I pray you all had a very Merry CHRISTmas with plans for a safe and happy New Year!

The book signing has been postponed. The book store did not get the book in yet so keep your eyes peeled for upcomming details!

The Return of a Dear Friend

Back in October Amy Goeken's dad, Harold Southwick, shared his testimony with us and spoke about his new book, "The Way Back Home", that was recently published. We are very excited to announce that he will be having a book signing at Borders on Saturday, December 19, from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. The address is 570 Meyerland Plaza, Houston 77096 - don't hesitate to show your support for Harold by dropping in & saying hello & having him sign your book! I know he would love to see some familiar faces.

Great gifts at a great price!

It was so great to see everyone in one room again, I hope you really enjoyed making the gifts. Kay shared some great Advent books with us,
Christ in Christmas a family Advent Celebration by Dobson, Swindoll ect
Angela and the Baby Jesus by frank McCourt

Per popular demand I have listed the Bean Soup and Cookie jar instructions below!

Bean Soup
¼ c dry black beans
¼ c red kidney beans
¼ c split peas
¼ c pinto beans
¼ c small red beans
¼ c black-eyed peas

¼ tsp black pepper
½ tsp salt
1 tsp parsley
½ tsp paprika
1 TBSP chili powder
1 TBSP minced onion
½ tsp oregano
½ tsp garlic powder

3 hours before serving, rinse beans with cold, running water. Remove stones or shriveled beans.
In a Dutch oven or stock pot, bring beans and 9 cups water to boil for 3 minutes. Remove from heat and let sit for 1 hour. Drain into pot.
Heat to boiling, reduce heat to low and simmer gently for 1 ½ hours until beans are tender. Stir occasionally.
Add 1-16 oz. can stewed tomatoes with liquid (break up tomatoes). Heat to boiling.
Reduce to low and cook 15 minutes more.
Makes 6 to 8 generous servings.




Cranberry Hootycreeks
5/8 c all purpose flour
1/2 c rolled oats
1/2 c all purpose flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1/3 c paked brown sugar
1/3 c white sugar
1/2 c dried cranberries
1/2 white chocolate chips
1/2 c chopped pecans (optional)

Layer the ingredients in a a 1 quart or 1 liter jar, in the order listed.
Attach a tag with the following instructions:
Cranberry Hootycreeks

1. preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a cookie sheet or line with parchment paper.
2. In a medium bowl, beat together 1/2 cup softened butter, 1 egg, and 1 teaspoon of vanilla until fluffy. Add the entire jar of ingredients, and mix together by hand until well blended. Drop by heaping spoonfuls onto the prepared baking sheets.
3. Bake for 8to 10 minutes or until edges start to brown. Cool on baking sheets, or remove to cool on wire racks. Makes 18 cookies.

"O Come all ye Faithfull"

Friday December 11th 9:30-11:30
Bear Creek Baptist Church K-Zone

We will join together in Christmas Cheer!

Jennifer will lead us in making a treat to share. The yellow and purple tables will treat us in our last breakfast together for the 2009 year. Come one and all, we have missed you :)

Want to be more Frugal?

This Friday November 13th, Trisha C will come and share with us what she has learned as a BCBC facilitator of Dave Ramsey's Financial Peace. With her help maybe we can strive to not put ourselves into any more debt as we prepare for Christmas.

Come find out and share tips!

red and green tables will treat us to a bountiful treat to get us in the holiday spirit
In December when there is no such thing as calories the yellow and purple tables will bless us will lots of goodies that will have us "ooooo"-ing and "aaaa"-ing

Party People

IT’S A KID’S COSTUME PARTY!
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28TH
10:30 - 12:30
WESTGATE COMMUNITY PLAYGROUND

ALL KIDS ARE ENCOURAGED TO
WEAR A COSTUME.
WE WILL BE DECORATING COOKIES!
EACH CHILD THAT WANTS TO PARTICIPATE
MUST BRING ONE “COOKIE-DECORATING”
ITEM TO SHARE WITH THE GROUP.

BRING A SACK LUNCH, IF YOU’D LIKE.

RSVP TO DANA
DANA.NORDLANDER@GMAIL.COM

kids eat free!

I met a friend of mine for lunch today and found a little treasure. Applebees has kids eat free every Wednesday, all day long! Two kids per adult can eat anything off the kids menu! AWESOME!!

We had 5 little boys to the two mommies (one of them was a baby) so the boys were free, in addition to that there was no standing ovation when we left! :) Maybe I will run into you there soon.

Kristi

October Fun

We had a very special meeting this morning where our "men's panel" did an excellent job reminding us how important it is to keep our eyes on God, He has an awesome plan for our lives, a plan to prosper us with blessings beyond our imagination!

Our next meeting will be Oct 23rd at 9:30 in the K-Zone where we will recall our adolescence and have a morning of slumber party fun!

*Don't forget fall dues are past due
*If you are a member and you have not been hearing from your table leader or if you have not been getting emails from the Steering Team PLEASE email us at bcbcmops@gmail.com. We really want to resolve that and we love hearing from you!

Special Thanks again to the men's panel :)

Emily was awesome last Friday and she gave us some great resources:
http://firstglancespa.com/bio.html

Recommended Reading
Read anything by these authors and you will not be disappointed!!!

Info taken from Amazon.com


Adrenal Fatigue: The 21st Century Stress Syndrome by James L. Wilson and Johnathan V. Wright (Paperback - Jan 25, 2002)
Buy new: $14.95 $10.17

Finding Your Purpose as a Mom: How to Build Y…(Paperback)
by Donna Otto, Anne Christian Buchanan
(4) $9.59
Finding Your Purpose as a Mom: How to Build Y…(Paperback)
by Donna Otto, Anne Christian Buchanan
(4) $9.59
Finding Your Purpose as a Mom: How to Build Y…(Paperback)
by Donna Otto, Anne Christian Buchanan
(4) $9.59

Finding Your Purpose as a Mom: How to Build Y…(Paperback)
by Donna Otto, Anne Christian Buchanan
(4) $9.59

Secrets to Getting More Done in Less Time by Donna Otto
What Every Mom Needs by Elisa Morgan
Loving Life as an At-Home Mom by Donna Otto
Beautiful in God's Eyes: The Treasures of the Proverbs 31 Woman (George, Elizabeth (Insp)) by Elizabeth George

A Wife After God's Own Heart by Elizabeth George

Small Changes for a Better Life Growth and Study Guide: Daily Steps to Living Gods Plan for You (George, Elizabeth) by Elizabeth George

Get Out of That Pit: Straight Talk about God's Deliverance by Beth Moore

The Power of a Praying® Wife Deluxe Edition by Stormie Omartian

The Power of a Praying® Wife Deluxe Edition by Stormie Omartian

God is so Good!

Another great meeting in store where our dear friend Emily A will come speak with us. Can't wait to welcome her back. We will also introduce a new member to our Steering Team...who could it be? Come find out!!

Friday Sept 25th at 9:30 in the K-Zone
Red and Green tables treat to Breakfast :)

Friday Septemer 11th

Tomorow we will be having our second MOPs meeting of the 2009-2010 season. It is also the anniv of Sept 11th. We will take a moment to pray for our country, our President, and our troops. To show our support of those who make daily sacrafices for our freedoms, I enourage you to wear your red,white and blue or any other patriotic attire!

The few of you who are checking this blog at this late hour and strive to stay tuned will be rewarded...come find out how!

9:30 in the K-Zone :)

Last week we enjoyed getting to know oneanother. After a greeting from our Preschool Director Jenni J. the Steering Team each took a moment to introduce themselves. We made name plates and discussed the theme with our amazing mentor Kay. Then we opened the floor to all the moms who were comfortable introducing themselves to the group.

Next Friday, Jennifer D. our resident crafty lady will lead us all in our first project of the year. You will have to be there to find out what it is and not miss out on the fun and laughter that await. The orange and pink tables will be providing yummy breakfast treats to share so don't be late. We will bless the food at 9:45 sharp and the yummier the food the faster it goes!


If you have any questions for the Steering Team or suggestions please feel free to email us at bcbcmops@gmail.com

First meeting of the Planet Mom 2009-2010 Season is FINALLY HERE!!

This Friday @ 9:30 come and meet your Steering Team and get to know a GREAT group of ladies. It is never to late to make new friends, we look forward to getting to know you better so don't be bashful.

If you have registered and have yet to hear from your table leader email us at bcbcmops@gmail.com with your questions. Otherwise see ya Friday!

Open Registration THIS SUNDAY!

We will have a registration table for the next two weeks in the preschool welcome area. Come by, say hi, fill out a form or just get more info!

Mom's night out

Thursday evening take time for you!

Let's go see The Porposal at the Rave theater on hwy 6 and West Little York, 7:50 be there or be square :) If you need a little more time for girl talk, I will also be at the Chillis in that same parking lot for dessert at 6:30.

email bcbcmops@gmail.com So I know I will have someone to talk to :)

You don't have to go to both, you can go to just the movies or just chillis but let me know so I can look for you!
Kristi

Igor

July 22nd 10:00am @ the Rave FREE

Come one and come all. Wear a MOPs shirt if you got'em :)
email bcbcmops@gmail.com to RSVP. Hope to see you there!

Welcome to Bear Creek Baptist MOPS

Welcome to the Bear Creek Baptist MOPS blog. This blog was created for informational purposes only. It will be used for posting announcements and events for our group.

Our MOPS group is open to all mothers of preschoolers. We currently meet on the 2nd and 4th Friday of every month during the schoolyear. We meet at Bear Creek Baptist Church in the K-Zone building. We have a brunch at every meeting and a speaker, craft or activity. Childcare is provided for the children where they will also have an activity and a Bible story time. For more information or to make a reservation to come check us out, please email bcbcmops@gmail.com.