Power Thoughts

1. “Where there is love there is life.” Ghandi
2. “God never built a Christian strong enough to carry today’s duties with tomorrow’s anxieties piled on top of them.” Theodore Cuyler
3. “If you can’t change the situation, change yourself.”

Facebook Question: What do you do when you can’t sleep?

If you find you can’t fall asleep, the best solution is to get out of bed. That’s right. Contrary to popular belief, the solution is not to stay in bed. Go to the kitchen for a drink of water. Go into another room and read, sew, draw. Almost any activity will do as long as it’s calming and relax.

4 Foods That Help You Sleep Should you let yourself have that midnight snack if you’re having trouble sleeping and you think hunger might be part of the problem? Here are five foods that can actually help you drift off:

1. Cherries. Fresh and dried cherries are one of the only natural food sources of melatonin, the chemical that controls the body’s internal clock to regulate sleep.
2. Bananas. Potassium and magnesium are natural muscle relaxants, and bananas are a good source of both. They also contain L-tryptophan. The same as Turkey.
3. Toast. Carbohydrate-rich foods trigger insulin production, which induces sleep by speeding up the release of tryptophan and serotonin, two brain chemicals that relax you and send you to sleep. (Oatmeal and toast)
4. Warm milk. Like bananas, milk contains the amino acid L-tryptophan, which turns to 5-HTP and releases relaxing serotonin. It’s also high in calcium, which promotes sleep.

Local Events:

East Texas Special Needs Softball Sign-ups Open to kids with special needs ages 4-21 male or female at the Lufkin Parks and Recreation – Now through Feb. 25th (Mon.-Fri., 8 a.m.-5 p.m.) Contact Person: Greg Sanches or Deanna Ramsey 635-0195 or 639-9554, visit ETSNS.

Community Day of Prayer at the Mosaic Center. Help us cover our grounds with people from every church, business and organization in Lufkin. Pray for the women of Angelina County, our leaders, elected officials, volunteers, mentors and the Christian Women Job Corp. at The Mosaic Center, 601 N. First, Lufkin – Wednesday, February 23rd, 11:30 a.m.

Harmony Hoe Down Dinner and Auction Christian School Fundraiser, Friday, February 25, 5:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. at the First Church of the Nazarene, Lufkin

Pregnancy Help Center Heartbeat 5K Run for Life! to support Heartbeat Pregnancy Center at the TJR Elementary, Nacogdoches – Thursday, February 26, 8:30 a.m.