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End-of-the-Year Money Moves: Things to Consider Before Saying Goodbye to 2021
Money Matters Brought to you by: Community Partner Vision Financial Group, Inc. What has changed for you in 2021? For some, this year has been as complicated as learning a new dance. Did you start a new job or leave a job behind? That’s one step. Did you retire? There’s another step. If notable changes …
Celebrating Fall at Brookdale University Park!
Senior Scene Celebrating Fall with Lots of Fun! Brookdale University Park recently hosted a fall festival for residents and their families with all things “autumn” that one could imagine; apple cider, cornhole, boiled peanuts, cotton candy and even a photo booth using a pick up truck belonging to one of our residents. This was another opportunity …
3 Truths for the Thanksgiving Season
Parenting Points As we gather around the turkey, dressing, green beans, mashed potatoes with brown gravy, and the warm rolls, our immediate temptation is to rush into eating. Thanksgiving stands as one of the greatest meals of the calendar year, yet it is easy for us to rapidly move into activity and miss the spiritual …
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 …
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 …
