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Meet Erin Welborn: Candidate for Shelby County District Judge
Special Feature Erin Welborn is a wife, mother, attorney, and woman of faith who is running for Shelby County District Judge in Runoff on June 21, 2022 with Phillip Bahakel. Welborn is currently working as a Guardian ad Litem for the state of Alabama. “I represent children that are primarily in foster care that have …
Service with a Biblical Worldview: Susan DuBose, Candidate for State House District 45
Special Feature For Susan DuBose, serving the community is her passion. While she and her husband were raising their children in North Shelby County (Danielle age 29 and Drew age 25), DuBose began to volunteer for organizations like the American Heart Association. She eventually became involved in politics and hasn’t looked back. “Once my kids …
Live Life Better: Avoid Learned Helplessness
Business Today Whether leading a family, volunteer group or business I hear from people that they are frustrated. It can be so hard to just get a team, get people, get our own children to take ownership and grow to be self-sufficient. Sometimes we may just do things on our own whether that’s the morning …
Spring Cleaning… Your Parents’ Attic
Legal Matters Brought to you by: Community Partner Bradford & Holliman, bradfordholliman.com Visiting your mother for Mother’s Day in May or your dad for Father’s Day in June? Consider a small spring-cleaning project in any attics, she-sheds, barns, or storage units. One lady in her seventies measures her progress by the trunk loads she takes …
The Road to Peace & Contentment in your Financial Life
Money Matters Hays Latimer, a Senior Lead Advisor for OneAscent Wealth, has been serving clients for over 17 years. Here he shares with us tips for finding a financial advisor that will best meet our needs as well as five timeless principles to guide our financial decision making. Choosing a Financial Advisor. Not everyone will …
‘Twas the Morning of Easter
Best Books Long ago, a group of women walked through the darkness of night into a garden. As the first hint of dawn began to breach the horizon, they neared their destination. Confusion and fear clung to them, but love compelled them forward. Suddenly, an earthquake shattered the silence, announcing the advent of a new …
Distraction Detox
Best Books Distractions can steal your joy. They can definitely steal your purpose. Billie Jauss tried to overcome a season of feeling unsettled and uncertain by simplifying her schedule and taking control of life’s chaos. It didn’t solve all her issues. Jauss realized it wasn’t the external distractions but the emotional barriers producing feelings of …
Mentoring Matters: Josh & Mandrell’s Story
Special Feature “I don’t know where I’d be without him,” Little Brother Mandrell Horton said about Big Brother Josh Randolph. “I can ask him anything. He’s like my real brother.” In 2014, Josh and Mandrell were matched through Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Birmingham. Since then, the two of them have bonded in numerous …