MOPS is about... Celebrating motherhood Meeting needs Making connections Experiencing God's love through relationships 2009/2010 Theme: Time and time again, MOPS moms share that the friends they make in MOPS are significant for this season of their life and on into their future. God created us for relationship! It's one of the defining parts of being human. However, when you become a mom, all your relationships change. It's like you have landed on a different planet - Planet Mom - and the relationships on Planet Mom don't look like the ones on your previous planet. Your relationship with yourself is different - you are a mom! Your relationship with your husband, girlfriends, extended family, community and God have all changed. Many of these changes are positive, some are not. Even positive change requires adjustments on your part. During the 2009-2010 MOPS year, we will explore how to thrive in relationships Together on Planet Mom.

Are you...  ...an expectant mom or the mother of a child or children from infant through Kindergarten-age? If so, we would love to have you join us at our M.O.P.S. meetings here at West Side. Meetings, which include crafts, speakers, food and fun door prizes, run from 9:00 - 11:00 a.m. and free on-site childcare is provided for the little ones! MOPS is usually held on the 2nd and 4th Mondays of the month but this can be affected by school holidays, etc. For the exact dates of the next few meetings, check out the calendar. Each Monday meeting has a different theme/craft to fit with the annual theme of MOPS International. If you have any questions about our MOPS group, contact the coordinator, Tera Pledger.  We invite you to come and find rest in Jesus. Come enjoy a morning with other moms who are facing many of the same issues and celebrations you are as a mother. Here are some of the meetings we have planned to kick off our year: SPECIAL EVENT: Saturday, February 6 FAITH NIGHT - Free event, free childcare 6:30 - 8:00 pm A night to exercise your heart, soul and strength Monday, February 8: a craft morning Monday, February 22: speaker (TBA) Monday, March 8: playdate at Yakima museum Monday, March 22: speaker from Cowiche Creek Nursery Tera Pledger has started a blogspot for WestSide MOPS. Click here to visit the blog.