An Aftercare Program of Lake Ridge Chapel & Memorial Designers Do you not know that your bodies are temples January 2020 of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a Friends, price. Therefore, honor God with your bodies. I always start the new year off talking about getting healthy and living a healthy lifestyle. January is when people make New Year’s resolutions, and 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 (NIV) the #1 resolution is to lose weight. More than likely, our holiday snacking has overloaded us on sugar! I encourage you to come to our weight loss support group, which meets at the Chapel on Monday mornings at 9am. It’s been fun to meet friends and encourage each other in our goals for the week. The most important thing is to feel good, have energy, and help your self-esteem. On a different note, next month we will start signing up for our Spring Trip to Poteet, Texas, the Strawberry Festival, and then to the Riverwalk in San Antonio! We will have details at the dinner in February and in the March newsletter. Our Christmas Home Tour went very well, and we will have the report on the money raised at February’s dinner. We are excited to report that most of the proceeds went to benefit “Communities in Schools” for needy children. I’m sure everyone is resting from the busy holiday season, but try not to miss the things that we have on our calendar. We need you to be active! Your presence might help the one you are sitting next to and that person might just Santos Moreno Gayle Severe 806-698-8085 806-535-9323 be who you need as well. Hugs, 6025 82ND STREET LUBBOCK, TX 79424 806-698-8085 Gayle FOLLOW US TWITTER: @lakeridgechapel REMEMBERING THROUGH LIVING FACEBOOK: Sharing Loss, Sharing Life www.facebook.com/lakeridgeladies The Lake Ridge Ladies believe in a process of supportive interaction with family, friends and community. By remembering and honoring our past, we believe we can be a source of strength BLOG: and inspiration for each other and those around us. The stated mission of the Lake Ridge www.memorialdesigners.net/ Ladies organization is to embrace every moment life has to offer and enrich our community, category/lake-ridge-ladies each other and ourselves through a positive outlook and a lifestyle rich with experiences. RECIPE OF THE MONTH Healthy Roasted Vegetables INGREDIENTS • 2 tablespoons olive oil • 2 medium zucchinis (thickly sliced) • 2 red onions (cut into thick wedges) • 4 garlic cloves • 2 medium red potatoes (cut into 6 • 1 large red bell pepper (seeded and wedges) cut into chunks) • 2 carrots (medium to large, cut into • 3 sprigs of rosemary chunks) • 2 teaspoons kosher salt • 2 medium parsnips (cut into large • 1 teaspoon ground black pepper chunks) INSTRUCTIONS 1. Preheat oven to 425 F. Spray a large baking pan or oven-proof dish with nonstick cooking spray. 2. Arrange cut vegetables in dish and drizzle with olive oil. Add rosemary sprigs and season with pepper. 3. Roast vegetables for 20 minutes or until the tops are slightly browned and crispy. Remove from oven and turn vegetables over. 4. Roast for an additional 20 minutes or until vegetables are tender and slightly browned WITTY WORDS FOR WISE WOMEN “I am not lucky, I am blessed. Everything I have is because of God’s grace and favor. ” Unknown HEALTH TIPS New Study Says You Need to Double Your Daily Fruit and Veggie Intake Remember that old health adage about eating five servings of fruits and vegetables daily to remain healthy? According to new research, that’s not nearly enough. A recent study says you have to double those daily amounts — to ten servings a day — to get maximum health benefits. That’s a lot of fruits and vegetables every day, but the stats that the researchers at the Imperial College London present are pretty impressive. They say if you consume 10 portions a day, or 800 grams, it can prevent an estimated 7.8 million premature deaths worldwide. Fruit and vegetables have been shown to reduce cholesterol levels, blood pressure, and to boost the health of our blood vessels and immune system. This may be due to the complex network of nutrients they hold,” said lead author Dr. Dagfinn Aune. “For instance, they contain many antioxidants, which may reduce DNA damage, and lead to a reduction in cancer risk.” Research found that the big benefits from eating more fruit like apples, pears and oranges, as ellw as vegetables like lettuce, broccoli and cabbage, work particularly well in preventing strokes, heart disease and early death. Reduction in the risk of cancer comes from green and yellow vegetables like spinach, peppers and carrots. “Most likely it is the whole package of beneficial nutrients you obtain by eating fruits and egetablesv that is crucial to health,” he says. “This is why it is important to eat whole plant foods to get the benefit, instead of taking antioxidant or vitamin supplements (which have not been shown to reduce disease risk).” Just like the dietary adage above, the World Health Organization (WHO) does recommend eating five portions or 400 grams of fruit and vegetables per day. But Dr. Aune says if you want a real health upgrade, you need to boost your daily fruit and veggie intake — and he means double your servings. Source: activatedyou.com UPCOMING WORKSHOPS Wisdom Inspired Senior Education FREE 1-HOUR WORKSHOPS AT LAKE RIDGE CHAPEL AND MEMORIAL DESIGNERS THE 1ST & 3RD TUESDAY OF MOST MONTHS - TAUGHT BY LOCAL EXPERTS New Decade, New You! W.I.S.E. Wellness Series - January - March 2020 JANUARY 7TH, 2020 @5:30PM LAURA, GREG & BRAD, Lake Ridge Chapel Fond Memories and New Beginnings JANUARY 21ST, 2020 @5:30PM WELDON AND ANN WARREN, Owners, Holy Cow Beef Let Thy Food Be Thy Medicine For more information about W.I.S.E. workshops, call us at 806.698.8085, visit memorialdesigners.net, or like us on Facebook Laura Landes Event Coordinator LhalAKE & emoia RIDGE esigne 806-698-8085 January 19th-March 22nd Sundays from 3:00-4:30PM Lake Ridge Chapel | 6025 82nd Street Please RSVP to 806-698-8085 Walking Through Grief is a support group for people grieving the death of someone close. The Walking Through Grief series offers hope and help, while providing information and practical tools to those navigating the grief journey. We will meet each Sunday from 3:00-4:30 pm. Everyone is welcome to attend. Beginning January 20th Mondays from 6:00-8:00PM Lake Ridge Chapel | 6025 82nd Street Please RSVP to 806-698-8085 Seating is Limited Together with Bacon Heights Baptist Church, Lake Ridge is hosting a special Grief Share class for parents who have lost children—regardless of the age of the child or the circumstances. Joyce Rowe with Lake Ridge Chapel leads this special class, which addresses the unique challenges of losing a child. Joyce has lost two children— one to a drunk driver and one to suicide—so she knows firsthand the challenges of losing a child. Call 806-239- 4308 or 806-698-8085 for more information. FEATURED MEMBER Paula Portwood Tommy and I met at the Castro County Livestock show. He was from Dimmitt, and I was from Hart. We married after high school on October 17, 1970. Soon afterwards, Tommy was drafted into the Army and served a year in Vietnam. After Tommy returned from Vietnam, we established our home in Dimmitt. I started working at the Dimmitt newspaper, the Castro County News, in 1973. Little did I know I had found my second home for the next 30 years. We took pride in creating the best weekly newspaper we could for our community. I made lifelong friends; I call them my newspaper family. The newspaper sold in 2003, and I was offered the office manager position at Dimmitt Sulfur Products/Poole Chemical where I worked until I retired in 2017. After retirement, we moved to Lubbock. I am thankful for our children, Rochelle, Bryan, and Brent. I could not be prouder of them. I am thankful for our 6 grandchildren: Shelby, Logan, Aiden, Landon, Ethan, and Elizabeth. My fur baby, Gizmo, is always there for me. I am thankful for my husband and grateful to have been married to that fun-loving, crazy man for 48 years. I feel lost. It is hard going on without him, but I have strong support from family and the Lake Ridge Ladies. WORD SEARCH BULLETIN Prayer Chain If you have any prayer requests, we would like to pray for you. Contact Joyce Rowe at 806-239-4308. Game Day Join us on the 2nd Monday each month from 1pm-3pm. Lake Ridge Ladies and Lake Ridge Men will be playing Hand & Foot along with other games, and you are welcome to join us even if you have never played. We will teach you! This is a great way to get involved with the Lake Ridge Ladies. Bunco Bunco is a dice game that is easy to play and very easy to learn! Bunco is usually played with a small money pot, but we bring a white elephant or re-gift for our prizes. We bring our gift in a pretty little gift bag. The prizes are always fun to win and even more fun to bring! We meet on the 2nd Thursday of each month at Lake Ridge Chapel & Memorial Designers. Saturday Brunch Saturday Brunch - Join your friends at 11am on the 2nd Saturday of each month.