Laurie Stroud
The Great Outdoors
Outdoor Holiday Traditions If you don’t already have one, consider starting a holiday tradition that incorporates the great outdoors. Whether it’s on family land, at your favorite club or taking advantage of one of Alabama’s management areas, spend time with family and friends outdoors. Bring back an old tradition or start a new one. Think …
Music Notes
Christmas in Four-Part Harmony at the Lyric It’s 7 p.m. on a Monday night and the richness of four-part harmony begins to echo throughout the Fellowship Hall at Saint Mark United Methodist Church in Vestavia Hills. Director Matt Powell leads a warm-up session as Voices of The South begins its rehearsal. The men’s a cappella …
Money Matters
presented by: Vision Financial Group What You Need to Know About Health Insurance in Retirement At any age, health care is a priority. When you retire, however, you will probably focus more on health care than ever before. Staying healthy is your goal, and this can mean more visits to the doctor for preventive tests …
Legal Matters
Another Important Reason to Have & Review Your Long Term Care Insurance The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is increasing the amount taxpayers can deduct from their 2017 taxes as a result of buying long-term care insurance. Premiums for “qualified” long-term care insurance policies (see explanation below) are tax deductible to the extent that they, along …
Legal Matters
Do You Have Enough Automobile Insurance Coverage? Take the Time to Check You probably have automobile insurance, but do you understand the basics of your policy? The first step in reviewing your automobile insurance policy is to request a copy of the Declaration’s Page which contains details unique to your specific policy. It will list …
Healthy Living
Latest Cancer-Fighting Technology at St. Vincent’s East Birmingham’s St. Vincent’s East Cancer Treatment Center recently celebrated the installation of the new Varian TrueBeamTM Radiotherapy System, which is the latest cancer-fighting technology available. This highly advanced cancer treatment tool delivers more precise radiation to cancerous tumors than traditional radiotherapy. With advances in digital imaging during pre-treatment, …
Encouraging Word
Rules to Live By In Exodus 20, God gave mankind His “Ten Commandments.” These commands were the beginning of God giving us laws to live by. Law is defined as any written or positive rule or collection of rules prescribed under appropriate authority. Laws are regulations, policies or established boundaries given to guard (protect), govern …
Cool Stuff
Great LOCAL Gifts Bird Lovers Paradise Wild Birds Unlimited in Hoover has everything a bird watcher could need and more! Check out the “festive” seed cylinders: Gingerbread Man ($18.99), Gingerbread Houses ($19.99, includes dried fruit and whole nuts), Snowman ($16.99) and Christmas Bell ($5). A perfect gift for a friend or a way to decorate …
City Scene
The Promise of Christmas, In Dance When an angel of the Lord proclaimed the Messiah’s birth, it was the fulfillment of God’s longstanding promise to redeem His people from the curse of sin. Briarwood Ballet’s performance of “Light Eternal” brings this Christmas promise to the stage in a very captivating way. Set to music and …
