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!