wanna try this again?

Alright, its been awhile, but lets try this again! I realize that more than a few of our moms are blogging these days. I stopped posting to this blog because I felt like no one was reading it (sniff sniff). So let me know if you wanna give this another go! And if you are a current blogger give me your address!

Don't forget

Fall festival time is here! October 31 from 9:30 to 11 at Covenant! Bring your kiddos and your spouse and even the grandparents if you want! Kids can wear costumes and we will have games, food, and fun!

Congratulations

We want to welcome Keira Grace to this wonderful world. Keira is the daughter of one of our new MOPS moms Lara Copeland. All is well and I have seen this baby in person...cheeks you you could eat for lunch I swear! Too cute! Big sister Kenli (14 months) thinks she's pretty cool as well!

Must see TV

Stop whatever you are doing tomorrow (Wednesday) at watch Oprah at 4pm. Tina Zahn will be on promoting her new book. We heard her story at MOPS convention and let me tell you, a box of tissues beside the couch will be a good idea. If you have experienced post partum depression or know another mom who has, you absolutely cannot miss this. To get a preview, click HERE and watch the minute long video. It will shake you. This mom was part of a MOPS group before this incident, and her group continues to support her today. She credits MOPS with helping her through the toughest time in her life.

On a brighter note...sorry you have to follow that Kelly...we have another can't miss event on Thursday. Kelly Ingold is having an At Home America party on Thursday from 9:30 to 11:30. Kelly's address and phone number is in the MOPS directory. Kiddos are welcome! Come and go at your convenience!

MOPS Convention 2006 (post 2)

I wanted to share with you just a few highlights of convention. There is no way for me to adequately explain the entire trip. The general sessions (there were 4) were my favorite part in many ways. They brought the community together (the picture below was taken about halfway back...so imagine a room twice that size). You haven't heard anything until you hear 5000+ women singing in unison. The notable music acts were Kim Hill , Nicole Nordeman, and Mark Schultz. Some of the general session speakers were Ken Davis (no one is funnier), Priscilla Shirier who talked about the importance of prayer (great part was about epidurals being sent straight from the throne of God), Wes Stafford from Compassion International, and of course Elisa Morgan and Carol Kuykendall from MOPS International. On top of all this was the unparalelled leadership training we received. We had 4 breakout sessions. These sessions were smaller groups and focused on mothering, leading women, postional networking, and meeting the needsd of the moms in our group (that's you). I hope we have come home a better team and more readily able to serve you in this group.