Patriot Moms

This Thursday, September 30th is our first Spirit Day of the school year.

Have you seen the new 2010 t-shirts?

You will want to order one for each of your family members.

If you haven't had the opportunity to order a new 2010 PCCA t-shirt yet, then contact Lisa Bivens at LBivens@Providence-Academy.com for an order form.

Also, don't forget that if your student ordered Chick Fil A, there is no need to pack a school lunch.

Patriot moms,

We will be offering a presentation called, “From Turbulent To Tranquil: Managing The At Home Days” on Thursday, October 7th at 2:30 p.m. at the east campus in the theatre room. Child care will be provided for the first 20 children. Please reserve child care at Patriotmoms@gmail.com

Submitted By Lesley Riendeau, Patriot Mom

Hello Providence Moms! We are going to start featuring a recipe on the blog every Monday, called Monday Meals for Moms. These recipes will be from our own PCCA moms. If you are interested in contributing, these are the general guidelines:
The recipes should be ones that you have a made a few times or are in your family rotation of loved recipes, they are simple, and they are family friendly.

This will be a great way for us to get some new meals in our rotations. I don’t know about you, but I am always looking for new ideas for dinner that I know will be yummy.

Please forward your recipes to Lesley Riendeau (riendeauhome@bellsouth.net). You can send them to me now while you are thinking about it and I will hold on to them and post when it is time or send them to me throughout the year. Send in new ones as often as you want!

Here is one to get you started. I serve it with a salad for an extra serving of veggies. I also make it ahead during nap-time and then cook it later in the day.

Have fun cooking for your family!

Creamy Chicken Pot Pie

• 1 8 oz package cream cheese, cubed
• 1 cup chicken broth
• 3 cups cubed/shredded chicken (I cook mine in the crockpot)
• 16 oz frozen mixed veggies, thawed
• ½ tsp garlic salt
• 1 egg
• ½ cup milk
• 1 cup Bisquick

Heat oven to 400 degrees. Cook cream cheese and broth in large saucepan on low heat until cream cheese is completely melted and mixture is well blended, stirring frequently with whisk. Stir in chicken, vegetables and garlic salt. Spoon in to 9-inch pie plate or other dish. Beat egg and milk in medium bowl with whisk until well blended; stir in baking mix until moistened. Spoon over chicken mixture. Bake 25-30 minutes or until golden brown.

Apple Pound Cake

• 3 cups peeled apple, chopped small (I like McIntosh or Granny Smith)
• 1 ¼ cups oil
• ¼ cup applesauce
• 3 cups flour
• 2 cups sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 tsp vanilla
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• ¾ tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp salt

Mix all together. Pour in well-greased and floured tube pan. Bake at 325 degrees for 1 hour 10 to 1 hour 20 minutes. Let cool completely before removing from pan. Glaze if desired with powdered sugar frosting below.

Powdered Sugar Frosting

• 1 cup sifted powdered sugar
• ¼ tsp vanilla
• 1 ½ - 2 tablespoons milk

In a mixing bowl, stir together powdered sugar, vanilla and enough milk to make of drizzling consistency. Drizzle over top.

Enjoy!

If you're looking for a fun idea for family time, visit the new Ozark Corn Maze. It's a 5 1/2 acre corn field labyrinth in Cave Springs, AR.

You can find out more information about this Razorback corn maze by clicking HERE.

The Moms night out was packed wall to wall. What a blessing! Mrs. Palen made the above book mark for the Patriot moms to remind us to stay in Gods Word each day. We received the note below about the event from a Patriot mom and thought it would be good to pass along, as it really captured the main points of the evening.

" I wanted to tell you ladies how sincerely grateful I am for you taking time to put last night together. I knew moms that were not going because they thought it was geared towards new parents. I went because it was such a blessing to me as a new Providence parent last year. I remember feeling "included" by veteran moms and wanted to pay that forward. I also remember all of Cindy's scripture that overwhelmingly screamed that I needed to extend my child the same grace my heavenly father gives me every day. It revolutionized our school year from that night on. I also liked the idea of getting away, no strings attached, just because there was a meeting at school!

I was pleasantly surprised to feel it was very relevant for a returning mom. I needed to hear that disciplining myself to abide in God's word will bring peace to at home days. I needed to see that other moms were imperfect. I loved all the input from the NAUMS conference. It was convicting. But mostly, I needed to be reminded that my children are fearfully and wonderfully made, and that I should never compare them or myself to anyone. Instead, I should be praying that God would help me develop my student into who the creator of the universe planned them to be.

I love love love this school! Last night reminded me how much."

Beth Moody

The first Mothers of Providence night out is this Tuesday, September 21st at 6:30 p.m. in our west campus fellowship hall. Get your baby sitter lined up, because you don't want to miss our evening to "Get Connected" and fellowship with Patriot moms.

Don't forget to bring an appetizer to share.

Patriot Moms,

Here's a fun contest for you. Send in your favorite pictures of your students either on their first day of school, or working in the satellite classroom at home. We are putting together a slide show for the first Mothers of Providence night out next week, and want to include all of the students. The pictures don't have to be of this school year. You might even want to send in a few pictures from the past to show how much your students have grown!

You have a chance to win a $25 gift certificate to Starbucks, so start sending in those pictures to Patriotmoms@gmail.com

The winner will be announced at the moms night out.

Submitted By Jennifer Mitchael, Patriot Mom

The world is a big place, and sometimes I feel invisible. Can anyone see me behind the dishes, the laundry, in line at Wal-mart, taking kids here and there?

I forget that there is ONE who notices me. He sees me smile, when I want to scream; He sees me give, when I feel like I don't have anything left. He counts the (graying!) hairs on my head. He cares about my grocery list.

He cares when I am lonely. In a room full of people, He knows my insecurities.
He notices me. And regardless of how I feel, He loves what He is seeing.

Isaiah 46:4 "I have made you and I will carry you."

I matter to God, and to those around me, even when I feel invisible. That makes me wonder, are THEY feeling invisible, too? I will give arms to the God who made us both, and love on them. I will tell them they matter to me, but most of all, to God.

Thanks PCCA moms for letting us know about the penny logo sale.

Lands End polo's are on sale for $12 plus a penny logo and

free shipping until September 13th.

Some Patriot moms are even stocking up for next year!

Since our grammar school campus has gone peanut free, many of us are looking for good ideas for lunches. Here is a good peanut free lunch recipe submitted by our very own Beth Moody.

Mexican Pinwheels with Turkey

8 oz cream cheese at room temperature (I used generic low fat)
4oz can green chiles drained
2 cups shredded cheese (I used 2% version)
1 clove garlic minced
1 Tablespoon Ranch Dressing Powder (could substitute seasoning salt or taco seasoning for a different flavor)
Lunch meat slices (I used Hormel All Natural Turkey)
10-12 fajita sized or 8 full size tortillas (I used whole wheat)

Optional ingredients to mix and match include: grated carrots, pimientos, or diced olives.

In a bowl mix together the first 5 ingredients. Shmear a layer of this mix onto a tortilla. Place lunch meat in center of tortilla. (I lined up 2 slices on a large tortilla end to end). Roll the tortilla up. Wrap individually in cling wrap. Continue with more tortillas until all your filling is used. Refrigerate about 8 hours to let the seasonings soak. These are good up to a week. BONUS, it can be frozen up to a month, so make as many in advance as you want!

Submitted By Lori Bova, Patriot Mom

One of the many reasons we love Providence…

Bible Assignment – 4th Grade
Pray together with your family. Ask God to help you find a scripture that would be a good mission statement for our class. Write it down and bring it to class tomorrow.

All praise and honor and glory to our Father. He is so good to allow our family to be part of His school.

Please click on the link below to vote for Providence Academy as the best school in Northwest Arkansas. Show your Patriot pride!

Click HERE to vote for PCCA.

Submitted By Missie Erskine

Come this week and support our very own Patriot Mom Ashley Shaver, owner of Rhea Lana's consignment sale in Northwest Arkansas.

Don't miss the Providence used uniform sale at Rhea Lana's. You will be able to purchase PCCA uniforms and spirit wear at a fraction of the retail price. A percent of the profits will go to Providence Academy.

John Q Hammons in Rogers

Wednesday, September 1st from 9 a.m. until 7 p.m.

Thursday, September 2nd from 9 a.m. until 7 p.m.

Half Price Days

Friday, September 3rd from 9 a.m. until 7 p.m.

Saturday, September 4th from 8 a.m. until 2 p.m.

Click HERE for more information.