Our Mission:

October 2016 Issue

NEWSLETTER

LIFEHOUSE LOUISVILLE 2710 RIEDLING DRIVE

LOUISVILLE, KY 40206

502-897-1655 WWW.LIFEHOUSELOUISVILLE.ORG

Lifehouse Trustees

Lunch & Learn at Lifehouse: The last Wednesday of the month, 12-1 pm. Next One: October 26th (The last one for this year)

Call 897-1655 to reserve your spot! Lunch graciously provided by Penn Station Subs

JOAN SMITH-PRESIDENT DIANE HENSON-VICE-PRESIDENT

HAROLD SKIDMORE-TREASURER ELLEN OAKLEY– SECRETARY

FRED BYRD MIKE DUFFEY MIKE GRAHAM JIM RAY DAN HARDT

VAL HENSON AMY PERPICH

PAM ROBERTSON

THE LIFEHOUSE MISSION IS TO PRO-

VIDE FOR THE SPIRITUAL, EMOTION-

AL, PHYSICAL AND INTELLECTUAL NEEDS OF PREGNANT AND/OR PAR-

ENTING TEENS AND WOMEN AND THEIR CHILDREN—BOTH BORN AND UNBORN—IN A CHRIST-CENTERED

HOME ENVIRONMENT.

We were blessed to have the Church of God in Christ Women’s Group visit us

recently to minister to our residents. They shared scrip-ture and testimonies, sang

songs and brought lunch! We even shed tears together!

Gifts In Memory of:

Masood & Linda Akhtar John & Florene Baldridge

Michael & Rona Balenson Richard Bean Bettye Beard

Dennis & Regina Bell

Paul & Doris Bertrand Jerry & Becky Blacketer

Jo Ann Blacketer Thomas & Doreen Bond

Brian Boor

Patricia Boor Frank & Carolyn Brown Brian & Cellene Byrne

Stewart & Ann Cobb Mr. & Mrs. Jim Crain

Robert & Nancy Dix Robert & Joy Eberenz

Margo Edwards-O’Toole Joyce Eikenberg

Donna Francke Lamar Gaston

Sue Gibson John & Patricia Gilligan

Jerry & Linda Girsch George & Lara Graham

Sandra Graham David Hamacher

Edward & Nancy Hanengurg Jack & Jean Hanley

Larry & Karen Hansen

Leonard & Ruby Hardin Alta Haunsz

Deny & Laurie Howell John & Joy Huckestein

Hurstbourne Country Club

Hurstbourne Ladies Golf Kenneth & Carolyn Isenberg

Tom & Ruth Iversen James & Darlene Juett

Donald & Ann Kalmey Gregory Karem

Frank & Joyce Kozlowski Jim & Mary Krebs

Ruth Kubinski John & Sarah Laswell

John & Jeannine Livesay Shirley Mahan

Merritt & Judith Marcus Deborah Markley

John & Mary Masick

Ron & Judy Mazukelli Thomas & Marcia McCarthy

Kay Messer-Wood Dick & Mary Jane Miller Joseph & Marita Mosher

Mary Lynn O’Brien Bill & Mary Kay Paul

Lyman Phillips Robert & Nancy Potter

Samuel & Bonnie Jo Rechter Kay Richard

Jeff Roberts Thomas Schoenbaechler

Linda Schrecker Jack & Margo Shadle

Dave & Kathie Shellenbarger Elizabeth Sith

Marvin & Shirley Smith Roy & Freda Smith

Sherrill & Joetta Smith

Daniel & Pamela Star James & Diane Stuckert

Martha Swartz Joe & Ann Thompson

Richard Thurman

Guillermo & Judy Vanegas Ray & Bette Wies Lon & Lu Whitfill

Herbert & Joann Wood

Gifts In Honor of:

Mark Eberenz by Robert & Joy Eberenz

Nace Farwick

By Alison Drury

Bob & Dee Dee Freibert

By Mary Dawn Van Lote Mike & Sharon Graham’s

50th Wedding Anniversary By ACTS II Class

& by David & Susan Douglas & by Bill & Sharron Morgan

Tom Gipe’s Birthday (In honor of his adopted grandchildren)

By Lloyd & Patty Daic

Teresa Watson

By Harold & Lisa Workman

William & Geneva Blancett By Linda Northcutt

Lois Webster Gradic

By Dennis & Mary Pike

“Mom” By Donald & Deborah Heaverin

Dr. Bruce Johnson

By Boyd & Wanda Johnson & by Anna Breen

& by Jay & Julia Moore

Caroline Macakanja By Trans & Karen Amador

Paul F. Maguire, Sr.

By Paul & Nancy Gries

Verne Yahne By Martha Latter

In Memory of Brenda Boor

Laundry detergent, dye & fragrance free

Umbrella stroller, new or gently used Toddler car seat (new) Infant car seat (new) Flour, sugar Rice, Pasta Meat for the freezer Salad dressings

Postage Stamps Swiffer duster refills Clorox or Lysol disin-

fecting wipes Gift cards: Kroger,

Walmart, Staples, Amazon.com, Lifeway

Tickets to the Nutcrack-er or other events for the residents!

Kroger Rewards Re-Enrollment - It’s not too late!

Thank you to all of our donors who participate in the Kroger Rewards Program! We have received

$549.04 from Kroger so far this year. This is an easy way to help support our efforts at Lifehouse.

Everyone must re-enroll every year to continue participating. If you have not re-enrolled for the next year, please go to Kroger.com, select the

community tab, community rewards and follow the instructions to re-enroll or to sign up to desig-

nate Lifehouse to receive Community Rewards. Thank you!

Lifehouse Wish List

From our Therapist, Linda Miller I came to Lifehouse in June of 2016. As a Licensed Mar-riage and Family Therapist and Licensed Clinical Social Worker I have worked in many arenas. I have worked with children, couples, families, and individuals. I was anxious and excited to apply some of the skills I learned over the years to working with this wonderful team to help these women develop their highest potential. As I began work-ing here I heard the stories of these residents. Each one unique, with its own challenges and history. Many of the residents past and present have been through multiple traumas. Joan Smith, the executive director, continues to say “Pregnancy is not the problem”. What happens in this process of filling our house? First we get a call or email from a woman who has an unplanned pregnancy. These calls/emails come from Pregnancy Cen-ters around the state, family or friends who are concerned, or the woman herself. When the call comes in we listen for the woman’s fears, her strengths, her desires, and her needs. We talk about where she is, how she sees her fu-ture, what she wants from Lifehouse. We describe our pro-gram and mission statement. We tell them that Lifehouse is a Christian based organization that is concerned with every aspect of a person’s life: Physical, Spiritual, Intel-lectual and Emotional. We offer supportive conversation, we offer prayer, and we invite her to ask questions. De-pending on her need and her story we may invite her for an interview. We will do an assessment, gather psychoso-

Lifehouse First Annual Golf Scramble!

cial, family history, and other information that will help us make a good decision about her needs. Once a new resident is invited to move in, we make the appropriate arrangements. Then the work begins. Resi-dents are encouraged to meet with me once a week to work on goals, decisions about her baby, and other factors that influence her choices. As the resident feels more safe and comfortable she may explore the experiences in her life more in depth. As a therapist I listen, respond with empathy, and help her reflect and develop healthy coping skills. We provide a safe, confidential, welcoming envi-ronment to allow her to talk about what happened to her and learn new skills to help her move through the experi-ence and build a safe, secure future for herself. When something like anxiety or trauma, or depression influences a person it can demand time and energy. It can prevent her from seeing the potential to resolve the problem. We work on coping skills that help her take back her life from the influence of these problems. We talk about options she might utilize. We practice the skills. We invite those who care for this woman to come and share and learn. We want to help build supportive healthy relationships. My goals for each resident are to awaken her to her own worth and to allow her to have a voice of her own that is meaningful and healthy. I want her to hold herself ac-countable, and to learn to make healthy choices about her life and the life of her unborn child.

The Women Who Wine for a Cause generously collected and donated

more than enough Home Depot gift cards to

provide us with a new storage shed for our

lawnmower!

TEAM UP FOR PRO-LIFE TEE UP FORE PRO-LIFE

Saturday, October 29th Quail Chase Golf Course

We are hosting a “Caddy Shack Style” golf scramble.

Suit up in your best plaid or come as your favorite Caddy Shack Character!

Entry Fees: $75 per individual / $300 per four-

some. Hurry! Deadline to register is October 19.

For more information or for registration and sponsorship

opportunities, please visit www.lifehouselouisville.org

or call 502-897-1655

The next event benefitting

Lifehouse will be held

October 12th,

5:30—7:00 pm at

Porcini's Restaurant

2730 Frankfort Ave.

Join us!! For more information go to www4c.org

Thank You!

2710 Riedling Drive

Louisville, KY 40206

Phone: 502-897-1655

Fax: 502-897-1680

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Our Newest Lifehouse Resident, Caleb

As the Founder of Lifehouse, I find myself faced with

challenges that I never would have thought I would face in life. From day one I have remained faithful to main-

taining a holistic program that addresses the--SPIRITUAL, PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL AND INTEL-

LECTUAL needs of every woman we serve.

Recently we received notice from Dare to Care that they will no longer give food to Lifehouse because we

make church attendance mandatory for our residents. I was told that this is in direct conflict with their contract

with "Feeding America".

To date we have fed, clothed, educated, housed and blessed mothers who have birthed a total of 63 healthy babies. These babies were healthy because their moth-ers were healthy and were able to give life to their child and make a healthy plan for the future, be it parenting or adoption. At Lifehouse we will not take away one part of our holistic program for anything because we

know that God will provide.

We hope that our affiliation with Dare to Care can be renewed, but if not, we will rely on the generous support of churches and individual donors who share our belief that it is necessary to feed the soul, as well as the body. Our bodies will die, but we live in faith that our souls will

live forever with God our Creator in heaven.

“5 Days “ “8 Weeks”

An Important Word From Director, Joan Smith

Move In Day! Several of our residents have

recently moved into our

transitional apartments. This is

a big step for them and exciting

to watch them grow as they

work toward independence!