LIS Jan. E-Newsletter 2015

A Note From the
Pastor’s Corner:
Phil. 2:5
Let this mind be in you,
which was also in Christ
Jesus.
Pastor Jesse Curney, III
“Spiritual & Personal Goals”
January 2015 E-Newsletter
Happy New Year Ladies!!
We hope that your year has gotten off to a Great start!!
Our focus for the month of January was “Spiritual & Personal Goals”.
We started out our year with our annual nationwide L.I.S. Vision Board Sessions.
We hope that each of you have written out your goals for this year and placed
them on your Vision Boards.
Thank you to Ms. Vonda Buggs for instructing the Atlanta L.I.S. Home Team on
how to construct their vision boards.
A Note From the
Doctor’s Corner:
“Jan. is Thyroid Disease
Awareness Month”
More than 30 million
Americans suffer from a
thyroid disorder, & many
more go undiagnosed
every year. Knowing
when your thyroid is not
working properly may be
difficult,
which
is one of
Pastor Jesse
Curney,III
the reasons so many cases
remain undiagnosed.
Symptoms may include
fatigue, unexplained
weight loss or gain,
moodiness, & anxiety.
Thyroid disease can affect
anyone, but women are
five times more likely
than men to suffer, & a
person’s risk increases
with age.
Atlanta Home Team’s 2015 Vision Board Session at the Tucker Habitat House
~ With your Health in
Mind~
Donald Hanchett, MD
L.I.S. Sister: Ms. Vonda Buggs
A Recipe From the
Chef’s Corner:
Banana Ginger
Smoothies
(A Recipe for 6-8)
2-3 bananas peeled &
sliced
1 quart light yogurt
1 tablespoon fresh ginger
Orange Juice as needed
Ginger Snap Cookies
In a blender puree the
bananas adding orange
juice as needed for
consistency. Next add in
the yogurt & ginger then
pulse until combined.
Adjust the consistency as
needed with more orange
juice. Garnish with a
ginger snap cookie!
Enjoy!!
LIS Chef Joe Engelbird RD
 L.I.S. Beauty Tip 
“Sip Away Pounds &
Stress with Smoothies”
Try Fruit and/or Veggie
smoothies & watch
pounds & stress melt
away. You will be
providing your body with
all of the vitamins &
minerals needed by
adding a healthy, easy to
make smoothie to your
diet each day. Enjoy
radiant hair, skin & nails.
This can also help your
digestive system by giving
it a break. Experience a
renewed sense of calm &
well-being that good
health leads to.
Stay Healthy & Happy!

A Note From our Founder:
Happy New Year to all of my sisters of L.I.S.!!
I would like to thank each of you for your commitment and dedication to our
organization. I am very proud of each of you for having a desire to take better care of
yourself!
Please give yourself a pat on the back for writing down your goals and placing them on
your vision boards. There is so much power behind praying over your goals and putting
them where you can see them.
Thank you to everyone that has paid your 2015 Retreat deposit or full payment!!!
$125 Deposit Deadline is Sunday, Feb.15th. Please contact me if you have any concerns.
([email protected]) Please place L.I.S. RETREAT in the Subject Box.
I am looking forward to hearing from all of you on Thursday, Feb. 5th 2015 at 9:00pm
EST for our Monthly Sisterhood Conference Call. (The Super Bowl is on the 1st )
**Lastly, Please help me Thank our wonderful L.I.S. Advisors for their assistance with
our monthly e-newsletters!! From the Medical Corner: Dr. Donald Hanchett,I~
From the Spiritual Corner: Pastor Jesse Curney,III~ and From the Chef’s Corner:
Chef Joe Engelbird!!
Let’s continue to “Keep it Moving” toward a Healthy & Happy Life!
See you in Vegas ~June 11th-14th 2015!!
Love & Blessings to each of you!!
Geonice
February Focus will be: “Relationships & Heart Health”
**All Teams~ Please make plans to Get Together with Spouses, Friends,
Children as we celebrate our relationship with others. And please do not forget to
donate or participate in a Heart Healthy Event.**
**Atlanta Home Team~ “Annual Dinner & a Movie Night”~
Friday. Feb. 20th 2015 ~ Studio Movie Grill~ Time TBA
***(In Lieu of our Regular Monthly Meeting)***
Ladies In Stride, Inc. National Book Club
Book Club Co- Chairpersons are:
Linda Perry~ [email protected]
Pamela Berry~ [email protected]
Our current book for the Nat’l L.I.S. Book Club is “The Healthy Woman~ A
Complete Guide for All Ages” by the U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services,
Office on Women’s Health. (ebook: ~$6.95)
We will be reading this book from Jan. thru May 2015.
Please download or pick up a copy and begin reading right away.
**Our 2nd Book Discussion Conference Call for 2015 will be on Thursday,
Feb. 26th at 9:00EST!! Please make plans to be on the call.
Call in number listed below:
**L.I.S. Book Club Nat’l Conference Call: Every 4th Thursday @ 9:00pm EST.
Conference Call Dial In number is: 605.477.2100 Access Code is 1001203#
January 2015 E- Newsletter ~ Page 2 of 6
L.I.S.
Sisterhood
Covenant
As a lady in
stride, I,
__________,
commit myself to
taking better care
of MYSELF.
I am committed
to praying for my
fellow sister of
Ladies in Stride,
our organization
and the world
around me. I will
“Keep it
Moving” toward
a more healthy
and balanced life.
**Things To Remember**
1) Please keep your L.I.S. sisters lifted in prayer on a daily bases.
2) Please complete the Important “2014 L.I.S. Survey” once it is emailed to you and
submit it back to us.
3) Please Participate in our Monthly Nat’l Sisterhood Conference Calls!!
***Nat’l Sisterhood Conference Calls are held on the 1st day of every month at
9:00pm EST. (Unless rescheduled due to a holiday or other important reasons)
This call is open to ALL L.I.S. members everywhere. This call has been put
in place so that all members can stay in touch with their sisters and be
informed. Call in number & access code is the same number as Book Club
Number on previous page.
Our next Rescheduled Nat’l Conference Call will be
Thursday, Feb. 5th at 9:00pm EST.
Please call in to say “Hello” to your sisters 
4) Deadline for deposit is Feb. 15th for our 2015 Health & Wellness Retreat in
Las Vegas, Nevada June 11th- 14th! Deposits, Partial Payments or Full
Payments may be mailed in to our L.I.S. P.O. Box (A Completed
Registration Form MUST be included with 1st payment). Full Payments or
Final Payments may also be paid per paypal on our L.I.S. website. Sorry,
No Partial Payments accepted online. You may download your Registration
Form at www.ladiesinstride.com. Please see P.O. Box Address below.
(See more information below on page 5)
5) Thank you ladies for posting on our face book page. If you are not in our
face book group, please send a friend request to Panette Griffin & she will
add you to our group. Thank you!
We enjoy hearing from each of you on our face book page, so keep posting
ladies!!
6) Please remember to check your L.I.S. emails. (Events & Activities
concerning other “Friends of L.I.S.” Teams.) Please Contact your
L.I.S. Partner. Make sure that she completes her Self-Evaluation &
our L.I.S. Survey and plans to attend our wonderful Retreat in Vegas.
Thanks for helping each other! 
7) **Please take time to memorize our “L.I.S. Sisterhood
Covenant”- (To the left of this Newsletter)**
L.I.S PREMIER
SPONSORS
Geonice Unique Boutique
G.W. Jackson Family Park
Southern Royalty
Investment
L.I.S. PARTNERS
~Tucker Habitat for
Humanity
~Atlanta Regional Office of
Women’s Health
8) Try our Healthy Recipes by our L.I.S. Chef: Chef Joe!!! Posted on the left
side of each newsletter (A Recipe from the Chef’s Corner) If you are in the
Atlanta area, try to attend some of Chef Joe’s FREE Healthy Cooking
Classes offered by Kaiser Permanente. A text message will be sent out from
time to time.
9) Try to get together with the L.I.S. sisters in your area whenever possible.
Congratulations to all of our L.I.S. Teams that have regularly scheduled
Monthly sessions!! Keep up the good work!
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 GO LADIES!!!! 
January 2015 E-Newsletter ~ Page 3 of 6
Featured L.I.S. Team of the Month!!
L.I.S. Atlanta Team~ 2015~Vision Board Session!!
Great Job L.I.S. Atlanta Team!!
Thank you for “Keeping It Moving”
in the absence of your team captain Geonice Hanchett as she enjoys her new grandson!
Keep up the GREAT work ladies!!
All L.I.S. Teams: We would love to feature YOUR team next! 
Send us your Event/Updates & Photos
[email protected]
January 2015 E-Newsletter~ Page 4 of 6
Attention Ladies!!
It’s almost time for our 3rd L.I.S. Total Health & Wellness Retreat in Las Vegas, Nevada
Invite A Friend!! ~ June 11th - 14th 2015!!~ Spouses are Welcome!!
*** Reserved Guaranteed Lakeview Rooms are Almost Gone!! Please Reserve Today**
Total Retreat Fee is $275 for Adults
$260 for ages 13-19 years of age
**Spa Night included for all age groups**
Deposit~ $125~
Deposit Deadline is Feb. 15th 2015~ Final Payment due: April 15th
**You may book your room now at the lovely Hilton Lake Las Vegas Resort & Spa!!**
http://www.hilton.com/en/hi/groups/personalized/L/LASLKHF-LISTHW-20150610/index.jhtml?
WT.mc_id+POG
Single Room Rates are $129/night+ 12%taxes ($144.48)
Double Room Rate~ $72.24/pp/per night
Please continue to mail in your Full & Partial Payments toward your retreat fees for our Las Vegas Retreat!! :)
First payment MUST include a completed Retreat Registration Form.
(Download from Website: www.ladiesinstride.com)
Home office will keep a record of all partial payments as they are mailed in.
Mail Money Order or Cashier's Check ONLY (No Personal Checks Please) to:
Ladies In Stride, Inc.
P.O. Box 1016
Tucker, Ga. 30085
OR
Pay through Paypal on our L.I.S. Website
**Please keep in mind, just as last year, our 1st $125 deposit toward the retreat is transferable
to another attendee but non-refundable. **
We had a great time in Lake Tahoe in June 2013~ In Hilton Head, S.C. in 2014
We are expecting to have a wonderful time in
Las Vegas in 2015!!
"Please Book Your Room & Start Sending in Your Payments Right Away”
January 2015 E-Newsletter ~Page 5 of 6
L.I.S. Vision Board Photos
L.I.S. Tampa Team
Panette Griffin, Anita Griffin, Isvalia Hood,
& Sharon Prestagaard
(Guest: Geonice Hanchett from Atl.Team)
Tari & Aaliyah Smith:
From the Sacramento Team
Arnitris Strong Vision Board
Member of the Atlanta Team
Jan. E-Newsletter 2015~ Page 6 of 6