MOMS Family Potluck - December 13th, 12:30 - 2pm

Salads (bring enough for 15 people)

1. Kimberly Woodard

2. Bridget Jowid

3. Meghan Martel

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Large red or green paper plates & red/green napkins & knives and forks (bring package of 20)

1. Liz Aldrine

2. Lisa Kotas

3. Rita Cunningham

4. Megan Thornton

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Sides: (bring enough for 15 people)

1. Veggie Pizza – Sara Deuillet

2. Sausage Balls – Nori Runge

3. Macaroni & Cheese – E. Reynolds

4. Stuffed pepper casserole – M. Reny

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Soft drinks (12-pack cans each)

1. (Diet Coke) – Tara Walsh

2. (Diet Pepper) – Lisa Kotas

3. (Diet 7-Up)

4. (Diet Coke Caffeine) – A. Easterwood

5. (Sprite) – Jenny Jenkins

6. Bottled water – Adonia Grant

7. Bottled Water

Sides: (bring enough for 15 people)

1. Tara Walsh – green bean wraps

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Kids drinks (2 packages of juice boxes)

1. Susie Preissler

2. Jennifer Timmons

3. Kasey Harper

4. Lisa Hill

Desserts: (bring enough for 15people)

1. Emily Miller

2. Cindy Kayanan

3. Stefanie Lee

4. S. Kohler

5. Carolyn Walsh

6. Nancy Billetz

Rolls/bread (bring enough for 25 people)

1. Jenny Jenkins

2. Amy Migliore

3. Carie Gallegos

4. Maureen Redman

November 2009

Letter from President

November brings us the season of Thanksgiving and a chance to reflect on what many blessings we have in our lives. Having time off to spend celebrating the feast of Thanksgiving with our families is so important in shaping our children's future. Whether you instill your childhood traditions or have created new ones it is so very important to share our blessings with the ones we love!

We are all blessed with the gift of motherhood and are very thankful! This month our guest speaker, Lisa Clark, will be giving us parenting tips on "raising sinners". This topic will be wonderful for all.

Thank you to everyone who volunteered last month with Discipleship Weekend and the POP Picnic. Your service to our community is invaluable! A few more MOMS are needed to help out with our Thanksgiving Food Drive on November 19th, 9:30-11:00 a.m. Let me know if you can join us! (thorntontwins@me.com)

Take some quiet time to thank God for your many blessings!

Oh give thanks to the Lord, call upon His name; Make known His deeds among the peoples. -Psalms 105:1

Peace,

Megan Thornton

MOMS President 2009-2010



November's Speaker Information

In November Lisa Clark from Sky Ranch will be joining us to discuss "Raising Little Sinners - Modeling Christ, Discipline and Maintaining the Peace!" http://www.skyranch.org/LisaClark

Lisa Clark has been teaching women’s bible studies for the past 6 years at Prestonwood Baptist Church in Plano, Texas. Prior to that, she taught new believing families for 15 years on basic Christian principles and growth. She has been teaching moms and dads throughout the D/FW area and at Prestonwood Christian Academy through Kingdom Parent Institute. Lisa has a unique teaching style that couples humor with Biblical insights and personal stories of raising her own two daughters. Grounded in God’s Word, Lisa has a passion for encouraging moms in the day to day struggles of parenting preteens and teens.

“I am not a perfect parent and realize that as long as I am covered in flesh, I will fall short on a daily basis. But I also realize that God has given me what I need to parent confidently. Confident parenting is the key. I am the parent and God has commissioned me to be the parent. I have a responsibility to Him, my husband and my children to give my very best.”

Lisa travels throughout Texas and Oklahoma teaching and encouraging moms through this new, innovative ministry. She writes parenting articles and serves as director of the ministry.

Lisa is married to Brad, her husband of 22 years. They have two daughters, Caroline (19) and Camryn (14). They currently reside in Plano, Texas

Don't forget to bring your $7.00 for the December Brunch. Make Checks payable to Michele Nelson.

December Meeting Information

Get excited about our December Christmas Brunch. In lieu of a speaker we will have a catered brunch and Mom's Favorite Things Gift Swap. Bring one of your favorite things wrapped for our gift swap ($15.00 LIMIT) to our meeting along with your old gold and silver jewelry. A representative from Central Jewelry Buyers will be on hand to buy all your old gold and silver that is taking up space in your jewelry box. They will give you CASH for your old gold and silver on the spot. Nothing like leaving with some extra Christmas cash. They will also donate 5% back to the MOM's group so we can buy some uniforms and sweaters for the children at The Santa Clara Catholic Academy. I went to a party and brought my old gold and silver and walked away with $350.00. The cost of the brunch is $7.00. You can pay Michele Nelson at the November meeting or put a check in the MOM's mailbox. Please make the checks out to Michele Nelson.

Calling All Recipes

We are collecting recipes from all MOMS!! If you have a good recipe you would like to share, please send it to us. We starting collecting recipes last year and are continuing this year to complete our Prince of Peace MOMS cookbooks. We want to get these printed and bound so we can sell these as Christmas gifts! Please send us your favorite recipes today to anbeardsley@hotmail.com

Welcome to the World!

Lisa, Eric and big sister Campbell Burgess welcomed their baby girl, Ella Marie into the world on Monday, November 9th at 2:13am. She was 7lbs 13 oz and 19 inches long.

BUNKO

Karen Judy will be starting a new Bunko group that will start playing in January. Please contact her at karen.judy@tx.rr.com if you are interested in joining this group.

November Birthdays :

1st - Trista Goguen

3rd – Amy Migliore

9th – Allison Lemme

24th – Michelle Varney

25th – Nancy Billetz

28th – Cindy Kayanan

November Anniversaries:

3rd – Megan Thornton

11th – Kimberly Woodard

17th – Bridget Jowid, Kelly Nolan