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FSI Advocates Access to Independent, Affordable Financial Advice Local financial advisor Bill Dowell, Founder and President of Vision Financial Group, recently became a member of the board of directors of the Financial Services Institute (FSI) in Washington, D.C. FSI advocates for Main Street Americans’ access to unbiased, affordable financial advice, delivered by a growing network …
You Can Bank On It
A Noble Idea. In 2004, a group of community leaders saw the need for a new locally-owned community bank. They had a common vision: to establish a financial institution based on Biblical principles. They envisioned a bank wherein all business endeavors and decisions would be handled in a Godly manner while meeting the needs of …
The Great Outdoors
Called to Enjoy the Warmer Weather On behalf of all of us at Mark’s Outdoors, thank you to everyone that came out last month for our Turkey Day and Iron City Kayak Anglers events. Seeing everyone learning about new cutting edge products and techniques and having a good time is the reason we do it. …
Encouraging Word
7 P’s for Problem Solving Problems; those situations or circumstances that are unpleasant, undesirable, inconvenient, uncomfortable and unwelcome. Nobody likes them yet everybody has them. Problems are inevitable, yet we seem surprised and become disappointed when they cross our path. Jesus said in John 16:33, “These things I have spoken to you, that in Me …
Cool Stuff with a Mighty Message
Behind the Pieces If you’re the kind of person who has drawn many a blank stare to art, or has ever wondered what occurs inside the mind of an artist, you may want to keep reading. Some art is visually appealing, some conceptual and abstract, but all art is fundamentally an expression of its creator. …
Healthy Living
4 Tips to Providing Care to the Bereaved Knowledge. Take time to learn about your survivor – how she is being impacted by the loss, the nature of her relationship with the one who has died, and how she mourns and copes. Be Present. While words are important, empathy and understanding are more often conveyed …
Healthy Living
Effort to Educate Alabama Youth on the Dangers of Tobacco & Electronic Cigarettes Children’s of Alabama and the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Department of Pediatrics recently received a grant from the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) with the goal of protecting Alabama youth from secondhand smoke exposure, tobacco use and initiation, with …
Parenting Points
The Spring in Your Soul Right now we are witnessing a miraculous transformation. We see it every year when the seasons transition from winter to spring. Everything that has been bare and brown bursts with life and color. Places that were cold and hard soften, allowing new life to take root and grow. In short, …
Money Matters
Important Changes this Month in Social Security Benefit Rules: What You Need to Know Last fall when Congress passed the budget bill, they added a portion called “Closure of Unintended Loopholes” which primarily addresses two Social Security claiming strategies that have become increasingly popular over the last several years. These two strategies, known as “file …
Coppelia & the Toymaker
Coppélia & the Toymaker The Alabama Ballet, the state’s premiere professional dance company, will present Coppélia and the Toymaker April 8-10 at the Dorothy Jemison Day Theater on the campus of the Alabama School of Fine Arts. The storybook ballet follows the playful romance between Swanilde and Franz, and their relationship with an eccentric toymaker …
