In place of our speaker, we watched a video put out by MOPS International. The person in the video spoke about "feasting", which is finding ways to refresh and replenish ourselves so we can be the best moms we can be at home for our kids. We hope you find the time spent with us at MOPS as a "refueling" for your spirit!
After the video, we worked with our tables to answer some discussion questions related to the video.
Many people were wondering what the Passionate table was up to at the November 17th meeting... They were standing on chairs, singing, and generally having a great time. Brenda Boone, the Passionate table leader, was kind enough to lead our whole group in the same game she played with her table during ice breakers at the previous meeting!
The game was basically "This or That", relating to the holidays. If you agreed with the first statement from Brenda, you sat down. If you agreed with the second statement, you stood up. If you strongly agreed with one or the other, you could show your dedication by standing on your chair or pounding on the table. :)
Here are some examples of questions:
White lights or colored lights in your Christmas decorating?
Traveling or staying home for the holidays?
Rip the wrapping paper or open carefully and reuse it?
Open presents Christmas Eve or Christmas Day?
Jingle Bell Rock or O Holy Night?
The game was so much fun, and Brenda encouraged people to share stories relating to their answers. We were thrilled that so many people chose to share! This might be a fun thing to play with your own families over the holidays and you can even encourage your friends and family to make up questions of their own.
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Our "Silver Spoon Award" winner for the week is Holly Melchert! Here's what she had to say about her winning dish:
Bacon - Spinach Egg Bake
Ingredients:
12 slices bacon
1-2 Tb bacon fat from cooking
12 eggs
2 cups (approx.) of spinach, chopped
1/4 cup of basil, chopped (I was out of this)
2 Tb of fresh chives, chopped (In season I use this, otherwise I use a dried onion and chive blend)
2 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 tsp salt
a few good shakes of pepper
8 -12 cherry tomatoes, sliced or halved
*When I make this at home I add a little milk and sprinkle cheese on top, but I omitted those things for MOPS*
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Cut bacon into small pieces and fry.
Use some of the bacon fat on a paper towel and grease a 9x13 pan with it.
In a bowl mix all of the ingredients except the tomatoes.
Pour into the pan.
Put the sliced tomatoes on top of the egg mixture.
Sprinkle shredded cheese on top if desired.
Bake at 375 for approx 35 minutes or until the center is done.
Glad you enjoyed it as much as I do!
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Announcements:
- Inspired by our speaker at a previous meeting, we will be collecting, tampons, pads, and/or cash donations for Lily Sparrow House. If you would still like to donate to this worthy cause, please bring them to this meeting. Thank you to everyone who has donated already!
- We have had some issues with moms picking up their kids early. For most rooms, this is not a problem, but the 1's and 2's tend to get upset if they think their mom is coming and it ends up with a room full of upset children. We absolutely understand that there are times that you may need to leave early. If this is the case and you have a child in either the 1's or 2's room upstairs, please find Talea Smith and she will go in to get your child for you. The children are used to seeing her go in and out, so it doesn't upset them. If you can't find Talea, ask anyone on the steering team and we will help get your child. If our meeting does end early on occasion, we want to encourage you to stay until 11:00 and spend time enjoying companionship with the other mothers in our group. :)
- WOMEN'S CLOTHING AND ACCESSORIES SWAP: If you have any clothing that you are looking to clear out of your closet, bring them to this meeting! We will have clothing racks with hangers out in the hallway and tables if needed. Please limit your items to women's clothing and accessories. Hang up the items you want to get rid of and "shop" the racks for new additions to your own wardrobe! Feel free to take back any of your items that are not selected by others at the end of the meeting. Anything left over will be donated to people in need.
- We are still in need of more childcare workers! If you know someone who enjoys working with children, please recommend them to the steering team.
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Looking forward to our next meeting on December 15th:
The JOYFUL and FIERCE tables are on for breakfast and the STRONG table is in charge of bringing items MOPPETS. **Please note! We have plenty of snacks right now, but are in need of napkins and Dixie cups to use for serving the snack to the kids. Also, it has come to our attention that people have been bringing opened/partially eaten snacks to donate to MOPPETS. Please make sure that items are unopened for health reasons. Thank you.
We can't wait to see you this Tuesday!!
