October 2018 . Focus on Social Wellness

Reflecting Manor Life

Manor Mirror

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

CHAPLAIN 2CONSTRUCTION UPDATE 2SOCIAL WELLNESS 3MEDICARE ALERT 3GRANDPA JOHN 4OMM BOOK CLUB 5 BIRTHDAYS 5 TRANSITIONS 5OMM NEIGHBORS 6 FEATURED EVENTS 7

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Since 1956, the ground where we are located has been “set apart”

for service in the spirit of Christ. While the top two floors of the new 3-story Holliman building will add 40 new Assisted Living residences, the first floor will provide new common spaces to serve every member of OMM.

Though the new dining room will be the primary dining venue for people living in Assisted Living and the Felt House, like the Charter Oak Dining Room it will be open to everyone on campus. The dining room has the capacity to serve 98 people. The Dining Services team is in the process of planning a menu

with new and different items.

Currently the primary care physician, podiatrist and masseuse visiting the campus use a cramped treatment room in the Spann Wellness Center…or they find free space elsewhere. The new clinic space will be a convenient centralized location for the physician’s office and all visiting providers.

The expanded spa will be an inviting place of renewal and refreshment. In addition to a 4-chair, full-service salon, the spa will be a place to get a massage or schedule an appointment with the aesthetician or reflexologist. Dennis Graham says,

“We want this spa to be a destination for the entire population of OMM.”

In addition to these common spaces the first floor will be the location of the new Main Kitchen and office space for the Operations team.

As the new building rises out of the ground we look forward to the day when this vision will become reality. In light of this new legacy, which will serve current and future OMM residents, the Generation to Generation Campaign Cabinet chose a scripture verse to be inscribed into the wet cement of the building’s foundation. The promise they selected is Luke 1:50 “From generation to generation, God’s lovingkindness endures for those who revere Him.”

The purpose of the space is imbedded in its foundation! It will be a place where current and future members can commune, nurturing their wellness in body, mind and spirit. We ask for your continued prayers and support as we prepare for generations to come.

BY STEVE DICKIE, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Hallowed Ground for Common Good

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At our weekly Sunday Devotions service we are nearing the

conclusion of a series entitled “Just Three Words.” The title came when I noticed that many of God’s scriptural truths can be recalled

with as few as three words. Our messages have been:“Come Unto Me”, Matthew 11:28-30“Jesus Is Lord”, Romans 10:9-11“Thou Shalt Love”, Mark 12:28-31“Take No Thought”, Matthew 6:31-33“He Must Increase”, John 3:28-30“As For Me”, Joshua 24:15“Seek Ye First”, Matthew 6:33.

Each week we have also given away a lovely plaque calligraphed by my wife, Cathy, to one of our attendees. Each plaque contained the three words and the scripture reference for the day.

One common thread running throughout the series was: you must take the initiative in responding to the love that God has offered to you and to all people. Jesus said the one who receives is the one who asks, the one who finds is the one who seeks, and the one who has the door opened is the one who knocks.

Last month we had 21 Days of Spiritual Wellness and many of our members took initiative to nurture their relationship with Christ. They did this through worship, prayer, Bible study, conversations on how to live as a Follower, viewing and discussing an inspirational film, Communion, a time of healing, and a wonderful 3-morning spiritual retreat.

Through Christ there are many ways to seek Him and His Kingdom.

I want to invite you to consider this question… “How am I seeking first the Kingdom of God?”

Today is the day and now is the time.

Happy Seeking!

“Seek Ye First!”BY DUB AMBROSE, CHAPLAIN

Pictured Above: The Generation to Generation Campaign Cabinet gets a closer look at construction on the new Holliman Assisted Living Building.

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As a country we are living longer, but unfortunately, we are not

living better. The secret of how to live longer and stronger lies not in just diets or exercise programs, but in creating the right environment

for yourself. Not just your physical environment, but who you interact with and in what you choose to participate. According to the Blue Zones, there are 9 common denominators to help you live longer and stronger and these two dominators can help you create or enhance a better social environment.

 Sense of Purpose:

Did you know that having a sense of purpose is worth up to seven years of extra life expectancy? Having purpose can act as a buffer to stress and help reduce your chance of suffering from Alzheimer’s disease, arthritis and strokes. Americans live in one of the few cultures that even have a word for “retirement”. Many cultures who age so successfully don’t have the concept—instead they focus on meaningful activities that help them answer the question, “Why do I wake up in the morning?”

Right Tribe:Are you surrounding yourself with the right tribe?

They world’s longest-lived people chose or were born into social circles that support healthy behaviors. Research from the Framingham Studies shows that smoking, obesity, happiness, and even loneliness are contagious, and so the social networks of long-lived people have favorably shaped their health behaviors. Are you surrounding yourself with people that support your virtues and values and bring you happiness?

The OMM Wellness Team can help you plug into your goals and provide you fellowship and experiences! Check out the featured Wellness Events for October and see how they can enhance your social environment!

SOCIAL WELLNESSBY JENNIFER RAWLINGS, VP OF WELLNESS

Medicare Advantage insurance companies are expected to begin flooding your mailbox with

brand new plan offerings beginning October 1st. Their new plans for 2019 will likely come with higher costs and higher benefits. These plans may or may not be worth it. If you like your current Medicare Advantage plan however there’s nothing to do other than keep paying the monthly premium. If you want to change to a different plan offered by your current Medicare Advantage insurance company or switch to a new Advantage plan, then you must do so between October 15th and December 7th. There is no penalty for switching Advantage companies provided you don’t have end stage renal disease.

These are the Medicare Advantage insurance companies Medicare has approved for zip code 74135: Community Care, Global Health, United Healthcare (AARP), Humana and Coventry Healthcare. Each company sets their own prices and benefits.

For those with Medigap insurance instead of Medicare Advantage it’s basically same old, same old for 2019.

Medicare Advantage Tsunami AlertBY MIKE REYNOLDS

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Grandpa JohnREMEMBERS

DEEPER LOVE FOR JESUS (2006)BY JOHN C. WESTERVELT

For nineteen years an intriguing story of lives once lived waited patiently on the

bookshelf in my den wrapped in an unwrinkled, rose-colored dust jacket. I was awakened to its presence by what seemed like answered prayer.

My most difficult weeks of the year are the last week of July and the first two weeks of August, between the ending of summer preschool programs and the beginning of the fall preschool classes. I need to be doing something worthwhile, and this need is met as I volunteer in the Asbury weekday preschool. My prayer for these interim weeks had been that God would help me be a good steward of His gift of time.

On a Friday in late July, I turned the thermostat five degrees lower before saying to Barbara, “While you are cleaning, I’ll be in the library at Asbury.” With my newspaper and a peanut butter and honey sandwich in my canvas satchel, I drove into the sun toward the steeple two miles ahead.

Naomi, the Friday volunteer librarian, was quietly busy at her desk. I pulled up a chair at the round table and spread out my newspaper. By mid-morning, I had finished the paper. I stood and turned to see “FICTION” at the top of the stack of books next to me. I thought, “An intriguing novel could fill these slow days.”

My eyes were drawn to bold white letters on a rose book jacket that read, “I Came to Love You Late.” The title struck a chord, so I pulled it off the shelf. I began to read Joyce Landorf’s novel about Martha.

At eleven o’clock, I ate an early lunch without missing a word on the pages passing before my eyes. At noon, I walked to the desk and told Naomi, “I’d like to check out this book.”

When I returned to my house, the first thing I did was look up, down, and across the shelves of the bookcase. At eye level I spotted “I Came to Love You Late.” Of the 350 books on my shelves, ninety percent were bought by my wife Nelda.

Martha’s encounter with Jesus and his friends was so intriguing that I kept reading until I finished the book by late Saturday afternoon.

After reading her story, Martha became one of my favorite biblical characters. For three years, Martha busily served Jesus and His disciples. After watching Jesus raise her brother Lazarus from the dead, Martha asked, “How could I have been so close to You, yet almost missed You?” Martha finally recognized Jesus for who He truly is.

Nelda always read with a pencil in her hand. Martha’s quote was marked with an asterisk, and there were pencil marks in the margins alongside the paragraphs before and after the quote. Nelda may have felt what Martha felt. If so, then there were three of us feeling a deeper love for Jesus.

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Munich by Robert Harris

It was September 1938; Hitler was determined to invade Czechoslovakia. The British Prime Minister, Neville

Chamberlain, was desperate to avoid what would certainly be the war following such a move. The city of Munich, Germany, was to be the site of an eleventh-hour meeting between the two leaders—a last desperate effort to preserve an already precarious peace. They met to discuss Hitler’s demand that the Sudentenland region of Czechoslovakia be handed over to Germany. Chamberlain, fearful of Hitler’s wrath, accepted the takeover but sought to gain the dictator’s assurance that peace, not more demands, would follow.

The British viewed the German leader with dismay. Chamberlain said of his first meetings with the dictator that he felt like a Victorian explorer who had encountered “some savage warlord.” Legat, observing Hitler, was struck by his “strangely opaque blue eyers” and added that he “smelled strongly of sweat.” Hitler’s German enemies scorned him as “a vulgar Austrian corporal” who thought himself a military genius.

Munich is a historical, fictional thriller that reminds us today why we need to remember history.

OMM Book Club will meet October 16 at 7:00 p.m. in the Crestwood Theatre. Our facilitator will be Steve Lance.

BY PHYILLIS RHODES

OMM BOOK CLUB

OCTOBER BIRTHDAYS Mary Ann Brockman .................1Roberta Hairston ......................1Frances Conkling ......................4Shirley Hockett .........................4Robert Innis ..............................4Donna Keener ..........................4Philelle McBrayer ......................6Tom Porter ................................6Lynn Bartlett .............................8Wilma Hope .............................8Mary Stubbs ...........................10Barbara “Bobbie” Ziegler .......10John Marquis ..........................11

Bill Bailey ...............................12June Owens ............................13Alice Dewhurst .......................14Carolyn Ehlers ........................14Mickie Layman ........................14Leonard Stubbs ......................14Mary Damewood ....................15Sarah Jenkins ..........................16Eva Perry ................................16Louise Reid .............................16Jane Waters ............................16Carol Tobler ............................17Gene Davis .............................18

William Spear..........................18Marilyn Wilson ........................18Frank Douglass .......................19Marita Morgan ........................19Wilanna Souter .......................19Martha Swezey .......................20Eunice Regier ..........................24David Thomas .........................26Sue Duncan ............................27Jan Evans ................................27Bruce Nixon ............................27Meredith Gentry .................... 30Virginia Kingsolver ..................31

ANNIVERSARIESJess & Carolyn Evans ......................... Oct. 7, 1950John & Marilyn Berry ........................ Oct. 16, 2012

Earl & Joanna Tuers .......................... Oct. 19, 2002Jim & Connie Davis ..........................Oct. 30, 2012

In Memory of: Patricia Chandler ............. Sept. 4 Patsy Rowland ................ Sept. 12 Carol Dixon ...................... Sept. 5 Marilyn Bush ..................Sept. 28 Yolande Thompson ......... Sept. 8

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OMM NEIGHBORS

Jane & Bob Mansfield (Patio Home)

Jane was born and raised in Mississippi. She attended school in Arkabutla through 11th grade and graduated from Senatobia City School. She attended Jr. College then studied histology at the University of Tennessee. She was an assistant to the Coordinator of Children’s Services at Central Library in Tulsa prior to retiring. Jane enjoys many activities including traveling, reading and getting together with a small garden club called the Lady Bugs. 

Bob is also from Mississippi where he graduated from Crenshaw High School. He attended Rhodes College, Duke Divinity School and Vanderbilt where he studied Philosophy and Theology. Bob is a United Methodist Minister

and taught at ORU prior to retirement. Bob enjoys tennis, reading and planning their traveling adventures. 

The Mansfields met at church and celebrated their 58th wedding anniversary on August 28th. They have lived in Tulsa since 1978 and have 3 children and 5 grandchildren. They are members of Christ United Methodist Church. They like to stay active and have enjoyed adventures such as ziplining and white-water rafting. Bob is also a USTA Tennis National Champion and Sr. Olympic Bronze Medalist, so get ready for stiff competition on the court!

Sandra Nicholson (Patio Home)

Sandra is a native Tulsan who graduated from Tulsa Central High School. She attended Oklahoma State University where she obtained her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Early Childhood Education/Child Development. Sandra was an educator in Tulsa Public Schools for 25 years and an adjunct college teacher.  

Sandra was married to her wonderful husband, “Nick” for 49 years until his passing. He was a graduate of Texas A & M and had a prosperous 37-year career for Gulf-Warren Petroleum. She stated he was a great person with strong faith. They were blessed with 5 children, 11 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren. 

Sandra is a member of New Haven United Methodist Church and PEO. She enjoys music and played numerous instruments while in school including the piano, cello, bass drum and even bassoon! Her favorite pastimes are being with her family and friends and caring for her dog, Dusty, in their new home on Quebec.  

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS Next month we celebrate Thanksgiving, a time of gathering and taking stock of our blessings. For what blessings are you particularly grateful? Share your stories by emailing Laurel Ryan at lryan@ommtulsa.org or calling (918) 346-5304.

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Featured Wellness Events

FALL FRIGHT NIGHTFriday, October 126:30 p.m. in Fleming CenterRSVP on the Wellness Reservation Form by October 8.

We’ll start with a costume contest so get ready to show off your favorite ghoulish, giddy, or gorgeous costume. Categories will be Most Thought-Provoking, Best Couple (any two people), Most Creative, and Best Over All and there will be prizes. We’ll have tricks and treats, along with popcorn and pop, and then we’ll all have some scares and mostly some laughs as we enjoy Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948 NR 1hr 23m) This Abbott and Costello horror-comedy movie features the bumbling buddies as railroad baggage clerks who receive a strange shipment -- the last remains of Dracula and Frankenstein’s monster. Trouble is they’re still alive! When the deadly duo escape to a remote island, Abbott and Costello follow their trail and find not only the two ghouls, but also a mad scientist who wants to switch Costello’s brain with that of Frankenstein’s monster. Also stars Lon Chaney Jr. and Bela Lugosi. (The movie does not have subtitles but we have assistive listening devices for your convenience.) Come for a fun night of chills and thrills!

2018 FALL FESTIVALThursday, October 255:45 p.m. in Fleming CenterRSVP on the Wellness Reservation Form by October 15.

First, a homecooked barbecue supper of BBQ Baby Back Ribs, Sliced BBQ Brisket, Molasses Baked Beans, Potato Salad, Roasted Corn on the Cob, topped off with Carrot Cake. Then we’ll settle in for a world class performance by Jana Jae and Jim Paul Blair. Seating is limited. Cost of this event including dinner is $11 charged to your OMM account.

Two Juilliard students for parents; a fiddle picker for a granddaddy--you can quickly see that Jana Jae inherited great musical genes. She made her television debut at age 5 performing Brahms’ Hungarian Dance No. 5, a Gypsy tune that she still plays. By age 7, young Jana was on the way to becoming Queen of the

Country Fiddle. You’ll remember her as a star, along with Buck Owens and Roy Clark, on the long running HeeHaw television show that made her a household name. A member of the National Fiddler Hall of Fame and the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame, Jana brings the celebrity touch to everything she does, whether classical or country.

Born in Odessa, Texas, Jim Paul Blair spent most of his years growing up in Clayton, Oklahoma. As the son of former Texas Playboys member Ramona Reed, he was exposed to the music of Bob Wills at an early age. After playing in Oklahoma bands, Jim moved to Nashville where he became an original member of The Neverly

Brothers. Since moving back to Oklahoma in 1998, Jim has been performing in various rock, country, and bluegrass bands. He has toured Europe with country band City Moon, which is now focusing on their Hank Williams tribute, “Hankerin’ 4 Hank”.

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OMM’S CELEBRATION OF GENERATIONS!

Over 200 Members and their families from all across the campus enjoyed OMM’s Celebration of Generations! The construction-themed festivities included an up-close view of heavy construction equipment and a fire truck, pedi-bike rides from Granny GoGo, childhood photos of our Members, a carnival, bingo, Wii Bowling and Ping Pong, Legos, and ice cream treats. Be sure to visit OMM’s Facebook Page for more great photo memories!