Vol. 1 Issue 4 December Newsletter

Lifeworx Examiner

Jess- Member of the Month

Jess has been a resident of Ashland for 15 years.

She loves traveling all over the place, loves being

different, and loves being fun! Life is short and she

is going to make the most of every minute of it.

Jessica started coming to Lifeworx about 3 months

ago feeling overwhelmed with depression and

uncertainty. In Lifeworx she’s found possibilities

and family, people who boss her good and she, in

turn, can boss well too! We ALL tow the line when

Jessica is here.

Jess teaches folks how to cook on a budget. Every week she sticks up a list of ingredients that will

be needed during her Yum Yum group. Members come on Thursday proudly carrying their donation

ready to begin. Soon smells of pasta, salads, creamy chicken enchiladas and soups are created by

Jessica and the members. Cheap, Healthy, Easy and delicious -are the criteria for Jessica’s group.

There’s no one who will willingly miss this great group.

Recently, Jess discovered she has cancer. Another challenge~ another reason to appreciate and be

thankful this Thanksgiving that there is good medical care available. Her Lifeworx family helps out

by giving her loving support, and a more positive attitude with which to face her challenges.

In closing, Jess would like everyone to know that she appreciates all the support people are giving

her. Final words from Jess:

Live it up, Baby! Wiggle Dance and Laugh. Life is a miracle,

People are amazing, and she is grateful to be a part of it all!

Belonging~ Caring~ Trust~ Security

Tony Does not remember many

Christmases but he's going to try to make

this Christmas a good Christmas

Cindy Going to grandpa and grandma's for

Christmas and having Christmas dinner

with my cousins

Elizabeth Is planning on making this

Christmas the best Christmas ever

Jess - Having her dad wake her up with her

presents around her in bed

Hansey Because of her mom's religion she

has never celebrated Christmas She looks

forward to being around friends and

celebrating this Christmas

Jason All the Christmases are special,

accumulative.

Christmas

Memories…

Lisa every Christmas is special because it's Jesus's birthday Morgan a special Christmas for me was seeing an old friend who doesn't have anyone else to be a Christmas present of spending time together communicating after a long time Sam. The time we got a chance to sing Christmas carols For people in the community One very special place we stopped that was Dickey's where we had cookies and ice cream after we sang carols around the Christmas piano Shirley in 2006 I got everything I wanted! Chris has never had a special Christmas that he can think of Terry 2011 I got to go to a friend’s house in Butler and I got a couple of hot Will cars and an iPod for Christmas and had a good dinner We put our money together and ordered pizza studies at fast Eddie's played out in the snow too. Yvonne When with her church and went Christmas caroling at good Shepherd Brethren care Lutheran Village and Kingston afterwards they went for chili and pie the residents loved it and we did too!

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

10-4 Freebay @ Park Street 6pm- Downtown Ashland Christmas

Parade

2

3 11-Etiquette w/Cindy

1-Postcards 2- Goodwill 6:30- Arthur

Christmas @ Ashland Public Library

4 11- Story Time

1-Loving Yourself 2- Sewing

5 11-Yvonne’s

Delight 1-Respect w/Trish

2-Sewing

6 1 11-Fellowship

w/Todd’s 1-Art

7 2 10:30-12:30-

Holiday Temptations 1-Circle Training

2-Walmart 6pm- Candlelight Christmas Tour

Malabar Farms

8 7:30- Winter

Band Concert- Hugo Young Theatre

9 7pm- Festival of Lights- AU Miller Chapel

10 3 11- Monday Movie 1-Role Playing 2- Goodwill

11 4 11-Captain Chad 1-Loving Yourself 2-Sewing

12 5 11-Storytime 1-Boundaries w/Trish

2-Nutrition w/Jenny

Tony’s Birthday

13 6 11-Storytime 1-Hansey’s Laughter

Kevin & Steph 15

th Anniversary

14 7 11-Yum Yum 1-LMC Meeting 2-Walmart

6pm-Boo’s Christmas Program

15 6:30pm- Trinity Christmas Program

16 6:30- Park Street Christmas Program

Karla’s Birthday

17 8 11-Etiquette w/Cindy 1-Postcards 2- Goodwill

18 9 11-Captain Chad 1-Historical Society 2-Sewing

19 10 11-Yvonne’s Delight 1-Respect

w/Trish 2-Sewing

Robin’s Birthday

20 11 11-Fellowship w/Todd’s 1-Art

2-Nutrition w/Jenny

21 12 6pm-Eichels Tree Farm

22

23

24 4pm- GBC

Program

25 Closed

26 11-Storytime

1-Boundaries w/Trish 2-Sewing

27 11-Storytime

1-Hansey’s Laughter

28 11-Yum Yum

1-Movie 2-Walmart

29

30

31

Notes: Numbers in Green are for the 12 days of Christmas- Secret Santa…See Amy for details!! Remember…you have to have tickets to go on outings and outings are limited to available seating!!

We would like to thank Associated Charities for helping us with our Thanksgiving Lunch. They donated most of the food for us to cook and enjoy- Thank you! Thank you to all our cooks- it was delicious! Thank you to all of our friends and family who came down to enjoy the day with us~ We love you!

Great News….

ANOTHER quilt

Has been

finished! !