Laurie Stroud
A Bundle of Christmas Joy!
12 Gifts of Christmas Engage in the reason for the season with some great gifts available at Sanctuary Christian Books and Gifts in Alabaster. First, an interactive family celebration of Advent, The Wonder of the Greatest Gift by New York Times Bestseller Ann Voskamp which includes daily family devotionals, 24 full color ornaments, a star …
A Bundle of Inspiration from Iron Stream Media
12 Gifts of Christmas As you prepare to wrap up 2020 and welcome 2021, do you want to strengthen your faith? Iron Stream Media has books that will help you! As part of Birmingham Christian Family’s 12 Days of Christmas Reader Giveaways, you could win five great books including The Name of the Stars by …
For the Love of Big Balooka
12 Gifts of Christmas After months of neglect and abuse, Josh is rescued! The summer is ending and rising fifth-grade scholar, Meg Wilson, prays to be kind to those classmates who taunted her in third and fourth grades. Most of all she prays for a “powerful purpose” this school year. As Divine providence would have …
Cheer on the Birmingham Bulls!
12 Gifts of Christmas The Birmingham Bulls Hockey Team will start their season on December 26, 2020 at the Pelham Civic Center. The Bull’s take on the Pensacola Ice Flyers at 7 p.m. followed by home games in January, February, March and April. Besides the excitement of a live hockey game, Bulls games offer themed …
Step Up Your Game with a Gift from Trak Shak
12 Gifts of Christmas Whether you are walking, jogging, standing, cross fitting or just have issues finding the perfect fitting shoe, the experienced, knowledgeable staff at the Trak Shak Shops can help you! Since 1995, the Trak Shak team has been helping Birmingham area families find the shoes they need to live life to the …
Merry Christmas to You- Our Readers!
Publisher’s Note As we celebrate the Christmas season, all of us at Birmingham Christian Family wanted to do something special for readers like you who spread that Good News with your family and friends each month- either sharing a print issue or reading and sharing one of our articles on-line. So, get ready to enjoy …
Lives Impacted: Alabama Baptist Children’s Homes
Special Feature With every child that is placed in our care, every mouth that is fed, every story that is shared, every prayer that is uttered—lives are impacted. Lives like Becka’s* . . . Before foster care, 5 year-old Becka lived an unpredictable life. She was often left alone to care for her little brother, …
When “Thanks” Is Difficult
Special Feature Sometimes “thanks” is hard. Remember that Christmas morning when you opened the gift from the long-lost relative? The relative was clearly clueless about you and kids in general (thus their gift selection), yet your mom still expected you to smile and say “thanks.” The global pandemic has made 2020 that kind of a …
Drive-Through Trunk or Treat!
Photo Fun Collectivus Church sponsored a Drive-Through Trunk or Treat with Calera Main Street on October 29. More than a thousand people attended the event. 45 vehicles with decorated trunks lined a parking lot and families never had to leave their cars! “Masked and gloved participants at each decorated trunk placed treats in the bag …
Pumpkin Patch Comes to OLS School
Education Extra What would you do you if you couldn’t take a field trip to a pumpkin patch due to COVID-19? Well, you bring the pumpkin patch to you! That is exactly what the first-grade teachers and room mothers did for the first-graders at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic School. “Since our annual first-grade field …
