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December 2014/Issue131
THE HOMESTEADER
Golden Years Homestead * 8300 Maysville Rd. * Phone (260)749-6725 * Fax (260)749-6873
Celebrating
December
National Bingo Month
International Volunteer Day
December 5
Pearl Harbor
Remembrance Day
December 7
Human Rights Day
December 10
Hoosier Day
December 11
Cocoa Day
December 13
Wright Brothers Day
December 17
First Day of Winter
December 21
Egg Nog Day
December 24
Christmas Day
December 25
New Year’s Eve
December 31
Keeping Healthy for the Holidays
By the first of December, the holiday season is already
well underway. It’s a season of feasts and parties,
tempting desserts, and freely flowing drinks. Combine
this steady eating with harsh and discouraging
weather, and it is not uncommon to suddenly pack on
a few extra pounds. Fortunately, there are ways to both
enjoy the holidays and stay fit well into the new year.
Despite our best intentions to eat light, it is near
impossible to resist a full holiday table with all the
trimmings. The trick is not to “save” your appetite before
the big meal. Don’t skip breakfast and lunch. Instead,
have four to six mini-meals throughout the day to
sustain your metabolism and keep burning calories.
Then you will be less likely to overeat.
To increase a feeling of fullness and reduce your
appetite, eat water-based foods that are low in calories,
such as brothy soups, fruits, and vegetables. Also,
when dinner arrives, eat slowly. It takes at least 20
minutes for your stomach to signal to your brain that it
is full.
Invited to a holiday potluck? Volunteer to bring a
healthy dish. Do you enjoy preparing the same
traditional family recipes year after year? You can
modify the recipes with new ingredients. Substitute
applesauce for cooking oil or make stuffing with whole
wheat bread rather than white.
Maintaining an exercise routine may be the most
important factor in staying fit. Make a point of
exercising before the big meal or holiday party. Often
you can even find holiday-themed community events
like Turkey Trots or Jingle Jogs. Traveling? Include
exercising in your travel plans. And if the weather
outside is frightful, move your routine indoors, perhaps
even trying new workouts such as stationary bikes,
yoga, or volleyball.
December 2014
Activity Connection
Just to remind you of some upcoming events for
this month:
We will be having our annual
Christmas Wreath contest for the
month of December. So, pull out those
wreaths and hang them on your door.
Voters can go door-to-door to see the wreaths
and decide which one they like the best. Voting
ballots will be on the table by the elevator and
the winner will be announced in January.
The Star’s Dance Academy will be
here on Saturday, December 6th,
2014 to perform for you. This will
be located in the Chapel. All
residents are welcome to attend.
On Friday, December 12th,
2014, Woodland Lutheran
School will be here from
9:00am - 2:00pm to spend the day with our
residents. This is the second and fourth grade
classes. There will be crafts, story time, and
Christmas carol time.
Also, due to the Christmas holiday
and scheduling of activities, we will
have our birthday/anniversary
party on Tuesday, December 16th,
2014 at 2:00pm in the Life Enrichment Room.
Please come out and celebrate your neighbor’s
special day. The “Twilighters” will be here to
perform for the party. Everyone is welcome to
attend!
There will be no Bible Study on December 24th &
December 31st.
Misty Carpenter
Activity Director
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The Homesteader will be taking a
break for the month of January but will
be back for the February issue. See
you next year!
Culinary Corner
I just want to remind you of our
annual Christmas Candlelight
Dinner on Friday, December
5th, 2014. Seating will begin at
5:45pm. Everyone is welcome
to attend. There will be more information for
this dinner placed in your mailboxes.
Our resident and employee Christmas
dinner will be on December 19th, 2014
starting at 11:00am.
Thank You!
Chris Ripke, Culinary Service Manager
From the Maintenance Desk……
Winter is just around the corner
and you know what that
means……snow and more
snow. We are asking that all
residents who drive, and staff
members who park in the parking lot, please
do not park over the curbs with the front end of
your car. We need to get the tractors down the
sidewalks to clear the snow.
Also, for those residents who park in the
handicap spots and who will not be driving this
winter, would you please move your vehicles
farther out so that those residents and visitors
who drive, who may need those designated
spots, will have a place to park?
Thank you for your cooperation in this manner.
Brandon Wiseman
GYH Maintenance Supervisor
December 2014
A Visit from Christ
During the Christmas season, most of us are so
distracted by the commercialization of Christmas,
that we forget about the much more important visit
from God, who miraculously entered the world as
a helpless infant over 2, 000 years ago. This
miraculous “visit” lasted over 30 years as our Lord
walked on the earth loving, teaching, and healing
many people. Ultimately, Jesus gave up his life in
order to offer salvation for those who want to live
their life for him. This is the greatest gift man
could ever receive.
The following is a different take on the classic
poem “Twas the Night before Christmas” which
was written by Clement Clarke Moore.
Twas the night before Christmas,
and all through the earth, every
creature was stirring, awaiting a
birth. The time for Messiah was
certainly near, the prophets
foretold it; the Bible was clear.
From the book of beginnings, the very first sin,
God’s word made it clear how His grace entered
in. Born of virgin, He’d come as a man. The
Creator among us, the time was at hand. The stars
were arranged to show marvelous things, setting
Wise Men to journey and find the true King.
Shepherds in Bethlehem gazed on the sky,
longing to see Him, their Lord the Most High. How
could they know that the very next night an angel
of God would speak words of delight? How the
Savior was born, it was news of great joy. In a
cloth and a manger they’d find the dear boy. And
a heavenly host would soon join to sing of the
glory of God and of wonderful things.
He entered creation, set position aside, to show us
how deeply his love did abide. Sin sent us away
from our almighty Lord. He became one of us that
we might be restored.
He’s the Prince of Peace; He’s the one who
makes whole. He is Wisdom Incarnate, a
Shepherd of Souls. He’s the Author of Life; He’s
the Ruler of All.
He can offer salvation, on His
name we call. The shepherds
and Wise Men would bow to
adore, Holy God among men,
our Greatest reward.
All glory and honor is due to this King. Let’s all
join in worship; let every tongue sing. Jesus is
Lord, all creation proclaims. He’s the first and
last, He is always the same.
History turned on the first Christmas day, when
God became man in a humble display. As we
think of the manger in which He was laid, let
our hearts welcome Him to the world He made!
 Author Unknown
Matthew 1: 21
And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt
call his name JESUS: for he shall save his
people from their sins.
Matthew 1:11
And when they were come into the house, they
saw the young child with Mary his mother, and
fell down, and worshipped him:
Luke 2:10 - 14
And the angel said unto them, Fear not, for,
behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy,
which shall be to all people. For unto you is
born this day in the city of David a Saviour,
which is Christ the Lord. And this shall be a
sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped
in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger. And
suddenly there was with the angel a multitude
of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,
Glory to God in the highest, and on earth
peace, good will towards man.
December 2014
News and Notes
December Birthdays
Happy Birthday, Y’all! 
Carter Hearing Clinic will be seeing clients in
their office at GYH Nursing Care. If you need
an appointment, call 436-6400. Please call Kim
in the office to arrange transportation. If you
need batteries, the nursing home front desk has
them for sale.
12 – 05
12 – 17
12 – 18
12 – 18
12 – 19
Ralph Bass
Doug Holley
Werner Dierks
Ruth Cleveland
Garnett Bauer
3014 – Dup
21B
3020 – Dup
20C
2015
Home Health Care Solutions is providing free
blood pressure check-ups every Tuesday of
each month from 9:00am – 9:30am.
A Lighter Step foot clinic is held on the fourth
Tuesday of each month @ 8:00am. It will be on
Tuesday, December 23rd, 2014. If you would
like to schedule an appointment, please contact
the office and we will be glad to assist you in
scheduling an appointment.
Reminder – Available to you at GYH (on site) is
outpatient therapy. You can contact Inez
Rogers, GYH Nurse or the Therapy Dept. if this
service is needed. They can come to your
apartment or you can come to the Therapy
Center in the Core Building.
Reminder – If you have any suggestions,
comments, or ideas for GYH, every 2nd Monday
of the month is our Home Owners Association
and Culinary Counsel Meeting. This meeting is
where you can voice your concerns and/or
suggestions. It will start at 2:00pm.
We are looking for collections
to feature each month in the
Hutch. If you have any kind of
collection that you would be
willing to share, please call the
front desk at 749-6725. There
is help available for arranging your collection in
the hutch.
A big “Thank You!” to M. Kuziela, Apt. 2001
& Mary Garman for the Veteran’s Day
Collection.
SUGGESTION BOX!
If you have an idea,
suggestion, or concern,
please feel free to write it
down and submit it in the
“Suggestion Box” located in the lobby by the
Front Desk. Ideas will be addressed at the
next Home Owners meeting. All residents are
welcome to attend! 
Let’s welcome our new
residents to Golden Years
Homestead: Bob
Kammer, Apt. 2014 &
Norma Shenfeld, Apt. 3002. Golden Years
residents and staff welcome you!
If my hands are fully occupied with
holding on to something, I can neither
give nor receive.
Dorothee Selle
Knowing what’s right doesn’t mean
much unless you do what’s right.
 Theodore Roosevelt
Christmas Trivia
The following is Christmas Trivia. If you would like to receive a prize, please answer the Christmas
Trivia and bring your answers to the office.
What kind of bird has “gone away” in the song “Winter Wonderland?”
What did Frosty the Snowman do when they placed the magic hat on his head?
On the 11th day of Christmas, what did my true love send to me?
I’m dreaming of a white Christmas with what?
Who was seated next to me a day or two ago in the song “Jingle Bells?”
Good Tidings to you, and all of your what?
One foggy Christmas Eve, Santa came to say what?
It would have been a laugh to see Mommy doing what last night?
The Grinch is as cuddly as a __________?
How many times does Santa check his list?
How many gifts would you receive if you received all of the gifts in the song, “Twelve Days of
Christmas?”
In the song, “Winter Wonderland” who do we pretend the snowman is?
In the traditional song, “Go Tell it on the Mountain!”, what are you supposed to go tell on the
mountain?
True or False
Joseph was the one who told Mary she was going to have a Baby?
Who said it?
“Bah Humbug”
“Don’t you cry, I’ll be back again someday”
“Maybe Christmas,” he thought, “doesn’t come from a store. Maybe Christmas…..perhaps…..means
a little bit more!”
“I never thought it was a bad little tree. It’s not a bad tree at all, really. Maybe it just needs a little
love.”
“You want the moon? Just say the word & I’ll throw a lasso around it and pull it down.”
Christmas Trivia, cont.
1. Which Gospel(s) speak of the events surrounding Christ’s birth?
a. Mark & John
b. Matthew, Mark, Luke, & John
c. Luke only
d. Matthew & Luke
2. How many magi visited Christ after his birth, according to the Bible?
a. 3
b. undisclosed number
c. 1
d. None
3. Where is Christ when the magi come to visit Him?
a. In the womb
b. In the manger
c. In the house
d. In the temple
4. The magi ask Herod where Christ is to be born. Herod summons his priests and scribes, who
knew the location of the birth because of the prophesy of this man?
a. Micah
b. Amos
c. Jonah
d. Joel
5. In a dream, an angel tells Joseph to name his child Jesus, for it was prophesied that a virgin would
give birth and call her son Immanuel. What does Immanuel mean?
a. Jesus saves
b. God with us
c. God in flesh
d. God is born
6. According to Matthew, Herod’s slaughter of the children two years and under fulfills a prophesy
uttered by what man?
a. Micah
b. Jeremiah
c. Jonah
d. Joel
7. How much younger was Jesus than his cousin John the Baptist?
a. 1 day
b. 12 days
c. 2 years
d. 6 months
Christmas Trivia, cont.
8. Why was Jesus born in Bethlehem, according to Luke?
a. His earthy father went to Bethlehem for a census
b. His parents lived there
c. His mother went to visit Elizabeth
d. Jesus was not born in Bethlehem
9. How did the shepherds learn of Christ’s birth?
a. They saw a new star in the sky
b. There are no shepherds in the Biblical account
c. The magi told them
d. An angel appears to them
10. When was Christ circumcised?
a. 13 years old
b. 8 days old
c. Birth
d. He was not circumcised
11. Who prophesied to Mary that Christ was “destined for the fall and rising of many” and that “a
sword would pierce her own soul” also?
a. Anna
b. Simeon
c. Elizabeth
d. Gabriel
12. Christ was laid in a manger. What is a manger?
a. Barn
b. Cave
c. Type of Inn
d. A feeding trough
The Homesteader would like to wish every resident and all staff of Golden Years Homestead
a very Merry Christmas and a blessed New Year. May your holiday season be filled with
family, friendship, love, and laughter; but most of all let it be filled with Christ. Let the love of
Christ illuminate your life and may He lavishly give His love to you and those around you.
May your New Year be filled with much more! Let your light shine and God Bless!

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