PRAYER REQUESTS FROM 4/14

We had a some praises today & Carol reminded us it is good to thank God just as often for the praises!

-Kristen - praise! Friend Barbie had baby & both are doing well. Be praying for husband Hank because it was a stressful pregnancy & delivery & as he & the kids adjust to a new baby.

-Debra- very busy schedule the next couple of months; Brother & wife traveling to Italy - safe travel.

-Stephanie Tomlinson - things are going better with kids; Brayden has bad exzema (sp?) & nothing seems to be helping; family members still needing jobs

-Melissa - concerned about Addy's hearing, needing answers

We pray all of you who missed today are doing well!

NEW ARRIVAL!!!

Congratulations to mommy Michelle Pokorney! Michelle had baby boy Kai Mason on Monday, April 13. He weighed 9lbs., 8 oz. Congratulations to the whole Pokorney family! We can't wait to meet him!

LAST MINUTE INVITATION

WE ARE HAVING A BABY SHOWER FOR MOMMY-TO-BE MICHELLE POKORNEY & BABY BOY KAI.

It will be this Saturday at 1:30 p.m. It will be held at Valerie White's home, 1527 Emerald Dr., Nampa, Id 83686. Michelle is registered at Target (remember to get a gift receipt as Target has a strict return policy). If you have any questions, please contact Elena at

367-0687. Thanks so much. Hope you can come!!!

PRAYER REQUESTS FROM 3/24

We had a great meeting yesterday. We missed all of you who weren't able to make it. We had a very small group but Carol had some great things to say about discipline.

Here are the prayer requests:
-Debbie - son Ryan is going to work with NASA & is getting married. He has a lot on his mind right now!
-Kristen - Mauryn continuing to gain weight! Her dad is also doing better.
-Krissy - Josh's teaching job - not sure he'll have one next year
-Ryann - sister Lacy looking for a job or she'll need to go back to CA

We have a lot of sick moms & kiddos in our group so lets remember to pray for them as well.
See you in April!

PRAYER REQUESTS FROM 2/24

We had a lot of empty places yesterday! We missed all of you who weren't there & pray everyone in your family is well! Here are the prayers & praises:

-Jennifer - praise! Ella's hip is in place, now 5 weeks left in the cast!
- her & her family are headed to Peru in a year, they will be there for 2 years
- friend's baby boy, Peyton, is doing great!
-Sarah - Elijah is getting his tonsil out this Thursday - the 26th
-Tara - praise! On the teen retreat she went to 5 teens accepted Christ!

We also had some that were too personal to share on here so just remember to lift each of the ladies up in prayer!

Our Newest Addition

Let's all welcome Libby Amaya Pentacost!!  Libby was born at 11pm on February 13th.  She weighed 6 lbs 14 oz and was 21 1/2 inches long.  Mama and baby are doing well.  Congratulations to big sister Brenna!!  Can't wait to meet this little one. 

PRAYER REQUESTS FROM 2/10

Hello ladies! We had a lot of prayer requests yesterday, lets remember to pray for all of these, along with all the ladies in general. I'm sure some went unspoken & even if we don't have a specific one, it never hurts to be prayed for!!!

-Jennifer - friend Tisha had baby Peyton, born with complications; Ella has another surgery next Thursday; interview for Peru opportunity coming up
-Krissy - looking for a house; praise!!! Cole is gaining weight!
-Debra - brother & sister-in-law pregnant; play coming up
-Elena - baby Jill is home from hospital but still needs prayer, mom Judy is needing prayer; had a biopsy on arm & should get results soon
-Stephanie T. - friend is having marriage problems & has small kids; brother & brother-in-law lost jobs; Brayden not gaining weight
-Diane - needs guidance with sister-in-law situation
-Kristen - friend, Barbie, has high risk pregnancy, is at 25 weeks & needs to make it to 35 weeks
-Hiedi - Jace is doing well after surgery, but is not talking
-Ryann - marriage situation, Isaiah doing better; friend Monica is having a complete gastric bypass surgery

SANITY SAVER Q & A

From Melissa - "Any ideas for lunch other than the usual chicken nuggets, sandwich, etc.?"

Thank you so much KayLynn for your response. I will be using these ideas for myself!
Here's what she had to say:

"-A daycare I used to work at would make this for the kids for lunch from time to time. Crackers, cheese, and meat. What I do is I put several different types of crackers on Brenna's plate. I dice up cubes of cheese or cut small slices of cheese into little squares. I do the same with the meat. Sometimes I just cut up lunch meat in little squares and sometimes I dice up cooked chicken or ham. She makes little cracker sandwiches or eats it like finger food and loves it and it's on the healthy side!
-Another good trick this daycare did was give small, we're talking small, portions of food on each kids plate so they don't get overwhelmed with so much. Then the kids would ask for seconds, thirds, and fourths because they would eat it all up fast.
-This tip I got from Kristen Cheney . . . Use a cupcake/muffin pan with six cups as a plate. Kids think that it is fun to have small little portions of six different things. Then again you aren't serving large amounts, which might just get them to eat more.
-Another favorite of mine (we sometimes use this for dinner too) is to make Italian Grilled cheese sandwiches. You butter (I like to use garlic butter) the bread like you are making a grilled cheese and once it is buttered you sprinkle Parmesan cheese on the butter before putting it in the pan to cook. Then you use mozzarella cheese instead of american or cheddar. Cook like a grilled cheese sandwich. Then I cut the sandwich into small strips and offer pizza sauce for Brenna to dip her sandwich in. Super yummy!
-These are random foods I add to Brenna's plate at lunch as a side instead of chips or tater tots. Pretzels, sunflower seeds, craisins, mini marshmallows, and mini rice cakes. Brenna really likes it when I mix things up and add something different to her plate.
-And my last one: when Brenna wants this for a snack or as part of her lunch she asks to go fishing. I buy stick pretzels and the baby goldfish crackers (these are even a little smaller than the regular ones). I put a spoon full of peanut butter on her plate and she dips her pretzel into the peanut butter and then tries to pick up a fish with it like she is catching fish. Not a bad little snack and she thinks it is fun!"

PRAYER REQUESTS FROM 1/27

Sorry gals, I'm a little late on these.

-KayLynn - praise - baby girl was sideways last time & is the right size!!!

-Dawn - Dad (Jack) not well & giving up. Dawn is caring for him & her family

-Stephanie T. - sick kids & Andy is headed out of town

Also, let's be praying for each one of us as moms & wives!

WANT TO HELP?

At a recent NFC Girlfriends event, these cards were made for veterans & shut-ins. Our MOMS group was asked to deliver these to the people. Some of the cards are blank so we thought it would be neat if our kids colored or signed them & then a group of us got together & delivered them. What a neat way to teach our kids about showing God's love to people in need. So, let me know if you are available to do this. Maybe Mon. or Tues of next week? I know not all of our MOMS ladies reads this so let them know! Leave a comment or e-mail me at nllb2004@juno.com Thanks!

NOTES FROM THE MEETING ON 12/9

Weren't all of the treats yesterday SOOOO good? I walked around Costco so I didn't feel too bad about enjoying it all! And I want to know - who felt a little guilty last night while watching The Biggest Loser? Thank you to everyone for taking the time to prepare the treats - it was well worth it!

Prayer Requests:
-Brandy - house remodel is getting expensive

A lot of Praises!:
-Kristen - Mauryn is gaining weight!
-Krissy - Cole is gaining weight! But is not growing in length so we need to keep praying for that!
-Heidi - Jace doing well after surgery
-Stephanie T. - Heidi W. is moving back! Pray for a smooth moving process for her & family

Ladies, we had a lot of heavy prayer requests: marriages, family situations. Let's remember to pray for for these as well. We all need prayer in these situations, & Christmas can be an especially trying time; not to mention the economy & financial struggles adding to the stress. Just remember our time here is short & soon (hopefully very soon) we will be living in forever bliss with Jesus!!! Let's remember what Carol said & not get caught up in the stress of Christmas but remember Mary & all that she endured to be faithful to God & do His will!

We don't meet again until January - over a month! So let's keep each other updated during that time. Share prayer requests, funny stories, sanity savers, pictures with us! E-mail me at nllb2004@juno.com or Melissa at roskamfamily@gmail.com

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

SANITY SAVER QUESTION

Hi Ladies! We have a sanity saver question from Krissy Noteboom:

"In the last couple of days Jenna has started in with saying, "Mine!" whenever somebody touches something of hers (or something she perceives to be hers). It is really bad in the nursery, but she does it at home too. She has also started getting really jealous of the kids in the nursery when I'm working there, but she doesn't ever seem jealous of Cole at home. Her new little attitude is really starting to get to me, but I'm really not sure how to deal with it."

Just a reminder - you can leave your advice in the comments section or e-mail Lisa at nllb2004@juno.com

Happy Thanksgiving!!!

COMING UP...

Our annual Christmas Treat Exchange is happening during our scheduled meeting on December 9th. Here's the info :

1. Bring 1 plate of goodies with the recipe attached & wrapped to give away.
2. Bring 1 plate with the recipe not attached to share with the group.

You do not have to bring a baked good - have fun & be creative!
Don't forget to put your name on the recipe cards so that we can give copies of all the recipes in January. If you have participated before, please bring a new recipe to share.

Sanity Saver and an update on Mauryn

Hello again ladies. I received an e-mail from Kristen with an update that Mauryn did get tubes in her ears last Friday and is doing well. The doctor said there was a lot of fluid and puss in there so Mauryn was experiencing a lot of pressure in her ears. She was back to her old self that evening and playing. We will continue to pray that Mauryn puts weight on and look forward to more updates.

And now for a Sanity Saver from Kristen. She put it like this:

My son Landon (age 4 1/2) drags his feet when we need to get out of the house - for any reason even something he is looking forward to. I have tried a timer and it just doesn't seem to help. I have taken him in his pj's if he isn't ready, without shoes on, etc... It just doesn't seem to bother him. I think I give him plenty of time to get ready and out the door. Any suggestions on how to spur him along??

Mauryn Cheney

Sorry Kristen that it took me so long to get this on the blog.

Ladies, Kristen e-mailed me an update on her daughter Mauryn. They visited the ENT last week and Mauryn was scheduled to get tubes in her ears on the 15th I think. I have not heard an update on how it went. Kristen please keep us posted.
For those who were not there on Tues. Kristen shared with us some health concerns with her 2 year old daughter Mauryn. At her last Dr. visit Mauryn weighed only 20 pounds and this concerned the Dr. greatly. The Dr. gave Kristen 3 months (I think) to bring her weight up and encouraged them to see an ENT because Mauryn has fluid constantly in her ears. The Dr. thought this might be causing her pain when she chews and therefore might be the reason Mauryn is not gaining weight. We will pray that the tubes will be the answer we are looking for and Mauryn will begin to pack on the pounds quickly.
I just want to say as well how blessed I feel to have such an amazing group of women to partner with on the journey of motherhood. I was cleaning up another one of Addy's accidents today (it was a good one) and I was so frustrated but then thought to myself, "Wait til the ladies hear about this one!" And I instantly felt a little better. Even though I knew the chances that any one of you were scraping poop (thought about a more appropriate term to use but we moms just say poop don't we?) off the bathroom floor were slim to none, I knew that we all have had moments where we have thought, "Am I really doing this right now?" And it just felt good to know I am not alone.
So, let's continue to pray for each other, meet together and lift one another up.
Melissa

KRISSY'S KIDDOS

Here are some pictures of Krissy's two little ones on Halloween.

What a sweet Tinkerbell!

Charlie wants to be in the picture, too! Jenna just isn't sure about it!

This is the cutest pirate I've ever seen!

Thanks, Krissy for sharing these pictures with all of us!

STEPHANIE G.'s LITTLE LADYBUG

Thank you Stephanie for sharing your pictures of your little ladybug! She's darling!

PRAYER REQUESTS FROM TODAY 11/11

Sandi - Driving to Reno for a BSU game in a few weeks

Heidi - Jace is having surgery on Tues. the 18th/Heidi is having ear trouble

Stephanie T. - sister-in-law is in labor right now

Kristen - 2 year daughter needs to gain weight & she is having ear problems

Christine - friend Alice has a friend who lost her 9 day old baby boy

IT'S A BOY!

Congratulations to Sarah LeBaron! She gave birth to baby boy Jeremiah Marc Ward LeBaron on November 10. He weighed 8 lb. 1 oz. & was 21 inches long!

Congratulations Marcus, Sarah, Levi & Elijah!

The Ritchey Family

Diane Ritchey sent me these pics of her family.  Her daughter's name is Courtney and she is a third grader at Nampa Christian.  Taylor is her 4 year old barrel of fun.  This kid does NOT stop.  If you want to see him in action check out Taylor in concert on her husband, Doran's blog (www.doranritchey.blogspot.com).  Sorry, I don't have access to make that a link. I'll see if I can get Lisa to do it:) Diane's husband has been singing at traveling  with the southern gospel quartet, Liberty, for over four years as their baritone and phenomenal piano player!