Setting healthy boundaries: November 15th meeting

We focused this week on creating healthy boundaries in our life. Laura Katz, a marriage and family therapist, shared about how being intentional of setting our boundaries will help our lives go much better.

You have a right to your boundaries. You have a right to say, "no." And a right to say, "yes." And you have a right to celebrate those decisions.

Focusing on yourself and your need for sleep, food and personal time is essential to being the best woman, wife and mom that you can be.

She encouraged us to take a step towards setting a new boundary in our lives, whether that means saying "no" to something we should step away from or saying "yes" to something we want to add to our lives. You are ridiculously in charge!

Announcements

• Yankee Candle & Butter Braids fundraiser forms were due November 15. If you still have forms to submit, please send an image of the form to Kara at CrossroadsRaleighMOPS@gmail.com by Wednesday, November 16.
• This Friday we will be baking pies to help support StepUp Ministry & Alliance Medical Ministry. If you'd like to help support them in another way, you can purchase a pie here. Also, if you're able to join us on Friday without kids, we'd love for you to join us, but childcare is currently full. We'll be baking in two shifts at Crossroads Fellowship from 9-11 a.m and from 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
• Treat your family to Milton's Pizza this month! They will be donating a portion of meals ordered on November 29 from 5-10 p.m. back to our group. Be sure to mention you are with Crossroads MOPS! (Only applies to Raleigh location.)
• 'Tis the season to... bless our childcare workers! At our December 13th meeting, please bring a small $1-2 gift to contribute to gift bags. The list of childcare workers for your child's class are below. Please bring any gifts to our MOPS room and NOT directly to the teacher, so we can package them all together.
• Cuddlers: Suzi, Sheila, Natalie, Shirley, Anna, Luciana
• Walkers: Natalie, Maria, Phyllis
• Runner: Stephanie, Heather, Hillary
• Younger 2s (left side of hall): Laura, Bri
• Older 2s (right side of hall): Glenda, Sami
• 3s: Christine, Lydia
• 4s+: Valerie, Brenda, Rebecca
• Subs/Floaters: Danielle, Challen, Hana, Barbaranne, Kataya
• Coordinator: Helen

Please also consider blessing our subs and coordinator for all of their dedicated work.

Angela Livingston with Matilda Jane Clothing was our sponsor this week. Matilda Jane makes clothing meant to celebrate young girls and the youthful, playful and expressive people they are. Check out Angela's Facebook page to set up a Matilda Jane trunk show! Thank you for sponsoring our meeting, Angela. 

Learning Express Toys also donated some raffle items for our group this week! Stop by their North Hills location and check out their site-wide 20% off sale this Friday, November 18.

Our MOPPETS this week spent time learning about thankfulness and how important it is to thank God for how He blesses us and takes care of us. 

Here's a part of their lesson for the week: He cares for YOU and we are thankful for His care. God loves you so much, He put it in his Word—the Bible! He also tells us in the Bible to give thanks: “I will give thanks to you, Lord, with all my heart; I will tell of all your wonderful deeds.” - Psalm 9:1 NIV

They also put this lesson into their craft by creating thankfulness wreaths, full of leaves representing what they are thankful for this year.

Our next meeting will be November 29, when we'll be discussing how it's OK to not be perfect. Annette & Becky's groups will be bringing brunch. Here's how you can sign up. 

HAVE A GREAT THANKSGIVING!

"Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; His love endures forever."

1 Chronicles 16:34

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