Month: December 2018

Ask for Help: Caring for Someone with Alzheimer’s

December 26, 2018

Healthy Living Not everyone has the time, energy, or resources to be a round-the-clock caregiver for someone with Alzheimer’s Disease or related dementias. It can be challenging but we at Brookdale University Park work with residents and caregivers to find their interests and passions to incorporate into our community! We take a person-centered approach to …

Resolve to Spend More Time Outdoors in 2019

December 26, 2018

The Great Outdoors presented by Mark’s Outdoors The Christmas season has come and gone and now it’s New Year’s Resolution time. I encourage you to set goals for yourself and your family and hopefully make this year even better than the last. As a rule, New Year’s resolutions usually revolve around things like fitness. “Ok, …

Flourish in 2019: Overcome the Darkness!

December 26, 2018

Faith At Work  In January of each year I pray for a word-a word that I can use throughout the year to pray on and encourage me in my daily walk. Several years ago, that word was Flourish-when God first laid it on my heart, I didn’t quite understand why this was the word He …

Healthy Pursuits for 2019

December 26, 2018

Encouraging Word  As we begin a new year, I thought of two Bible verses that will encourage and enable us to successfully deal with the obstacles and challenges that life can bring. II Timothy 1:7 says, “For God has not given us a spirit of timidity (fear), but of power and love and discipline.”  A …

Why Can’t I Ever Seem to Get All My Ducks in a Row?

December 26, 2018

Education Extra Brought to you by: White Plume Technologies, www.whiteplume.com Learning to “Cope with Life” and the things that life throws at us, has been a major source of stress in a person’s life since the beginning of time. The funny thing is…God created our brains to deal with multiple tasks and problems at very …

God Did It!

December 26, 2018

Special Feature Through the collaboration of hundreds of Jesus loving people and a leadership that is sold out to Jesus every hour of every day, the I Cared Enough Thanksgiving Outreach has been happening for 18 years. Can you believe that?! 18 years of sacrifice and faith rides of trusting and waiting on God and …

New Resource to Help Local Families in Crisis

December 21, 2018

Mission Makers Sav-A-Life Pregnancy Resource Center in Vestavia recently dedicated its new education building at a ceremony honoring the ministry’s founders, Wales and Jean Goebel. The Wales Goebel Family Education Center will house Sav-A-Life ‘s rapidly growing programs for family support and counseling.  Wales Goebel Ministry gifted the commercial building at 1484 McGuire Road in …

All That’s Good by Hannah Anderson

December 21, 2018

Best Books All That’s Good Frederick Douglas once wrote that his thoughts of America sometimes moved from rapture and joy to mourning and loathing. His assessment of society should resonate with every person of faith, for our world is filled with both virtue and evil, the lovely and the hideous. If we are not careful …

Thank You Readers!

December 21, 2018

From the Publisher TO SAY THANK YOU for reading and supporting the businesses that advertise with us and make spreading Good News possible each month, we have great giveaways to share with you! January Giveaway. TWO Ways to Win A $75 Gift Card from our friends at Trak Shak in Homewood and Hwy 280/Hoover!  Like & Follow …

Vulcan Park & Museum Lights Up the Holidays!

December 11, 2018

Looking for a great way to celebrate the Christmas season with the family? Visit Vulcan Park and Museum for the Magic of Lights: Vulcan’s Holiday Light Experience, December 12-23 from 5 -9 p.m. At the top of each hour, beginning at 5 p.m., guests will enjoy a 15-minute lively array of dancing lights projected on …

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