October 16th Meeting

This morning at MOPS mentor mom Bev Coyour opened with Proverbs 3:
⁵ Trust in the Lord with all your heart
    and lean not on your own understanding;
⁶ in all your ways submit to him,
    and he will make your paths straight.

As we ate breakfast a few upcoming announcements were made, and then we were introduced to Caroline Mandich, who led us in an outline of the five love languages and gave some wonderful tips for learning to speak our child(ren)'s love language... and our spouse's!

If you would like to read more about love languages or take the survey for your kid(s), visit http://www.5lovelanguages.com/ and click on "Assessments"

A few highlights included:
#1: Physical Touch - "Hold on to hand-holding."
#2: Words of Affirmation - "Love them for who they are, not what they've done."
#3: Quality Time - "Quality time requires sacrifice. Love is spelled T-I-M-E."
#4: Gifts - "Gifts are a tangible reminder of love."
#5: Acts of Service - "Do for your children what they can't do for themselves with JOY!"

4 Roots of Anger:
1. Pain, past or present, physical or emotional
2. Frustration
3. Fear
4: Injustice

Forgiveness:
1. It's wrong.
2. It mattered.
3. Release it.
4. Send it forth. "Jesus is your ox; He is our burden-bearer."

Caroline shared so many practical ways to express love, but the most important thing is to be intentional and strategic. Love is a choice, even when the feeling is not there, and we can "come to the well" to fill our tanks with Jesus's love to pour out on our children.