The 5 Love Languages -- Oct. 6th Meeting Recap

We had a great meeting last Tuesday and got to hear our wonderful speaker, Stacia Christenson, talk about a very important topic: The Five Love Languages.  

This theory is based on a book by Gary Chapman and at its core, expresses that we each feel loved in different ways.  Something that is incredibly meaningful to one person may not mean as much to someone else.  The best way to love people in your life is to figure out their love language and make an effort to show them love in that way.  Stacia focused her talk with us on how we can apply the five love languages to our relationships with our children.

 

So, what are the 5 Love Languages? 

1.) Physical Touch:  A person with this as their primary love language will love to sit close together, hold hands, enjoy a touch on the back, or you playing with their hair.  Your touch gives them reassurance that you are there for them and you love and care for them. 

2.) Words of Affirmation:  A person with this as their primary love language will light up when you notice things that they do.  Taking the time to compliment or encourage them will fill their love tank like nothing else.  You show your love by showing your appreciation for them, whether it is verbally, or in a little note.

 

3.) Quality Time:  A person with this as their primary love language wants your complete attention.  When you take the time to watch them, listen to them, and block out other distractions to completely focus on them, they feel that they are truly important to you.  They feel loved because you are showing that they are worthy of your full and complete attention.  

 

4.) Gifts:  A person with this as their primary love language sees the gift as an indicator that you are still thinking of them, even when you are separated.  Gifts do not have to be extravagant or expensive--they can be any simple token that tells the other person that you care about them and think about them often. 

 

5.) Acts of Service:  A person with this as their primary love language feels that when you do something nice for them, you are showing that you both understand their needs and will do everything you can to make sure they are taken care of.  These acts can be something simple or something that requires a lot of work.  By doing something for them, you show how much you love and care for the other person. 

 

 

If you haven't already, I highly encourage you to read Gary Chapman's book.  It gives lots of case study examples that can help you understand how the 5 Love Languages can affect real relationships.  If you're interested in learning you own love language, or the love language of your spouse or children, you can use this online profile: http://www.5lovelanguages.com/profile/

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 Our "Silver Spoon Award" winner for the week is Kelly Gentz!  Here's what she had to say about her winning dish:  

"The Fro-Yo Granola Bites are beyond easy. Here is the blog post, but really it's just granola (you could even use cereal), yogurt, and fruit. Then freeze! I froze them overnight and took them out about 8:30am. I also made 48 mini cups and that took 5 individual yogurt cartons." 

Here's the link: http://www.bettycrocker.com/menus-holidays-parties/mhplibrary/everyday-meals/a-new-way-to-do-granola-and-yogurt?utm_medium=ppc&utm_source=pinterest&utm_campaign=omp_social_omptbsp_tdevergreen&utm_content=fy16&esrc=17448&pp=0

Here are our first two award winners!

 

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Announcements: 

--Antiquities fundraiser packets were handed out at this meeting. We are selling them for $10 a piece and that includes the photography session, props, and a 10x13 inch print.  The photography sessions will be Thursday, November 5-Saturday, November 7th from 10 am-8 pm.  We will be calling to set up the session times on Monday, November 2nd, so please make sure to get a phone number for each person who purchases a coupon.
Please bring your sold coupons to the October 20th meeting.  You can continue to sell coupons until October 31st.  Please drop off the sold coupons at Bethel Church's office, or make arrangements to get them to Christine Harinen if you don't bring them to the meeting.
If you did not get a coupons packet, please let us know, so we can make arrangements to get you one.  You can contact us through our email, mopsowatonna@gmail.com

--Bonfire social on Sunday night at 7:30 at Bailey Balzer's at 6059 NE 60th St in Owatonna. Bring marshmallows or chocolate bars (of any kind) to share and a stick and chair, if you have them!

--October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month and we are praying together this month for all of the families who have experienced this loss, which includes several of our MOPS moms, some very recent.

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Looking forward to our next meeting on October 20th:  

We will be doing an etching craft, so please bring a 9x13 glass dish and an exacto knife (if you have one).  If you do not bring a dish to etch, we will have a few vases that you can etch a monogram onto instead.  Here's an example of what the finished products will look like!