Organizing Session - Show Us Your Mess

 

We all struggle from time to time with having a clean, organized house, car, purse, etc....I mean, come on, we're MOMS! Busy moms.

This Tuesday night, Nov 5th, we will be focusing on ORGANIZING. We'll hear from Lenita Davison, who will provide us with some great how-to advice.

 

Also....we will be GIVING AWAY -- two mini-ORGANIZING SESSIONS with proficient organizing guru Trisha Nail!!!

She will look over your problem space (as in: kitchen counter, desk, linen closet, etc...NOT an entire ROOM ;) and then she will help YOU to make it better.

 

TO ENTER:

Show Us Your Mess!

Take a picture of your "trouble spot",  print it out and bring it to MOPS Tuesday night. All photos will be put in a drawing. Two winners will be randomly drawn. Only one entry per person.

 

 

 

 

 

Pumpkin Time!

Lebanon MOPS at SHCC will be taking its annual field-trip to Gunter's Pumpkin Patch, just outside of Conway.

Saturday, October 12th, 10am to 1pm

$5 each (ages 2 yrs and up) Cost includes: pumpkin, hayride, corn maze, hay bale maze, and barn games!

We will enjoy a potluck lunch, so please sign up to bring something and so we know how many to expect :)

Moppets Draft - What is it?

Lebanon MOPS has strived to ensure complete coverage of our MOPPETS so that no mom has to do a rotation in MOPPETS. Though we pray for continued growth in our volunteer base, the Steering Team has implemented the MOPPETS DRAFT to ensure complete coverage in MOPPETS. We know the importance of quality childcare and hope that you are all willing to do your part in sustaining the Moppets program. The MOPPETS Draft Program works as follows: 1. All moms who have a child in our MOPPET program will have their name put in a bowl - this rotation will be called THE FIRST DRAFT. (Please note this does not include moms who do NOT have a child in MOPPETS - so if you can find alternative childcare it would be a bonus as you would have your name taken out of the Draft) 2. You may receive an email if we know in advance the number of volunteers needed to cover the next meeting. This will allow anyone who knows of a volunteer to get in contact with Tana or Tonya to get a particular spot covered. If you provide a person(age 16+) to work a spot in one of our meetings, your name will be taken out of "The First Draft". 3. If any mom wishing to go ahead and volunteer to get their spot out of the way, they are free to do so and their name will be taken out of the "First Draft." 4. If anyone provides a volunteer (age 16+) that can cover all of our meetings their name will be taken out of not only our "First Draft" but any subsequent Draft needed. 5. Before each meeting we will determine what our need is to fill MOPPET volunteer spots. If we determine there is a need, we will draw names from the fish bowl for coverage. For example, if one Moppets worker calls in sick the morning of our meeting then we will draw the names of two mothers in our meeting. One mother will work from 6 -7 and then the second mother will work from 7 -8. This will ensure no mom misses an entire meeting. Any mother who has to work will get some benefit out of the meeting. 6. If the year progresses and we run out of names in our bowl, we will then put all of the names back in for "The Second Draft" and the process will begin again. While this is nowhere near a perfect system, the Steering Team has prayed that it will be acceptable to all and more importantly we won't have to utilize it. We are constantly looking for and speaking with possible volunteers or those individuals who can help us find volunteers. If you as a member of our MOPS group find yourself having to take your turn in MOPPETS, please remember John 13:4-5, 12-17: "So he got up from the table, took off his robe, wrapped a towel around his waist, and poured water into a basin. Then he began to wash the disciples' feet and to wipe them with the towel he had around him... After washing their feet, he put on his robe again and sat down and asked "Do you understand what I was doing? You call me 'Teacher' and 'Lord' and you are right, because it is true. And since I, the Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you ought to wash each other's feet. I have given you an example to follow. Do as I have done to you. How true it is that a servant is not greater than the master. Nor are messengers more important than the one who sends them. You know these things - now do them! That is the path of blessing." In our MOPS group we hope that each one of you finds the support that is needed. In that, please know that sometimes you are called on to support your fellow MOPS Moms as well and that sacrifice is something we take very seriously. If you have any questions regarding the Moppets Draft program, please feel free contact Tana Appleby or Tonya Soum.