Commun ty Matters Rolla Presbyterian Manor
October 2016
‘What a wonderful world’ Louis Armstrong, with his oneof-a-kind gravely style, could get more out of a song than anyone. “I see trees of green, red roses too I see them bloom for me and you And I think to myself what a wonderful world.” That song was a slow stroll through the day. It encouraged pausing to take it all in. The gift of reflection brings to focus the wonder of everyday moments. It highlights nature’s beauty. The trees are alive in fall colors. It’s not too hot and not too cold. I’m determined to take a scenic drive, soak in the beauty and say to myself, “What a wonderful world.” WONDERFUL, continued on page 4
“Paint Brush C.A.” by Wilson G. Freeze.
Art is commentary for Rolla painter For many years, as a surveyor in the U.S. Army, Will Freeze drew maps. Today, he prefers to paint pictures of the natural world rather than mark its boundaries. Will’s painting, “Paint Brush C.A.,” will be featured in the 2017 Art is Ageless® Calendar. This was the first year he entered the competition at Rolla Presbyterian Manor. After taking first in his category here, Will’s piece was entered at the masterpiece level of the competition, among winners from 16 other Presbyterian Manors of Mid-America communities. Will painted the scene from a photograph of dawn breaking over the Paint Brush Prairie Conservation Area – in particular, the prairie flower for which the area is named. “At early sunrise there is very little color other than the sun coming up. That was the reason I selected it, because I was intrigued by the sunrise,” Will said. “If you were to look closely in the foreground of the picture you can see the silhouettes of the tall grass.” PAINT, continued on page 2
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It was Will’s wife, Marjorie, who encouraged him to enter the Art is Ageless competition. She became a Presbyterian Manor resident in February, and she died in June. Typically he preferred to paint pictures for friends and give them away, or at least trade. He received a handmade bamboo fly-fishing rod as a thank you from one friend. “I was in the military for 40 years, and I met people from all over,” he said. “I’ve got pictures scattered from Vermont to Arizona.”
then he discovered he had a gift for painting. His talent at both earned him scholarship offers in art and football. He chose the sports offer, but studied commercial art and illustration in college. An injury ended his career before he got his degree though, and he left school.
the way for today’s GPS satellite systems, Will said.
Will likes for his artwork to have a purpose too, such as commenting on destruction to the environment. He’s now working on a painting of flowers from his yard with a bee and butterfly. He calls it “The The Korean War was on and Will Pollinators,” calling attention to the was drafted. To his surprise, he spent crisis of disappearing bee colonies. 20 years on active duty, eventually “I like to make things that have a becoming a surveyor. Some of his work in the 1960s helped pave message,” Will said.
Even in school, Will was drawn to art – first to bolster his GPA so he could stay eligible for football, but
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Dueling Pianos fundraiser Oct. 29 The piano man is coming to Rolla! This month we’re hosting Tony B’s Dueling Pianos show for our annual Good Samaritan fundraiser for a fun evening of live, interactive music and dancing. Tony’s show, which has traveled all over the country, has been called a “party in a box.” An experienced, longtime Nashville musician, Tony can play just about any song you know. Together with his partner pianists, he gets the crowd going with fun sing-alongs, and they take requests for favorite songs from every era and genre. For $30, you get all this entertainment, plus heavy hors d’oeuvres and an open bar. We’ll also have a live auction with top items that include Cardinals baseball tickets and a deer hunting tree stand. The fun starts at 7 p.m. Oct. 29 at the Rolla Lions Club. Our thanks to Phelps County Bank for sponsoring this event. Proceeds will benefit the Good Samaritan program at Rolla Presbyterian Manor. This program helps support residents who have depleted their financial resources through no fault of their own, so they may continue to live at Presbyterian Manor. For more information about the event, contact Joelle at 573-364-7336, ext. 3817, or lfreeland@pmma.org.
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Chaplain: What you eat really matters By Allen Teal, chaplain
Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable--if anything is excellent or praiseworthy--think about such things. (Philippians 4:8, NLT) For many people, eating is their favorite indoor sport. Food is an important part of daily life. Whether you are a healthy eater or a frequent visitor at the buffet, you must eat to stay alive. The Bible has a lot to say about physical and spiritual food. Both need to be an integral part of each person’s life. King Solomon’s grocery bill would be daunting for most food budgets. “The daily food requirements for Solomon’s palace were 150 bushels of choice flour and 300 bushels of meal also 10 oxen from
the fattening pens, 20 pasture-fed cattle, 100 sheep or goats, as well as deer, gazelles, roe deer, and choice poultry.” (I Kings 4:22-23, NLT). Fortunately, this amount of bounty is not required to meet a family’s needs. Generally, families only need meals that are tasty and nutritious. Even the feeding of the 5,000 is beyond the abilities of average families. “Ordering the people to sit down
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on the grass, He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up toward heaven, He blessed the food, and breaking the loaves He gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds,” (Matthew 14:19, NIV). Jesus understood the physical needs of people. He performed a great miracle with food to demonstrate his concern for the hunger of the crowd. The Bible makes it clear that spiritual food matters, too. “A good man brings good things out of the good stored up in his heart, and an evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in his heart. For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of.” (Luke 6:45, NIV). What we experience and think about nourishes our inner person. When it comes to spiritual food, you are what you eat. The Apostle Paul in Philippians 4:8 gives us a prescription for the type of information that we should allow into our hearts. Steer yourself toward true, noble, right, pure, lovely, and admirable things, people, and deeds for a healthy spiritual diet. Rolla Presbyterian Manor
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I’m also convinced that Satchmo had it right when he said that even a “hello” among friends is an expression of love. “The colors of the rainbow so pretty in the sky / Are also on the faces of people going by I see friends shaking hands saying how do you do / They’re really saying I love you.” Human friendship is richer when we are intentionally present in the moment. A smile and a few kind words can make my day. If that is true in the natural, how much more
is it true in our spiritual life?
thing that really matters:
Experiencing God has much to do with our deliberate purposeful acknowledgement that He is with us. It’s dialoguing with our Father throughout the day and scheduling time to unite with Him through Scripture reading and prayer. I’m discovering that connecting with God is far richer if I make time to regularly sit and be with Him.
“One thing I ask from the LORD, this only do I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to gaze on the beauty of the LORD and to seek him in his temple.” — Psalm 27:4 New InternationalVersion
Stop and reflect for a few minutes, soak in His presence and enjoy connecting with our Father. May we, like King David of old, seek the one
Courtesy of Diane Gunsolley, chaplain at AberdeenVillage, a member of the Presbyterian Manors of Mid-America Family.
Gaze on His beauty and you may just find yourself humming, “And I think to myself, what a wonderful world.”
Celebrations & traditions We will focus on celebrations and family traditions in an upcoming issue of Community Matters. What traditions are important to your holiday celebrations? What are your memories of Christmas? What recipes did you only make for these special holidays? If you’ve got a story to share, contact Marketing Director Joelle Freeland, and your story could be featured in an upcoming edition of Community Matters.
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