Hi ladies,
We hope you can join us this Friday, January 25th, for our next MOMSnext meeting. We will be joined once again by Julie Landreth as our guest speaker, who will continue us on our Wife Lab journey with Session 6. We hope you can join us for some good food, good company, and wonderful fellowship this Friday. Hope to see you there!
Food Rotation:
Table 6 “Shine” & Table 7 “Light” will be bringing food this week. Thank you in advance to all of you and our mentor moms for blessing us with this wonderful food.
Check out some of our other announcements and upcoming events:
Parenting Class this Saturday
Is your 14-year-old sarcastic, or even mean when you ask him to do something? Does your 5-year-old have meltdowns when she doesn’t get her way? Is your 7-year-old negative, your 9-year-old mean to his brother or your 3-year-old defiant? Maybe you don’t have any of these problems – yet you would like to avoid them if possible.
The Thrive Parenting Seminar is a perfect opportunity to learn new skills and grow as a parent. Dr. Scott Turansky and Joanne Miller RN BSN, our speakers, have decades of experience helping parents succeed in leading and parenting their children.
To sign up, go to www.hillside.org/thriveparenting.
When: Saturday January 26th, 8:45am to 12:00pm
Where: Hillside Church (548 Hillsdale Ave. San Jose)
Cost: $25/parent
Childcare: Kids, aged infant through 5th grade, are encouraged to attend with their parents. Children's classes or childcare will be provided.
Love and Logic Parenting Class Available
What a perfect time to take an opportunity to strengthen your thriving family environment and add to your tools for parenting well in 2019!
Saratoga Federated Church will be hosting the full 6 week Parenting the Love and Logic Way® course with child care provided for children from 6 months to 5th grade. Older children are welcome to join the youth activities offered as well.
We will be covering topics such as:
- Putting an end to arguing, back talk, begging and guilt trips
- Instilling responsibility without losing their love
- Helping your child build empathy and self-confidence
- Balancing homework, extracurricular activities and family life
- Avoiding power struggles and teaching kids to complete chores…without reminders and pay
- Navigating the effects of today’s technology
- And much more!
When: Wednesdays from 6:30-8:30 PM, from January 23 – March 6, 2019 (No class February 20)
Where: Saratoga Federated Church, Douglas Hall (20390 Park Pl, Saratoga CA 95070)
Cost: $30 per person or $50 per couple
To register, please visit www.Saratogafederated.org. This class is perfect for parents, teachers, and other caregivers of children from 2 to 18 years of age (and beyond!). Please feel free to pass this on to family and friends, and if you have taken the class with me before, you are always welcome to come back for a FREE refresher course.
We hope you can join us this Friday, January 25th, for our next MOMSnext meeting. We will be joined once again by Julie Landreth as our guest speaker, who will continue us on our Wife Lab journey with Session 6. We hope you can join us for some good food, good company, and wonderful fellowship this Friday. Hope to see you there!
Food Rotation:
Table 6 “Shine” & Table 7 “Light” will be bringing food this week. Thank you in advance to all of you and our mentor moms for blessing us with this wonderful food.
Check out some of our other announcements and upcoming events:
Silent Auction coming up!
One of our biggest fundraisers of the year will be coming up in March. At last week's meeting each table was given their basket assignment. Please follow up with your Table Leaders and/or Mentor Moms to find out what you can bring. We will be collecting items for the basket at our 1/25 and 2/8 meetings. Funds from the Silent Auction help offset the costs of our meetings, dues, MNO events, and more. Please help support this event if you can.
Parenting Class this SaturdayIs your 14-year-old sarcastic, or even mean when you ask him to do something? Does your 5-year-old have meltdowns when she doesn’t get her way? Is your 7-year-old negative, your 9-year-old mean to his brother or your 3-year-old defiant? Maybe you don’t have any of these problems – yet you would like to avoid them if possible.
The Thrive Parenting Seminar is a perfect opportunity to learn new skills and grow as a parent. Dr. Scott Turansky and Joanne Miller RN BSN, our speakers, have decades of experience helping parents succeed in leading and parenting their children.
To sign up, go to www.hillside.org/thriveparenting.
When: Saturday January 26th, 8:45am to 12:00pm
Where: Hillside Church (548 Hillsdale Ave. San Jose)
Cost: $25/parent
Childcare: Kids, aged infant through 5th grade, are encouraged to attend with their parents. Children's classes or childcare will be provided.
Love and Logic Parenting Class Available
What a perfect time to take an opportunity to strengthen your thriving family environment and add to your tools for parenting well in 2019!
Saratoga Federated Church will be hosting the full 6 week Parenting the Love and Logic Way® course with child care provided for children from 6 months to 5th grade. Older children are welcome to join the youth activities offered as well.
We will be covering topics such as:
- Putting an end to arguing, back talk, begging and guilt trips
- Instilling responsibility without losing their love
- Helping your child build empathy and self-confidence
- Balancing homework, extracurricular activities and family life
- Avoiding power struggles and teaching kids to complete chores…without reminders and pay
- Navigating the effects of today’s technology
- And much more!
When: Wednesdays from 6:30-8:30 PM, from January 23 – March 6, 2019 (No class February 20)
Where: Saratoga Federated Church, Douglas Hall (20390 Park Pl, Saratoga CA 95070)
Cost: $30 per person or $50 per couple
To register, please visit www.Saratogafederated.org. This class is perfect for parents, teachers, and other caregivers of children from 2 to 18 years of age (and beyond!). Please feel free to pass this on to family and friends, and if you have taken the class with me before, you are always welcome to come back for a FREE refresher course.
Save the Date - February Mom's Night Out
Mark your calendars for next month's Mom's Night Out on Thursday, February 28th! Dawn Akeroyd, our MOMSnext Outreach Coordinator, will be hosting a night of Bunco at her house. This is one of my favorite events. If you've never played Bunco, then this is your chance to learn. It's super easy and a lot of fun. And if you have played before, then you know you don't want to miss out. Keep your eyes open for an evite coming soon. Hope to see you there!
This Week's Devotional
“The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever.”
Psalm 23 KJV
This was my favorite verse as a child. We had to memorize it in school and I always thought it sounded like a song. I would say it over and over again and always found comfort in the words. It isn't until now as an adult where I can read this and understand the power behind it. It is through these words I find encouragement, comfort, love, and peace.
We as moms are the shepards of our children. We care for them with tenderness and love. We try to herd them away from danger and lead them down a path of goodness and righteousness. But it doesn't all lay on our shoulders. God is there right by our side. He is our Shepard tending to us daily. All we need to do is to call on Him and He is there for us. He is there to help us and guide us with our lives and the lives of our children. You are not alone and you are never expected to do it all by yourself. When in doubt, call on the Lord to help you when in need or love on you as you deserve. We are all his precious children and He is waiting with open arms for us to come to Him, whether it be to share and praise him for the good times or lean on Him in bad times. No matter where you are at in life, He wants to be there to share it with you.
“The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever.”
Psalm 23 KJV
This was my favorite verse as a child. We had to memorize it in school and I always thought it sounded like a song. I would say it over and over again and always found comfort in the words. It isn't until now as an adult where I can read this and understand the power behind it. It is through these words I find encouragement, comfort, love, and peace.
We as moms are the shepards of our children. We care for them with tenderness and love. We try to herd them away from danger and lead them down a path of goodness and righteousness. But it doesn't all lay on our shoulders. God is there right by our side. He is our Shepard tending to us daily. All we need to do is to call on Him and He is there for us. He is there to help us and guide us with our lives and the lives of our children. You are not alone and you are never expected to do it all by yourself. When in doubt, call on the Lord to help you when in need or love on you as you deserve. We are all his precious children and He is waiting with open arms for us to come to Him, whether it be to share and praise him for the good times or lean on Him in bad times. No matter where you are at in life, He wants to be there to share it with you.
LORD, you are a good, good father. Thank you for always being there to Shepard me in my life. Help me to come to you in all my times of need and praise you for your goodness in times of joy. May we forever be reminded of your love for us in everything we do. AMEN.
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