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.

October 2nd Meeting

This morning mentor mom Janna opened with a devo on Hebrews 11, the "Faith" chapter, Kristen Haberman spoke to us about wills and estate planning, and then we started on a fall craft making welcome signs for our house which we will finish up next week.

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October MOPS Newsletter

October Events

Owatonna Fire Department Chili/Wild Rice Soup Feed- Owatonna Fire Department, Sunday 10/7 4-7 $6 Advance, $8 at door 5 and under free, benefits Firefighter Releif Association

2012 Area Halloween Events listed in order of start time by date

October 12th
*Thorncrest (Dundas) by Candle-lite (band, hayride, bonfire - $4 admission), pumpkins for sale & gift shops open http://www.thorncrestfarm.com/about.html
October 12-13 & 19-20
*Farmamerica Haunted Corn Maze & Mill, admission charged
October 13th
Fall Festival & Chili Contest (Frbo), 10a-3p
Thursday, October 25th
* OPL & ECFE Pumpkin Party Family Fun Night, 6:30-7:30pm, FREE
Saturday, October 27th
* Northfield YMCA - Annual 5K (9am), Kids 1/2 mile (9:45) and Kids Obstacle Course (10am) race The kids obstacle race& Kids 1/2 mile is FREE and all kids will get a pumpkin.
* Farmamerica All Hallow's Eve TOTing, 12-4pm, $4/person, 2 & under are FREE
* Cornerstone Church, Harvest Fest, 2-5pm, FREE
* RBNC Bats, Bones & Bonfire, 4-8pm, FREE for members, $3person/nm
* Owatonna Arts Center - Lil Monster's Ball, 5-8pm, FREE
Wednesday, October 31st
* Old Navy Outlet Lil Monster Bash, 4:30-7pm, FREE
* Pumpkin Man's Lair (Owatonna), check the website for details: http://crazy4halloween.com/Home_Page.php
Pumpkin Patches with Activities:
* Oakview Nursery & Pumpkin Patch (Owatonna): http://oakviewnursery.net/pumpkin-patch.phpn (admission charged, check theme weekend for specials, under 2 FREE)
* Tweite's Pumpkin Patch (Byron): http://tweitepumpkins.com/ (admission charged, 2 & under FREE)

Coming up:

We are taking volunteers for Hospitality, Winter Garage-Sale Fundraiser, Moppets check-in, and Meals – let us know if you are willing to serve in any of those ways by signing up at the registration table!

MOPS t-shirts for sale $12, must order & pay by 10/16

We will be collecting for Operation Christmas Child at the 10/16 meeting.

If you would like to notify us about a local event or contribute a Recipe, Craft, Review, or Article to our monthly newsletter, we would love to hear about it! Email mopsowatonna@gmail.com or let a Steering Team Member know!