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Slide 1: Announcements MOPS MOMENTS April 16 – MOPS Bible Study 10 April 2008 Please join us for our MOPS Bible study from 7-9 pm at Jen Vieira’s Love is a Verb, by Rachel Dumont house. Everyone is welcome! Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is April 24 – Next MOPS meeting not puffed up; does not behave rudely; does not seek its own, is not provoked, Join us for our bi-annual clothing thinks no evil; does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth; bears all swap. Start sorting through any things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never fails. children’s clothing, maternity 1 Corinthians 13:4-8 clothing, toys, etc. that you wish to Love. We all here this passage read over and over again in marriage ceremonies, in donate / exchange for other items Bible studies and at church, but do we know what it means to really love one another? you bring back home – remember The type of love depicted in this passage is called agape love. Agape love is not a extra bags for your stuff! feeling or a relationship based on common interests, it’s a response based on what is right, or best. God’s best. This type of love is not fueled by a desire of the May 8 – Spa Day @ MOPS recipient; it’s fueled by need. A perfect example of this type of love is how God loves Join us for our annual spa day us. God loves us with an agape love because He sees our desperate need to be saved (in place of our regular MOPS from our sin, so He gave His Son as a sacrifice in order to save us. He did this for meeting). Enjoy free shoulder our best. We need a Savoir, and He saves us because He loves us! massages, chocolate fondue, So, how do we love one anther? Love starts with patience. Yikes! That right there is hand and feet care, and a “spa” very difficult to do. Be patient with our husband? Our children? Believe it or not, craft. Hope you can make it! but this type of patience means, “a person who is able to avenge himself, but refrains from doing so.” By showing patience with those around us means that we forgive one Gifts for MOPPETTS Helpers another’s faults, and deal with each other in a merciful way. Isn’t this the way all of We are very blessed to have a us wish to be treated? I certainly do! wonderful group of women that volunteer their time to care for Love is kind to others, and love doesn’t envy what others have. If we could only our children during our MOPS realize that every good and perfect gift is from God, it would help us to cultivate meetings. We would like to show thankfulness for what God has given us. And when thankfulness comes, it tends to our heartfelt appreciation by dispel the green-eyed monster. Cultivate thankfulness, Girls. It really works. giving them a small token of our Love does not brag on and on, and love is not proud. This type of arrogance is based thanks at our last meeting in May. on a too-high opinion of yourself. I personally think that pride is the mother of all Please consider contributing sin. When we compare ourselves to each other - rather than to our holy God - we monetarily to these women who tend to think, “At least I’m not as bad as she is!” This line of thinking will be our have blessed all of us so much this undoing if we aren’t careful. A prideful attitude is not loving, and frankly, it’s rather year. An envelope will be passed in obnoxious when seen in others. Humility is the key to love. our next couple meetings. Thanks so much! Love isn’t rude to one another. Hmm, definitely something to consider next time we get cut off driving to the grocery store… Love also isn’t self-seeking. In fact, agape Elizabeth’s Sponsorship in Togo, love seeks the highest and best for another, and being self-seeking is the polar West Africa opposite of love. Love also doesn’t get angry easily. Let’s be honest, usually, we get angry when our agenda is thwarted. When we don’t get our way, our anger bubbles We are continuing with our right out, doesn’t it? And unfortunately, irritation is considered anger too. Uh-no! yearlong commitment to support Elizabeth, and will continue to Love keeps no record of wrongs (remember that having patience with one another collect money at each of our means to forgive?). God doesn’t keep a record of wrongs with us, so we definitely meetings until the end of the year. shouldn’t with each other. Love also rejoices in the truth. Girls, the only real truth Any additional money collected will there is in this world is God’s reality. There is true freedom that comes when God’s go towards sponsorship for the truth is applied to our lives. Period. summer months. Thank you all so much for participating! Love protects one another. This means that we don’t expose the faults of others. Continued on back…

Slide 2: Announcements, Cont. Love is a Verb, continued… Listen to Christian Radio Love always trusts. This means that we entrust the spiritual well being of those we Enjoy uplifting contemporary love to God. Love always hopes. Hoping in someone means that you choose to believe Christian music on K-LOVE 91.1 FM. the best about them, even if their past actions contradict what is right and true. Love always perseveres. This means that you have hope that God has good plans for you, and this Visit their website for more gives you the courage to bear up under difficult circumstances. resources at www.klove.com. Last, but certainly not least, love never fails. Girls, the love that you give will never return Mom’s Birthdays in April back to you void. Our love is never without effect. There will be a harvest – sometimes we Wendy Herren – 4/7 just need be a bit more patient. Simply said, agape love is love, “Christian-style”. Our Kim Langis – 4/18 relationships with each other are worth all of the hard work and effort we put into them, so let’s try to dish out a little more lovin’! Very Easy Mexican Soup From the kitchen of Rachel Dumont MOPS Steering Committee Fall 2007 – Spring 2008 Turkey or Ham Stock (you can use chicken stock as well, but ham is best) 1 lb. cooked taco meat (in a pinch, you can use chicken or turkey, but be sure to Coordinator season with extra cumin) Jen Vieira 1 can tomatoes, undrained t. 508-567-1292 1 can chopped green chilies, undrained e. djv82@verizon.net 1 small can corn, undrained 1 can black beans, undrained Discussion Group Leader / season to taste with salt and pepper, cumin Prayer Box Rachel Dumont 1. Dump all ingredients into stockpot and simmer. Season to taste. t. 401-289-0369 2. Serve with crumbled chips and shredded cheese on top. Can even top with sour e. rachelgdumont@gmail.com cream. Creative Activities Homemade Ham Stock Jessica Cook 1. After serving a spiral ham, what do you do with the bone? Why, you boil it in t. 508-674-2969 about 4-6 cups of water! Boil the bone for 3-4 hours (or more) until remaining e. jmf111575@hotmail.com meat falls off bone. 2. Remove bone from stock and continue to boil until the stock reduces by about Suzi Hull half. t. 508-673-3858 3. Let cool in fridge, and skim fat off top. Freeze concentrated stock in several e. whull99@comcast.net zip lock bags to use for future recipes. When using concentrated stock, simply add water to desired consistency. This same technique can be done for turkeys, Finance chickens, etc. Sarah Duboyce t. 508-994-2075 Quick Laundry Tip e. sardub@yahoo.com If you tend to iron a lot, try this quick tip to save time. Pull your clothes out hot Secretary from the dryer, hang on hangers, and spray with fabreeze (or any anti-wrinkle Winnie Lee spray). Then “wipe” out the wrinkles and let dry. Works like a charm! t. 401-624-8624 e. leewinniepooh@yahoo.com Something to Ponder, Someone to Pray for… 1. Please pray for one of our MOPS moms, Laurie Simmons. She is going through a MOPS Mentor really rough time right now and really needs our prayers. She has not been able to Cathy Bringhurst come to our MOPS meetings or bible studies for about a month now, and she would t. 508-324-4500 love to hear from you via mail. If you would like to send her a note of encourage- e. cbringhurst@nhcc.ws ment, her address is: Laurie Simonds, 11 Westminister Street, Warren, RI 02885.