ACTION ALERT
Call or email these Reps today and ask them to vote for Rep. Alma Allen’s HB 359 which will be voted on Friday, May 6 on the House floor.
HB 359 will abolish corporal punishment in Texas schools but allow parents to opt-in for their children. It is a big step forward for Texas and will virtually eliminate school padding.
According to the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention, 80% of children do not eat the recommended number of servings of fruits and vegetables. This is no surprise. According to the CDCP only 14% of adults eat the daily recommended servings of fruit and vegetables. Parents have the fiduciary responsibility to maintain a healthy food plan for the family. Parents step up and do what is right for your child and yourself. It is easier than you think.
Nearly one in three children is overweight or obese. The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) estimated that nearly 17% of children age 2 – 19 years are obese. According to the Childhood Obesity Foundation in Canada, over 25% of the children are considered overweight or obese. Alarmingly, there is no great concern. No elected official, medical professional or childcare organization has sounded the alarm. The United States has more obesity than any other country.
What better way is there to reinforce the concept of Faith, than on a t-shirt with the words, “Faith is a lifestyle?” The concept of ‘Faith,’ as a lifestyle might seem over the top. Yet, in order for faith to be effective; it needs to be a full-time proposition. Faith as a lifestyle means that daily practice of one’s faith towards all things that are good, helpful, hopeful, and that are life-giving needs to be continuous versus when one is in a tight spot or desperate.
When you accept that you have the answers within yourself, you simply stop searching outside yourself, such as seeking answers from authority figures, family, friends or colleagues. When you stop searching outside yourself, shift your focus and go within to find the answers to your questions.