September 2012

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2	3 Labor Day	4	5	6 Playgroup @ Cornerstone 9:30-11:30 free	7	8
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16	17	18	19	20 Field Trip: Amy’s Farm $15/Family Ontario	21	22
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End of Summer Water Play

Hardly anything says summer fun like a huge inflatable water slide. Am I right? Well, mamas, this Thursday is your lucky day. On August 9th we are capping off our Mommy Meet Up Summer Fun with a water play day. Meet us at 10am at Michele Rivard's home (726 Scottdale Ave Glendora). There will be a few different water activities for kids of all ages, so invite a friend or two. Please bring a $10/per family donation for the water activities and lunch. Bring swimsuits & your own towels too! See you there! Leave a comment or send an email with any questions or if you need a ride.

Summer Bouncing Fun

Summer is in full swing! We hope you are enjoying this warm weather, or at least have a cool place to hide out if you're not a summer person. This month we are venturing out to Pump It Up in Rancho. Apparently just as entertaining for our kids as a trip to the park, but with the bonus of air conditioning! Their pop-in playtime is for kids ages 10 and under. We will meet there on Tuesday July 17th at 10am. Cost is $7 per child; moms and kids under 2 (with a paid sibling) are free. We might even grab a little lunch while were out there so bring some extra cash if you'd like! Their address is 11966 Jack Benny Drive Rancho Cucamonga, CA.

Remember to bring your socks!!

Backyard Summer Study Starts Soon

We want to invite you to the Attributes of God summer Bible Study.  The study is designed to take us deeper with God through studying the following attributes: holiness, faithfulness, omnipotence, omniscience, omnipresence, love, righteous/just, mercy, and grace. We will meet for 7-weeks at Laura Tapia's home (123 S. Wabash, Glendora) from 7:00 to 8:30pm. The study begins June 21st through August 2nd. Our evenings together will include worship, teaching and discussion groups. The study is open to all women, so please invite a friend or two. Sign ups this Sunday at Holy Grounds . Finally, if you are unable to sign up, you are welcome to simply show up Thursday nights!


If you have any questions, please email kimberleemm@earthlink.net

Children Walking in Truth

By: Kimberlee Mendoza

I have no greater joy than this, to hear of my children walking in the truth.  3 John 1:4

Once I became a mom, my whole world changed and I knew I would never be the same again.   In this stage of life, with two small children, I worry about all sorts of things I had never thought of before.  I am awake in the middle of the night for no apparent reason and my shirtsleeves always have food, snot or slobber on them.  Not to mention all the anxiety, self-doubt, and the total loss of control that happens when you passionately love a little, dependent life.  Motherhood is beautiful, challenging, rewarding, and frightening all at the same time.  I have never felt more vulnerable in my entire life than I do right now.  Daily I must surrender to the metamorphosis of my life.

God continues to use the process of motherhood to clarify my hopes, dreams and values.  Priorities have been reorganized and my focus has been crystallized.  My greatest longing in life is for my children to come to a saving knowledge of Jesus.  I pray that they will love God and surrender their lives to him.  I want them to understand that Christianity is relationship not religion.  I want them to know that Christianity is not about "being good" but about living life to the fullest, in communion with a loving and gracious God.  My prayer is that they would understand what David meant when he penned the verse, "You will make known to me the path of life;  in your presence is fullness of joy and in your right hand are pleasures ever more" (Psalm 16:11).

I want to be intentional about cultivating the soil of their hearts and planting the seeds of God's goodness.  I want to meet them at each developmental stage, challenging them with deeper levels of spiritual truth and showing them greater depths of God's glory.  I want to instruct my children the way God commanded the Israelites to teach their children, within the context of their daily lives (Deuteronomy 6:5-7).  I need to be purposeful about my children's spiritual development or else I simply will not do it.  However, I do not think this process needs to be formal or complicated.  As moms, we have teachable moments every day with our children.  Let us be prayerful about our children's spiritual development and be women who seize opportunities to teach our children about Jesus and reflect his character to them.

Now be encouraged mamas! None of us are perfect moms and we have all missed precious opportunities but God is merciful and he loves our children even more than we do. How do we start spiritual development with our children?

Commit our children to the Lord, daily

Ask to be filled with the power of the Holy Spirit

Pray for teachable moments

Start today!

Mother's Day, by Kimberlee

Can a woman forget her nursing child and have no compassion on the son of her womb? Even these may forget, but I will never forget you.  Isaiah 49:14

This beautiful passage of scripture tells us so much about the character of God.  God's unfailing love is a constant theme throughout the Book of Isaiah.  God's faithfulness stands in stark contrast to faithless, rebellious Israel.  Through the prophet Isaiah, God compares His love for His people to that of a nursing mother.  I love the imagery here.  Mothers are the epitome of unconditional love and fidelity and here God uses this imagery to describe Himself.  In this passage, it says that God is even more compassionate than a nursing mother.  Having nursed both of my children, this earthy imagery resonates with me.  It is physiologically impossible for a new mother to forget her nursing baby.  She is designed to love and nourish her young. 

 In this beautiful and powerful promise, God is saying that His love for us is far beyond even a mother's love. This is a precious meditation.  Think about how much you love your own children and how overwhelming that love is to your heart at times. God loves you even more than that.

God's love for us is natural, intrinsic, and instinctive, and the magnitude of that love far surpasses the love we have for own children.  I pray this meditation brings you comfort and assurance as you reflect on the tender, faithful care of God in your lives. 

Strawberry Picking Postponed!

Hi Mamas! Well, it looks as though there are no strawberries to pick this month at Cal Poly simply because they have not grown yet! This is a bit disappointing as we were all looking forward to this adventure. But when they do make their debut I imagine we will make our way down to fill our baskets. 

So... that brings us to this Thursday! We will play at the park instead, and enjoy this beautiful Spring weather together. We are meeting at Finkbiner in Glendora at 10am. Bring your own snacks/water/lunch...etc. bubbles are also welcome (: