Read and print our latest MOPS newsletter here: MOPS Newsletter 1.5 – January 2014.
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For past issues, see our MOPS Newsletter Archive.
MOPS Leaders – editable versions of our newsletters are available on MOPS.org so you can edit and use them for your groups, too. Just log in to the Leaders section of MOPS.org and look for our newsletters under Ideas.
You can read and print our MOPS newsletter for this month here: MOPS Newsletter 1.4 -December 2013.
Click to read and print our MOPS Newsletter for December 2013.
For past issues, see our MOPS Newsletter Archive.
Like most MOPS groups, we’re loaded with Christmas spirit and want to share it. But, sending Christmas cards to all of our MOPS members, sponsors, and supporters could get pretty expensive. So, instead of sending cards, we created postcards from our own photo, which cost us just a penny per card. We also get a break on the postage, because postage costs less for a postcard than for a traditional card. This is an idea we – and you – could use year-round. Here’s how we did it.
First, choose a photo that can be printed at 4×6 inches. Then, add your greeting to the image using your favorite photo editing tool. In our case, we’re sending a picture of my Christmas tree from a few years ago.
When you’re picture is ready, upload it to your favorite photo service (we use Snapfish). We waited for a “penny prints” deal, which let you buy prints for just a penny each. Buy as many copies as you need. Keep in mind, you will need to pay shipping costs to have your prints mailed to you (in our case, that was under $5). Here’s a tip: my dear friend who works at the post office recommends using a matte finish on your photos. They move more smoothly through the post office machines than glossy photos and are less likely to get smeared or smudged.
Now, when your prints arrive, transform them from photos to postcards. Here’s how to do it in three simple steps (details follow below the image):
How to Create a Postcard from Your Own Photo:Just to see if I was doing it right, I mailed a test card to myself to see how it would look when it arrived and that the layout on the back was correct. It arrived a few days later and looked good!
As you can see, this is an easy, affordable way to send greetings to a large group. We can also use this method for other MOPS correspondence throughout the year, like birthday greetings, thank you notes, or “we missed you at the meeting” cards.
If you give it a try, please comment and let us know how it goes! Merry Christmas from MOPS of Bethel Baptist Church!
Merry Christmas! We’re celebrating, and here’s a special gift from us to you – our MOPS Christmas Mini-Candy Bar Wrappers. Use them to make your MOPS Christmas activities just a little more festive.
These would make a sweet addition to your MOPS buffet or group tables this Christmas. Just print them, cut them out, and wrap them around your favorite mini-candy bars (we use Hershey’s Nuggets).
Click the image to download these festive MOPS mini-candy bar wrappers.
Merry Christmas from your friends at MOPS!
Our MOPS meetings get a kick-start from, you guessed it, coffee! So, we designed our own MOPS coffee mug. This mug makes a great gift or raffle item – and not just for Mentor Moms, although they were the inspiration. We’re sharing how we did it so you can easily make mugs like ours or design your own.
To make the mugs, we uploaded our image files to our favorite online photo service (we use Snapfish) and designed the mugs there. For this mug, we used the MOPS logo on one side and our own image on the other. Several versions of the MOPS logo are available in the Leaders section of MOPS.org. If you want to use our design, you can download our “Keep Calm And Ask a Mentor Mom” image here.
For something a little more hands-on, check out the very personalized DIY coffee mugs we made for each other at our Steering Retreat! Of course, some great pre-made MOPS logo mugs are available at the MOPS shop on the MOPS International web site, too. If you do design your own, let us know! We’d love to see it!
Once again, here is our coffee-cup sized version of our Keep Calm and Ask a Mentor Mom image. Feel free to use it. Just click the image to open it and save it:
Click the image to download our Keep Calm and Ask a Mentor Mom image. This version will fit nicely on a coffee mug.
You can read and print our MOPS newsletter for this month here, MOPS Newsletter 1.3 Nov 2013.
Click to read and print our MOPS Newsletter for November 2013.
For past issues, check out our MOPS Newsletter Archive.
Our newsletter has a new look! It’s all “messed up” and beautiful to match this year’s MOPS theme. If you missed it at the meeting, you can read and print it here.
Click to read and print our four-page MOPS Newsletter for September 2013.
Welcome to our blog! This is your place for news and inspiration from our mothers of preschoolers group. Through updates, features, pictures, and prayer, we hope this blog will lead us closer to God and to each other, and tell the story of MOPS as never before.
Go ahead and bookmark this page now. So many good things are planned for our new year at MOPS, you’ll want to check back often.
Our theme for the new year is “A Beautiful Mess – Embrace Your Story.” And here is the theme verse we’ll be reflecting on throughout the year:
“For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago.” Ephesians 2:10 (New Living Translation)
There could be no better way to officially start our blog than with a prayer. Let’s join together in saying this prayer from our new MOPS Prayer leader, Paula W.:
Dear Lord,
I come to you, longing to know you more. Thank you for loving the world so much that you sent your Son. It’s through Him that my messes are made beautiful. You are my all-in-all, especially in this time of my life, when I have little mouths to feed, bodies to wash, minds to develop, lives to shape, etc. I count it a privilege to be called a mom, but I know I can’t do it alone. I rely on you to help me in this very important task. I trust you and thank you also for giving me encouragement through things like MOPS. I commit myself to you in all I do.
In Jesus Name,
Amen.
Let’s find the beauty in our messy days of mommyhood and embrace our unique stories along the away.
You’re in the right place – coming soon, our blog will debut to tell the story of our MOPS ministry as never before. Check back in August!
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