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In This Issue Birthdays/Special Announcements . . . . Page 2 From the Kitchen & Neighborhood . . . . . Page 2 Family Circle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 2 Ask a Mentor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 3 Operation Christmas Child . . . . . . . . . . . Page 3 MOPPETS Corner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 3 Calendar & Classifieds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 4 “Minding Thoughts” Continued . . . . . . . Page 4 Contact Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 4

Today’s Quote

“For every house is built by someone, but He who built

all things is God.” Hebrews 3:4

CCC MOPS NEWSLETTER VOLUME 7 ISSUE 2 OCTOBER 2007

If You Give a Mom a Muffin

If you give a Mom a muffin, She'll want a cup of coffee to go with it. She'll pour herself some. The coffee will get spilled by her three year old. She'll wipe it up. Wiping the floor, she will find some dirty socks. She'll remember she has to do some laundry. When she puts the laundry in the washer, she'll trip over some snow boots and bump into the freezer. Bumping into the freezer will remind her she has to plan dinner for tonight. She will get out a pound of hamburger. She will look for her cookbook (101 Things to Make with a Pound of Hamburger). The cookbook is sitting under a pile of mail. She will see the phone bill which is due tomorrow. She will look for her checkbook. The checkbook is in her purse that is being dumped out by her two year old. She'll smell something funny. She'll change the two year old. While she is changing the two year old the phone will ring. Her four year old will answer it and hang up. She remembers that she wants to phone a friend to come for coffee on Friday. Thinking of coffee will remind her that she was going to have a cup. She will pour herself some. And chances are... If she has a cup of coffee... Her kids will have eaten the muffin that went with it. by Kathy Fictorie based on "If you Give a Mouse a Cookie” by Laura Numeroff

MOPS

Leadership Team

Coordinator M’Lisse Stone

Creative Activities Leader Marcia Smith

Creative Activities Asst./Service Projects

Rose Laeber

Finance Leader Coco Gumacal

Grandmop Elsie Anderson

Discussion Group Leader Audrey Witteborg

Hospitality / Care Team Caprice Inchalik

Mentor Moms Cathy Davie Joan Evans

Karen Jaeger Alice McKinley

Diane Rust

Publicity Leader Courtney Phelps

Social Activities/Special Events Leader

Amy Broxham

Speaker Coordinator Deanna McDaniel

Table Leaders Brandi Brooks

Janet Horel Deanna McDaniel Tamara Plummer Doria Wallentine

Tiffany Wolin

The Butterfly Press

Mark Your Calendar!

Next MOPS Meeting Tuesday, October 23rd, 9:15am Over-scheduling our Kids

CCC’s Fall Fun Fest Tuesday, October 31st, 6-8:30pm

“got friends?” Women’s Conference Fri., Nov. 4th 7-10pm & Sat., Nov. 5th, 8:30am-2:30pm

November MOPS Meetings Nov. 13th/27th at 9:15am The Heart of a Meal & Unmentionables!

(Bring a recipe and OCC items on the 13th)

“...he lives with you and will be in you.” John 14:17

Minding Thoughts By Tricia Goyer

The thousands of me-to-me conversations going on in my head throughout the day are labeled by psychologists as "self-talk." Relentless, repetitive self-talk transforms our self-image-for good or for bad. It modifies both our inner and outer worlds. We will do what our thoughts tell us to do. God knows that. That's why God desires His truth to cover all our thoughts.

I don't know about you, but there's often a distinc-tion between the thoughts I invite into my inner world and those God establishes. My thoughts are anything but stable. They waver and change. They accuse when they should praise. They mock when they should trust.

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Our Neighborhood

From the Kitchen

Becky’s Famous “Sour Cream Potatoes” Thank you for permission to share, Becky Moos!

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Welcome Home

Little One

Caprice Inchalik and her family were blessed with a baby boy

on Sept. 16th.

James Kenneth measured 8 lbs., 2 oz., and was 20” long!

Congratulations!

HOME IMPROVEMENT HERALD

RECENT RENOVATIONS! The Inchalik home has increased by two feet.

EARLY DEVELOPMENT STAGES! Congratulate Callisa Kong on her recent announce-ment of her home expansion!

NEARING COMPLETION DATES! The following moms are awaiting additions to their homes: Elizabeth Rolli -10/5, Tamara Plummer - 10/17, Jackie Ehtesham - 11/20, Stephanie Gage - 12/1, Julie Bellig -12/10, Deanna McDaniel - 1/19/08, Amy Horel - 2/25, Heather Scherber - 3/20

Celebrate Fall with Musician

Lisa Phoenix: 10/20 Effie

Yeaw Nature Center, Ancil

Hoffman Park, Cmcl., 489-4918

Visit the “Mansion after

Dark”: 10/26-27 Governors

Mansion, Sac. 6:30-8:30 p.m.

All ages. 323-3047

Hear spooky stories: 10/26-28

Effie Yeaw Nature Center, Ancil

Hoffman Park, Cmcl., 489-4918

Fairytale Town’s Safe & Super

Halloween: 10/26-28 All ages.

5-9 p.m. 264-7462

Trick or Treat Street event:

10/28 Arden Fair Mall 3-5

p.m. Free 920-4809

Trunk or Treat event:

10/28 Bayside Church, 4-7:30

p.m. Roseville 791-1244

Monsters on the Mall: 10/31

Sunrise Mall 5-7 p.m. 725-1585

First 5 Sacramento Children’s

Celebration: 10/13 All ages.

5-9 p.m. 264-7462

Decorate a mini-paper pump-

kin: 10/13 Discovery Muse-

ums Gold Rush History Center

101 I St. Sac., 264-7057

Salmon Festival: 10/13-10/14

Amer. River, Nimbus hatchery

10am-4pm, fun, BBQ, music

www.salmonfestival.com

Harvest Family Faire: 10/13

Carden School 11 a.m.-4 p.m.

Marconi Ave. 488-1313

Halloween-themed

“Spookomotive” steam train:

10/13 Old Sac. 558-3912

The Harvest Party: 10/19

Maidu Community Center, Rsvl.

774-5505

Safetyville USAs Halloween

Haunt: 10/20 3909 Bradshaw

Rd., Sacramento 366-7233 Source for events: Sacramento Parents’ Monthly

INGREDIENTS:

32 oz. bag of frozen Hash Browns ½ cup melted Butter 1 can Cream of Chicken Soup 12 oz. grated Cheddar Cheese 8 oz. Sour Cream 1 tsp. Salt ½ small Onion chopped

→ Mix first 7 ingredients together in a large bowl. (Do not thaw hash browns). Spray a 9x13 pan with Pam and then spread potato mixture in it. Mix topping to-gether and spread over potatoes. Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes uncovered.

Chances are you have tried this delicious recipe here at MOPS!

Topping 2 cups Cornflakes crushed ½ cup melted Butter

WANTED: Your Favorite Recipe! Bring your favorite recipe to share with your

table at the Nov. 13th MOPS meeting!

Leah Rice (10/5) Julie Bellig (10/6) Angel Payne (10/9) Kristy Vogel (10/11) Stephanie Gage (10/15) Jenny Hughes (10/29)

☺A Special Happy Birthday wish to those we missed in

September: Sabrina Ballestero (9/1) & Kim Burke (9/9).

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Label, Label, Label!Label, Label, Label!Label, Label, Label!Label, Label, Label!

MOPPETS Guideline of the Month:

Please label your child’s bottles, sippy

cups, sweaters, diaper bags, etc. This

will ensure that your child’s items will

make it home with your child. Thanks!

C O R N e R

Q: How does a mom handle indirect

pressures from family and friends,

especially around the holidays?

A: Try “The Art of Acknowledgement” — Ac-knowledging means we respond verbally to the “elephants in our rooms,” in our conversa-tions, and in our own heads. In our heads for

example: “I’m feeling scared and stressed since Susie told me about the elaborate, expensive and creative Halloween costume she plans for Tommy.” Now that it’s out there you can think, “Do I want to invest that much effort? What does it mean to my child? What difference will it make in a month from now?

The art of acknowledgement in our conversations: To your inlaws: “I have the feeling that you often wish you could spend more time with your grandchil-dren and us. We are really grateful for that. Considering how difficult it is for a young family to pack up and travel, could we talk about some healthy ways to work on this? What do you think?”

To your husband: “Honey, I know you must feel that there’s not enough of me to go around since we had kids.”

No need to fix the problem. Simply acknowledge it and see what happens.

~ MM: Alice McKinley

Do you have a question for our Mentor Moms? If so, submit it and it may be in the next newslet-ter! Send questions to [email protected].

Ask a Mentor Mom

1½ tbsp. butter 1½ cups light brown sugar 6 tbsp. water Popsicle sticks 8 to 10 apples

Melt the butter in a saucepan. Add the brown sugar and water. Stir until it has a smooth consistency. Gently bring to a boil, then cover and simmer for 3 minutes, until the pan's sides get steamy and the mixture is thin but somewhat sticky. Remove from heat. Pierce the center of each apple with a Popsicle stick, then swirl in the cara-mel syrup until coated. Place apples on a greased cookie sheet to harden. Refrigerate for at least 1 to 2 hours. Serves 8 to 10. www.familyfun.com

Make Caramel Apples!

· Craft Materials · Glue or glue stick · Construction Paper · Acrylic paint and brushes

1. Start with a pile of leaves, some ener-getic kids and a camera. After the pic-tures are developed, pick one that cap-tures the spirit of the day and glue it onto a place mat-sized piece of paper.

2. Decorate the border with drawings or leaf prints (lightly paint back of a leaf with paint, then press onto the paper). 3. Once dry, laminate with clear Con-Tact paper or, for about $3 each, splurge and have the place mats profes-sionally laminated at a copy shop.

www.familyfun.com

Autumn PlacematsAutumn PlacematsAutumn PlacematsAutumn Placemats

A Halloween Alternative

Fall Fun Fest

Oct. 31st, 6-8:30 PM

Christ Community

Church

Teaching Our Kids About Giving

Operation Christmas Child is coming up soon! What a great opportunity to involve and teach our kids about giving to others.

· Con-Tact paper · Scissors · Leaves · Camera

Still need: shoeboxes

Don’t forget to bring in your shoe boxes now for service project, Operation Christmas Child which will be on Tues., Nov. 13th! Thank you for contributing!

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MOPS

CLASSIFIEDS

FREE Classified Ads to our MOPS Moms! If you have baby/kid/mom items that are gently used and you would like to sell or give away, here is the place to list it. Also if you have any needs, list them here! Email a description of the item including the price and your contact information to be placed in this column to: [email protected].

FREE baby swing - used/good condition. Julie Jones @ 726-1555

MOPS Meeting!

9:15-11:30am

Columbus Day

MOPS Meeting!

9:15-11:30am

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Kristy Vogel’s Birthday!

MOPS Family BBQ

Julie Bellig’s Birthday!

Jenny Hughes’ Birthday!

For questions regarding CCC MOPS, Call M’Lisse Stone. 916-489-0602

www.CCCMOPS.com

For Women’s Ministry, Call Jana Michaelsen. 916-344-2382

www.CCCNOW.com

Christ Community Church 5025 Manzanita Ave. Carmichael, CA 95608

Stephanie Gage’s

Birthday!

OCTOBER 2007

Minding Thoughts continued from page 1

That's why it's so important for me not to trust my thoughts--but instead to seek God thoughts. There is really no mystery to how to do this. All you have to do is ask! Listen to this: "If you need wisdom-if you want to know what God wants you to do-ask him, and he will gladly tell you. He will not resent you asking. But when you ask him, be sure that you really expect him to answer, for a doubtful mind is as unsettled as a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind. People like that should not expect to receive anything from the Lord. They can't make up their minds. They waver back and forth in eve-rything they do" James 1:5-8 (NLT)

God knows that our lives, our families, and the training up of our kids can be transformed if we depend upon His thoughts instead of our own. Ask God to enrich your words and thoughts. Then, confess, talk truth, and depend on the Spirit within you. No great mystery about that--but the results will be astonishing!

©Tricia Goyer By Tricia Goyer, author of Generation NeXt Parenting

Christ Community Church

GET CONNECTED

If you haven’t done so already, go to our yahoo group to get on the group email list. Click “Join” at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cccmopsconnected/.

Angel Payne’s Birthday!

Leah Rice’s Birthday!

got friends?

Join us Nov. 2 & 3 here at CCC for a Conference just for women

· $40 includes T-shirt, breakfast, lunch · Fri., Nov. 2, 7-10pm & Sat., Nov. 3, 8:30am-2:30pm

Tickets on sale Oct. 14th → [email protected]

Fall Fun Fest

Halloween

Precious Babies

Precious Babies is a support group for women who have lost a baby from conception through infancy. Through comfort, fellowship, sharing, love, support, and a focus on scripture, we hope to help women through the grieving process. We are currently reading Kathy Wunnenberg’s book Grieving the Child I Never Knew. Meets the 1st Tuesday of the month in the Fireside Room. 6:30-9:00PM · Meg Helton · 485-7444


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