Meeting Recap February 23rd, 2012

Today's MOPS meeting featured two beautiful testimonies and some great advice from a personal trainer.  But first, let's have some announcements!

• Congrats to Amanda N., winner of the On Time Save Time dinner today.
• Our next meeting is on Thursday, March 8th.  We will be talking about birthday parties.  We will also be meeting in the Youth Fellowship Hall.  Come prepared to get some great ideas for making those celebrations extra special!
• Our March 22nd meeting will feature guest speaker Janet Mancini.  That evening we will also have a Girls Night Out where you will get to spend time with Janet and other MOPS moms.  You will receive an e-vite soon with more details.
• Congrats to Ivonne L. on the birth of baby Samuel!
• Registration for the next year of MOPS will begin in May.  It looks like we may have a lengthy waiting list due to childcare constraints.  If you have a friend who would like to be in MOPS in the fall please have her contact Elizabeth K. now, as spots are available on a first-come first-served basis.
• If you haven't joined our MOPS Facebook group be sure to check it out here!
• We are considering having a MOPS Garage Sale sometime in May.  If you would be interested please let Kelly P. know.  If we have enough interest we will move forward with this event.
  
  

Our first speaker today was our very own Marianne T., who gave an amazing testimony of how God is working in her life, and how she has been blessed despite going through an incredibly difficult season.  Thank you so much for sharing your story with us Marianne!

Next, we heard from another MOPS mom, Sarah M.  Sarah told us how God led her to share today about the story of Jacob, and how he wrestled with God.  And how much we too can grow and learn when we struggle.  Thank you Sarah for your words of encouragement today!

Our special guest today was Lori Wilshire, a certified personal trainer and founder/owner of SHE Personal Fitness for Women.  You can read her entire bio here.  Many personal trainers work at gyms, but Lori actually travels to people's home to help them achieve their fitness goals.  She began by giving us a "Fitness IQ Test" that debunked some myths about exercise.

Did you know that you don't have to spend 45 minutes a day working out to get fit?  Even if you just have 10 minutes you have time to make a difference.  It is actually a good thing to break up your exercise into small chunks throughout the day, which is great for moms!  And, doing a variety of exercise is better than doing the same thing every day.

Lori graciously made our MOPS group our very own workout, and the only "equipment" you need is a sturdy chair and some music!  It is appropriately named The MOPS "Mother of all Chair Workouts".  Lori showed us all the different moves and, with two brave volunteers, went through the entire routine to the song "Stronger" by Kelly Clarkson.

If you would like to download the workout, complete with
pictures demonstrating the various moves, click HERE!

Thanks so much to Lori Wilshire of SHE Personal Fitness, our mommies who shared with us, and the Springtime Green Table for providing breakfast.  See you on March 8th in Youth Fellowship Hall for our next meeting!