Weekly Update for May 20, 2009

Hi everybody!

We are in the homestretch now... Only a few more weeks of school. Are you ready for the summer? Looking forward to it or dreading it? I have distinctly mixed feelings, that's for sure.

This week at M4M, we will be having one last small group day out for the year. If you do not know where your small group is meeting, make sure to call your group leader and find out! I know Amber's group is meeting at the Beanery and Shannon's is meeting at Rhythms and Brews. The rumor on Facebook is suggesting that Bethany's group is meeting at Carol Webber's house. Gotta' love Facebook for gleaning info! I'm sure some groups will meet at the church and carpool to their locations. Don't forget to leave your cell number with the nursery staff when you drop off your kiddos.

Next week, M4M alum Martha Pynch will be joining us. She's a great speaker and I'm looking forward to hearing from her. Angela's group will be providing snacks.

Don't forget our year-end party on June 3rd. It sounds like we're doing an eighties prom. That sounds like a hoot! If you still have old prom dresses, go dig them out of storage and bring them so we can laugh together! We'll talk about this more next week.

See you Wednesday!
Karen

Smile Time! Okay, this isn't a joke OR a funny story. But it still made me smile... What a great God we have! I haven't checked all of these references for accuracy, but I hope to sit down in my quiet time this week and read through these verses. Maybe you will, too!

You Say-God Says Bible Verses
You say: 'It's impossible' God says: All things are possible (Luke 18:27)
You say: 'I'm too tired' God says: I will give you rest (Matthew 11:28-30)
You say: 'Nobody really loves me' God says: I love you (John 3:16 & John 3:34 )
You say: 'I can't go on' God says: My grace is sufficient (II Corinthians 12:9 & Psalm 91:15)
You say: 'I can't figure things out' God says: I will direct your steps (Proverbs 3:5-6)
You say: 'I can't do it' God says: You can do all things (Philippians 4:13)
You say: 'I'm not able' God says: I am able (II Corinthians 9:8)
You say: 'It's not worth it' God says: It will be worth it (Roman 8:28 )
You say: 'I can't forgive myself' God says: I Forgive you (I John 1:9 & Romans 8:1)
You say: 'I can't manage' God says: I will supply all your needs (Philippians 4:19)
You say: 'I'm afraid' God says: I have not given you a spirit of fear (II Timothy 1:7)
You say: 'I'm always worried and frustrated' God says: Cast all your cares on ME (I Peter 5:7)
You say: 'I'm not smart enough' God says: I give you wisdom (I Corinthians 1:30)
You say: 'I feel all alone' God says: I will never leave you or forsake you (Hebrews 13:5)

Weekly Update for May 13, 2009

Hi everybody!

I'm sorry this is so late... it's been a nutty week.

Tomorrow (May 13) at M4M, we will be having a very special guest speaker. Pam Weygandt (AKA Mrs. Pam) will be speaking to our group. She is a former pre-school teacher, much beloved, and has wonderful ideas to share with us. Do not miss this!!! She is super-special and I can't wait to her from her. Amber's group is providing snacks.

Next Wednesday (May 20) will be a small group day out. At the end of our meeting tomorrow, we will spend a few minutes in our small groups and you can discuss what activity you guys would like to do. I imagine the group leaders have been thinking of some fun outings for you. We have some new faces in our group, let's make sure they get connected with a small group leader.

After that we only have two more meetings until the summer! Can you believe it? It's time to start stocking up on sunblock and signing up for summer camps, right?

See you tomorrow morning!
Karen

Smile Time! I got this in the e-mail box for mother's day. I hope you enjoy it.

Somebody said...

Somebody said it takes about six weeks to get back to normal after having a baby.
That somebody doesn't know that once you are a mother, "normal" is history.

Somebody said that being a mother is boring.
That somebody never rode in a car driven by a teenager with a driver's permit.

Somebody said that if you're a "good mother" your child will "turn out good."
That somebody thinks a child comes with instructions and a guarantee.

Somebody said "good mothers" never raise their voices.
That somebody never came out the back door just in time to see her child hit a golf ball through the neighbor's kitchen window.

Somebody said that you don't need an education to be a mother.
That somebody never helped a fourth-grader with her math.

Somebody said that a mother could find all the answers to her child-rearing questions in books.
That somebody never had a child stuff beans up his nose or in his ears.

Somebody said that you cannot love the fifth child as much as you love the first.
That somebody doesn't have five children.

Somebody said that the hardest part of being a mother is the labor and delivery.
That somebody never watched her "baby" get on the bus for the first day of kindergarten.

...Or on a plane headed for military boot camp.

Somebody said a mother could do her job with her eyes closed and one hand tied behind her back.
That somebody never organized four giggling Brownies to sell cookies.

Somebody said that a mother can stop worrying after her child gets married.
That somebody doesn't know that marriage adds a new son or daughter-in-law to a mother's heart-strings.

Somebody said that a mother's job is done when her last child leaves home.
That somebody never had grandchildren.

Somebody said that your mother knows that you love her, so you don't need to tell her.
That somebody isn't a mother.

I hope everyone had a great Mother's Day!

Weekly Update for May 9, 2009

Happy Monday to you, Happy Monday to you... (and as Leiah would say, "yada, yada, yada").

This week (May 6) at M4M, we will be venturing outside our little walls to bless another organization, Mid-Valley Fellowship. Learn more about Mid-Valley Fellowship at their website.) We will be helping them set up for a luncheon that they are hosting for area pastors. You can drop your kids off at the nursery and either walk or carpool to the Flinn Building. It is located at 201 1st Avenue West, near Frogs & Pollywog's and Sunnypatch. Feel free to just meet us there if you don't have kiddos in tow. And for those of you that have been skipping breakfast to eat all the yummy snacks at M4M on Wednesdays... no one is bringing snacks this week, so be warned!

Next week (May 13) our very own Pam Weygandt will be speaking to us. For those of you that don't know Pam, she is a retired pre-school teacher from ACS and an absolutely delightful person! Do not miss this special treat. She hasn't given us a definite topic or title, but when I last spoke with her, she was leaning towards talking about fun activities to do with your kids. She has a heart for children and I can't wait to hear from her. Snacks will be provided by Amber's group. Special note: We need a volunteer (or two) to help with the older kids this week. Ong will not be available, so we're hoping someone else will step up. Thanks!

Also, for those of you that have the printed schedule of activities and are perhaps a little confused... We switched around two days' activities. May 6 (this Weds) we are doing our service project for Mid-Valley Fellowship and in two weeks (May 20) we will be having our small group day out. Sorry about the confusion and you may want to change that on your calendars. Or just pay attention to the emails.

See you Wednesday at our service project!
Karen

Smile Time! (Thanks Angela for sending this to me).

Smiling at the Storm
A little girl walked to and from school, daily. Though the weather that morning was questionable and clouds were forming, she made her daily trek to the elementary school. As the afternoon progressed, the winds whipped up, along with lightning.

The mother of the little girl felt concerned that her daughter would be frightened as she walked home from school and she feared the electrical storm might harm her child.

Full of concern, the mother quickly got into her car and drove along the route to her child's school. As she did, she saw her little girl walking along. At each flash of lightning the child stopped, looked up and smiled.

Another and another flash of lightning followed quickly and with each, the little girl would look at the streak of light and smile.

When the mother's car drew up beside the child, she lowered the window and called to her, "What are you doing?"

The child answered, "I am trying to look pretty because God keeps taking my picture."