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Go Wild for Mother’s Day, Father’s Day & You!

April 28, 2017

Wild Birds Unlimited (WBU) on Highway 31 in Hoover is stocked with great gift ideas for both Moms and Dads. For the mom on the go who loves to travel and shop this Shopping Bag by LOQI is a great gift. It compacts down to inches in size and then opens to allow you to …

Custom Crosses by Jeffrey Hall

April 28, 2017

For graduation or a wedding gift, you can’t go wrong with a custom cross from local artist and decorator Jeffrey Hall. Hall handcrafts each cross using various materials including fabrics and leathers. See and purchase Jeffrey’s work at the Buck Creek Festival May 12-13 in Helena and May 19-21 at Tannehill Trade Days. You can …

Family FUN at its Best: Pelham Palooza

April 28, 2017

Looking for a great way for your family to spend a Saturday? Look no further than the City of Pelham! The City invites you to join them at the Pelham Civic Complex and Ice Arena on Saturday May 20 for Pelham Palooza- a day of free activities for the whole family in celebration of the …

Funny but Clean Comedy: Henry Cho at the Stardome

April 28, 2017

“Mr. Clean” is coming to town. I’m not talking about the muscular, genie-like man in white who likes to mop floors. I’m talking about Henry “Mr. Clean” Cho, the stand-up comedian who always uses family-friendly, PG-rated comedy. He says his wife’s family in Arab, Ala. gives him plenty of material just sitting around the Thanksgiving …

Listen Up!

April 28, 2017

Bringing Out the Winner One of the greatest weaknesses that we have seen in parents over the years is not knowing how to listen to their children – or choosing not to listen. Listening is essential to knowing where your children are and where they may be headed. Practice. Listening is a learned and practiced …

Best Books: Susanna Aughtmon

April 28, 2017

Risk More. Dream Bigger. Fear Less. In his letter to the Christians of Rome, the Apostle Paul prayed that the God of hope would fill them with joy and peace, and that they would abound in hope. To abound in hope means to have more than enough, to have overflowing, over the top, audacious, beyond …

Huntsville Celebrates Israel!

April 28, 2017

Are We There Yet! Israel is facing many challenges in the world right now and the community of faith in the Greater Huntsville region is joining together on Sunday May 7 to declare love and support for Israel and the Jewish People. The evening will serve as a celebration of Biblical promises, Judeo-Christian values, and …

Workout for Water with Forrest Walden

April 28, 2017

Workout for Water: Iron Tribe’s Forrest Walden More than 3.4 million people die each year from water, sanitation, and hygiene-related causes. Nearly all these deaths occur in the developing world. Birmingham’s Forrest Walden, the founder of Iron Tribe Fitness, is best known for putting a creative spin on the competitiveness of group exercise—but his clients and …

Laurie’s Blog

April 24, 2017

We Want to Hear from You! and say THANK YOU! It was July 2000 when we published the first issue of Birmingham Christian Family (BCF) magazine. When that first issue arrived, my sons were ages 2, 1, and 1 and we were all traveling around town together delivering that first issue of Good News! It …

Are We There Yet?

March 24, 2017

Castin’ N Catchin’ to Help Kids with Heart Disease When Brody Simpson was born May 8, 2015, his parents Jason and Lacey Simpson expected everything would be normal, but as soon as Lacey had a C-section, they realized they were wrong. Brody had outer birth defects that led doctors to discover that he has Shone’s …

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