Rogers MOPS Craft Fair 0 comments


When: April 10, 2010. 8:00am - 2:00pm
Where: Rogers First Church of the Nazarene
4911 West Pleasant Grove Road

Details: This will be an indoor event rain or shine.

Over 40 booths will include a bake sale, concession stand and crafts. Many vendors will be selling homemade items such as hair bows, jewelry, camera accessories, tutus, scrapbook materials, candles and much more!
http://www.rogersmops.com/

Congrats Patriot Athletes! 0 comments

Congratulations to our Patriot track team for their performance this past weekend.

Providence Patriots top performances were accomplished by Morgan Erskine who took first in the 100M, 200M, 4x100 relay, and 4x400 relay

Olivia Paschal 1st in 800M run, 4x100 relay, and 4x400 relay

Amanda Dillon 1st in the 400M, 4x100 relay, and 4x400 relay

and Jayni Mitchael 1st in the 4x100 relay and 4x400 relay.

The top performances in the Junior High Boys were Blake Bowen who took first in the shot put and 400M and Oscar Mazariego who took 1st in the discus.

Connor Erskine took first in the Elementary Division in both the shot put and discus as well as ribbons in the long jump, 100M and 400M dashes.

Other athletes who came home with ribbons were: Mason Bowen, Micah Thomas, Braden Thomas, Zenda Staab, and Nicole Staab.

Providence will be hosting its First Annual Track Classic on April 10, beginning at 1 PM. Come out and support our Patriot athlets as they continue to build on their success in the AACS.

Happy Spring Break 1 comments

We posted this last year at spring break, and thought this was the perfect time to post it again. Happy spring break Providence moms, and don't for get to enjoy the ride!
By Beth Ann Fox, Patriot Mom

I can remember as a second-grader riding the school bus to school, looking out the window in those cold, green seats and telling my big sister to "encourage me" about the day. She would always talk about how fast the day would go by, how fun recess would be, and before I knew it we would be on the bus again heading home. This was a daily conversation.

Little did I know that those words would still encourage me today. My encouragement to you is to keep perspective. Before we know it, these days of sitting with our children at a table for a few hours will be gone. (I get tears just typing that!)

Even on those "I am going to scream if you don't just hurry up and finish that handwriting page!" days, I am thankful that I get a few extra hours of life training in with my children before they head out the door to whatever God has planned for them. I want no regrets. So hang on sister!

Step back, take a deep breath and make the most of this short ride - before you know it, it'll be time to go home.

Enjoy your Spring Break with your precious children God gave you. Don't let a single moment go by without thanking Him for all of His blessings this week.

Congratulations PCCA Track Athletes 0 comments

Congratulations to our Patriot track team who competed in their first meet in Tulsa, OK at the Holland Hall Invitational. Both the boys and girls teams performed exceptionally well.
The top Patriot performances were carried out by the following athletes:

Mason Bowen 1st Place 100M dash (13.3 seconds)
Allyson Bowen 5th Place discus (61')
Caleb Lee 4th Place Shot put (36'4"), 7th place discus (84')
Braden Thomas 5th discus
Luke Waller 6th discus

Congrats to all Patriot Track Athletes for their hard work.

Spring Break Ideas In The Natural State 0 comments


Do you have spring break plans yet? This web-site will give you 101 fun ideas to do in the Natural State. Click here to visit the Arkansas kids travel blog.


Does your family have some great ideas for a fun family time over spring break? If so, comment back to us to let us know!

First Track Meet 0 comments

Please pray for our athletes who are traveling to Tulsa on Thursday to compete in their first track meet of the season.
Go Patriots!

Who Are You Praying For? 0 comments

Submitted By Marissa Henley, Patriot Mom
I've been learning a lot about prayer lately. As I was asking questions, my Bible study leader was kind enough to loan me a CD of a talk given by Dr. Chuck Lawless at a recent conference. Dr. Lawless was speaking on Genesis 18-19 as an illustration of the power of intercessory prayer. It definitely changed the way I view this passage of Scripture and the importance of intercession for others.

In Genesis 18, Abraham petitions the Lord regarding the righteous in the doomed city of Sodom. He starts by asking the Lord, “Will you indeed sweep away the righteous with the wicked? Suppose there are fifty righteous within the city. Will you then sweep away the place and not spare it for the fifty righteous who are in it?" (verses 23-24). The Lord answers, “If I find at Sodom fifty righteous in the city, I will spare the whole place for their sake" (verse 26). Abraham continues to ask the Lord, what if there are 45 righteous found there, will He spare the city? What about if there are 40? 30? 20? 10? The Lord agrees to spare even a few righteous who might be found in the city.

Then in Genesis 19, we see that Abraham's nephew, Lot, and his family are living in Sodom. Before God destroys the city, He sends three angelic visitors who tell Lot to escape the coming destruction:

As morning dawned, the angels urged Lot, saying, “Up! Take your wife and your two daughters who are here, lest you be swept away in the punishment of the city.” But he lingered. So the men seized him and his wife and his two daughters by the hand, the Lord being merciful to him, and they brought him out and set him outside the city. (Genesis 19:15-16)
Lot and his family should have perished. God, in His mercy, sent the angelic rescue
rs. And even still, Lot lingered. The Scripture doesn't tell us why he lingered, but obviously he was being drawn in some way by the sin around him. Maybe it was his material possessions, maybe there were friends he was leaving behind. Whatever the reason, his lingering should have cost him his life. But the Lord showed mercy again, and Lot was rescued.
Here's the part I've never noticed before at the end of this passage:
So it was that, when God destroyed the cities of the valley, God remembered Abraham and sent Lot out of the midst of the overthrow when he overthrew the cities in which Lot had lived. (Genesis 19:29, emphasis added.)

God remembered Abraham. God remembered Abraham's pleading on behalf of his nephew. And God answered by rescuing Lot, both from the consequences of the sin of the city and the consequences of his own sin when he lingered in Sodom.
In his lecture on this passage, Dr. Lawless posed the question: when do we start praying for others? Usually, it is when they are already in the midst of a trial or entangled in sin. In addition to those circumstances, we should be praying before the trial hits, before sin ensnares. We should especially be praying for our children, that God would seize them and bring them out when they are lingering in sin.

This passage teaches us that intercessory prayer is powerful. Lot didn't know it, but he needed a prayer warrior petitioning the Lord on his behalf. The image of Lot being seized by the angels has been an encouragement to me as I pray for my loved ones.
Who are you praying for? How well are you fulfilling the weighty responsibility of praying for your spouse, your children, your pastor, your friends? What a privilege to be used by God in such a powerful way in the lives of those we love.


Moms in Touch will meet at the lower campus chapel right after drop off this Thursday March 4th. Please join us for a time of prayer.

Parenting Is Hard, And That's Normal, Just Ask My Mom 0 comments

Submitted By Kristi Crafton, Patriot Mom and Teacher

Recently, a mom of several children called my mother in frustration. She was having a difficult time with her kids and needed a shoulder to cry on. My mother’s response? “Oh, there were several times while I was raising my kids that I wanted to run down the street screaming, ‘THEY’RE DRIVING ME CRAZY!’” Now, maybe my mother’s a little warped, or maybe that tells you what I put her through while I was growing up. Funny enough, my mother’s friend felt a whole lot better.

Let’s face it; parenting is hard. We all know the blessings and great things that come with children, but no one likes to admit that there are days that we would like to abdicate our responsibilities, if only for a day. Because of this, we sometimes look at other families and think that mom has it all together and never has a bad day. The truth is we all have bad days.
What is the first emotion we go through when we have a rough time with our kids,? Well, first, there’s probably anger or frustration, then GUILT, GUILT, GUILT! We’re not supposed to feel that way, right? We are Uber Moms, super spiritual and capable of handling any and all things thrown at us, right? When the comparisons start, we begin to feel like a failure.

So what should we do? Realize that this is normal for all moms. Who wouldn’t feel frustrated after a week of nights with puking kids or during a home school day in which any or all kids refused to cooperate to complete their homework. Don’t heap on guilt. Call another mom and commiserate. Laugh at yourself and give yourself and your kids a little grace, and pray. We are ALL works in progress. If all else fails, call me. I’ll hook you up with my mom. Not only will she tell you a few great stories, she’ll also tell you what a great job you are doing. It’s true. You are doing a great job. You ARE a good mom, and you are very normal!

Oven Ham Sammies 0 comments


Submitted by Tammy Eubank, Patriot Mom

Gary Chapman’s book, The Five Love Languages, details different vehicles people use to express love - words of affirmation, quality time, gifts, acts of service, and physical touch. Perhaps the one language he overlooked is the Food Love language. I’m not talking about the “hide in a dark closet with a box of Hostess Ding Dongs” kind of love, but rather the love that comes from creating delicious food for others.

One of my favorite Food Love recipes is these Oven Ham Sammies. These little hot sandwiches are the perfect make-ahead recipe, taking the ham sandwich from mundane to extraordinary and spreading Food Love all around.

Oven Ham Sammies
Adapted from Dine & Dish

12 count package King's Hawaiian Rolls
7 TBS butter, melted
1/2 tsp ground mustard
1 tsp poppy seeds
1 tsp onion flakes (optional)*
1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
1 package Swiss cheese slices
16 oz. thinly sliced ham

Slice the rolls in half horizontally and place the bottom halves in a lightly greased 13X9” baking dish. Arrange the ham and cheese on top of the rolls. Place the top halves of the rolls over the ham and cheese. In a small bowl, combine the melted butter, mustard, poppy seeds, onion flakes, and Worcestershire sauce. Evenly spoon the butter mixture over the tops of the rolls. Cover the rolls with foil and refrigerate overnight or for several hours.

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Remove the rolls from the refrigerator and allow them to rest on the counter for 30 minutes. Bake the covered rolls for 30 minutes or until the cheese is melted, uncovering the pan after 15 minutes of baking. Serve immediately.

*When I’m baking the sammies for children, I usually leave out the onion flakes.
Enjoy!

PCCA Grandparents Day 2010 0 comments



It's not too late to invite PCCA Grandparents to Grandparents Day on Thursday, March 18th. This will be a special day that your children will not want them to miss.

If you have not already submitted their address, please e-mail it to Kirsten Patterson at jppatter@cox.net

Don't forget to ask Kirsten how you can volunteer to help make the day a success!

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