Amy Paulston - "Your Inner Bully"

This week at MOPS....

This week we heard from Amy Paulston about quieting your inner bully and learning to love ourselves, so that we can love others as God tells us to! It was a great reminder to all of us that we are valuable and all moms are heroes!

Announcements

On 5th Tuesdays we have whole group playdates! For this playdate we will have a whole group Easter Egg Hunt at Williams Park on March 31st at 10:00 am (please note the location change).
We are accepting donations for items like candy, stickers, or toys to fill the Easter Eggs, so please bring them to the next two MOPS meetings before the egg hunt. There will be a box for donations near the coffee station.
Please sign up to bring a snack item to share with the whole group at the Egg Hunt.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f084fa9a822a3f94-easter

We are starting to recruit leaders for next year's MOPS leadership team! Please talk to your small group leader if you are interested in joining us in shaping and impacting Crossroads MOPS! We currently have openings for:

• small group leaders (lead a table in discussion, playdates, and MNO)
• outreach coordinator (work with leaders and the community to determine our meeting outline)
• publicity (recruit new members to our group, manage Facebook page and blog, send out newsletters)
• Audiovisual (create announcement slides for meetings and run sound and light during meetings)

In light of the current health situation in Wake County, please be reminded that if WCPSS cancels or delays school, we will need to cancel our MOPS meeting as well.

Please also be mindful of our sick policy when in MOPS kids. If your child has any of the following symptoms and/or illnesses, they should NOT attend their MOPS class:

• Fever, vomiting, diarrhea, or runny nose in the last 24 hours
• Has been receiving antibiotic medication for less than 48 hours
• A fresh cold with sneezing or requiring frequent nose blowing/wiping
• A questionable rash

A local Tinkergarten teacher has graciously offered to host a free trial class for our whole MOPS group! Tinkergarten is a unique opportunity to learn through guided play outdoors in nature. The teacher will facilitate a play scenario during class, and then all of us will collaborate and create together. If you struggle with open play with your child then this is the perfect experience to get your creative juices flowing!

If you plan to attend, please register online through the Tinkergarten event at https://tinkergarten.com/classes/123608

Next Time at MOPS....

At our next meeting we will have a panel of various married couples from Side By Side Ministry speak to us and answer questions. Lisa Goldberg, who spoke to us in December, founded this ministry with her husband after overcoming their marriage crisis.

Ayesha/Becky, Nicole, Sarah's groups are responsible for bringing brunch. Get more information and signup for items here.

Mentor Mom Panel

This week we heard from our mentor moms, who answered a variety of questions our group submitted over the past few weeks. A huge thank you to these moms that donate their time and energy to our MOPS group. We love having their wisdom and experience in our group!

We also had a great icebreaker that allowed us to get to know some of the moms from other small groups! Keep an eye out for more fun icebreaker opportunities!

Announcements

Great news! We have acquired additional childcare workers so our wait-list is officially lifted! 🎉🎉 We are excited to welcome new moms to our group, so if you know anyone who is interested in joining then send them our way! We'd love to encourage them through this journey called motherhood! 👩‍👧‍👦

Spring Semester payments are due! You can bring cash or check to the next meeting or pay online here. Just fill out your name and select Spring dues to pay. You will be unable to utilize childcare at the next meeting

We are starting to recruit leaders for next year's MOPS leadership team! Please talk to your small group leader if you are interested in joining us in shaping and impacting Crossroads MOPS! We currently have openings for:

• small group leaders (lead a table in discussion, playdates, and MNO)
• outreach coordinator (work with leaders and the community to determine our meeting outline)
• publicity (recruit new members to our group, manage Facebook page and blog, send out newsletters)
• Audiovisual (create announcement slides for meetings and run sound and light during meetings)

On 5th Tuesdays we have whole group playdates! For this playdate we will have a whole group Easter Egg Hunt at Williams Park on March 31st at 10:00 am. 
We are accepting donations for items like candy, stickers, or toys to fill the Easter Eggs, so please bring them to the next two MOPS meetings before the egg hunt. There will be a box for donations near the coffee station.
Please sign up to bring a snack item to share with the whole group at the Egg Hunt.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f084fa9a822a3f94-easter

NEXT TIME AT MOPS!

Our next meeting we will hear from Amy Paulston about learning to love ourselves so we can love others as God tells us to. 
MomsNext, Autumn/Sasha, and Jen's groups are responsible for bringing brunch. Get more information and signup for items here.