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Great Gifts for Those Who Love the Outdoors

October 28, 2019

The Great Outdoors If you’re struggling with gift ideas this holiday season, the staff at Mark’s Outdoors is ready to help. Check out these great finds in stock and waiting for you. Bright, Clear & Crisp. When you look through a set of Zeiss binoculars, you view nature in a whole new way. Mark’s Outdoors …

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The Giving Manger: Celebrating the Reason for the Season

October 28, 2019

Home for the Holidays What started as a desire to make Christmas centered around Jesus in a few homes has now become a tradition used in over 75,000 homes in just three years. A handcrafted Baby Jesus, a wooden manger, a bundle of straw, and a sweet family story introduces the idea of helping others …

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Beware of Roofing Scams

October 28, 2019

Home for the Holidays Brought to you by: Community Partner Hinkle Roofing, www.HinkleRoofing.com A roofing project is an important investment, and as such, time and money are always at stake in an effort to make the home look and function better. Tackling this head-on, however, involves making critical decisions, sometimes under pressure. Unfortunately, this dynamic …

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What is Dependency & Indemnity Compensation for Survivors of Veterans?

October 25, 2019

Legal Matters Presented by: Bradford & Holliman, Estate Planning This month we recognize and thank veterans for their service, but let’s also recognize the sacrifice of deceased veterans’ families. There are whole families behind the ones in uniform who continue to “serve” through their loss of a family member. An often-overlooked VA benefit is called …

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Parenting with the End in Mind

October 25, 2019

Parenting Points Often, it is easy for us as people to get lost in the details of life and parenting that we don’t take the time to stop and look at the bigger picture. In his book Start with Why, Simon Sinek raises the simple idea that if we start with the “why” then move …

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Great Reads for the Upcoming Christmas Season

October 25, 2019

Best Books Expecting Christmas That first Christmas, the world missed His coming. They missed worshipping the newborn King. Two thousand years later, people are still missing Him. What if you’re missing Him? What would this Christmas be like if your heart was prepared to expect Christ? Expecting Christmas offers forty daily readings to help center …

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My Heart Cries Out

October 25, 2019

Best Books The best books are not those which merely convey a message of truth, but those which also convey truth beautifully. My Heart Cries Out (Crossway Books) is an example of such writing. Paul David Tripp has given God’s people a gift with his latest book of meditations and prayerful reflections. Tripp’s writing is, as …

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The GIFT of FEAR

October 24, 2019

Laurie’s Blog For years, I’ve considered fear or worry as a negative character trait. It’s been a hang up for me that I have sought to shake. Just when I think I have it licked-there it is. Recently I was given reason to have gratitude for that fear, to classify it as a gift. You …

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The Soldier’s Heart Retreat: Transformation Ministries

October 22, 2019

Mission Makers Brought to you by: Community Partner White Plume Technologies, www.whiteplum.com 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 to bring clinical and spiritual …

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Holiday Gift Finds at Briarwood Christmas Shop

October 8, 2019

Cool Stuff Are you ready to start your holiday shopping? You will not want to miss the unique finds available at the annual Briarwood Christmas Shop on November 7-8, 2019! This free admission event, hosted by Briarwood High School Parent Teacher Fellowship (PTF), offers unique gifts for everyone on your Christmas list. Shoppers will find …

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