L.A.D.D. is Life After Death or Divorce and is a support group for anyone in these categories, who would like some help dealing with the issues that go along with losing a loved one. If you have never been married but have been in a long-term relationship, come and join us.
L.A.D.D. has a varied program so we can offer something that will help you.
We meet in the Community Room of Community Lutheran Church at 7:00 p.m. every Monday. If this is your first time, please arrive by 6:50 p.m. so a facilitator can sit and talk with you to help determine how we can help you the most.
Dismissal is between 9:00 and 9:30 p.m.
Dress is casual - in good taste
Cost is $3.00 per week (for refreshments and some materials - $4 pizza night)
JULY and AUGUST Schedule
JULY 5 * NO MEETING * Independence Day Observance Have a safe a happy holiday.
JULY 12 TOPIC VIDEO “When Your Spouse Dies”
Preparing you to face the difficult transition into a new reality with your loved one gone and guiding you to think through the critical issues involved in your healing. Is this just for the widowed?
JULY 19 AT THE MOVIES “Something's Gotta Give” (PG-13)
Harry is a perennial playboy with a libido much younger than his years. During what was to have been a romantic weekend with his latest infatuation, Marin, Harry develops chest pains and he winds up being nursed by Marin's reluctant mother Erica. In the process, Harry develops more heart pangs for Erica, an age appropriate woman whom he finds eguiling. However, some habits die hard. When Harry hesitates, his charming thirty-something doctor steps in and starts to pursue Erica. (Jack Nicholson, Diane Keeton, Keanu Reeves)
JULY 26 PIZZA! NIGHT
Chat and snack. We will discuss a specific topic for the first 20 minutes and then go on to discuss whatever topics you would like to talk about.
AUGUST 2 TOPIC VIDEO “New Relationships”
Understand the hurt that can come from a premature new relationship and how to know when your ready to enter a new relationship.
AUGUST 9 BONUS MONDAY Discussion night.
We will discuss a specific topic for the first 20 minutes and then go on to discuss whatever topics you would like to talk about. And a surprise!
AUGUST 16 AT THE MOVIES “Steel Magnolias” (PG)
Tale of a close knit group of six Southern women, full of sarcasm and laughter, that stick together with an endearment for each other as we get a glimpse into their daily lives over a period of several years. M’Lynn, Shelby’s mother, bravely endures several assaults to her sensibilities not the least of which is the serious illness and series of events in the life of her daughter. (Sally Fields, Julia Roberts, Shirley McClain, Dolly Parton, Olympia Dukakis, Darryl Hannah)
AUGUST 23 PERSONAL GROWTH
“Change Your Mind, Change Your Body, Change Your Life” - Dr. Lisa Opfermann. A 27 year expert in the natural products field, Lisa holds a Ph.D in Holistic Nutrition, is an American Naturopathic Medical Association member and a Bach Flower and NAET (Nambudripad's Allergy Elimination Techniques) practitioner.
AUGUST 30 PIZZA! NIGHT
Chat and snack. We will discuss a specific topic for the first 20 minutes and then go on to discuss whatever topics you would like to talk about.
