Laurie Stroud
Children’s of Alabama Recognized for Patient Experience
Healthy Living NRC Health recently recognized Children’s of Alabama as a recipient of its 2025 Excellence in Patient Experience Award. This recognition honors top-performing hospitals and health systems in the nation for their excellence in delivering outstanding patient experiences. Children’s earned top ratings in the Pediatric category for the time period of April 2024-March 2025. “We are …
Before the Year Ends: Give Yourself Permission to Heal
Healthy Living December can be a month of both joy and exhaustion. We decorate, bake, plan, and give — but beneath the sparkle, many hearts are quietly weary. We push through pain, promise to “deal with it after the holidays,” and tell ourselves that everyone else’s needs come first. But here’s the truth: sometimes the …
Is He an Afterthought?
Special Feature The festive sounds of Christmas music fill the air, welcoming holiday cheer. You have spent hours decorating and shopping for gifts for your children, grandchildren, and friends. Now, you are almost ready to relax and watch your favorite holiday movies. When you made your to-do list, did you remember to add “make time …
For the Person Who Wants to Live an Active Life
Christmas Gift Guide 2025 Besides offering tailor-fit shoe options for any level of sports activity, your local Trak Shak stores have a couple of technology driven gifts you must check out. For the runner or walker in your life- the Shokz OpenRun Pro 2 sports headphones allow them to exercise with increased safety. Trak Shak’s …
Christmas Wishes
Best Books Get ready to cozy up this holiday season with Christmas Wishes by award-winning author Carmen Peone. Christmas Wishes is a heartwarming story of love, second chances, and the magic of Christmas that releases on December 2. Set against a snowy backdrop filled with hope and healing, this inspiring romance reminds us that sometimes, …
Lessons Learned & Values Instilled at Big Oak Ranch
Miracle Moments Brought to you by: Community Partner Molly Maid of Birmingham, www.mollymaid.com “Trust in the Lord will all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to Him, and He will make your paths straight.” Proverbs 3:5-6 This past June, one of our former residents, Hunter, graduated from …
48th Annual Christmas: A Fathers & Sons Legacy
Music Notes When the big red curtain raises, fathers and sons stand together, becoming a formation ground for young men and a living picture of legacy. The Birmingham Boys Choir (BBC) partners with families to raise boys into men through music, mentorship, and modeled values. Every other year in the BBC, dads and father figures …
From Drywall Dust to Warm Blankets
The Family Pet Behind the daily activity of the Pelham Civic Complex, a secret was waiting to be discovered. Muffled mews began to echo from within the walls of the banquet hall. These cries for help became the call that set a life-saving rescue mission into motion.In a remarkable show of teamwork, the Pelham police …
Extending Your Table: Christian Hospitality in the Thanksgiving Season
Parenting Points As the Thanksgiving season approaches, families often gather around tables filled with food and gratitude. But for Christian families, this season offers more than just celebration—it’s an opportunity to live out our faith through hospitality. Christian hospitality isn’t about entertaining or perfection; it’s about opening our homes and hearts to reflect the love of …
