September MOMs Kick-Off

You're invited to... September MOMs!!!

In case you haven't heard, we've changed the day and time that we will meet together this semester. We will kick-off with our first meeting of the new school year Thursday, September 9th from 9:30am-11:30am in the Upper Room. (upstairs above gym)

Come and enjoy guest speaker Linda Brixey, craft time led by Bethany Walker, helpful parenting hints by Chrissy Clayton, and lunch prepared by the FBC kitchen staff.

Cost this year is $9.oo instead of $10.00. ($5 for craft, $4 for meal)

Sign-up and pay at the preschool desk by Tuesday, Sept. 7.

(1st day of Mother's Day Out)

I'm looking for 4 people to decorate a table for September. If you're interested, please let me know ASAP. Theme is FALL.

Hope to see you there. Don't forget to sign-up by the deadline...Tuesday, Sept. 7!

Happy Mother's Day & Last MOMs Meeting

Happy Mother's Day to all of you mothers! I hope you all had a very special day. It's a special day to me!

Our last MOMs meeting for the semester will be next Friday, May 21st from 9:30-12:00 in the Fellowship Hall. Our guest speaker will be Kechia Bentley.

We'll break for the summer and resume in September.

Sign up at the preschool desk or contact me (krfrey@yahoo.com/968-4646) by next Tuesday, May 18th. Invite a friend!!!


A mother is a person who seeing there are only four pieces of pie for five people, promptly announces she never did care for pie. ~Tenneva Jordan

April MOMs Recap and Last MOMs of the Semester

Guest Speaker: Connie Campbell

"Teaching Your Children to Love God's Word"

Thank you Connie for sharing with us!

Craft Time...

Magnetic Boards!

Lunch Time...chicken berry salad...so YUM!

And dessert...chocolate cake with homeade chocolate icing. SO GOOD!

May 21st will be our last meeting of MOMs for the semester. Kechia Bentley will be our guest speaker. More info to come soon. We'll break for the summer and start back up in September.

Decorate a Table for May MOMs

1. Melissa Rogers

2. Karey Turnipseed & Melissa Bradford

3. Megon Oliver

4.

*As you can see, we still need 1 more person to decorate a table. Feel free to decorate a table with a friend. The theme is SUMMER. Anything goes! Contact Sheri Larkin if you're available.

April MOMs

April MOMs

THIS Friday, April 16th

9:30-12:00

FBC Fellowship Hall

Enjoy words of wisdom from Connie Campbell as she speaks on "Teaching Your Children to Love God's Word," helpful parenting hints by Amanda Johnson, craft time led by Sara Gordon, and a girly lunch prepared by the FBC kitchen staff.

*Don't forget to email your "helpful mom hints" to tnajohnson@suddenlink.net. Read our last blog post for more info.

Sign-up and pay your $10.00 by THIS Tuesday, April 13th at the preschool desk. MOMs snuck up on me this month. So sorry for the last minute notice. Don't miss the deadline this Tuesday!!!

Only two more MOMs meetings...we will break for the summer and resume back up September 3rd!

March MOMs Meeting Recap!

We had a great turnout today and a very fun time! Chrissy shared helpful hints on "spring cleaning." Hopefully we can put her hints to good use.

Melissa & Bethany filled in for Sara this month since she is in the process of moving into a new house. We wrapped twine around a flower pot and planted a tulip in it. Very cute for the spring season. Also went along nicely with our "home decor" theme. Thank you Melissa & Bethany for volunteering your time. You both did a great job!

Evelyn Denton was our guest speaker. She showed us new spring & summer decor and encouraged us to have a warm home and to throw in a few "fun" or "whimsical' decorations.
Evelyn also shared a devotion with us. Thank you Evelyn for giving your time!

Thanks to those who volunteered to make goodies for our childcare workers...
Month of April- Katy Van Es
Month of May- Karey Turnipseed

Thanks to those who volunteered to decorate a table for April MOMs...
1. Terri Palfreeman
2. Jane Goodman & Brandi Richardson
3. Bethany Walker
4. Ginger Cloud

Thanks to Amanda Johnson for volunteering to sub in for Chrissy next month with helpful hints. Don't forget to email your "helpful hints" to tnajohnson@suddenlink.net. Email Amanda something that you think you are good at (organizing, planning meals, shopping for groceries, cleaning your home, discipline, prioritizing motherhood & marriage, etc.) or share anything that you think would be helpful advice for other moms in our group. (finding a good time for reading God's Word, finding time for a shower/getting ready, getting the family ready on Sunday morning, being involved in good things, but not over comitting, etc.) These are just a few topics that came to my mine, but it can be anything. Let's share our advice with each other so that we can learn from each other and know that we are not in this alone. It's hard work being a mom!

Next month, Connie Campbell will be our guest speaker. She will be speaking on "Teaching Your Children to Love God's Word." Mark your calendars now for Friday, April 16th.

Paper Cutters Needed for Craft!

If you own a paper cutter, please bring it to MOMs tomorrow. We will be using them during craft time. The more the merrier!

See you tomorrow morning at 9:30!

Don't forget to bring your kids a sack lunch.

Tomorrow is the Deadline!

Just a friendly reminder that tomorrow is the deadline to sign-up and purchase tickets for February MOMs. You can purchase your ticket at the preschool desk at FBC. I will pick up the sign-up sheet after Mother's Day Out on Tuesday afternoon. If you do not get a chance to go by the church to purchase your ticket, give me a call at 968-4646 tomorrow.

Sue Knight has asked her friend, Thia Brown to come and speak with her about marriage. Sue has been married for 50+ years. Thia has been married three times and will be sharing about some wrong choices that she made in her marriages. I think we will gain a lot of insight from these two women in our church. You won't want to miss it!

Don't forget to bring a sack lunch for your child!

February MOMs

February 19th

9:30a.m.-12:00p.m.

FBC Fellowship Hall

*Enjoy words of wisdom about marriage from Sue Knight, who recently celebrated her 50th wedding anniversary, craft time by Sara Gordon, helpful parenting hints by Sarah Palmer/Chrissy Clayton, and a girly lunch prepared by the FBC kitchen staff.

Don't forget to bring a sack lunch for your child!

Tickets can be purchased this Sunday, Feb.7 through Tuesday, Feb.16 at the preschool desk. Tickets must be purchased by Tuesday, Feb.16.

See ya there!

January MOMs Recap

craft time by Sara

" out with the old...in with the new..." NAME TAGS!

cake plate makin'

helpful hints on parenting by Chrissy

cake decorating demo by Meg

Jane and her buttercream ;)

Megan's Basic Buttercream :
1/2 c.melted real butter (margarine will make it look yellowed)
1/2 c. crisco
4 c. powdered sugar
splash of vanilla
splash of almond
1/4 water or milk

(any other clear flavorings can be added to taste,

such as lemon, orange, coconut,peppermint, etc.)

Cake Devo: "If you were a cake..."
1. If you were a cake, what flavor would you be?
2. Do you find yourself not appreciating the flavor that God made you and wishing you were red velvet even if God made you strawberry? Be grateful for the way God made you.
3. Find out what are good counterparts to your flavor; find friends who compliment your flavor and who you can compliment. Discover ways to compliment others (husband and children and friends) who might be opposite flavors than yourself.
4. If you were a cake, how are you layers?
5.If you are not allowing God to level you out and trim off the unuseable parts, it is evident in every part of our lives. Sometimes we can be a little over the top by ourselves, we need Christ to level us out and get us in line with him.
6. If you are not level, it doesn't matter how much "icing" or "decorations" we put on. Your physical and spiritual life will still seem out of balance and the whole thing may seem like it's going to tumble over. Just like a cake.
7.Do you have a hardened crust of bitterness, a lack of worship in your batter or an unbalanced schedule? Let God help you with your layers.
8. When we allow God to shape us and mold us and change our recipe, we will end up being a wonderfully flavored woman with even balanced layers that everyone can see was crafted with love, purpose and passion.

Last Sunday to Purchase Tickets!

Just a Reminder: This Sunday is the last Sunday to purchase tickets for MOMs. You can purchase tickets in the Burk, Larkin, & Sykes SS Class or at the preschool desk after church.

Hope to see you on the 15th at 9:30am in the Fellowship Hall. Don't forget to bring your child a sack lunch!