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A Track Record for Housing Market Optimism in 2022
Our House Are you as thankful as we are to be in 2022? Although January 1 is just another day in our lives, it does represent the start of the new yearâs adventures and statistical measures. Since weâre feeling thankful, let us be thankful in all things⊠even crazy real estate markets. Weâve always stressed …
Get Around to It in January
Legal Matters Brought to you by: Community Partner Bradford & Holliman A new year is here. What did you put off last year that is still on your âto doâ list? In a great New York Times article in March 2019, Erik Winkowski wrote that âprocrastination is about emotions, not productivity.â Itâs more fun to …
3 Tax Tips to Help You, Your Family & Your Business
Money Matters 1. Parents Be on the Look Out. If you have been receiving the Advance Child Tax Credit Payments, please be aware that the current schedule of payments ended with the payment that was paid on December 15, 2021. In January 2022, the IRS will be mailing Letter 6419 to all families that received …
Is Inflation Peaking?
Money Matters Brought to you by: Community Partner Vision Financial Group, Inc. You see it in prices at the grocery store and the gas station. You feel it in your monthly budget. So why donât the financial markets seem too concerned about inflation? Remember, financial markets are considered âdiscounting mechanisms,â meaning they are looking six …
Grow in the New Year with Brookdale!
Senior Scene At Brookdale University Park, residents can grow in their physical health through fun activities. The Physical Dimension of Brookdaleâs Optimum Life model is just one of six dimensions of well-being so residents will never stop growing. Do physical connections matter? Studies show exercise and physical activity influence how well we age. And fitness …
Be Encouraged with Author & Former Broadway Performer Allison Allen!
Special Feature Allison Allen has many roles in life- the former Broadway dancer is a wife, mother, speaker, and Bible teacher that is passionate about sharing Jesus with women everywhere. Allen will be in Birmingham on February 10 to speak at Samford University Legacy Leagueâs Scholarship Luncheon. From a young age, Allen remembers having an …
Wholehearted Faith
Best Books A couple of months ago I endorsed Another Gospel â A Lifelong Christian Seeks Truth in Response to Progressive Christianity by Alisa Childers. Another Gospel is the fascinating story of Childersâ encounter with progressive theology, the dangers she perceived in the movement, and her subsequent return to a more conservative community of faith. This month …
God Sees
Miracle Moments Brought to you by: Molly Maid of Birmingham, www.mollymaid.com/birmingham âBut he said to me, âMy grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.â Therefore, I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christâs power may rest on me.â 2 Corinthians 12:9 Back in the spring, …
Raising Responsible Social Media Users
Here’s to your Health Brought to you by Community Partner COMPACT, www.compact2020.com Every day, the world on the internet changes. From Tiktok dances to devastating news about a social media icon, the world on the internet can seem overwhelming to parents but it is the reality kids live in today. Sitting down with your child …
