Laurie Stroud

Money Matters

March 24, 2017

How to Invest in a Rising or Declining Market  If you haven’t started investing toward a long-term goal because you’re worried about recent new highs in the major stock indexes such as the Dow Industrial or the S&P 500, you are not alone. It’s true that what goes up must come down and there is …

Mission Makers: Brother Bryan Mission

March 24, 2017

Extending Hope & Restoring Relationships: Brother Bryan Mission “Men become homeless because they have run out of relationships not because they have run out of money,” says Brother Bryan Mission(BBM) Executive Director Jim Etheredge, citing a recent study conducted by Baylor Institute for Studies of Religion, Baylor University. It is with that understanding that the …

Laurie’s Blog

March 24, 2017

Watch this Mommy! When I recently looked at old photos of our boys learning to swim, it gently reminded me of the trust God asks us to place in Him for our security and well being and the rewards that will follow when such a relationship exists. Jumping off the wall into the arms of …

The Home Front

March 24, 2017

Ready, Set, GROW! If you feel that primal instinct to go outside and garden this spring, I would recommend that you take Nike’s advice and “Just Do it!” Except this year consider letting a professional landscape contractor, ahem… that is, DSLD Land Management Company, come along side you to help you realize your properties fullest …

Legal Matters: Bradford & Holliman, Estate Planning

March 24, 2017

Family Drama & Estate Planning Families have drama. It is probably safe to say that all families have some sort of drama even if they appear perfect to everyone else. With drama comes chaos, misunderstandings, arguments and even permanent damage to the integrity of the family. Drama may come in many forms. Blended families are …

Legal Matters: Frank S. Buck P.C.

March 24, 2017

Have You Been Injured at a Business?   Did you know that if you are injured at a business you may have a personal injury claim? Property owners have a duty to people entering their premises to keep them safe from harm. In Alabama personal injury cases where people are injured due to the negligence …

Healthy Living: YMCA of Greater Birmingham

March 24, 2017

Spring is here! A Time for Family Renewal  In this busy lifestyle of changing schedules, heavy workloads, jam-packed school agendas and electronic communication, the renewal month of April at the YMCA of Greater Birmingham provides opportunities to pull your family together and have some good old quality time – in-doors and out – in an …

The Great Outdoors: Mark’s Outdoors

March 24, 2017

Called to Enjoy the Warmer Weather The most experienced turkey hunters and world champion turkey callers recently converged upon Mark’s Outdoors in Vestavia for TURKEY DAY! The annual event, held right before spring turkey season kicked off, included five-time world champion turkey caller Preston Pittman and even “Turkey Man” himself, champion caller Eddie Salter. Customers …

Great Outdoors: Bass Tournament

March 24, 2017

Fellowship Bass Tournament Features Bassmaster Champ Randy Howell Get your rod and reel ready, May 6 Valley View Baptist Church will host its 9th annual Fellowship Bass Tournament on Lake Tuscaloosa. The entry fee to this event is hard to pass up. All you need to do is attend a mandatory May 4 Thursday night …

Encouraging Word: Jimmie Hale Mission

March 24, 2017

Firm Up Your Foundation This year at The Jimmie Hale Mission our emphasis is to “firm up the foundation.”  Before we explore additional programs, ministries or expansion projects, we want to make sure our foundation is solid to support growth. Foundation is defined as that on which something is founded; the basis of anything; the …

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