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Come As A Child
“He called a little child and had him stand among them. And he said: ‘I tell you the truth,
unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of
heaven. Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom
of heaven.’” Matthew 18:2-4 (NIV)

Is there anything more exciting than being a child on Christmas morning? And yet this
Mothers Of Preschoolers is what God asks of us each day, to change and become like little children. Not just on
Christmas, but each day approaching our Father - as a child with excited anticipation of
His good- ness, and humbly trusting Him that every need will be met and every care will

Questions? be under His control.

Dear Santa,
Co-coordinator
Danica Giffen I’ve been a good mom all year. I’ve fed, cleaned, and cuddled my two children on demand,
618.581.5183 visited the doctor’s office more than my doctor, sold 62 cases of candy bars to raise money to
[email protected] plant a shade tree on the school playground, and figured out how to attach nine patches onto
my daughter’s Girl Scout sash with staples and a glue gun. I was hoping you could spread my
Co-coordinator list out over several Christmases, since I had to write this letter with my son’s red crayon on the
Mandy LeFevre back of a receipt in the laundry room between cycles, and who knows when I’ll find anymore
615.830.4373 free time in the next 18 years.
[email protected] Here are my Christmas wishes:
• I’d like a pair of legs that don’t ache after a day of chasing kids and arms that don’t flap in
Moppets the breeze, but are strong enough to carry a screaming toddler out of the candy aisle in the
Jennifer Ellis grocery store. I’d also like a waist, since I lost mine somewhere in the seventh month of my last
[email protected] pregnancy.
• If you’re hauling big ticket items this year, I’d like a car with fingerprint resistant windows and
a radio that only plays adult music; a television that doesn’t broadcast any programs containing
Check out our Blog: talking animals; and a refrigerator with a secret compartment behind the crisper where I can
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hide to talk on the phone.
• On the practical side, I could use a talking daughter doll that says, “Yes, Mommy” to boost my
parental confidence, along with one potty-trained toddler, two kids who don’t fight, and three
pairs of jeans that will zip all the way up without the use of power tools.
• I could also use a recording of Tibetan monks chanting, “Don’t eat in the living room” and
CORNER “Take your hands off your brother,” because my voice seems to be just out of my kids’ hearing
range and can only be heard by the dog.
Today the Moppets • If it’s too late to find any of these products, I’d settle for enough time to brush my teeth and
are learning about comb my hair in the same morning, or the luxury of eating food warmer than room temperature
the birth of Jesus without it being served in a Styrofoam container.
and will be doing a • If you don’t mind, I could also use a few Christmas miracles to brighten the holiday season. Would
Christmas craft. it be too much trouble to declare ketchup a vegetable? It will clear my conscience immensely. It
would be helpful if you could coerce my children to help around the house without demanding
payment as if they were the bosses of an organized crime family; or if my toddler didn’t look so
Moppets Birthdays: cute sneaking downstairs to eat contraband ice cream in his pajamas at midnight.
12/29: Grace FitzGibbon
1/4: Kaylee Rector Well, Santa, the buzzer on the dryer is ringing and my son saw my feet under the laundry room
1/5: Lillie Ellis door. I think he wants his crayon back. Have safe trip and remember to leave your wet boots by
Aaron Clendenin the chimney and come in and dry off by the fire so you don’t catch cold. Help yourself to cookies
1/7: Caleb Lopez on the table, but don’t eat too many or leave crumbs on the carpet.
Seth Brown Mom
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December Events: Red-Nosed
1/14: Let It Shine Playdate Reindeer
December Birthdays: Lollipops
$4/child (9:30-10:30)
12/26: Stephanie McGlacken
1/22: Bunco 8:00pm Large round lollipop
Mary Kay: July 3 Plastic wrap
*need host if interested email Becki
Nicole S: July 16
January Birthdays: Clear and double-sided tapes
[email protected] 1/20: Julie Whaley Brown pipe cleaner
Emily: July 22 Tiny bell
Beth P: July 24 1/28: Laura Grzegorczyk Red ribbon
Self-adhesive googly eyes
Snack Schedule:
Michelle A: July 29 Red pom-pom
1/7: Melanie’s Table
Unwrap the lollipop and cover it
1/21: Jen’s Table “Where two or three come again with plastic wrap. Secure it at
the base with clear tape. Bend the
together in my name, there
pipe cleaner in half around the base
I am with them.”
SPEAKERS
of the pop and shape the ends into
Matthew 18:20 antlers. Thread the bell onto a
10-inch length of red ribbon and tie
January 7: Anna Janese from Hope Clinic it around the reindeer’s neck. Stick
January 21: Jan Williams from Jan Williams School on the googly eyes and attach the
of Music & Theatre pom-pom nose with double-sided
tape.

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