Need Childcare? We Are Meeting This Thursday, February 19th at 9:30 a.m.

Need Childcare for This Week’s Meeting?

For many of us this week is a school vacation break and we need your help to get an accurate childcare head count!

If you plan to attend, need childcare, and haven’t already done so, we ask that you email Melissa at Melissa dot Meyers at gmail dot com to confirm how many kids you will be bringing and what their ages are.

We will have a classroom prepared for school-aged children in addition to our usual set up for younger kids and babies.

Looking forward to seeing you this Thursday for continued conversation with Bev on the power of connecting with our children!

More On Connecting with Our Children: This Thursday, February 5th at 9:30 a.m.

It is an absolute human certainty that no one can know his own beauty or perceive a sense of his own worth until it has been reflected back to him in the mirror of another loving, caring human being.

 — John Joseph Powell

Building Strong Relationships

This week we’ll talk more about deepening connections with our children. Children need to know that we:

• want to be near them (proximity)
• have things in common (sameness)
• have their back and that they are wanted (belong/loyalty)
• accept and value them (significance)
• love them no matter what (love)
• seek to understand them (known)

We’ll circle back to the talk reflection hand out from the last meeting for further discussion.

Come share what helps you be more intentional in connecting with your children. See you this Thursday!

Warmly,

Bev

Move Over, Mario Batali: Mom’s Lasagna Making Evening a Primo Success!

A special thank you to Sonja Ross for organizing some tasty lasagna making at the Grace kitchen. A group of our moms chef-ed up approximately twenty lasagnas, helping to stock our freezer supplies for times when our group members might have a need for a meal delivery. Mama Mia and thank you!

Tell your friends about Mom’s Morning Retreat!

If you enjoy replenishing with other moms at Mom’s Morning Retreat tell your friends. And be sure to “Like” us on Facebook!

See you Thursday!

Lasagna: What’s Cooking at Mom’s Morning Retreat This Monday, January 26th at 7 pm!

Mom’s Morning Retreat to Meet in the Kitchen This Monday Night!

Join us this Monday, January 26th at 7 pm  in the kitchen at Grace Church for a fun evening making lasagna and soup stock! (Late arrivals welcome!)

Come make two pans of fabulous lasagna (featuring béchamel sauce, parmesan cheese, pesto and spinach), and two containers of vegetable stock.

You’ll leave with one lasagna and one soup stock to take home for your family and add one of each to the Mom’s Morning Retreat freezer library where they will stand ready to be delivered to mothers in times of sickness or need.

The cost to participate is $10 per person to cover ingredients; wine and cheese will be provided by Steering! If you haven’t signed up and would like to join, please email Sonja at greenflash at cablespeed dot com.

This will surely be a fun night! Bon Appetite!

The Power of Connecting with Our Kids: Bev’s Current Series of Talks

Connection means we give our kids our attention, that we respect them enough to listen to them, that we value their contribution to problem solving, and that we communicate to them that we are on their side, whether we like the way they are acting, or not.” — Dan Siegel

We had a great discussion last week on the power of connecting with our kids. We are in the midst of talking about how we can come alongside our kids with guidance and nurturing as they grow, giving them the attention, respect, and awareness Siegel talks about.

A healthy dose of compassion towards ourselves and our children is a must as we navigate this often complex journey called motherhood.

Join us for more on this topic at our next meeting on February 5th!

See you then!