Featured Article: "Savior Please"

"Savior Please"
By Jenni B.

During this Fall break I've enjoyed spending time with my family, attempting to savor every moment and lock it away in my internal picture file. But unfortunately since it's been extremely cold and snowy which means limited energy burning sessions outside, the kids are getting a bad case of cabin fever.

I finally had reached my last straw and my cup was on empty. As I was standing there I heard a song on the radio. And at that moment, I lost it. Standing in my kitchen bawling my eyes out. Those lyrics that touched me so I'd like to share with you. The song is by Josh Wilson called "Savior Please". 

"Savior, please take my hand. 
I work so hard, I live so fast. 
This life begins, then it ends. 
And then I do the best that I can,
but I don't know how long I'll last.
I try to be so tough,
but I'm just not strong enough.
I can't do this alone,
god I need you to hold on to me.
I try to be good enough,
but I'm nothing without your love.
Savior, please keep saving me.
Savior, please help me stand
I fall so hard, I fade so fast.
Will you begin right where I end?
And be the God of all I am because you're all I have.
Hallelujah! Everything you are to me is everything I'll ever need.
And I am learning to believe
'casue you're the one who's saving me"

Isn't this the ultimate "mom song"? As a mom, I try to be everything to everyone and do everything I can for the. Sometimes I push myself so hard so fast that I am left with nothing. This song reminds me that no matter how depleted , stressed out or unappreciated I may feel, our Savior never shifts.

Originally published in the October 2012 Indian Creek MOPS newsletter.

My Favorite Things: Books

Want to try a new restaurant but not sure where to go?

Are you pregnant and not sure what baby products you really need?

Are you unsure of what to cook on a busy weeknight?

What better place to turn than your fellow MOPS moms for ideas?

Our new feature My Favorite Things - will give you some ideas of where to start.

Each month we will feature a different question and recommendations will be listed by other MOPS moms in the group.

At the start of a new MOPS year, this month's feature is:

What is your favorite book?

• Teacher by Sylvia Ashton Warner - Melony S.
• Gone Girl by Gillian Elynn - Alisha D.
• Anything by Nicholas Sparks - Ashley C.
• Anything by Jodi Picoult - Jessica F.
• Anne of Green Gables, Narnia Series - Jane H.
• Beautiful Creatures - Stephanie H.
• Linwood Barclay books - Katie H.
• The Praying Life - Heather J.
• Eat Love Pray - Stephanie L.
• Hunger Games - Alicia P.
• Jesus Calling devotional - Lindsay R.
• Davinci Code - Amy S.
• Twilight, Hunger Games - Raychel V.
• The Fountainhead - Laura W.
• The Bible - Kelly R
• Too many! But just read Gone Girl - awesome! - Erin B.
• How to Beahve so your Preschoolers Will Too - Karla T.
• The Rid Tent - Angela Allen
• Love and War - Sara B.
• The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks - Sara K.
• The Bible - Carrie M.
• I could never choose! - Jessi C.
• The Time Traveler's Wife, Atonement Child, Hunger Games series, and so many more - very hard to pick a few! - Sarah L.
• My Sister's Keeper - Nicole P.
• Harry Potter series- Lou Ann C.
• Mortal Instrument series by Cassandra Clare, Divergent series by Veronica Roth- Rachael K.

Want to contribute your ideas for our blog or newsletter? Check your MOPS folder for the My Favorite Things feature!

What Your MOPPET is Learning: October

While we are enjoying some time with other mothers, the kids are busy in their classes as well. 

Each month we will post a sneak peak at the MOPPETS curriculum for the 2012-13 year.  

This year the kids will be studying the Fruit of the Spirit curriculum which has been a favorite in the past.

All kids in the Otters, Lions, Ostrich, and Giraffe classes will participate in a Bible lesson, craft, game, music, play time, short video related to the Bible lesson, (such as VeggieTales) and snack.

Here is a peek at the curriculum for the month:

October- Self Control

Song of the month- Oh be Careful Little Eyes. 2nd October meeting   Practice "Away in a Manger" (for the Christmas Program)*

10/2-Lesson- We need to use self-control when we are angry.

Story- The life of Joseph

Verse- 2 Timothy 1:7 His spirit fills us with power, love, and self-control

10/16-Lesson-God wants us to use self-control.

Story- Adam and Eve

Verse- Colossians 3:20 Children obey your parents and the lord for this is right.

For a list of the entire MOPPETS Curriculum for the year please check out the "About MOPPETS" tab.