Lawrence Presbyterian Manor
Do it with Style JUNE 2022
I will be completing two years doing ministry at PMMA-Lawrence. Oftentimes, many pastor colleagues Dinah Dutta, ask me if I would Lawrence Presbyterian go back to being a Manor chaplain full-time parish clergy again. I tell them PMMA-Lawrence has not only become my family but also my parish to serve God. When I was young, I used to write poetry. I used to read, memorize, and narrate poems. I still remember poems written by some of my favorite poets like William Wordsworth: “I wandered lonely as a cloud, that floats on high o'er vales and hills, when all at once I saw a crowd, A host, of golden daffodils; Beside the lake, beneath the trees, Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.”
Residents since 2018, Phil and Pat Anderson happily call Lawrence Presbyterian Manor home.
Especially now when I see the daffodils blooming around us.
Home is Lawrence Presbyterian Manor
Another favorite poetess is Christina Rosette and her poem, Remember me - “Remember me when I am gone away, gone far away into the silent land; when you can no more hold me by the hand.”
For Phil and Pat Anderson, home since 2018 has been Lawrence Presbyterian Manor. But they’ve still managed to “travel” around a bit. In 2018, when the couple first moved in, their duplex wasn’t quite ready but the buyers of their family home were ready to occupy. So, they started their Lawrence Presbyterian Manor journey in an apartment on the fifth floor.
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Recently, I found a book of poems that I used to read in our PMMA
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The Anderson – continued from page 1 Then, at the end of last year, Pat underwent knee replacement surgery - and her recovery was spent on the second floor. “Phil doesn’t cook or anything like that, so they put him up on the first floor,” Pat said. Now they are back at home in their comfortable duplex near the woods. “We love our duplex,” Pat said. “We are in one that faces north, so we have this lovely south sun coming in through big, huge windows. It’s a 2-bedroom, 2bath, with a garage and laundry room. We have everything you need at this age to be comfortable.” Pat said starting their journey in the apartment opened up the broader community to them. “You can have lunch every day in the main building, and that’s a nice way to meet people. Otherwise, you’re in your duplex and it might be awhile before you meet everyone.” Before coming to Lawrence Presbyterian Manor, Phil and Pat called Lawrence home since in 1969. “We met at KU. Phil graduated in 1963, and companies all over the world were coming on campus to hire engineers,” Pat said. “We’re
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coming up on our 60th anniversary in February. We were kind of dumb kids. In the early 60s people didn’t live together like they do now. We got married on a Saturday, and were back in class on Monday the brilliant children that we were.” Since then, they’ve made up for the honeymoon with a lifetime of travel - including a trip to Nassau for their 40th anniversary and a trip to Hawaii for their 50th. Phil landed a job with IBM, and that took them to Poughkeepsie, NY, where both of their children were born. “Much to their chagrin, because they couldn’t spell it when they were asked where they were born,” Pat said. “ When Phil decided to pursue a doctorate degree, their journey brought them back to Lawrence. “There were grants available from NASA, so we came back and never left,” Pat said. They both retired from work, but Phil “unretired” to work on a project in Massachusetts to develop airport security technology in the wake of 9/11. “I joke that I commuted to Topeka, so he had to outdo me
and commute to Massachusetts,” Pat said. Now they both enjoy their time fully retired. They both read books, watch movies, and take walks. Pat enjoys sewing, playing games on her iPad, and doing the local crossword puzzle each day. She also engages in some friendly Wordle competition with her granddaughter. “My granddaughter got me into Wordle,” Pat said. “It’s a contest to see who can do it fastest. I used to be an English teacher, so they always want to beat me. They say ‘I gotcha grandma.’ “ Long before Phil and Pat moved to Lawrence Presbyterian Manor, they knew the place well - both Phil’s brother and mother called LPM home. “Our family has a deep connection to this place,” Pat said. “I think it’s worked for us. My mother- in-law lived in the duplex right behind us for quite a while. We are absolutely thrilled with our decision to downsize and move here before we got into our 80s. When we don’t want to cook, we walk to the main building to eat. They have wonderful staff and residents here. They are caring, and hard working. Our neighbors watch over each other and know what’s going on. It validates our decision to move here.” u
Lawrence Presbyterian Manor shares customer service survey responses Lawrence Presbyterian Manor continues to seek customer feedback through monthly telephone surveys. Each month, residents and their representatives are randomly selected to participate in telephone satisfaction surveys conducted by Pinnacle Quality Insight. The graphic highlights some of the survey results. All scores are given on a 5-point scale, with 5 being the
highest score and 1 the lowest score. Between March 2021 and February 2022, Lawrence Presbyterian Manor residents and their families gave the community high scores for the move-in process and the personal care the community provides. “I think they’re friendly,” said one resident. “They try to help you if you have any questions or
problems; they do listen to you.” We greatly value the opinions of our residents and their representatives about the care and services we provide, and we encourage them to participate honestly when contacted by Pinnacle Quality Insight. All state and federal confidentiality laws are met in Pinnacle’s service. u
Source: Pinnacle Quality Insight (12 month ave. Mar 2021 -Feb. 2022)
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Style – continued from page 1 library, “So sing my heart” by Edna Abbot. Edna was a registered nurse. After she retired in 1983, she joined her husband Dearl (VA chaplain) to fulfill their dream to teach in Bible Colleges overseas in Kenya and Manila. Edna was also fond of writing poetry and self-published books since 1994. The poem “Do it with Style” spoke volumes to me. Here is an excerpt that Edna wrote titled, “Do it with Style.” “When you do something for the Lord, please give it all you got. So, He will know without a doubt
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that you love Him a lot. It is not too good to give Him some stuff you do not need. God’s love is all around us, and He’d like for us to show, by words you say and things we do, that we love Him, you know. Do something beautiful for God,
and do it with a smile; it’s bound to please the Lord a lot, if you do it with style.” I hope to continue to serve the Lord with all of you. As Edna encouraged, I want to DO IT WITH STYLE. I pray you will too. u
“I will sing to the Lord all my life” (Psalm 104: 33a).