Lebanon MOPS at SHCC

Medical Panel

2012-01-31T11:08:00.000-08:00

February 7th - OPERATION!!

It's our Medical Panel night, where we get to ask Cathy Smith(from the health department) and nurse practitioner Andy Neal questionsrelating to health and medical issues regarding ourselves and children.

6pm to 8pm

Southern Heights Christian Church

FREE CHILDCARE

All moms are welcome! Bring a friend!

December Meetings

2011-12-03T13:57:00.001-08:00

Ladies,

...You do not want to miss either of our December meetings! These are two of our biggest and most-loved meetings each year.

December 6th - Steering Team's Favorite Things - This is where our steering team showcases some of their favorite things....and then GIVES them ALL away!!! TO YOU!

December 20th - Christmas Extravaganza - Lots of yummy snacks, music, and we'll be making some fun activities. Great chance to fellowship and really connect with some other moms.

We hope to see you there :)

MOPS Masquerade Ball

2011-11-25T13:14:00.001-08:00

This is a night of fun for the whole family!

Bring your husbands and kids in their favorite costumes.
We will have games, crafts, a parade of costumes and goodie bags for all kids who come in a costume.

We will also have a potluck dinner. Please RSVP ASAP!!

To all our MOPS moms.....

2011-11-22T12:53:00.001-08:00

Scrabble - Choosing Your Words Wisely

2011-10-03T15:21:00.000-07:00

This Tuesday night at MOPS, we will be hearing our special speaker, Valorie Howe, speak on Ephesians 4:29...Choosing Your Words Wisely. Valorie is our newest Mentor Mom and we are excited to hear her speak. We hope you will join us!!

Tuesday, Oct 4th
6 - 8 pm @ Southern Heights Christian Church
Don't forget free childcare!!

2011 -2012 Theme: MomSense

2011-08-29T08:28:00.000-07:00

Join us this fall as we start up MOPS with a fun game theme!
Learn strategies to develop your "MomSense" in the game of motherhood.

Coming Tuesday, September 6th. 6pm to 8pm

"God doesn't want us to be shy with His gifts,

but bold, loving, and sensible."

2 Timothy 1:7

This month at MOPS:

September 6 – This Game Called Life: Welcome to It - MOPS Kickoff
Creative Activity: nametags

September 20 – Uno: dealing With Loneliness
w/ speaker Andrea Byers

Momsense

2011-08-25T14:49:00.000-07:00

Summer Fun!

2011-05-30T11:47:00.000-07:00

May 31: Laclede County Library and Mr. B. Come for the entertainment, stay for a "playdate" afterwards.
June 7: 11am Bowling at Starlite Lanes, Lebanon.
June 11: 11am Bowling at Starlite Lanes, Lebanon
June 14: 10am Hiking at HaHa Tonka State Park, Camdenton (meet past old post office at playground).
June 17: Mom's Night Out at T's Redneck Steakhouse 6pm
June 21: 10am U-pick Blueberries on Falcon Rd, Lebanon
June 25: 10am Bennett Springs Pic-nic and play (bring lunch, meet at playground)
June 28: 10am Orion Science Center, Camdenton
July 7: 6pm Mom's Night Out at Napoli's, Lebanon
July 12: 11am Camdenton Water Park
July 16: 11am Camdenton Water Park
July 19: 10am Bennett Springs Pic-nic and play (bring lunch, meet at playground)
July 26: Summer Birthday Cupcake Bash at Harke Park, Lebanon (bring dinner and cupcakes)
July 30: 10am Orion Science Center, Camdenton
August 2: 10am TBA
August 9: 6pm Mini-golf at Pirates Cove, Osage Beach. ColdStone Creamery first :)
August 16: 6pm Mom's Night Out at El Sombrero, Lebanon

Moms Night Out

2011-05-23T08:45:00.002-07:00

Join us tomorrow night May 24, at Artsy Cafe` for a MOMS NIGHT OUT. There will be a low cost project and time out with other MOMMA's!

Parfait Soiree (fancy name for Ice Cream Party)

2011-05-04T13:45:00.000-07:00

Please, please, please join us for our last MOPS meeting of this year.
May 17 6-8pm at Southern Heights Christian Church.

Come in your finest extravagance possible!! No limit on bling, feathers, gloves, hats, pearls and rings! This is your chance to "doll up" in a fun way in dress up hats, heels, gloves and boas. Think Kentucky Derby meets Fancy Nancy.

We will have delectable finger foods and an ice cream sundae bar, too!

Bon Jour!!

May 3rd

2011-04-22T12:47:00.001-07:00

Join us for our 2nd to last MOPS meeting of this year.
Laura Ashley will be speaking on God's Design for Your Kids.
6-8 pm at SHCC, free child care, food and fellowship!!

Husband Panel

2011-04-18T06:45:00.000-07:00

Tomorrow, April 19, 2011 is our Husband Panel. Come listen to some stories and get your burning questions answered. 6-8 pm at SHCC, free childcare, great food, fun and fellowship!!

!!!GAME NIGHT!!!

2011-03-03T08:43:00.000-08:00

March 15, 2011 is our next MOPS Meeting - GAME NIGHT - !! Come play Minute to Win It with us!

March 1, 2011

2011-02-22T10:44:00.000-08:00

Erin Marrow will be speaking on "Mother does not spell M-A-R-T-Y-R". Would love to have you join us for the first time or the one hundreth time!! SHCC 6-8pm, free childcare, great food, awesome fellowship!! Be there!

The Way We Were: MOPS High School Reunion

2011-02-07T11:58:00.001-08:00

YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Tuesday February 15, Lebanon MOPS at SHCC will be hosting
"THE WAY WE WERE: MOPS High School REUNION"

Come dressed in the era you graduated!!
Lots of games and DOOR PRIZES!!
Free childcare, AWESOME catered food and fellowship you've been longing for!!

Please join us: Tuesday, February 15 @ Southern Heights Christian Church 6-8pm

HUSBAND PANEL

2011-01-24T09:25:00.000-08:00

Lebanon MOPS is proud to announce our February 1, 2011 meeting is the HUSBAND PANEL! Please join us for a LEGENDARY time of questions and answers from a few of MOPS Steering Team Husbands!! It should be an interesting time of fun and fellowship and don't forget the great food!! See you there, 6-8 pm @ Southern Heights Christian Church!!

Happy New Year

2010-12-31T10:18:00.001-08:00

Come celebrate the new year with us Tuesday, January 4th and learn to coupon! We will be welcoming Teresa Robertson with Coupon 101 on facebook.

MOPS FAVORITE THINGS!!!

2010-12-14T13:28:00.001-08:00

Please join us for our Favorite Things meeting, December 21 6-8. Everyone has a super chance to go home with something!!

We Miss You!!

2010-12-07T12:47:00.000-08:00

If we haven't seen you at MOPS lately, WE MISS YOU! Tonight would be a fabulous night to return or come for the first time :) We are having our annual Cookie Exchange! Bring 3 dozen, 1 dozen for MOPPETTS workers and the other 2 exchange with everyone else! There will also be 2 crafts to do while your waiting to pick out the cookies your taking home! We hope you will join us!
Equally as important, our next meeting is December 21st for MOPS Favorite Things (almost as good as Oprahs)! Every has a chance to go home with something when the Steering Team introduces their favorite things!! Be sure to join us for this great event!

Time for Fellowshipping

2010-11-12T10:38:00.000-08:00

Please join us November 16, 2010 for our next MOPS meeting. Linda Brandt will be speaking about the dangers of taking offense. We would love to have you join us and are looking foward to a great crowd!

GAME NIGHT!

2010-10-28T10:48:00.000-07:00

This Tuesday, November 2nd is GAME NIGHT!!! We will be playing minute to win it!!
6-8 pm @ SHCC! Any questions visit us on facebook or comment on this post!

Denim & Dazzle

2010-10-28T10:43:00.001-07:00

Just a reminder about Denim and Dazzle! It's November 7, 6 pm @ Lebanon Family Church. If you have ANY new or gently used jeans of any size bring them to Denim and Dazzle the night of the event or bring them to the next MOPS meeting this Tuesday the 2nd! THANKS!

Taste of Moms

2010-10-18T10:29:00.001-07:00

Tomorrow nights MOPS meeting will be one you won't want to miss! We will be having a "Taste of Moms" with Janice Shoemaker, a MOPS Mentor! She will be fixing lots of great tasting recipes and giving us tips and ideas! There will be lots of handouts, including samples of the delicious foods! You will want to be there, SHCC from 6-8 in the fellowship hall tomorrow night! Free childcare, free food, AWESOME fellowship! Be sure to join us!

2010-09-29T14:17:00.000-07:00

Lebanon MOPS next meeting is October 5, 2010 from 6-8pm at Southern Heights Christian Church! We will be making a Recipe/Menu Board out of a cookie sheet and scrapbook paper! You won't want to miss this awesome craft night!

2010-09-14T10:42:00.000-07:00

SAVE THE DATE!!
PLEASE JOIN US
Saturday, October 16, 10-1
Gunter's Pumpkin Patch
Barn Games, Corn Maze, Hay Bale Maze, Pumpkin Pick'n
$5/child ages 2 and up
Potluck Lunch (Please sign up to bring something)
Sign ups will be in the foyer the next 2 MOPS meetings!
Hope to see you there!

2010-09-07T07:01:00.000-07:00

REMINDER, tonight (9/7/10) is our first MOPS meeting of the new year! We will be making nametags, having awesome food, great fellowship and catching up on everyone's summer activities! Please join us, it won't be the same without you!!

Night Skies

2010-09-06T13:54:00.000-07:00

By Lisa T. Bergren

Thank God! He deserves your thanks. His love never quits.
Thank the God of all gods,
His love never quits.
Thank the Lord of all lords.
His love never quits.
Thank the miracle-working God,
His love never quits.
The God whose skill formed the cosmos,
His love never quits.
The God who laid out earth on ocean foundations,
His love never quits.
The God who filled the skies with light,
His love never quits…

God remembered us when we were down,
His love never quits.
Rescued us from the trampling boot,
His love never quits.
Takes care of everyone in time of need.
His love never quits.
Thank God, who did it all!
His love never quits!

–Excerpts from Psalm 139, The Message

On Emma’s birthday last year we were in Montana, at my folks’ lake place, where we spend time every summer. Late that night, she came to me, unable to sleep. We cuddled for a moment and then I whispered, “Do you see those stars out the window? Would you come down to the dock with me to look at them?”

She leaped at the idea, of course, and we slipped on shoes and sweatshirts and made our way in the dark to the beach, then on out the dock. To either side of the dock were dark waters, glittering with reflected starlight, and at the end, where we laid back to peruse the skies, was a mass of stars above us. “Whoa,” Emma said, “I had no idea there were so many!” We sat there for a while, staring at the wash of the Milky Way, satellites slowly trolling in orbit, and made out a few constellations. I wished I could remember more from my college astronomy class.

We talked about how in Colorado Springs, where we live, we can only see the brightest stars, because of all the light pollution. And it sent a pang of sorrow through me that although we share the same skies with Montana, our view is so limited, eleven months of the year. Same skies, different view. And it made me think about how that’s like faith. We all have the same opportunity, day after day, night after night, to see our God, but something might obscure it nine times out of ten.

So, what’s keeping us from seeing God today? What’s keeping us from recognizing Jesus in a neighbor’s comment or a song on the radio? Are we like the still waters of a lake at night, reflecting His light in a brilliant, moving tapestry, or are we but a dim reflection? God is with us, whether we can see Him or not. Sometimes, we just have to move to a spot to get a better view.

God of light, thank you for enduring, for never quitting, even when I fade out on You, now and again. I long to see You clearly and be a reflection of You in our dark world. Remind me that You are closer than I sometimes think. Surround me, overwhelm me with Your presence. Help me to not forget that You are always with me, always Magnificent, always Holy, always More-Than. I adore You! Amen.

Feel free to forward this devotional to friends–just remember to include my author name with it! Thanks.

Child-like Faith

2010-08-29T12:33:00.000-07:00

Today is Sunday, yesterday was supposed to be my day to write... but alas, life caught up with me again and somehow overtook me. Today I have regained my footing and I am standing steady for the moment. It's times like these that I wonder how God does it all... I mean, I only have to manage my life and the lives of my family members; only four of us, quite small in comparison to the billions of lives God has had to manage over the time this world has existed. And, let's face it, He has had some doozies to take care of and clean up after. How does He do it without getting to the point of saying "I AM DONE!" and just wiping us all out? I would if I were Him... let's be honest here for a minute. Wouldn't you? I don't even have to run the universe and I am ready about 3 times a week to wipe out all of human-kind. God has a hard job, and most of the time we don't even appreciate the job He does.

Thinking about all this today got me thinking about my faith in God. How much do I really trust Him? I should trust Him completely. He is the ultimate mulit-tasker and in the 29 years I have been here He hasn't let me get into too much trouble. And yet, I still find myself saying "no thanks, God. I'll take this one." I want that child-like faith that the Bible talks about. The kind that says "in ever circumstance no matter how big or small, God will take care of." The kind of faith that my children have... but how do I get it?

The other day I was driving in the car with my kids, taking my son to school, and the song "Our God" came on. My daughter (3 years old) leaned her head back on the seat and raised her hands up in the air and proudly (and loudly) belted out the most real and simple, heartfelt version of this song. I was immediately drawn to tears at the simplicity of her mind. She is three and in this moment she was raising her hands to praise God. It was simple and amazing and awe-inspiring. That is faith. That is love.

After my son got out of the car, I called into the radio station in tears to tell them how much their positive influence meant in my life and the life of my children. And I started thinking about my own faith and trust in God. Do I lean on Him all the time, or only when I think I can't do it on my own?

Where do you stand in your faith? Is God your rock or your pebble?

New website!

2010-08-23T22:37:00.000-07:00

Our new website is up and running!
Please take a look around and feel free to Contact Us with any comments or suggestions.
Our meeting schedule is up-to-date and we will be uploading older photos this week.
Only 2 weeks until MOPS starts! Woo hoo!

Coming soon...

2010-08-12T10:00:00.001-07:00

Julie Harlan and Tonya Soum are working on moving the MOPS information to this new website.

Please add http://www.lebanonmopsatshcc.com/ to your bookmarks!

This site will be up and running on Tuesday, August 24. Please check back then.

With love and blessings,
Tonya