Parkview Healthcare Facility's Parkview Outlook January 2016 | Page 2

2 Parkview Activity Highlights Upcoming Special Days Jan. 1—Happy New Year 2016 Jan. 4—Hymn Singing Jan. 18—Martin Luther King Jr. Day Jan. 20—Church service with Goodson Missionary Baptist 6:30p.m. Religious and Spiritual Opportunities Sunday School: Sundays at 9 a.m. Bible Study: Mondays at 2 p.m. WMU Meeting: 2nd Thursday of month at 10 a.m. Worship Services: Sundays at 2:45 p.m. If you or someone you know would like to volunteer to spend time with our residents, we have opportunities for you to share your talents and love with others. Please contact Sara Nuxoll @ 417-326-3000 if you or someone you know would like to share in this opportunity. Jan. 3—Spiritual Opportunity Jan. 10—Calvary Missionary Baptist Jan. 17—Goodson Missionary Baptist Jan. 24—First Christian Church Jan. 31—Plad Mennonite Church Want to receive the Parkview Outlook newsletter electronically? Email: [email protected] to begin receiving the newsletter by email! Activities Department: “Our goal is to exceed our customer’s expectation of providing meaningful activities. Please let us know if you have ideas or suggestions to improve our programming.” The January Diet Resolution T’was the month after Christmas and all through the house, Nothing would fit me, not even a blouse. The cookies I’d nibbled, the eggnog I'd taste, All the holiday parties had gone to my waist. When I got on the scales, there arose such a number! When I walked to the store (less a walk than a lumber), I’d remember the marvelous meals I’d prepared, The gravies and sauces and beef nicely rared. The wine and the rum balls; the bread and the cheese, And the way I’d never said, “No thank you, please.” As I dressed myself in my husband’s old shirt, And prepared once again to battle with dirt, I said to myself, as only I can, “You can’t spend a winter disguised as a man!” So, away with the last of the sour cream dip. Get rid of the fruitcake, every cracker and chip. Every last bit of food that I like must be banished, 'Til all the additional ounces have vanished. I won’t have a cookie – not even a lick. I’ll only just chew on a long celery stick. I won’t have hot biscuits, or cornbread, or pie, I’ll munch on a carrot and quietly cry. I’m hungry, I’m grouchy, can't fit through the door, But isn’t that what January is for? Unable to giggle, no longer a riot. Happy New Year to all and to all a good diet! ~ Author Unknown Happy New Year 2016! Start new year with a laugh! God, grant me the senility to forget the people I never liked anyway, the good fortune to run into the ones that I do, and the eyesight to tell the difference. Dear Lord: So far this year I've done well. I haven't gossiped, I haven't lost my temper, I haven't been greedy, grumpy, nasty, selfish, or overindulgent. I'm very thankful for that. But in a few minutes, Lord, I'm going to get out of bed, and from then on, I'm probably going to need a lot mor e help. Amen www.activityconnection.com