Laurie Stroud
Christmas Matters
Best Books Authors Katy Shelton and Anna Nash go way back. Soon after they were born in Birmingham, their mothers connected and Anna’s mother led Katy’s mother to Jesus. Katy and Anna became childhood friends, high school friends, and college roommates. Many years later, they found themselves at that empty-nest, middle stage in life and …
You Were Made For This Moment
Best Books Long ago, the capital of world power was based in a city most people have never heard of. From the city of Susa, Xerxes ruled over an empire which covered almost half the world’s population and covered more territory than America. Living in the midst of the Persian empire were thousands of the …
Important Mental Health Resource for Alabama Parents: PIRC
Healthy Living Navigating the mental health care system can be challenging for patients, families and providers. Add to that, a COVID-19 pandemic that upended nearly all aspects of ‘normal’ life almost overnight. However, the team of clinicians who make up the Psychiatric Intake Response Center (PIRC) at Children’s of Alabama continued to connect adult callers …
November Giveaways
TO SAY THANK YOU for reading and supporting the businesses and organizations that advertise with Birmingham Christian Family(BCF) and make spreading Good News possible we have TWO Great Giveaways this month! Sound of Music at the Lyric! TWO WINNERS will receive two tickets to experience live at The Lyric Theatre this timeless classic reimagined as …
Jingle All the Way Reader Give-A-Ways
Publisher’s Note Readers like you make spreading Good News in our community possible. Thanks to you our issues and articles are shared online and in print with tens of thousands of people every month. You are the ones responsible for making sure our advertisers know you do business with them and understand their advertising each …
Dine with Olexa’s Café!
Home for the Holidays Diane Olexa grew up watching her mother create beautiful wedding cakes and wonderful food for brides on their special day. She created her first wedding cake at the age of 22, as a gift to a college roommate in 1993. Realizing a love for the creative art, Diane began her own business …
The Soldier’s Heart Retreat: Transformation Ministries
Special Feature Transformation Ministries (TM) is offering a new program designed to help male and female veterans find freedom from the debilitating effects of PTSD on their lives and on the lives of their families. This faith-based program is designed from a clinical and spiritual approach and is conducted as a part of a 3-day …
Love Should Not Hurt: Hope’s Door
Special Feature 1 in 3 women experience abusive relationships. Does your partner make you emotionally, physically, or financially dependent? Isolate you from seeing your friends, family, or children? Forbid you from going anywhere or seeing anyone? Threaten to take away your child or children? Become angry when you speak to the opposite sex? Control when …
5 Tips for Coping with Grief During the Holidays
Healthy Living Are you struggling with grief over losing a loved one? Keep reading for five helpful tips. 1. Expectations. Don’t set unrealistic expectations for yourself during this holiday season as you grieve. Allow yourself to mourn and don’t avoid mourning for fear of upsetting others. Expect that exposure to the holiday season and its …
