Radiant MOPS

January 23, 2009

Radiant Church ~ 4020 Maizeland Road ~ Colorado Springs, CO 80909 ~ (719) 597-4402

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Upcoming Speakers & Crafts

Today, January 23rd: Friday, February 6th:

Speaker ~ Beth Vogt Speaker ~ Dianne Daniels

Lowering the Bar Patience
Craft ~ Domino Pendants Craft ~ To Be Announced

Inside this issue:

MOPS Cookbook Update 2

Name Our Cookbook Contest 2

Meeting Cancellation Policy Due to Weather 2

A - Z Cabin Fever Relief 3

Recycle Your Canning Jar 3

The Concession Stand: Parmesan Chicken Wings 3

The Golden Ticket: If I Had My Child To Raise Over Again 4

 MOPS Cookbook Update
We are compiling a MOPS cookbook. Please for pre-order forms.
take a few minutes to submit your favorite or
unique family recipes. You may write them down
or email them directly to Niki at presto-
bro2@msn.com.

Recipes will be collected until March 20th, but

please don`t wait until the last minute (as Niki
needs time to type them).

We will be taking a group photo during the

March 20th meeting for the bio section of the
cookbook. Be here if you can!

Cookbooks will be professionally printed and

bound and will sell for $10. We will start 2008/2009 Steering Team
collecting pre-paid orders now, and the cookbooks
will be ready by our last meeting in May. See Niki Coordinator ~Naomi Thomas ~ 494-0936

Co-coordinator ~ Niki Broyles ~ 494-8292

Name Our Cookbook Contest Mentor Mom ~ Rae Driscoll ~ 444-0506

In addition to needing recipes, we need a name Discussion Group Coordinator

for our MOPS cookbook. We are holding a Lindsey Giaffoglione ~ 201-1628
contest for the most creative name. Please
submit your ideas to Niki at presto- Finance ~ Rachael Felice ~ 576-2379
bro2@msn.com. If your title is picked, you will
receive a special prize! Some sample names to Craft Coordinator ~ Heather Gwinn ~ 244-2142
get you thinking are Taste of Goodness, Tasteful
Craft Coordinator ~ Becky Walker ~
Treasures or Let`s Get Cooking. But we know
you can come up with something more creative, (720) 733-0343

Hospitality ~ Jennifer Dorminey ~ 548-8370

Hospitality ~ Carrie Reeck ~ 596-2052
Meeting Cancellation
Publicity ~ Roxanne Cook ~ 598-1740
Due to Weather Publicity ~ Amber Scott ~ 388-8407

Discussion Group Leaders

As the winter months draw near, we'd like to Niki Broyles ~ Orange
remind you of our meeting cancellation Lindsey Giaffoglione & Heather Huerta ~ Red
policy. If District 11 is cancelled or on a Anna Peterson ~ Yellow
delay due to inclement weather, our MOPS Amber Scott ~ Blue
meeting will be canceled. We will meet Michelle Vacha ~ Green
again on the next regularly scheduled date.

R A DI A NT M O PS Page 2
 A—Z Cabin Fever Relief
Airplanes ~ Make paper airplanes.
Bubbles ~ Make homemade bubbles.
Crafts ~ Need new ideas? Visit
www.crayola.com www.familyfun.go.com
www.kaboose.com
Dance ~ Turn on the music and dance.
Explore Colo Springs ~ Act like a tourist.
Face Paint.
Goop ~ Make homemade goop.
Hide & Seek.
Ice Cream ~ Take a walk to your local ice
cream parlor.
Jigsaw Puzzles.
Recycle Your Canning Jar
Did you make your chili in a jar
and don’t know what to do with
your empty jar? If you don’t want it
sitting around, recycle it!
“A hundred men may make an encampment, but it takes a woman to make a home.” -Chinese Proverb
The Concession Stand ~ Superbowl Parmesan Chicken Wings
1 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
1 tablespoon chopped fresh flat-leaf
parsley
1 teaspoon
Dried basil leaves
1 teaspoon salt
Freshly ground pepper to taste
2 pounds chicken wings, cut up
1/2 cup melted butter
R A DI A NT M O PS
Knock Knock Jokes ~ Tell old ones. Cre- seekers find the hidden person, they join them
ate new ones. in their hiding spot until everyone is crammed
(like sardines) into the same spot.
Listen to a Story on CD.
Take a Walk.
Make a Map ~ Hide trinkets and create a
treasure map for your kids. Use Your Imagination ~ Visit a local at-
traction that you’ve never seen.
Necklaces ~ String Cheerios on yarn and
make edible necklaces. Volcanoes ~ A bit messy, but pour some
baking soda in a paper cup and add some vine-
Online Games for Preschoolers gar.
Puppets ~ Create a show to perform for dad Window Painting ~ Create a winter mural.
when he returns home from work.
Xylophone ~ Get out the xylophone and
Quilt Forts ~ Use quilts, pillows and blan- other musical instruments.
kets to build a secret hideout.
Yeast Pizza Dough ~ Make homemade
Read a Book. pizza for dinner.
Sardines- Hide and Seek backwards. One Zoo Animals ~ Name zoo animals and have
person hides while everyone seeks. As the your child impersonate their sounds and move-
Just bring it to the next MOPS
meeting, and we’ll pass the empty
jars back to those ladies who do
home canning.
Preheat oven to 375. Combine Parmesan,
parsley, basil, salt and pepper together and
place in shallow bowl. Dip each piece of
chicken into the melted butter, then roll in the
cheese mixture, coating well. Place on a
greased baking sheet and bake for 45
minutes, turning about halfway when
A tasty treat your
browned. football friends will love!
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 Meeting Notes

The Golden Ticket

If I Had My Child To Raise Over Again
If I had my child to raise all over again,
I’d fingerpaint more, and point the finger less.
I’d do less correcting, and more connecting.
I’d take my eyes off my watch, and watch with my eyes.
I would care to know less, and know to care more.
I’d take more hikes and fly more kites.
I’d stop playing serious, and seriously play.
I’d run through more fields, and gaze at more stars.
I’d do more hugging, and less tugging.
I would be firm less often, and affirm much more.
I’d build self-esteem first, and the house later.
I’d teach less about the love of power, and more about the power of love.