HOME and the Fam.

Last Tuesday a few other ladies and myself launched a new ministry at NW Hills in Corvallis. It's called HOME, Helping Our Mom's Excel. It is based on the MOPs groups that I have been a part of, but we didn't pay the dues and wanted freedom to have our own curriculum. The ladies and I started meeting about 9months ago, and Tuesday was our first meeting for all Mom's with kids at home who are 5 and younger. We have a specific crowd, with a specific purpose! We had 14 moms at our meeting, most of them being on the HOME team or a table group leader and then several moms from around town! We were very excited to see new faces and ones we already new from NWHills! All our moms that pre-signed up didn't come and the moms that did come had not pre-signed up. So we could potentially double our numbers next week if the mom's that pre-signed up come! Anyway we had a great guest speaker who came and talked about worry and contentment and the book Calm My Anxious Heart by Linda Dillow. We played a little get to know you game at the beginning and then had snack and then the guest speaker. We were then supposed to have discussion time, but we ran out of time! I think it went well and I am looking forward to next Tuesday!





Our family has been extremely sick since last Thursday, so for a week now. Joya and I got sick with a fever on Thursday and Friday, Timmy got his fever Friday and Saturday and then our fever subsided for a few days. On Monday Joya and I got our fevers back and by then Tim was sick with it. I took Joya and I in, she was all viral and I have a sinus infection, so she got nothing and I got antibiotics. I hate the words ALL VIRAL when we are all sooo sick. Joya has had a low grade fever since Monday and Timmy dropped his fever on Saturday and then woke up from his nap today with 101.5. So we went back in and he has ear infections! Joya was checked out but is still ALL VIRAL!! Poor Timmy was so tired tonight, we started bath time early because we knew he was tired, but he got in the shower with me and fell asleep on my shoulder!! That's a first! Tim is already feeling better, so I am hoping that we are soon behind him!