Day 11: Partnerships

Today I was reminded of my days in MOPS. (If you are scratching your head and wondering what that is there are two possibilities for that. 1) You are a dude or 2) You are a Mom who hasn't yet been exposed to MOPS. In either case click here to see what it's about!) And being reminded of my days in MOPS prompted a gratefulness in me for all the ministries and organizations over the years that I have had the honor and privilege to be a part of - whether I still am or not each has played a big part in helping my worldview expand, enlarging my borders so to speak, and providing some amazing friendships and support in my life just when I needed it. I realized also that I have gotten some really cool opportunities to partner with some really awesome people and visions. What a gift that has been to my life!

Here's a list of a few of the ministries/organizations that I am grateful for having been a part of or are still a part of! Check 'em out!
MOPS
Awana
Young Life

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Call it a Day

The literal use of this phrase hails from 1838 when the phrase originally was "call it half a day" to mean leaving work early. (source) The modern use of the phrase is to indicate ending something due to false sense of accomplishment.

More bang for your buck

This phrase was used a lot in 1953 but an earlier citation puts it at 1940 in a Metals and Plastics Publications advertisement. Read about it here . The phrase means you get more for your money.

Butter someone up

There are two probable origins for this idiom and I think both are equally plausible. The first one is that when you spread butter on bread you are buttering it up like one would do when trying to flatter someone. The second is in ancient India there was a practice of throwing balls of butter at statues to ask for favor, i.e. buttering them up. ( source ) When we use the phrase today we generally mean that extreme flattery is used to gain information or favor. It's not always necessarily a compliment.

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