February 23rd Meeting - Healthy Snacks for Children

Zeina Hamra from Healthy Diets Inc. spoke this week about healthy lunch box and snack ideas for our little ones. Zeina is a Registered Dietitian who has been working in the field of nutrition for over six years. She works with clients of all ages to working with clients to form a healthy relationship with food, specializing in binge eating disorder, emotional eating and restrictive eating disorders.  




We were able to have an open question and answer session about any food concerns us moms have. Below are the handouts we received that contain lots of great tips for serving healthy meals at your home!

You can contact Zeina or book a consultation at her website.

H&A Automotive Inc. was our sponsor this week and graciously donated a free oil change that was given away in our raffle! Jamie Worrell, one of the co-owners, is a Crossroads Fellowship member. Make sure to stop by for any of your automotive needs!

At our meeting this week we made adorable glass pendant necklaces! Allison, Bethany, Danielle, and Jackie's group were able to make the craft this week and everyone else will be able to at our next meeting!

The Crossroads Missions Thrift store will now be open on Tuesday's so you can shop while you MOPS! New hours start March 8th and they will be open from 9am to 5pm.

The Good2Grow Consignment sale is coming up March 11-13th so don't forget to go use the coupon you got at today's meeting!

A big THANK YOU to everyone who paid their dues today! Email notifications will be going out this week to those who still have yet to do so. Thank you for helping us stay on budget this year!

Allison's small group will be responsible for bringing brunch. Please sign up HERE to specify what items you will be bringing!

Our speaker next time will be Ashlee Stowe with NC Planning. She will be sharing information about will and legal planning for families so you won't want to miss it!

February 9th Meeting - Intimacy within your Marriage!

We're so glad to be back at MOPS after our snow day last time! This week's focus was all about love and marriage, which was perfectly appropriate for the holiday coming up! Happy Valentine's Day!

We had a great time with Jeremiah and Brooke Powers this morning, who spoke on sex and intimacy within your marriage. They had the following list of tips to help rekindle the romance with your husband.

1. Read a sex and intimacy book together once a year. Check out some of their favorites at their website.
2. Get a babysitter co-op together so you can go on a date with your spouse. Try for twice a month!
3. Talk with your spouse about sex and schedule that time together
4. Take advantage of your children's nap time twice a week instead of waiting for bedtime.
5. Take showers together.
6. Greet each other at the door with a kiss and a hug
7. Couch time - sit together and have dedicated conversation together for a few minutes each day. Train the kids to expect that this is time to focus on mommy and daddy. They can sit with you but they are not the priority.
8. Reverse the door knob on your kids bedroom if needed.
9. Request a marriage mentor and get a "check up" once a year.

Brooke and Jeremiah are the founders of Center Peace Inc., an organization that offers marriage mentoring and classes to strengthen marriages and families. If you are interested in counseling or taking a class with your spouse check out their website at http://centerpeacefarms.org/

If you could use some more guidance within your marriage or family, Crossroads Fellowship has a free upcoming Family Dynamics workshop on February 22nd from 7-8:30pm. Childcare is provided for children under 10.

Topics include:

• Getting your kids to listen without nagging, yelling, or punishing
• Essential Communication and Constructive Conflict

You can get more information at http://crossroads.org/family-dynamics and see more workshops scheduled for later this year!

Our sponsor this week was Alison Draper with YogaHappy, a yoga studio for children! They use songs, games, crafts, stories, imaginative play, creative movement, and more to teach children yoga in a fun and interactive way! Classes are offered through the town of Wake Forest and the town of Rolesville. Private group classes are also available. Age groups include 2-5 year olds, 4-7 year olds, and 7-10 year olds.

A Free trial class is offered through the town of wake forest on February 29th at 4:30pm for 4-10 year olds and March 3rd at 10am for 2-5 year olds.

Sarah's group will be responsible for bringing brunch next time. Please sign up HERE to specify what items you will be bringing! Remember that each group is scheduled to bring brunch three times this year!

Zeina Hamra with Healthy Diets Inc. will be speaking next time and will give us some great nutrition information for feeding our kids the best food we can! She is a registered dietician who spoke with us last year and we will have an opportunity for questions at the end! Hope to see you there!