10-6-09 Meeting

Another Tuesday morning was had by all at the last MOPS meeting. Can I just say that I love MOPS this year!!! It is so much fun. So many new ladies, new foods to try and new babies. And we cant forget that Fall is here!! Bring on the Carmel apple ciders & salted Carmel hot chocolates!

We had a fun time of food, announcements, games & lots of laughing and then a quiet time with Colleen Norlund.

Colleen Norlund who is the Women's Ministry coordinator at Cedar Park and she gave a devotional on creating our Community. Our community within MOPS. She was delightful and so fun to listen too.

There are 3 "B"s of a community:

Belonging - to a vibrant & caring environment

Becoming - finding the support & encouragement we all need through these early years

Blessings - reaching out & helping, getting involved

We all need our own community and she likened our community to the beach. Explaining that the Tide pools are like the community where we all gather, the Rocks are the protection, or Christ and the water (girlfriends) within the tide pools refreshes us & helps us survive. I thought this analogy was so great!

She cautioned us not to cling to the tide pools but cling to the people within the tide pools. Like our friends or girlfriends. And she gave some good descriptions of Girlfriends, which were also great:

Girlfriends

do not compete

keep your kids & your secrets

give advice

don't always tell you you're right

laugh with you

don't talk about you behind your back

will give a party for you

are there in an instant

listen

bake your girls 1st birthday cakes ;o)

So go out and get involved in our MOPS community and why you're at it, get some girlfriends!