Laurie Stroud
Perfect Gifts for Moms or Grandmoms
Legal Matters Brought to you by: Community Partner Bradford & Holliman If your mom or grandmom is of a certain vintage, they likely do not need sweets to derail their diets or knickknacks to complicate their dusting for Mother’s Day next month. So, what is a devoted child or grandchild to do? Ask questions about …
Tax Efficiency in Retirement
Money Matters Brought to you by: Community Partner Vision Financial Group Will you pay higher taxes in retirement? Do you have a 401(k) or a traditional IRA? If so, you will receive income from both after age 72. However, if you have saved and invested much of your life, you may also end up retiring …
How to Stage Your Home
Our House If April showers bring May flowers, why not take advantage of working indoors this month when the rain is upon you and keeping you from enjoying the outdoors! This Month’s Tip: Staging. It works well for anyone looking to sell this year. When discussing staging with our clients, we always suggest getting rid …
Faith in the Dugout
Best Books With baseball season right around the corner, what better way to be prepared to take the field than with the latest release from Iron Stream Media and New Hope Publishers? The third book in a series that highlights the faith of professional ballplayers, Dugout Devotions II: Inspirational Hits from MLB’s Best, will help …
A Life of Service: Birmingham’s Lane Harper
Special Feature Police officer, humanitarian, actor, and man of God are just a few ways to describe Birmingham’s Lane Harper. After serving in Birmingham area law enforcement for more than 20 years, Harper felt compelled to do more for those in need in our community and throughout the southeast. He founded the nonprofit Power of …
Students Share Faith & Readers Vote in Birmingham Christian Family Scholarship Essay Contest
Publisher’s Note As I am writing this, our panel of judges is reading through essays submitted by high school seniors throughout our community. Each student took the time to share with us about a time their faith impacted them during their high school career. What great stories they have to tell! Five students will be …
Scholarship Finalist: Liz Lewis
Throughout my high school career, my Christian faith has given me strength through many obstacles. However, one of the most trying occurred in November of my junior year, when I was diagnosed with an L5 stress fracture. As a softball player, the news was devastating especially since I had just had an Ulnar Nerve Repositioning …
