Night MOPS

Hey, Ladies! Welcome to the first official year of Night MOPS! The steering team has been planning some exciting events for the upcoming year, and we can't wait to see all of you at the first meeting in September.

The MOPS International theme for 2008-09 is Adventures in Mothering. Don't you feel that every day as a mother - whether you have one child or five - is an adventure all by itself? So, after first learning about this year's theme, I was confident that we would all be able to identify in some way or another. This theme will equip us to learn more about ourselves as we go through the adventure of motherhood - even as the daily mom life streches us physically, emotionally and spiritually.

The metaphor for Adventures in Mothering is an amusement park. With the sights, sounds, taste and smells of the amusement park, motherhood might feel like a sensory overlaod. But our MOPS group has some exciting meetings planned that will strengthen us as mothers spiritually and emotionally.

The theme verse for Adventures in Mothering is Ephesians 3:18: "...how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ." The dimensions of this verse express how God is with us in our mothering adventure and gives us hope. God's love is big enough for the magnitude of the adventure, and I find comfort in knowing that God is with us always as we embark on this year's adventure together! May God's peace and presence be in your minds and hearts as you "adventure" in motherhood this year.

-Melissa Bice
Coordinator of Night MOPS @ Crossroads -
email: nightmops AT mopscrossroads.org

Night MOPS Steering Team Members:

Coordinator: Melissa Bice
Finance: Nikki Reece
Discussion Group Leader: Jennifer Farmer
Hospitality: Kristy Morris

Night MOPS Mentors:
Genie Gore
Michelle Rogers Pin It