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PLACE

STAMP

HERE 11117 20th St. NE

Lake Stevens, WA 98258

Administrative Staff

SUSAN JONES

Executive Director

STEPHANIE MIZELL Resident Care Coordinator

Business Office Mgr./HR

JANET KRISTENSEN

Community Relations Director

LINDA FOSTER

Registered Nurse

ANN TANIS

Registered Nurse

RON STONKE

Dietary Services Manager

JERRY SONGSTAD

Maintenance Director

JEAN REYNAUD

Activity Director

Our mission is to create and sustain

comfortable, caring environments

for those who depend on us.

Our true “Radiance” begins with how we treat each other!

Ashley Pointe Newsletter Ashley Pointe Independent & Assisted Living Newsletter— January 2016

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

Healthy Resolutions……....…………….….……P2

Chaplain’s Corner….……………………………..P3

Activities Calendar….…..……………………...P4-5

Share the Warmth Donations…..……………….P6

January Highlights………..…………………………..P6

Snow Day Sudoku……………...…….……………….P6

Ashley Pointe Scrapbook....………………...……….P7

Mission & Team……………..…………………………P8

Let us welcome the

year which is new and

fresh and cherish each

moment it beholds.

Happy New Year!

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Happy New Year! Have you made your resolutions

for the year yet? After the decadence of the holidays one of the most common resolutions made each New Year is dedicated to bettering health by improving diets and increasing exercise.

Health related resolutions tend to start strong and then peter out into the Spring due to high expectations and impossible restrictions. Bettering health is a goal worth keeping all year long. Below are four simple health res-olutions that will aid in improving health by improving diet and exercise that are easy to include in your life throughout the year:

Eat More Vegetables

Vegetables and fruits are staples in a well-rounded diet and bring important fibers, enzymes and vitamins to the table. Meal times in our community include the fruits and vegetables that help make a well-rounded diet. When choosing meals make the decision to add vegetables to a favorite dish, start with a salad or enjoy more vegetables as snacks. Just adding in extra vegeta-bles throughout the day can help improve your health by increasing fiber and providing much needed vita-mins!

Drink More Water

Good hydration is an essential part of a healthy body. Dehydration can cause issues with bowels, energy lev-els, kidney function and more. As we age dehydration becomes even more of an issue. Prevent dehydration by drinking water regularly throughout the day. Carry-

ing a water bottle or keeping a water glass near your favorite seat are two ways to ensure you have water available throughout the day. Other beverages may al-so aid in hydration, but beware of the sugar and caffeine levels and their effects on your health.

Exercise Daily

Current health recommendations from the Centers of Disease Control (CDC) state that adults should do ap-proximately two hours and thirty minutes of moderate activity a week to help maintain a healthy body. The time can be split up throughout the week and doesn't need to be done all at once. The CDC recommends even just short 10 minute spurts of activity to help improve health. We have several opportunities for exercise available to our residents. Join us in the living room for exercise classes during the weekday mornings to get in your exercise for the day!

Visit Your Doctor Regularly

Regular health check-ups can help find problems before they begin and treat problems before they get worse. Schedule regular doctor visits in advance so that you make sure that you are able to get your check-ups when needed. Ashley Pointe bus transportation is available for Monday morning doctor visits.

Ashley Pointe also holds a Blood Pressure Clinic on the first Monday of each month in the Activity Room.

Four Health Resolutions You Can Easily Keep All Year Long

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Outing: Ebenezer New Year’s Luncheon

Outing: Angel of the Winds Casino and Lunch

Out to Lunch: MOD Pizza in Lake Stevens

Lunch at the Lake Stevens Senior Center

Out to Lunch: Azul Restaurant in Mill Creek

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We will continue

to accept items

to donate to

those in need . Gloves, hats,

scarves , coats as well as non-

perishable food items will all be de-

livered to local shelters and the

homeless. A bin is located in the

main entryway for those wishing to

donate any of these items.

Presents were deliv-

ered to the family who

we adopted for Christ-

mas. The delight in the eyes of the

children was priceless, and the fami-

ly was very grateful.

Thank you for your generosity!

Snow Day Sudoku

January 4 1 (10:00) Blood Pressure Clinic in the Activity Room

January 5 (11:30) Out to Lunch: Bob’s Burgers and Brews in Marysville

January 5 (2:45) Shopping: Fred Meyer

January 7 (11:20) Outing: Ebenezer New Year’s Luncheon

January 7 (2:00) Outing: Cascadian Place (in Everett) to play Poker

January 12 (10:00) Outing: Angel of the Winds Casino and Lunch

January 12 (3:00) Shopping: Safeway

January 14 (2:30) Pilates Exercise Class

January 17 (3:00) Root Beer Float Social in the Living Room

January 19 (11:00) Out to Lunch: MOD Pizza in Lake Stevens

January 19 (3:00) Shopping: Wal Mart

January 20 (11:00) Lunch at the Lake Stevens Senior Center

January 20 (3:45) Happy Hour with Gary Hood

January 21 (2:00) Resident Birthday Party with Betsy and John

January 24 (12:30) Outing: Everett Civic Music Performance

January 26 (11:15) Out to Lunch: Azul Restaurant in Mill Creek

January 26 (3:00) Shopping: Safeway

January 27 (3:45) Happy Hour with Bonnie Birch

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David wrote Psalm 31 at a difficult time in his life. He described the situation he was facing this way: “….I am in distress…my life is consumed by anguish and my years by groaning; my strength fails because of my affliction, and my bones grow weak….I hear the slander of many; there is terror on every side.”

In spite of all the negative things that were happening to him and around him, he went on to write, “But I trust in you, O Lord; I say you are my God. MY TIMES ARE IN YOUR HANDS!” (Psalm 31:14-15)

David was saying in effect, “Whatever happens in the course of my life, it is under the provi-dential care of my God! The events of my life are not ruled by chance or by fate but by my Sovereign God and Loving Lord who works out His plan and purpose in the lives of His chil-dren!”

As we stand on the threshold of a New Year, David would say to us, “It’s wonderful to know that God has all things under control…that our lives are in His hands....that there is a throne in heaven with someone sitting on it! Therefore let’s trust Him! TRUST IS A CHOICE! I had to chose to trust Him no matter what....and so must you!"

Frances Havergal wrote these words as a poem for her New Year's greeting cards that I still remember singing as a kid at my church's New Year's Eve service. It expressed her choice to trust her Father in heaven at the dawning of a new year!

Another year is dawning, dear Father, let it be

In working or in waiting, another year with Thee.

Another year of progress, another year of praise,

Another year of proving Thy presence all the days.

Another year of mercies, of faithfulness and grace,

Another year of gladness in the shining of Thy face;

Another year of leaning upon Thy loving breast;

Another year of trusting, of quiet, happy rest.

Another year of service, of witness for Thy love,

Another year of training for holier work above.

Another year is dawning, dear Father, let it be

On earth, or else in Heaven, another year for Thee.

Chaplain’s Corner By Pastor Highland Goodman

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