Gearing Up

We are gearing up for another great year with MUGGS. Our first fall meeting will be Wednesday, September 12th from 9:15-11:15 at E-Free. Our format for this year will be similar to last year beginning with our time of food and fellowship followed by our study time. We will be starting our study time a little earlier at 10 am. I am so excited that Tammy Hayes will be co-teaching with me this year. Tammy shared a personal testimony with us at one of our meetings this past spring. Tammy's love for Jesus is so evident and she is just a joy to be around. I know she will be a wonderful addition to our group. Our study for this coming year is called "Falling in Love with Jesus" by Dee Brestin & Kathy Troccoli. This is a wonderful video study that will encourage us grow in our personal relationship with Jesus. We will also explore the importance of developing relationships of spiritual encouragement and challenge to help us grow in our faith even during the busy years of mothering. Additionally we plan to sprinkle in "mommy tips" spotlight occasionally throughout the year which will focus on the practical aspects of motherhood such as cleaning, grocery savings, recipe sharing, and menu planning tips. If there is an area which you are passionate about and you would like to share a 5-10 minute spotlight please let Jenn know. Finally, we plan to take time to share prayer requests and pray together in small groups at the close of our meetings. We hope this will help us get to know one another better and encourage growth of relationships. Posters are going up around town to spread the word but the best advertisement is word of mouth so invite your friends and neighbors who you think might enjoy our group. Our childcare team is working to arrange caregivers. We request that you register your kiddos for childcare so we can make sure we have the staff needed to meet the needs. To register please call or email Jenn @ 751-1464 or jennped@gmail.com. We look forward to seeing you soon! God Bless!

Our Last Meeting

Hey MUGGS Moms,

This Wednesday, May 23rd is our final meeting of the 2011-2012 session. It has been a great year and I know we will enjoy our last morning meeting together. We will have our regular time of brunch together and then I will have card making materials available for those who want to craft together. As I was brainstorming ideas for a craft we could do together I decided to go with card making. Over the years I have made simple cards to share with others for special celebrations. This can be a huge cost savings as cards can be quite expensive. And it's often easier to make a card at home than take all the kids to store and keep them occupied while you pick one out:)

We will be collecting donations for gifts for the childcare workers again on Wednesday and then Christine will buy and send the gifts to the many women who have blessed us this year.  As I mentioned at the last meeting we would appreciate it if you would brainstorm names of women from your circle of life that might be able to volunteer in the nursery for MUGGS.  This is a vital element of our ministry that can be a bit challenging. We will send around a sheet for you to share names of those who have come to mind.

 

I will have all the paper products available for us to use. If you have tools, such as scissors, small paper cutters, punches, etc. that you would be willing to bring along to use and share with others that would be helpful as I don't have enough tools for everyone to use. I hope this will be a fun activity that will be of use to us all.

I have heard from a couple moms that are willing to come on the leadership team, but we would welcome others! If you have been thinking about it - let me know. You're welcome to come to the planning meeting this summer just to see what it's about and then decide if you want to commit!  A big thank you to all who helped this year. Excited for another great year ahead.

God Bless,

Jenn

2nd to Last

Tomorrow is our 2nd to last morning meeting for the spring. Tammy Hayes will be sharing with us tomorrow and I know you will be blessed by her! Please consider joining the leadership team for next year - we need more help to keep the group going strong next year! We would also welcome ideas for our final meeting which we would like to be a celebration time together.

Hope to see you all tomorrow!

Discipling Follow-up

I so appreciated hearing from Pastor Brent last week and hope that the time blessed you as well.  The 4 challenges he left us with were:
1-Study the Word on your own
2-Study the Word with your spouse
3-Study the Word with your kids
4-Help your kids learn to study the Word on their own
All great reminders of the importance making the Word of God central in our lives.

Here's a list of the resources that Pastor Brent shared with us last Wednesday.
Family Driven Faith by Bauchman
Think orange by Reggie Joiner
Sticky Faith by Powell & Clark
Better Dads, Stronger Sons by Rick Johnson
King Me by Steve Farrar
Transforming Children into Spiritual Champions - by Barna
Visionary Parenting by Reinow
Church + Home by Mark Holmen

I pray you will be encouraged to teach your children the Word of God!

April 25th Meeting Reminder

Hey ladies,

Hope you had a good weekend. We will be meeting this Wednesday, April 25th, at 9:15 at E-Free as usual. Pastor Brent Thiessen, the E-Free Children's pastor, will be talking with us about discipling our kids. I'm looking forward to getting some fresh ideas to share the word with my kids.

Hope to see you Wednesday!

Jenn

February 22nd Meeting Reminder

Just a reminder that we will be meeting this Wednesday, February 22nd. We will be finishing up our "Professionalizing Motherhood" study by taking some time think about our goals in motherhood. If you have a study guide please bring it along - I will have extra goal pages for those who don't have their study guides.

For the remainder of our meetings this year we had a suggestion that we focus on topics of interest to our moms. So please come with ideas Wednesday or email me with ideas of topics you would like to cover with our group. We will choose the most requested topics to cover for the remainder of our meetings. We will take a look at what the Bible says about each of these topics and then break into discussion groups to share ideas.

Hope you are having a blessed day!
Jenn

January 25th - Meeting Reminder

Just a quick reminder that we are meeting tomorrow. It's hard to believe it's already the end of January - the month has flown by for me, hopefully for you as well. We will be looking at chapters 13 & 14 of Professionalizing Motherhood during our study time and as always will enjoy a delicious brunch and fellowship together. Hope to see you there!