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Celebrating 45 Years of Service: The Arc of Shelby County
Special Feature Brought to you by: Sawyer Solutions, www.sawyersolutionsllc.com In 1974, a group of concerned parents formed The Arc of Shelby County as an advocacy organization with the initial purpose to serve as a support for parents of children with intellectual disabilities. Over the past 45 years, The Arc of Shelby County has grown from …
Protect Your Kids with a Proactive Parenting Plan for Summer
Parenting Points Brought to you by: White Plume Technologies, www.whiteplume.com The Downside of Downtime. These days, summer seems different for kids—and parents. Because these are different times. Young people today face more temptations and risks. Negative influences are the everyday norm of their television experience such that we hardly notice them anymore. Parents are …
New Mortgage Loan Rules Could Save You Money
Money Matters presented by: Vision Financial It used to be that conventional and FHA/VA mortgage loans allowed for a partial pre-payment of principal, without a penalty, which shortened the remaining term of a loan but did not reduce the amount of the monthly Principal and Interest(P&I) payment. New rules have gone in to affect this …
We Sew Love
Mission Makers Linda Jacobson, founder of We Sew Love, simply wanted to get a pile of t-shirts out of her Center Point home. She never imagined God would lead her on a path of establishing a local sewing ministry with an international impact. Jacobson had the idea of turning the discarded t-shirts into underwear. She …
Celebrating Seniors & Their Senior Moments
Legal Matters Presented by: Bradford & Holliman, Estate Planning, www.bradfordholliman.com No, not the seniors in caps and gowns – the ones with silver hair, no hair, perhaps a few wrinkles, and a few misplaced keys. Today, some 762,000+ Alabamians are “seniors.” That’s 20.3% of our population and higher than the national estimate of 14.5% of Americans …
Staying Close to God
Encouraging Word As Christians, I believe we desire and need to maintain a close walk with God. James 4:8 says, “Come near to God and He will come near to you…” I believe there are four basic principles that will strengthen our relationship with Him: Listen to God. Trust God. Obey God. Wait on God. …
POP School Alumna Wins Amazon Scholarship
Education Extra Congratulations to Prince of Peace (POP) Catholic Parish’s Jessica Bradley who won a $40,000 Future Engineer scholarship from Amazon and the chance to intern with the online commerce company after her freshman year of college. The high school senior was one of 100 U.S. students chosen for her academic and civic accomplishments. Since …
Birmingham Metro Baptist Association’s New Leader Prepares for Southern Baptist Convention
Church Leaders The churches of the Birmingham Metro Baptist Association (BMBA) have partnered together to do great work in the Birmingham community and beyond since 1833. The Association, now with 126 churches spanning the Metro Area, started Baptist Health System, launched new congregations, served the poor, and helped survivors in numerous storms and disasters. Last …
Every Moment Holy
Best Books An ancient Hebrew writer once proclaimed that the earth is the Lord’s and the fullness thereof. Every valley and every hill, every city and every landfill belong to God. There is no place where God is absent, which means that every inch of the universe is graced by God’s presence and is inherently …
