Whole Kid and Kaboodle Magaznie

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Spring 2020

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An Activity and Resource Guide for Families

Kids Eat FREE Local Events Proms and Graduations The Complications of Floral Arrangements and Hormones Shepherding Your Son 18th Annual Fine Arts Festival

Un Mensaje de Dia del Padre Pastoreando Su Hijo, Pagina 11.

Rev. Gabriel Delgadillo

ATA S C O C I TA • H U M B L E • H U F F M A N • K I N G W O O D • P O R T E R • N E W C A N E Y ROMAN FOREST • SPLENDORA • SUMMER CREEK

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The Team

Spring 2020 Table of Contents Jerri Bankston

CEO/Owner/Publisher/Editor

Kids Eat Free....................................................6 The Complications of Floral Arrangements and Hormones.............................................8-9 Shepherding Your Son ......................... 10-11 Local Events.............................................12-13

Sherrie Stone Graphic Designer

Local Parks and Activities ......................... 14 Helpful Hands..........................................16-17 18th Annual Fine Arts Festival ...................20 Grads and Prom..................................... 22-23 Putting Out the Fire of Anger......................24

Chelsea Bankston Marketing & Sales

Just Ask Mrs. Thelma...................................25 Mother’s Day Poem............................... 26-27 Lake Houston Area Libraries .................... 28 I am a Ramsey Kid........................................30

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On the Cover The two little beauties on the front are Elizabeth and James, the grandchildren of Carolyn and the late Rush McCarty of Forest Cove and Jesse and Gay Chargualaf of Austin.

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Jerri’s Corner

I recently attended a special service at Worship Tabernacle with Pastor Roy Chapman. I was sitting there enjoying the presence of God as Pastor Chapman was ministering to those that came forward for healing prayer. I picked up a brochure in the pew that had a picture of a wall and was labeled The Supernatural Oil. I looked to my right and realized I was sitting by that very wall and I could see the oil on it. I read the brochure and talked to the Pastor and his wife and one of the members and here is the story.

In 2001, the church received a call from a lady named Connie Wilson while she was in Israel. She prophesied that oil would appear and rise up the wall and when it reached the ceiling, a spark from Heaven would ignite the oil and revival would break out at Worship Tabernacle. It didn’t happen right away so it was soon in the back of everyone’s mind and forgotten. Three or four years later the oil did appear on the wall and they thought they had a water leak so someone was hired to check it out but there was no leak. When it started going up the wall different cleaning agents were tried to no avail. Then one of the leaders in the church said “wait a minute’ and recalled the prophecy. The oil reached the top of the ceiling in 2016 and the church has been experiencing an increase in answered prayers and miracles.

Last night I attended Prayer and Praise on Main St. in Humble and I observed….

Catholic, Methodist, Inter-Denominational, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter- Day Saints, Baptist, Assembly of God and NonDenominational Pentecostals worship our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. The Holy Spirit was present in the worship and I know God was pleased. Though believers in Christ have differing perspectives, values, gifts, passions, and personalities; God has called us to be unified in the faith.

John 17:21 Jesus speaking. “That they all may be one, as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me.

This is a season for thanksgiving and honor with Easter, Graduations of our young people and celebrating Mother’s Day. What better way to honor our families than by attending Church and praying for not only our families and our brothers and sisters in Christ but our nation.

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KIDS EAT FREE! –

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Three B’s Bar and Grill

Kings Crossing - 4590 Kingwood Dr., Kingwood Tuesdays, 3 – 10 PM – 12 and under. Kids meal Only with purchase of adult entree.

Marsala’s Italian Grill

12 and under. Kids meal Only with purchase of adult entree.

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Denny’s

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La Casita, Porter

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Hectors Mexican Restaurant

Huffman - 24501 FM 2100 E, Huffman, TX 77336 Atascocita - 5324 Atascocita Road, Atascocita, TX 77346

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IHop Humble

Sunday-Saturday 4 – 10 PM

Fiesta Azteca Kingwood Tuesdays after 5 PM

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Zachary’s Cajun Café Kingwood Saturday 11 – 4 PM

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Texas Roadhouse Kingwood Dress-Up Mondays - Call for details.

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24110 FM 2100 Suite 100, Huffman, TX 77336 Mondays and Tuesdays

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Tuesdays, 3 – 10 PM.

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Huddle House Huffman

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Tuesdays and Saturdays – 4 PM – 10 PM Kingwood - 22671 Eastex Fwy, Kingwood, TX 77339 1314 & 59 Porter, Texas 242 & 59 - 23412 TX-242, New Caney, TX 77357

Monday and Tuesday with purchase of adult meal

Sundays and Tuesdays – 10 and under

Dickey’s Pit Barbeque Kingwood Sundays

Jason’s Deli’s Tuesdays

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by Dr. Boyd

I know you must be thinking- floral arrangements and hormones? This is really odd- but think about it. If you are trying to arrange flowers- the heights have to be cut so that the arrangement is balanced, the different flowers in the arrangement have to be distributed throughout the vase, and you will make your flowers last longer in the vase if you have cut them straight on with a sharp knife (rather than scissors as that may crush the stem some) and cut them under warm water and then put them promptly into the vase of warm water and the floral preservative powder already mixed into the vase water.

So hormones are just as complex. The thyroid has a significant part in helping manage your metabolism and also insulin levels. If you are a woman your progesterone and estrogen have to be balanced for women to have regular cycles, be able to conceive and to be free from menopausal symptoms. But in this article I will focus on testosterone. It’s a red rose amongst other flowers that most people have never thought of.

Testosterone is often considered the male hormone, the muscle building, possibly aggressive making, and masculine hormone.

Now that is true to some extent, as healthy men normally have 10 times the levels of women at (800 ng/dl) plus, with women needing levels 7080 (ng/dl) for feeling healthy and vibrant. Low testosterone in both women and men is very common and detrimental to our well being and overall health. The symptoms of low testosterone: low libido, fatigue, depression/anxiety/mood swings, sleep disturbance/night sweats, difficulty reaching climax, weight gain through the middle

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(“spare tire”), dry and lax skin including dryness for females in the genital area, poor energy and loss of muscle mass. More importantly, low testosterone levels have been associated with prostate cancer, elevated cholesterol, diabetes, hypertension and heart disease.

Now the question comes, “How do I know if my levels are a problem?” Well you need to get your levels checked. That requires blood work for evaluation. Do not just check one hormone though- it is several hormones, including thyroid, and vitamin levels (consider that the floral preservative in the vase water). Your electrolytes, liver tests, cholesterol, blood sugar and blood counts need to be checked if they have not been recently (consider that the warm water the flowers are drinking from- is it healthy water or not?). If your levels are abnormal then a consultation with a provider who specializes in hormones is recommended. I also strongly recommend that the provider only uses bioidentical hormones (the exact same chemical make-up as what your body should be making) and that you aren’t given them orally. Synthetic hormones are associated with an increased risk for cancers; bio-identical hormones have not been shown to cause this. In addition, it is the oral form of estrogen and testosterone that go from the stomach to the liver (the first pass effect metabolism) that increases the clotting factor production of the liver which may increase the risk of blood clots in your legs, heart attack and stroke (compare this to damaging the stem of the flower while cutting it). The dose is critical too as if low or high (cutting the flowers the wrong height) you will feel poorly too. The goal: making you feel better with increased energy, stamina and feeling of vitality, without the increased risk of traditional “hormone replacement”. More importantly, the right provider looks at your vitamin levels, your overall health and has you optimize all of it together. It’s not a single flower in a vase with no support- it is the right balance, support and adjustments to make the bouquet.

Dr. Boyd is a native Texan, born in Austin and raised in Houston, growing up in Clear Lake. She graduated from the University of Texas in 1992 with a BA in English-Honors. She then returned to Houston where she received her MD with Honors from Baylor College of Medicine in 1997. She decided a change of scenery was in order and did her residency in Denver, Colorado at University of Colorado Health Sciences Center. She was in private practice for one year in New York before “coming home” to Kingwood in 2002

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MiraDry is a non-surgical treatment using technology that targets heat on sweat glands, destroying them. On average there is an 82% reduction in sweat and 70% reduction in hair growth in one treatment.

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Viveve is a choice for women who desire a quick and effective procedure to improve symptoms of laxity, loss of sensation, changes in sexual function and urinary stress incontinence.

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Shepherding Your Son

by Rev. Gabriel Delgadillo

Just recently my kids and I attended a local Houston theatrical production of David and Goliath where the play opens with David taking care of his sheep. In comical fashion, this rendition has the young cowboy shepherd running from one corner of the ranch to the other chasing down one sheep getting ready to walk off the edge of the stage, while quickly coming to the aide of another that can’t stop running into a wall. Another slightly mischievous member has to be caught in the act and stopped by the shepherd.

It was a classic picture of one man’s heart felt attempt to bring order to innocent and unsuspecting lives who need, but may not even know they need, direction.

Years ago, a very talented and passionate counselor who had already practiced in the northwest area of town for years introduced me to a series of lessons

by Dr Douglas Wiess called “Shepherding Your Sons.” While both a candid and graphic approach to working through issues of common themes in sexual development and identity for young boys, it also made me acutely aware of something I really needed to acknowledge. In fact, I am convinced that both this and the cowboy David speak to all of us as fathers about our sons. They need us. This thing we call life is not something they were ever meant to figure out on their own, nor is it something that we can leave up to society or place the full weight on mothers, no matter how much they would give their lives to do it.

Fatherhood is far more than propagation and provision. We are far more than a seed to start a life and check to finance it. The impact and raw requirement for a man in the life of his son is deeper at every age and expands far into the years of life. That is why the shepherd is most impactful metaphor for this relationship.

That journey with my son began later than I would like to admit. Josiah was our firstborn, so I was

focused on providing for our new family and very much engaged in the daily stream of activities and schedules that maintained our active lifestyles are a family. Like most situations, unfortunately, something had to happen to shake me from my apathy and I realized just short of his preteen years that I neglected this well-behave, cheerful spirited boy. I took for granted that he was okay. I told myself it was faith and trust in him, but it was my laziness and convenience.

Shepherding my son meant I had to be intentional and constant. There were nights during the week, after a long day of work, that we sat at the dinner table and went through activities and stories from material I had to choose and plan to deliberately teach him on a topic I had to select for his time of life at his level. This meant I had to know what he needed and when he needed it.

As Josiah grew older, aside from some of the practical things (cars, money, grades, etc.) that a father teaches his sons about, I developed a system of accountability, like an ever-present check engine light that was on our father and son dashboard of life. There were areas of his life, often mirrored in my life, that I kept up with him on a regular basis.

If I want to prevent a moral, emotional, spiritual, or sexual breakdown, there had to be a father-son maintenance program that only a dad could walk his boy through. This is my story with my son.

The Bible is the story of a Perfect Father loving broken children in a broken world.

This story gives us hope that in the chaos and confusion of our culture we can help create character that will stand. Hope that they will become men.

Josiah Delgadillo Hope that, if at all possible, they will become even better men than we ever were.

Rev. Gabriel Delgadillo, Pastor of Family Fire UPC in New Caney, TX for the last three years was also Associate Pastor at Christian Life & Family Center in East Houston where he served for 18 years. All throughout this time he ministered together with his wife of 23 years, Esmeralda Delgadillo, who is also an ordained minister and LPC Intern practicing in the Kingwood area.

He is also father to Hannah and Josiah. Gabriel is an alumnus of Boston University, Rice University, and the University of Houston. As a bi-vocational pastor, he is a Software Developer who has contracted for companies such as BP, Hewlett Packard, and NASA. He has led as an Administrator for a Christian Academy for 15 years and Dean for a multi-campus (Spanish and English) Bible training institute for 8 years. He also serves on the board for the Center for Apostolic Counseling, has written several handbooks for curriculum taught in the local church, and is in the revision process of his first book.

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Pastoreando Tu Hijo

by Rev. Gabriel Delgadillo

Recientemente mis hijos y yo asistimos una producción teátrica en Houston de David y Goliat donde la obra abre con David cuidando a sus ovejas.

En forma chistosa, esta rendición tuvo al pastorcito vaquero corriendo desde una esquina del rancho al otro persiguiendo una oveja lista para saltar del borde de la plataforma, y rápidamente llega a ayudar a otra obeja que no para de toparse contra un muro. Otro miembro que fue poco travieso fue atrapado en el acto y parado por el pastor. Fue una imagen clásica del intento del corazón de un varón de traer orden a las vidas inocentes y sin sospecha que necesitan, aunque no saben que necesitan, dirección.

Años atrás, un consejero talentoso y apasionado que ya habia practicado en el área norte-oeste del pueblo por unos años me introdujo a una serie de lecciones por Dr. Douglas Wiess llamado “Pastoreando Sus Hijos.” Mientras que los temas comunes eran francos y gráficos sobre el desarrollo y identidad sexual de muchachos jóvenes, me hizo bien consciente de algo que realmente yo necesitaba reconocer. En realidad, soy convencido que tanto esto y el David vaquero nos hablan a nosotros como padres sobre nuestros hijos.

Ellos nos necesitan. Esta cosa que llamamos la vida no es algo que ellos fueron destinados a descubrir a solos, ni es algo que podemos dejar a la sociedad o poner el peso completo en las madres, no importa que ellas darián sus vidas para hacerlo.

La paternidad es mucho más que propagación y provisión. Somos más que en semilla que comeinza un a vida o un cheque para financiarlo. El impacto y requisito central para un varón en la vida de su hijo es más profundo en cada edad y aumenta en los años que vienen. Esto es porque el pastor de ovejas es la metáfora más impactante para esta relación.

Aquella jornada con mi hijo comenzó más tarde de lo que me gustaría confesar. Josías era mi primogénito, y yo estaba enfocado en la provisión de nuestra familia nueva y participaba en la rutina de actividades

y horarios que mantuvo nuestros familia. Como muchas situaciones, desafortunadamente, algo tuvo que suceder para conmoverme de mi apatía y me di cuenta solamente poco tiempo antes de sus años preadolescentes que habia descuidado a este muchacho de bien comportamiento y de buen ánimo.

Yo di por sentado que el estaba bien. Me dije a mi mismo que era fe y confianza en él, pero era mi pereza y conveniencia.

Pastorear a mi hijo significaba que necesitaba estar intencional y constante. Hubo noches durante la semana después de día larga de trabajo, que nos sentabamos en la mesa del comedor y hacianos actividades y historias de material que tuve que escoger y planificar para enseñarle con intención en un tema que escogia a su nive para su tiempo de vida. Esto significaba que yo tenia que saber lo que necesitaba y cuando lo necesitaba.

Como Josías creció, aparte de algunas cosas practicas (carros, dinero, notas de la escuela, etc.) que un padre enseña a sus hijos, desarrolle un sistema de contabilidad, como una luz de motor que estaba ence encendida en el tablero de la vida de padre e hijo. Era áreas en su vida, como en mi vida, que yo mantuvo con él en una frecuencia regular.

Si quisiera prevenir un fracaso moral, emocional, espiritual, o sexual, necesitaba un programa de mantenimiento de padrehijo donde solamente un padre puede guiar a su hijo. Esta es mi historia con mi hijo.

La Biblia es una historia de un Padre Perfecto amando a sus Josiah Delgadillo hijos quebrantados en un mundo quebrantado. Esta historia nos da esperanza que en la mitad del caos y confusión de nuestra cultura podemos crear ub carácter que permanecerá.

Esperanza que serán hombres. Esperanza que, si es posible, serán mejores hombres de lo que fuimos nosotros.

Rev. Gabriel Delgadillo, Pastor de Familia en Fuego IPU en New Caney, TX por las últimas tres años fue también Pastor Asociado en Centro Cristiano Vida y Familia en el Este de Houston donde sirvió por 18 años, ministrando junto con su esposa Esmeralda Delgadillo. Gabriel es alumno de Universidad de Boston, Universidad de Rice, y la Universidad de Houston y ha sido en la Escuela Graduada de Teología de Houston en el programa de M. Div. El es un pastor bivocacional quien trabaja como Programador en diferentes industrias para compañías como BP, HP, and NASA. El ha sido Administrador por un academia cristiana por 15 años y decano por un localidad (Español y Inglés) de instituto Bíblico por 8 años. También sirve en la mesa directiva para el Centro de Consejo Apostólico, ha escrito manuales de estudios enseñado en la iglesia local, y es en el proceso de revisión de su primer libro.

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EVENTS MARCH 02

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April 2-4 40th Annual Good Oil Days in Humble Sip and Stroll down Main on the 2nd 6-9pm Blow out Street Dance on the 3rd 7-11pm Street Festival on the 4th 10-5

March 3-22 Houston Livestock and Rodeo NRG Park

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April 10th 7-9:30 Passover Seder DoubleTree Hotel Airport

March 6th 7-8 pm Prayer and Praise on Main Uptown Park, Humble

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April 12th Easter Sunday

March 2nd 4pm Texas Independence Day/Sam Houston Day Celebration Beckwith’s Car Care

March 14 Biashara Market Kingwood Town Center MAR 14th 11 AM 1st Annual Car Show at Walden CC Walden on Lake Houston Golf & Country Club · Humble

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March 21st , 11 AM – 5 PM Craft Show / Tomball Chili fest 201 S Elm St, Tomball

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March 27th 6 PM – Mar 29 at 6 PM Tomball German Heritage Festival 200 Market St, Tomball, Texas 77375 March 27th 5pm Vegan Rodeo and State Fair East Downtown Houston

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March 28th 1 PM – 6 PM Spring Fest 2020 Corner 1488 and 1774

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Apr 18 at 9 AM – Apr 19 at 5 PM Chappell Hill Bluebonnet Festival Main Street and Providence, Chappell Hill April 18th 12 PM – 5 PM Taste of Kingwood Town Center Park – Kingwood

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April 24th and 25th 7:30 Kingwood Pops La Dolce Vita Nathaniel Center April 25th 10-4 Fine Arts Festival Lone Star College Kingwood Apr 25th 9 AM – Apr 26 4 PM Mother’s Day Market Cypress Springs FFA Booster Club

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May 2nd 1pm Fire and Ice Festival Big Rivers Water Park New Caney

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May 8th Texas Crab Festival Crystal Beach May 9th Biashara Market Kingwood Town Center May 10th Mother’s Day

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LOCAL PARKS AND ACTIVITIES Jesse H. Jones Park & Nature Center 20634 Kenswick Drive in Humble 281-446-8588 jjp@hcp4.net hcp4.net/parks/jjp

techniques that encourage healthy eating habits. Camp includes planting vegetables, tasting fresh produce, and engaging in fun outdoor activities. Registration is required. $40 per child. Mercer Botanic Gardens at 713274-4160.

Strawberry Patch Kids.

Tadpole Club

Saturday, March 30, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Help the staff plant a new strawberry patch this spring!. Planting times are scheduled in two one-hour blocks.

Pontoon Boat Tours

Every Monday at 10:30 a.m.. Storytime garden locations may vary each week. Call 713-274-4160 to find out the location

March 4th, , 18th and 25th 10:30am and 1pm

March 7th 9-10

Second Saturday Settlers Dutch Oven Cooking March 14th 1-3

Canoe Spring Creek

March 28 and 29 Saturday 9am Sunday 1pm Registration req. beginning March 18 th

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Homestead Open House

Wednesdays and Saturdays 1-4 Enjoy a look around the Redbud Hill Homestead And Akokisa Indian Village

Summer Nature Camp

Held each summer is a free four-day (Tuesday through Friday) nature program for children between the ages of 5 and 12.

Registration begins the first Saturday in May. Space is limited in each age bracket. Registration for residents outside of Harris County begins the first Sunday in May and is based on space availability.

Mercer Botanic Gardens

22306 Aldine Westfield Rd, Humble, TX 77338

Cooking Thyme

8-Dusk March-Nov 8-5 Nov.-Feb classes for children in kindergarten through second grade are scheduled March 6, April 3, and May 1. Classes for children in third grade through fifth grade are scheduled March 20, April 17, and May 15. Registration is required, call Mercer Botanic Gardens at 713-274-4160.

Children’s Spring Break Camp

Monday, March 11, through Thursday, March 14, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. During Mercer’s Spring Break Camp, children will explore and embrace foods and cooking

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Storytime in the Gardens.

Other Local Parks Lake Houston Wilderness Park 25840 FM 1485 New Caney, TX 77357

River Grove Park

Woodland Hills Dr, Kingwood, TX 77339

Schott Park

8510 Will Clayton Pkwy, Humble, TX 77338

Alexander Deussen Park

12303 Sonnier St, Houston, TX 77044

The Park at Fall Creek

7930 Fall Creek Bend, Humble, TX 77396

Madera Run Park

11939 Madera Run Pkwy, Humble, TX 77346

Greens Bayou Wetlands Mitigation Bank 9110 St Laurent Ln, Houston, TX 77044

East End Park

Kingwood, TX 77345 (Very end of KW DR.)

Liberty Park

Trailing Vine Rd, Spring, TX 77373

Bull Sallas

21675 McCleskey Rd, New Caney, TX 77357

TOWN CENTER KINGWOOD

Texas WIC is here for you. As a WIC Client, you’ll get: • Healthy food • One-on-one counseling with nutritionists • Easy recipes • Breastfeeding support • Health and immunization screenings • Personalized support Are you eligible?

Eight million women, infants, and children get WIC benefits.

WIC is for pregnant women, new parents, infants, and children under five.

If you are on Medicaid, SNAP, or TANF you already qualify.

Come see us at our Humble WIC Center: 8950 Will Clayton Parkway, Humble, TX 77338 or Call us at (713) 407-5800

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HELPFUL HANDS Too much to do & not quite enough time on your hands?

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In the 1950s, scholars worried that, thanks to technological innovations, Americans wouldn’t know what to do with all of their leisure time. What wishful thinking!! Today, Americans are overworked, putting in more hours than ever. Technology disturbs our leisure time, our family time and even our consiousness.

Juggling between work, family and personal needs makes it easy to get sucked into the never-ending list of to-dos and end up feeling overwhelmed and stressed.

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25 Years

1994-2019

LA DOLCE VITA THE NATHANIEL CENTER 804 RUSSELL PALMER ROAD KINGWOOD, TX 77339 7:30 PM | APRIL 24 & 25, 2020

$15 General Admission $30 Reserved Table Seating WWW.KINGWOODPOPS.ORG • 281-319-POPS

In partnership with:

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For nearly two decades, teachers and community partners have come together to host a Fine Arts Festival that is second to none! This day of free, family fun is one of the ways in which our community wraps itself around children and puts children first.

I love seeing students engaged in the arts; creativity and innovation make the world better. By making art, presenting and performing, students demonstrate what they know in an authentic way – beyond the four walls of their classroom.

Participation in the arts helps students develop skills as communicators, global citizens, critical thinkers, creative innovators, leaders and collaborators, and personally responsible individuals.

These are skills that they will use for the rest of their lives.

Follow Dr. Fagen on Twitter @ElizabethFagen

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– Dr. Elizabeth Fagen Humble ISD Superintendent of Schools

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2020 Proms Kingwood

April 18th Hyatt Regency Airport

Kingwood Park

May 9th JW Marriott Downtown

Humble

May 2nd San Souci Ballroom

Atascocita

May 16th Ballroom at Bayou Place

New Caney May 8th Rice Lofts

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2020 Graduations HUMBLE ISD May 23rd NRG Kingwood 9:00 am Kingwood Park 12:30 pm Summer Creek 3:00 pm Humble 5:30 pm Atascocita 8:00 pm

Quest Early College

Humble Civic Center May 6 7pm

NEW CANEY ISD

May 23rd M.O. Campbell Center Porter 9:00am Infinity Early College noon New Caney 2:00pm

HUFFMAN ISD May 30th Ford Park Arena Beaumont Hargrave

Congratulations Graduates!

Pd. Poli. Adv, Eric Yollick for 457th District Judge, R.A. “Mickey” Deison, Treasurer

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Putting Out the Fire of Anger by: Deborah Elum, Author & Speaker

I could see the flames bursting forth through the roof from a house across the street. The firemen worked feverishly, trying to get the fire under control and to keep it from spreading to nearby homes. The beautiful two-story home was destroyed from a small flame that grew into an out of control disaster. The same way a fire can destroy a home, anger can spread and destroy a family.

One evening, a relative of mine was upset about the way her husband had disciplined their daughter. Instead of sitting down and working it out, she talked to her friends about it. When she told me her version of what had happened, I felt that her husband had not done anything wrong and that they should talk about it and put the matter behind them.

Yet, the flames of anger continued to spread after she refused to forgive him. As her anger and bitterness blazed through their home, she turned his daughter and son against him. Two years later, her version of the story changed as she shared it with close and distant relatives to justify her filing for a divorce. What was once a small spark of anger had now destroyed their marriage and friendship of 30 years.

As mothers, we must be quick to forgive when others have wronged us. We put out the flames of anger with the water of the Word, prayer, and, if needed, godly council. We must continuously see peace and resolve conflict quickly. Hebrews 12:14-15 (NLT) sums it up best: “Work at living in peace with everyone, and work at living a holy life, for those who are not holy will not see the Lord. Look after each other so that none of you fails to receive the grace of God. Watch out that no poisonous root of bitterness grows up to trouble you, corrupting many.”

Deborah’s other books are also available on Amazon.com and AllThatFilms.com.

Mommy is on the go! She loves to drive fast and always gets into trouble. With such a busy schedule, she never slows down even when she takes her son to school. Anything can happen when Mommy is behind the wheel! Slow Down Mommy! is a picture book that is packed with adventure. Available on Amazon.com and AllThatFilms.com ISBN: 978-1-73395101-2, 8.5 x 8.5 inches, 32 pages, $10.95.

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For Miss McDoogle, a hilarious school teacher, the funny antics have just begun! She always has a silly time before going to bed. Each night, her routine makes her giggle and wiggle.

As she claps, leaps, spins, sings, and dances around her house, as her adorable cat, Jingles, joins the fun. Miss McDoogle Has the Giggles is a picture book that is packed with humor.

Available on Amazon.com and AllThatFilms.com ISBN: 9780-9903422-8-1, 8.5 x 8.5 inches, 32 pages, $10.95.

Join the hilarious first lady of comedy, Thelma Johnson with her no-nonsense wisdom and her sassy “tell-it-like-it-is” attitude each issue.

Dear Mrs Thelma, My daughter is unemployed and a single mom. I feel that she takes advantage of me. She buys things that she can’t afford and expects me to help her pay for them. She drops off her children at my house for me to keep them without asking me. Mrs. Thelma, she is taking over my life. Help, I’m feeling stressed out!

Dear Stressed Out Granny, Why should your daughter buy the milk when she got the whole cow, Sugar. Your daughter has been milking you good. When are you going to put your foot, in your case, hoof down and put a stop to the unlimited source?

The problem is not your daughter, Sugar. The problem is you. You needs to pray for strength and set a limit on how much you are willing to help her. You need to ween her and let Baby Girl know that the dairy is closed.

Remember, Mrs. Thelma love ‘ya, Sugar Visit Mrs. Thelma at www.itsathelma.com. Used by Permission

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I am my mother’s son It becomes apparent each day, I find myself doing things, I recollect, my mother did that way.

I am my mother’s son, I say with no regret; She lived a Godly example, A high goal for me, she set.

On my knees beside her Without a doubt I could say “I have my sweet mother Because you taught me that way.”

I wonder why it is?

I didn’t see it while she was here.

My life was so impacted, With mother ever near.

As I reach higher and higher, With desire I wish to attain, The integrity and character, That came with mother’s name.

I asked her to forgive me of The disappointment I had caused, She smiled and said, “I already have.”

In her words there was no pause.

Now that she is gone, Her life run out of time Things she taught me will linger, I am my mother’s kind!

Just before she died, She looked into my eyes, “Son, have you repented?”

Then gazed into the skies,

As we laid her to rest, My mind was filled with peace; Because before she left, We both found sweet release.

She from earths trials, and All the hardship she bore; Me, I found new freedom She gave me so much more!

I am my mother’s son, I am my mother’s kind She in heaven’s arms Me, in earth’s sublime

by Ron Ramey.

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LAKE HOUSTON AREA

LIBRARIES Atascocita Branch Library

19520 Pinehurst Trail Dr, Atascocita, TX 77346 Hours: Mon. 11a-8p / Tue. 1p-9p / Wed. 10a-6p / Thu. 10a-8p / Fri. 1p-6p / Sat. 10a-5p Phone: (281) 812-2162

Octavia Fields Branch Library 1503 S Houston Ave, Humble, TX 77338 Hours: Sunday Closed Mond 1p-7p / Tues 10a - 9p / Wed 10a - 7p / Thurs 10a - 9p / Fri 1p - 6p / Sat 10a - 5p Phone: (832) 927-5500

Kingwood Branch Library 4400 Bens View Ln, Kingwood, TX 77339 Hours: Sunday Closed Monday, 1pm-9pm / Tues. & Fri. 10am-6pm / Wed. & Thurs. 10am-9pm / Sat. 10am-5pm Phone: (832) 927-7830 http://www.hcpl.net/location/kingwood-branch-library

Library Services Include: WIFI / Programs for all Ages / Computer Classes / Meeting and Study Rooms For more information please contact your branch library or visit hcpl.net

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I AM A RAMSEY KID

By Beth Ann Johnson

MAKE MY DAY

In the summer between my fourth and fifth grade years in school, at age eleven, I took on a morning paper route with the Columbus Dispatch. A childhood friend and classmate had had the route and suggested my name for recruitment. There were only 21 customers, but the route was five miles long and ran partly along a two-way highway; Rt.140. The publication ran six days a week and I held the job for 18 months.

The route was divided between two sides of town, which worked out well because my bike basket would only hold half the papers at a time. The post office was one block from our home and I was up early to arrive at 5:30 a.m. to pick up and start the south side deliveries. Jack Davis’ home was first, then crossing Rt. 140 where the ‘new store’ is now…and over to Gunning’s Brick Yard was second. From there, up to the right toward Hope Hill was the Shoemate’s. Then it was back down the hill and over the RR tracks there at Rawlins’…probably traveling (or flying) at about seven hundred-forty mph. Why?…one might ask. Well, the next smaller hill had something awaiting me every single morning. The Murphy’s, on the left there, had a German shepherd dog.

The beast stood four feet tall at the shoulders and its fangs had to have been nine inches long. It breathed green smoke from its nostrils and had a bark the sound of a freight train. It would chase me over the hill and halfway down the other side. This would have been all of a hundred feet. On a side note, this same dog later broke the skin on the back of my leg just under my shorts during another home delivery. This time for a cleaning product the band was selling that I’d sold to the Murphy home.

I guess the dog remembered the squirt gun I began to carry and took this opportunity to get even.

At the bottom of this hill was the only blinking red light in town (still is) where Jackson Street begins off the two-way highway at Rt. 140. I had to cross it to deliver to Hanes Chevrolet, moving east now to Kuhner’s restaurant (note: tell about the time I set off the burglar alarm), down the back road to Carl Shamhart’s, backtrack and around and down, crossing the RR tracks, again and just a tad further to Joanne Scharder’s. I could interject stories of the

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swimming pool and trampoline here, but I’ll save that for another time.

My memory has blanked out on several customers, but I know the second half of the route began by darting north to Simmering’s Market, up a block and over passed the Baptist Church there to deliver to both Cook homes; Emma and Walter, back down the hill and over to Sugar Camp Road and out to Jackson Street to hit the Shumate’s there on the corner. Then it was up past the school and over to the Little Hollywood streets to make the Stroth’s, the Cunningham’s, and the Lykins’ homes.

I carried the other papers to school to make personal deliveries to teachers. But on Saturdays and during the summer months, these customers had home delivery, as well. Dave Patrick was last on the route and all you in So. Webster know the treacherous hill there up past the old high school. I experienced heavy breathing and shouted out-loud prayers while peddling past the village water tower (a.k.a. Black Scary Monster), around the several curves and to his house. Like the U.S. mail…through rain or hail or sleet or snow…the papers were delivered.

These memories are from more than, dare I say it, 50 years ago. I would love to have a kid on a blue banana bike with a little white basket covered with blue and yellow flowers run the entire route and film it. Or, maybe I should put this little project on my bucket list and enjoy it all over, again myself. I’m sure I’d have to walk up the hills on foot now, take the RR tracks much more slowly, and learn correct hand singles for proper bike safety. I’d also have a water bottle in one hand and the So. Webster Fire Department on speed dial in the other. I would still carry a squirt gun, too, and challenge any dog that growled at me or snapped at my tires to “Make my day!”

Have a wonderful Spring everyone! God is great!

Beth Ann Beth Ann Johnson is an Ohio Buckeye transplant that has called Humble, Texas her home for over thirty years.

She is a GRAMM to Marissa, Sophie, Keira, Landon, & Baron, a USAF veteran, and a NASA bedrest control subject contractee. She has done mission work on four continents and is presently working on two new books; IF and MY SHEEP KNOW MY VOICE. Questions or comments for Beth Ann? Contact her at aswjeep@hotmail.com

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