Patriot Moms

Come one, come all to a Providence Back To School family picnic this

Saturday, August 1st from 5:30p.m.-7:30p.m.

We will meet at the Murphy Park pavilion in Springdale for food, fun, and fellowship. The park is located next to the Springdale Youth Center and Aquatic Center.

Bring a picnic dinner for your family, and come and fellowship!

We look forward to seeing you on Saturday.

If you would like to read about the conference on the NAUMS web-site, you can click HERE.

Submitted By Lynette Duncan

Zippy Paprika Chicken

2 tablespoons paprika
1 to 2 tablespoons Southwest marinade mix (used McCormick Grill Mates Southwest
Marinade seasoning packet)
⅛ teaspoon salt
⅛ teaspoon pepper
4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves (4 ounces each)
2 tablespoons olive oil
¼ cup water
2 tablespoons soy sauce
5 teaspoons lemon juice
½ cup sour cream

In a large Zip-loc bag, combine paprika, marinade mix, salt, and pepper; add chicken. Seal bag; shake to coat. Refrigerate for 10 minutes.
Original Directions:
In a large skillet, cook chicken in oil over medium heat for 5-6 minutes on each side or until juices run clear. Remove and keep warm.
Add water, soy sauce and lemon juice to skillet; cook for 1-2 minutes, stirring to loosen browned bits. Remove from heat; stir in the sour cream until blended. Serve with chicken.
Lynette’s Directions:
Grill chicken.
In a small bowl, mix soy sauce and lemon juice. Heat in the microwave for 30 seconds to 1 minute. Add sour cream to sauce and serve sauce with chicken.
Yield: 4 servings.

Recipe from Simple & Delicious, March/April 2008.

Menu Suggestion
Zippy paprika chicken
Mashed potatoes
Roasted Asparagus

Cooking plan
Bring potatoes to a boil. Preheat oven (or toaster oven) to 425º for the asparagus.
Prepare chicken and refrigerate.
Prepare the asparagus.
Cook chicken. While chicken is cooking, finish the potatoes.
Bake the asparagus.
Remove chicken; prepare sauce and serve.

By Jenny Bunger, Patriot Teacher

I saw this project on a blog I follow, and I thought it might be fun to share with the PCCA moms. I think it would be really fun to do with the composition notebooks the kids use in 2nd grade or just for a journal to write in at home. Here's the link:

http://www.alphamom.com/holiday/2009/06/summer_project_upcycle_school.php

Hope you're having a great summer!

Please be in prayer this week for the Providence administration, faculty, and board members who are traveling to the National Association of University Model Schools annual conference in Fort Worth.

We appreciate your prayers.

Need to cool off a bit? How about ice skating?

Come join us this Wednesday, July 22nd from 12:00-1:30. We will receive a group discount to rent ice skates for $1 per person (this includes admission ticket).

Be sure to dress warm – the temperature is around 45-50 degrees. You are welcome to bring snacks or drinks.

Please RSVP because we will need to pay as a group to receive the discount.

Patriot families, please join us this on Wednesday, July 15th for our Tanyard Creek Nature Hike in Bella Vista.

This is a great outing for a hot summer day!

Come prepared to go on a little nature walk along some trails, and then it’s time to cool off in the creek.

The children will want to bring their water shoes and swimsuit, along with a few buckets and toys. We usually enjoy trying to dam up the creek, catch fish in a small pool, or play in the waterfall. We will also enjoy a picnic lunch either along the creek or up at the pavilion. Make sure to also put on plenty of sunscreen.

Directions: Travel north on 540 until you enter Bella Vista. Continue on to the Town Center exit. Go left at the light and follow 340 along a curvy mile or so. You will pass by a golf course on your left, and then a small neighborhood. Just past these houses watch for a sign on your left for Tanyard Creek. There is a parking lot under a big tree next to an open grassy field.

Let’s meet at 11:00.

We hope to see you there!

By Lori Bova, Patriot Mom

I have a confession to make. The Lord’s been “wrangling” with me (and I do not use that term loosely!) for some time about being still. He has given me a longing for a simpler life. I have struggled with where to say no…when to stop. He has given me medical problems that stress only exacerbates. During this little dance with God, I have discovered that I simply DO NOT KNOW how to be still. I do not know how to unplug. There is always something that I should be doing…another load of laundry…sweeping the kitchen floor…reading to my kids…planning meals. That bothers me. When Jesus was in the midst of the craziest of times, that is precisely when He slipped away for some quiet time with His Father.

God invites us to be still. He freely extends an invitation for the weary to join Him for a little rest. He longs and even woos us to spend quality time with Him to refresh our souls. It seems many days we just don’t put the invitation on the top of the pile. It gets lost in the never-ending stack of things to do. We seem to think that when life slows down a little we will have time for Him. We believe that not responding to the invitation will go unnoticed and we can apologize and catch up later. Thankfully, our God knows His children and misses us when we don’t make our appointments with Him.

His desire is not for us to meet with Him to simply check it off our “To-Do” list for the day. He wants to fill us. He wants us to know Him more. I have read many times that our lives can only hold so much. If they are filled up with one thing, there is no room for something else. The moral to this story is that we should do a lot of thinking about what we want our lives to be filled up with. It seems the CHAOS so many times wins out over the ESSENTIAL – knowing our Father in a deep and intimate way.

I want to challenge you ladies to find some “unplugged” time. For me, it has become somewhat of a competition. Can I leave the computer off for an entire day? Can I stay home all day without running out for something? Can I go to bed at a reasonable hour? I want you to fill this still time in His word, in prayer, or in praise. I can guarantee that God will honor it. Be still girls. God wants you to!

From Joanne Heim’s, Misplacing God (and finding Him again)
My Child,
Come away with me by yourself
And get some rest.
Be still and know that I am God.
I will satisfy you with good things
And restore your strength.
I will waken you morning by morning
And I myself will teach you;
I will direct you in the way you should go.
My compassion never fails;
Great is my faithfulness.
Wait for me.
Put your hope in me
And you will not be disappointed.
You are mine and I love you,
Your Abba

Join us this Wednesday, July 8th to roller skate at Roller City in Springdale. Get ready for a little roller skating, limbo, and shoot the duck!

They are opening Roller City just for us from 11am-1pm! The cost is $3 for roller skates or $6 for in-line or speed skates (parents can skate for free).

Directions: From 540 take the 412/Sunset exit and turn east. Century St. is one block past 40th. Turn left on Century St. The address is 1007 Century. The phone number is 756-3866.

See you there!