th we will talk about Developing a Sense of Consistency (Chapter 6) and coming up with practical tips for home organization. Each mom will be sharing their tips and tricks to keep their home running smoothly. Be sure to check out the February Newsletter to see what we come up with! January 26ths meeting will be focusing on Developing a Sense of Perspective (Chapter 7). After our discussion we will be having a professional photographer, Rodney Cool from Aesthetic Life Studios come and share on how to really keep things in perspective through the camera lens. We will get tips and tricks on how to take great snapshots and how to set up great poses. MOPPETS, aged 4 to 10, are studying the theme of "Values to Grow On" based on excerpts from various Veggie Tales movies. After eating and worship led by Pastor Aaron, the evening includes activities to illustrate the movie, Bible account and theme for the evening. The children enjoy coloring and activity pages, games, drama, crafts and learning a key

Steering Team:
Vicky Barnhart Co-Coordinator Lacy Reynolds Co-Coordinator Natalie Lowman Mentor Mom & Hospitality Coordinator April Poole MOPPETS Coordinator

Save the Date:

MOPS International Convention August 9-11 Gaylord Texan (see Lacy Reynolds if
Interested in attending)

Memory verse. MOPPETS, 3 and under are loving cared for by Ms. April, Ms. Verna and Ms. Kaitlynn. They enjoy the time of worship with the older kids, followed by free play.

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Vicky Barnhart
We wont make you guess, but we did think it would be fun to give you a few clues about some of the ladies in our group. Each month we will feature a Mom so that we can begin to get to know one another! We have recently interviewed Vicky Barnhart, our Co-Coordinator and this is what we discovered... Name: Vicky Barnhart Birthday: September 25th Anniversary: August 13, married for 5 years. Husbands Name: Chris Children: Blake (17), Dakota (15), Alexis (12) and Tristin (5) Where were you born? Gettysburg, PA Where do you live now? Fairfield, PA Favorite Book: The Notebook Favorite Verse: I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. Philippians 4:13 This was a tough one because I believe God gives me favorite verses for the different seasons of my life Favorite Kids Book: Pokey Little Puppy Favorite Kids Game: Candy Land What is the best Clue youve gotten to get you through the game of Life ? be flexible- life is always changing and the unexpected will happen. No matter how organized and put together you are. The easier and faster you

Go shopping- I usually don't spend money but just the time out by myself helps to calm me and helps me to put life into perspective again Potty Training is the worlds messiest Battleship ! What is your best strategy? Back off and let him have the control to make decisions. The more I pushed the harder it was. Once I stopped trying he quickly wanted to be out of diapers Monopoly Chance Card: You get 2 hours to yourself, what do you do? take a nap If you had a Magic 8 Ball, what would you ask? Have I equipped my children with all that they need for adulthood? When was the last time your MomSense made you a winner? My 5 year old was not participating in school. He wouldn't play with the other children and would sit on the floor instead of doing the activities. A few days after our conference with his teacher he was talking about school buses and going to kindergarten. I told him he needed to another year or he could choose to make friends and listen to his teachers and then he would be able to go teachers said he was a different child. They could not believe the difference in him. It was all about figuring out the right way to motivate him and letting

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