Sept Playdate

Here are a few pictures from a playdate at Allison's back at the end of September:

Don't Forget!

Here are a few dates coming up to keep in mind:

~Oct 16 -  10AM Hayride at Merrymead Farms.  Contact Diane G. for more info.
~Oct 22 - 10:15AM Hayride at Freddy Hill Farms.  Contact Diane G. for more info.
  Oct 24 - 9-12AM Mommy Market at North Wales Elementary School.  $1 admission.
~Oct 28 - 9:30-11:30AM Playdate at Allison W.'s.
~Nov 13 - 8-11PM Crafting with Company at Covenant. 
~Nov 16-23 Operation Christmas Child National Collection Week (drop off boxes at Covenant)


We also are going to try to finish our service painting project in the Early Education rooms and if you can help us paint that would be great!  Here are a list of Sunday dates (almost every date is the 3rd Sun of the month except Dec) that we will be at Covenant at 6PM to paint:
10-18
11-15
12-6 (3rd Sun is too close to Christmas!)
1-17
2-21
3-21
4-18
Come if and when you can!

Humility & Forgiveness

Last Wednesday in our MOPS meeting, we watched a DVD that focused on humility and forgiveness and how we impact others around us.  The speaker talked a lot about the importance of community and that we participate in so many unique communities every day that are filled with all kinds of different relationships (MOPS, church, soccer, neighborhood, doctor office, etc.).  She also emphasized the need for us to be humble and forgiving when we are relating to other people because communities are so vital to us as human beings.

We then discussed in our groups the example of Jesus as a humble servant and what kind of amazing forgiveness He showed to us on the cross.  Are we quick to let go of minor issues or do we hold onto and simmer allowing relationships to be destroyed?  Are we willing to forgive people that have offended us like Christ has forgiven us?  Are we willing to humble ourselves and bear with other people's inadequacies and failures remembering that we also are grave sinners in need of a Saviour?