1 April Memories at DayBreak 2 Independent Living DayBreak Northside 3 Aviary Action Blooming Butterflies 4 DaySpring Fun 5 DayBreak Pictures 6 Kathy’s Komic Korner May Birthdays Leadership Team Mission Statement

April Memories at DayBreak

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DayBreak Norton Shores participants are appreciating the sunny spring weather. We have been busy with different projects painting or making lady bugs and butterflies. The Food Club, that meets every Wednesday, is always a fun activity with Bunny leading the group. Everyone especially enjoys getting to eat what they made later in the afternoon. This month they made some wonderful hand-make desserts that included Hawaiian cake, chocolate Oreo whipped dessert, a carrot cake, and even a veggie “pizza.” The participants enjoy Bingo and Jingo, especially when there are prizes at stake. At the moment we have been learning about bees. We’ve read a book about bees and seen an educational Nova DVD about bees “Tales from the Hive.” We plan on visiting the Lakeshore Museum Center in May to see The Secrets of Bees exhibit. The participants enjoy the Walking Club every day after lunch and look forward to getting outside as the weather allows.

Volume 13 Issue 5

May 2018

We are enjoying spring here at DayBreak. We celebrated with a Good Friday service and party complete with a variety of food that was enjoyed by all of the participants and guests. Our guest list included some of the residents of Agape Home and Agape Home at Blueberry Fields. Anne Rorem, Resident Life Coordinator of both assisted livings, brought them on our DaySpring Services bus. Everyone enjoyed singing along with Pastor Russ Damm as he played the piano. We also had several volunteers come and lead singing and play the guitar. Thank you to everyone that joined us in this very special celebration. Barbara LaFever Program Coordinator

April was a great month at the apartments! We started off with a breakfast trip to the new IHOP on Harvey! Everyone approved. A few days later, we took a trip to Frederik Meijer Gardens, which you can check out on page three. It was a lot of fun, despite the heat in the greenhouse! We made flowing rainbows for Spring and even went bowling in the hallway.

Towards the end of the month we took a trip to Lake Michigan to watch the sunset and take some time to stargaze. It was wonderful! The skies stayed clear and the moon was bright. It was the latest we’ve stayed out for an activity, but everyone agreed that it was worth it! The sunset was so gorgeous that we just had to include a photo for you.

To end the month we went to Kirby Grill, which

was wonderful. Many of the tenants hadn’t been

there in several years, so it was fun to see their

reactions to the ways it has changed. We’re really

excited for May and all of the activities that we have

planned. It’s going to be a great start to summer!

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DayBreak in April

Northside Site

Life at Our Independent Living Apartments

Our birds have been a big

hit lately! I thought it would

be nice for you to learn a

little about our bird family

here at DaySpring. We

have many different birds

in our aviary, of all

different colors and sizes!

Our aviary was built by Living Designs, Inc. in

South Dakota. They come in quarterly for

maintenance which includes examining and

medicating birds, disinfecting, replacing

bedding, exchanging birds, restocking

supplies, and analyzing trends in our aviary.

They also educate us on proper care and

spend time answering all of the questions from

our residents who stop by during maintenance.

Next time you’re at DaySpring, stop by the

aviary to watch and listen to our beautiful birds!

Notice how the doves have young twins.

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Aviary Action Butterflies are Blooming!

Many of us from both DaySpring Assisted Living and the Independent Living Apartments spent an afternoon at Frederik Meijer Gardens for their Butterfly Exhibit! We had such a wonderful time in their giant 85 degree tropical covered salon, with thousands of butterflies surrounding us. There are over 60 different species of butterflies at the exhibit, from all over the world! We enjoyed walking by and sitting around the waterfall, stream, and colorful plants while butterflies gracefully fluttered around us.

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We had a beautiful month at DaySpring! We made it through the icy weather and have loved both the warm and the rainy days! What a blessing it is to finally be out of winter. Many of us are spending our afternoons out in the courtyards, enjoying the sunshine and cool breeze while the grass and flowers begin to flourish around us.

A couple highlights from this month: Pet Therapy, of course, as well as Ice Cream Social and Popcorn in the Soda Shop are always a hit! We also had Culinary Exploration this month with Amy, our Food Service Coordinator. We learned about and tried all sorts of different textured foods. It was quite fun and tasty too! Some of us went to Frederik Meijer Gardens, which has its own section in the newsletter. It’s finally nice enough to take more trips with the bus, so you’ll see more outdoor activities coming up.

Everyone is ready for warm days to spend outside. It’s time for us to plant our gardens in the courtyards, and our birds are getting more active too. We’re excited for May and the sunshine it will bring!

Aubrey Boerema Life Enrichment Coordinator

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OMIC

Springtime Fun!

Q; What bow can’t be tied? A: “A rainbow!” Q: What do you call a girl with a frog on her head? A: “Lily.” Q: What do you get when you plant kisses? A: “Tulips!” Q: What kind of garden does a baker have? A: “A “flour” garden.” Q: Why did the farmer plant a seed in pond? A: “He was trying to grow a water-melon.”

Provided by DaySpring Resident Kathy Hale

DaySpring Services Leadership Team

DaySpring Assisted Living Residence

Rick Ebeling, President Shelly Skiver, Administrator

Debbie Curtis, Administrative Assistant Pam Waybill, Financial Services

Traci Boon, RN, Resident Life Coordinator Aubrey Boerema, Life Enrichment Coordinator

Jeff Sawin, Facilities Coordinator Carla Yerkie, Marketing/Business Development Director

Amy Mueller, Food Services Coordinator

DaySpring Independent Living Apartments Aubrey Boerema, Life Enrichment Coordinator

DaySpring In-Home Care/Life-Enrichment Services Marlene Blanchette, In-Home Care & Life Enrichment

DayBreak Adult Day Services

Katrinka Ebeling, Program Coordinator- Norton Shores Barbara LaFever, Program Coordinator- Northside

Agape Home and Agape Home at Blueberry Fields Assisted Living Residences

Anne Rorem, Resident Life Coordinator

OUR MISSION STATEMENT

We exist to enrich the lives of older adults by partnering with them to maintain their independence and dignity.

Our mission is to minister to the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of our frail and memory impaired residents.

We are dedicated to nurturing human spirits through “quality of the moment” programming based on the elements of life itself; socialization with friends, joy in

accomplishments, and the opportunity to share God’s tender mercy. We also enhance the lives of family members by assisting them to find peace of mind

through loving support and education.

Agape Home at Blueberry Fields: Shirley Rundle - 22nd DaySpring Assisted Living: Elsa Lowe - 2nd Ginny Mortensen - 16th Sandy Sumners - 19th Val Thaden - 26th DaySpring Independent Living Apartments: Violet Wiersema - 7th Walt LeBel - 14th Candy Whitman - 16th DaySpring Services Employees: Mary Haak - 3rd Cheryl Veldman - 8th Peggy Drake - 13th Mary monaghan - 14th Necia Wheeler - 16th Meleta Payne - 19th Barb Bobinski - 27th Flor Ryder - 31st

May Birthdays

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Muskegon, MI 49441

Phone: 231-780-2229

Fax: 231-780-9000

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