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treats I love to give myself. I had the pleasure of
giving my niece her very first pedicure. Painting
her tiny toes, brought a big smile to her face and
mine. She loved looking at her beautiful feet. God
tells us, “…how beautiful are the feet of those who
bring good news.” (Romans 10:15, Isaiah 52:7).
Each and every day we have the opportunity to
bring Good News to those individuals God puts in
our path, showing them His love in how we live.
Where will your beautiful feet take you today?
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C ONTENTS
Volume 15, Number 4
DEPARTMENTS
8 Fashion for You
• Weekend EssentialsMade for Leisure
ON THE COVER 16
Professional Golfer and Two Time
Regions Tradition Champion Tom
Lehman returns to Birmingham
May 13-17 to play in this year’s
Region’s tournament. See page 16
as he reflects on how faith has
shaped his love for life and golf.
8
Weekend Essentials
12 Great Gifts for Mom
FEATURES
12 All the Best for Mom
11 In His Grip: How do You Deal
With Adversity?
11 Stay in the Game with Heart
Health Awareness
22 Big Pluses of Pre-Marriage &
Marriage Counseling
NEXT ISSUE
From Birmingham
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11 Bringing Out the Winner
• Absolutes & Variables
12 Parenting Points
• Motherhood in the
Trenches: The Power
of Prayer
22 Potluck
• Breakfast in Bed for Mom:
Bacon, Tomato & Cheddar
Frittata
22 Our House
• Spring Cleaning Tip
23 Healthy Living
• Testosterone’s Role in a
Woman’s Overall Well Being
14 Music Notes
• Annie Moses Band:
Rhapsody in Bluegrass
25 The Great Outdoors
• The Success of a Call
14 Best Books
• Who You Are
27 Are We There Yet?
• Spring & Summer Travel
Check List
• Strawberry Festival
14 Encouraging Word
• The Prescription for Revival
19 Money Matters
• Are Your Children
Financially Literate?
19 Legal Matters
• What To Do If Hurt
On The Job?
20 Mission Makers
• HEART Fund Helps in
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• Mother’s Day Brunch with
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FLATTERING : Make sure that the garments you stock up on are flattering to
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and your polo is tailored for a woman. Feeling comfortable is more than baggy
clothes, it is finding the right piece that flatters your figure and fits properly.
During the week, we are constantly dressing up,
whether for meetings, attending school activities for the
kids or lunch with friends. It is always important to
look your best to feel your best. How can you exude the
same confidence while sporting a comfy outfit on the
weekends? Here are the essentials to keep you fashionable on the golf course, tennis court or the yoga mat.
V ERSATILITY: Stock up on items that can go
from your activity to running errands. Gus Mayer’s
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Get a little funky with your weekend wear. Mesh is breathable, yet chic.
Pair with leggings for a comfortable yet stylish look that goes anywhere.
Weekends are meant for leisure. Get outside, enjoy the sunshine and find an activity
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F UNCTIONALITY: Wear something that serves the
purpose of your workout, but can transition into a piece to be
worn out. Go ahead and wear that cute tennis skirt. Grab a cable
knit sweater to through on after for heading to the grocery store
to prep for your Saturday night dinner party.
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Stay in the Game with
Heart Health Awareness
Spring offers us so many opportunities to get outside
and be active. While enjoying activities like a round of
golf, Thomas H. Cawthon, MD, Interventional
Cardiologist at Princeton Baptist Medical Center recommends we practice self-awareness, particularly as it
relates to our heart health.
• Risk factors for heart attack include smoking
(including smokeless tobacco and e-cigarettes),
diabetes, hypertension, high cholesterol and a
family history
• Signs and symptoms of heart attack include pain
or pressure and sometimes a burning sensation in
the chest or jaw that may radiate to the left arm with associated sweatiness,
shortness of breath and sometimes nausea. Women often have atypical symp
toms such as suddenly becoming profoundly weak or short of breath.
• Add an aspirin to your golf or athletic bag. One chewed right away when
symptoms occur can stop a heart attack.
• If you or a friend experience signs and symptoms of a heart attack, seek
immediate medical help. Many athletic facilities, including golf courses, have
an automated external defibrillator (AED) on site.
— Information provided by Thomas H. Cawthon, MD,
Interventional Cardiologist at Baptist Princeton,
hosting May 4 charity golf tournament, See Calendar page 28 for details.
B RINGING O UT T HE W INNER I N Y OUR C HILD
Absolutes & Variables
When your first child is born, for the most
part you have no idea what you are doing.
You can read all the books on child development you want to, but until you are actually
in the middle of this thing parenting, you
really are in the dark about most things.
Remember this truth: as you raise your children, there are the “absolutes” that must be taught (table manners, having class, being
responsible, being respectful to others and yourself, dressing appropriately, etc.), and
then there are what I like to call “variables.”
I N H IS G RIP
How do You
Deal with Adversity?
Steven Fox's breaking putt trickled down a slippery slope on the 37th hole of the
2012 U.S. Amateur championship and dropped into the cup, capping an amazing and improbable - three weeks of golf. Fox, a University of Tennessee-Chattanooga
student at the time, just made it through the qualifier before heading to Cherry
Hills (Colorado) Country Club. He opened with a marginal two-round performance that sent him to a 17-man playoff to make it through to the next round where
he secured the No. 63 seed. He began working his way through match play, beating
some of the top amateur players in the world to eventually win on the extra hole.
He became the lowest-seeded player to ever win the U.S. Amateur since the USGA
began seeding stroke-play qualifying in 1985.
His goal was just to make it to match play but he persevered and made history.
I love the definition of persevere: “Continued effort to do or achieve something
despite difficulties, failure or opposition." Fox kept pressing forward to the final
goal. What a long shot, but he did it! What about you? Are you content to just play
out the holes of your life because you have setbacks? True, adversity can be a
momentum killer. Fear sets in and you become reluctant to be courageous and take
risks. The easiest thing to do is to do nothing, so you become passive. Perseverance,
however, is the opposite of passivity. It is active. It means even if you have no paddle
you are fighting for all your worth to get upstream.
In Matthew 24 Jesus is teaching the disciples about the adversity of the last days and
He tells them, "But the one who endures to the end will be saved" (v. 13). It is obvious that the expectation of God for His children is that they persevere. In fact, the
books of Romans, Corinthians, Philippians, Hebrews, James and 1 Peter all make
clear that: A) If you are in Christ you will face adversity, and B) persevering through
adversity is actually a reassurance that you are a child of God.
Don't let adversity be the sand bunker in your life that causes you to back away
from the love of Christ. Embrace it, and experience that love in a profound and real
way. It will carry you through the adversity and to the end.
— Scott Lehman
Author of the new book More Than a Game, Finding
Life’s Answers Through Golf, Pres. of
www.inhisgripgolf.com. Follow Scott’s blog at
www.scottgolflehman.com and on twitter at
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Not every child is alike. If you have more than one child, you are probably giving me an “Amen!” just about now. In almost every interview I have heard my son Brodie give,
he talks about hearing the phrase, “We love you both the same, but we're going to treat you differently,” over and over. He often wondered why I was so hard on him in certain areas and why I wasn't as hard on his sister, Reagan. But there were also areas that were ironclad in Reagan’s life that we we weren’t quite so tough on with Brodie.
Each of our children have specific gifts and areas of strength, but they also have areas of weakness. As a parent, we need to recognize those. Nobody has a perfect child. Let
me challenge you to sit down with your mate and look at each one of your children as an individual. Examine the areas they need help in developing. Some will be obvious
– but it will sometimes be a balancing act. Ask the Lord for wisdom and make a conscious effort to enable your child to be the very best they possibly can be and become
what God designed them to be. Find what each of your children is passionate about, and support them when appropriate. Most importantly, remember as a parent your job
description is preparing your child not only for this life on earth but also for eternity with the Lord. You don't want to look back on your time with your children and with
deep regret say, “if only." Think about it!
— John Croyle
Executive Director, Big Oak Ranch,
Author, February 2015 Release Who You Are/ Defying the Circumstances that Define Us,
Bringing Out the Winner in Your Child, The Two Minute Drill to Manhood and Raising a Princess, www.bigoak.org.
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their workers. Here are a few samples of their products perfect for mom.
In bold, bright pink, this leather-bound
journal embossed with a cross is the
ideal size for mom to take notes and make lists.
Each journal is handmade by artisans of Love
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Belief Bracelet
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This brown leather bracelet with a silGreat Reads for Mom
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a journey through the extraordinary lives of 15
mothers in the Old and New Testament. Each chapter ends with a “Making It Personal” section. Both
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Southern Comfort Food for Mom
Let mom flipped through the pages of delicious
southern recipes in Southern Living’s
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while you serve her up one of the
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recipes. In the book Tasia Malaksis,
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local, homegrown produce in reinventing Southern
comfort foods. See Potluck page 22 for one of
Malaksis’ recipes perfect to make for mom.
PARENTING P OINTS
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Motherhood in the Trenches: The Power of Prayer
Talk with any mom and you will hear a tension. It is not a bad tension or a
destructive tension, but it is a real tension. At one end is the experience of
watching a child grow and develop. It is exciting to see a son or daughter
accomplish new things as they mature. At the other end is the daily routine of
changing diapers, making meals, cleaning up messes, and dealing with bad attitudes. Moms may describe these experiences as overwhelming at times or even
boring and mundane at times. When motherhood is good it is great, and when
it is difficult it can cause a woman to despair. So how can mothers keep this tension in check and balanced?
It helps if we can see motherhood from God’s perspective. God honors the life
and work of a mother. It is part of His plan to redeem the world after the Fall.
In Genesis 3, in the midst of describing the hard consequences of sin, He
promises that the offspring of the woman would eventually crush evil in the
world. This promise would ultimately be fulfilled by Jesus Christ. But as children are born and raised to love, honor, and obey God the work of
redemption continues. Someone may read this and say, “The responsibility to
raise my child to love God makes being a mom even more daunting and overwhelming. What happens if my child makes different choices, does that make
me a bad mother?” The answer to this is found in God’s grace. A mother is
called to love her children, teach them what it means to follow Christ and
model that life for them. All the while, she leans on God’s grace to sustain her.
The work of forming a heart for God is the work of God’s Spirit, and He does
this through the faithful mother.
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The greatest help a mother may find for those
difficult days is prayer. Pray for yourself, that
you will know God more deeply through your
work as a mother. Pray for your children, that
they will be drawn close to God by the
work of His Spirit.
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Annie Moses Band:
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Rhapsody in Bluegrass
The Annie Moses Band's innovative sound has delighted audiences around the world on stages as diverse as
Carnegie Hall and the Grand Ole Opry. On April 23
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Rhapsody in Bluegrass, live at Birmingham’s Samford
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E NCOURAGING W ORD
The Prescription for Revival
“and My people who are called by My
name humble themselves and pray, and
seek My face and turn from their wicked
ways, then I will hear from heaven, will
forgive their sin, and heal their land.”
are in relation to who God is. I Peter 5:6
says,“humble yourselves, therefore under
the mighty hand of God, that He may
exalt you at the proper time.”
John Croyle, an All-American football
player for the University of Alabama,
has thousands of trophies. But they are
not on a shelf in some mansion. His
trophies are the children of Big Oak
Ranch. Some arrived bearing wounds
of abuse on their little bodies, and even
deeper scars on their souls. At Big Oak
Ranch, they were given a safe place to
eat and play and learn, something most
children take for granted. When they
left, they left knowing they were loved
by the Big Oak staff and by God.
John Croyle did
not earn fortune and fame
from playing pro football. His riches
are not comprised of investment portfolios and bank statements. John’s
riches are found in the applause of
heaven and in the transformed lives of
a multitude of children. For more than
forty years, Croyle has cared for the litIn his new book, Who You Are, Defying tle ones among us, offering compassion
the Circumstances that Define Us (B&H and protection in the name of Jesus.
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of God’s work at Big Oak Ranch. He
first time. When he does, I suspect the
shares the lessons and principles he
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Professional Golfer
Tom Lehman’s
Search for Eternal Significance
The winner of the 2011 and
2012 Regions Tradition and
the 1996 Professional Golf
Association (PGA) Player of the
Year, Tom Lehman says that
whether he is traveling for tournaments
or drawing up plans for a new golf course,
he always stops to revel in God’s handiwork
outdoors. “I see God completely in nature.
Nature just drives me almost to my knees at
times because I see the beauty in it and I understand the majesty and the power of God,” he
says. As he preps to return to Birmingham for
the next Regions Tradition May 13-17 at Shoal
Creek, he reflects on how faith has shaped his
love for life and for the sport.
While Lehman previously believed in God and Jesus Christ, it was joining older
teammates at the school’s Fellowship of Christian Athletes gatherings that led
him to a true understanding of his value in God’s eyes. “They started talking
about this relationship you can have with Jesus Christ and His unconditional
love for us and how we are eternally significant. All the things that I was searching for were answered through that. That’s kind of where my journey started.“
Mentored by his huddle leader, who was also his head football coach, Lehman
says the ministry dramatically changed his understanding of God’s character.
“[Before] my perception of God was that God was a distant God, a cold God,
who just sat back looking to judge people and to punish you if you stepped out
of line. Not a personal God, not an overly loving God.
“That’s how it really changed was this idea that if He loved me so much that He
sent His son to die on the cross for me, He must not be this cruel, distant, noncaring, non-loving God. He must be just the opposite. Because of what Jesus did,
my whole perception of the Father changed as well.”
Discovering a Loving God excelling in Golf
Photo by Chris Condon/PGA TOUR
Lehman’s search for eternal significance began as a high
school sophomore in Alexandria, Minn., where as a
third string quarterback he felt left out of the acclaim
of a state championship victory. As he joined the team to
celebrate with the rest of the small town—riding on fire
trucks to a citywide pep rally—he felt discouraged that he
hadn’t played a single down all year. He had not helped the
team win the big game, and he felt like he didn’t belong.
“Being a part of that team but not feeling like I contributed made me feel pretty insignificant,
expendable. So that was really a driving force toward
kind of wondering there’s got to be more to life than this.
If you’re not one of the stars, you have to have significance somehow, someway,” he says. “So I started
looking for that.”
While it was football that jump-started
his faith, Lehman says golf was his best
sport in his youth. Recruited to play at
the University of Minnesota, Lehman
was an All-American
golfer for three years.
But his first attempts as
a professional were lessons in humility. He
traveled across the country to tournaments with
fellow player David
Olgren but lost his PGA tour card in 1983,
1984 and 1985.
2 time Regions Tradition Winner Tom
Lehman will return to Birmingham May
13-17 to play in the 2015 Regions
Tournament taking place at Shoal Creek
before moving to Greystone Golf and
Country Club in 2016.
Lehman left the PGA Tour to work as a club pro at Wood Ranch Golf Club in
California, married wife Melissa in 1987 and spent six seasons playing tournaments in Asia and South Africa and on the second tier Ben Hogan Tour in the
United States. He says he slowly realized that if he focused on improving his game
instead of on winning tournament earnings, he could be successful. He returned
to The Nationwide Tour in 1991, where he won three times and was the leading
money winner and Player of the Year. He rejoined the PGA Tour in 1992.
“Golf is so much between the ears so it’s not so much that your game physically
improves as your perspective on it—the way you approach it—changes. If you
believe you have the ability to be successful, then you make it your purpose to get
as good as you can get and not worry about the results, it becomes a lot easier….
You don’t have to force success; success just kind of happens.”
Tom Lehman hugs wife Melissa and celebrates with family after winning the season long Charles
Schwab Cup Championship in San Francisco, Calif. in 2011. His youngest son, Sean, holds the trophy.
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From 1994 to 2000, Lehman had
victories at the Memorial
Tournament, the Colonial National
Invitation, the British Open, the
Tour Championship and the
Phoenix Open. He was captain of
the 2006 Ryder Cup team and also
won the 2009 Liberty Mutual
Legends of Golf, 2010 Senior PGA
Championship, 2012 Charles
Schwab Cup Championship and
2014 Encompass Championship.
With Chris Brands, Tom Lehman has designed more
than 18 courses in 14 years including The Prairie Club
Dunes Course, Encanterra, Victory Golf Club and Omni
Tucson National Sonoran Course.
mentoring Youth
Now a resident of Scottsville, Ariz., Lehman and wife Melissa are parents to four children ages 12 to 24. And as a family, they make charity a priority. The Lehmans are
long-time supporters of the Phoenix Rescue Mission and assisted with the development of The Changing Lives Center for Women and Children, which provides
emergency medical care, counseling and protective shelter for women escaping
domestic violence, battling addition or enduring other traumatic events that have led
to homelessness.
Lehman also spends much of his free time with the civic organization Elevate
Phoenix, a 365-day-a-year mentoring program for inner city youth. Serving on the
Board of Directors, he says that while Elevate Phoenix is not a residential program,
much of his inspiration for growing an effective youth program has come from John
Croyle of North Alabama’s Big Oak Ranch. “The reason it’s successful is because
there’s full time staff that become the mentors—men and women who are available
24/7 every day, and so it’s a relationship where the kids are surrounded all the time
by people pouring into their lives with similar values and a consistent message, consistent love, consistent unconditional acceptance,” he says. “It really has created
significant change in the perspective of the kids from inner city schools and the way
they approach life, the way they approach school, the way they approach their future
and the way they approach their own personal life.”
Croyle echoes the program’s impact and praises Lehman’s love for children. “Tom
Lehman has been a positive Christian light in the pro golf world, and he has been a
great friend helping the Ranch for well over a decade. But he won me over when I
saw him meet our children who call Big Oak home and treated them with deep
respect,” he says. “He doesn't look at them in pity, but with a very compassionate
heart that they can spot a mile away. We are blessed to call him a friend to not only
us, but also our children!”
Growing in Faith through self-Forgiveness
As a professional golfer, Lehman says his greatest faith mentor has been Larry
Moody—President of Search Ministries and the chaplain and Bible study leader for
the PGA Tour since 1981. And as he has grown as a Christian, an athlete, and a philanthropist, learning to forgive himself for his own shortcomings is where he has
found true maturity in Christ. “For me, the process I went through was the inability
to let go of the things that I would do that I thought were discouraging.” Lehman
shares the message that no one has to be a star player or without faults to be loved by
God. “… if God loved me enough to send His Son to forgive me, then why do I not
forgive myself? To me, my whole Christian walk really can be summed up in those
key moments in my life when I understood God’s forgiveness and then I understood
that because of that, I should be able to forgive myself and not punish myself for
where I fall short.”
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bolts of money and more about putting money’s importance to our
daily lives in the correct context.
Women at particular risk. The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL)
reports that only 45% of working women ages 21-64 have a retirement
plan. The DOL also notes that more women work in part-time jobs,
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be raising children or looking after parents. Some of these patterns are just luck
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Start young. New York Times money columnist Ron Lieber’s book The Opposite
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Education Needed. Of course, money is far more than an emotional issue; being comfortable with a topic doesn’t guarantee proficiency, it
merely makes it easier to learn. There are a number of online sources for financial education, helpful to both teens and young adults. The Ad Council and the
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Birmingham based National
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responsibilities in the relationship. A Christ-centered approach to counseling serves
to point the man and woman to the Lord as the answer for marriage. It makes
sense that if Jesus Christ is controlling the husband’s and the wife’s life, then disagreements will be dealt with in a loving and gracious way. Simply put, Jesus does
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Everyone has stuff which has happened in our past that impacted us negatively. Marriage counseling helps people work through getting free from
the baggage that skews one’s ability to communicate with another person. The only
way to unload baggage is through taking Biblical steps of forgiveness. Any Biblical
counselor will point a couple to the Word of God for principles, that when applied,
will lead one to forgive people in the past or present.
Marriage counseling helps couples with communication. Many a couple
has said, “We are just so different!” No wonder! God made a man (Adam)
and a woman (Eve) with obvious physical, emotional, hormonal and mental differences. Then add to the mix that no two people have the same personality.
Further, people have different backgrounds which can affect how they relate to others. These “differences” most view as obstacles. Counseling can give perspective of
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A couple who knows how to walk in the power of the Holy Spirit, continues to forgive, and learns to communicate, will have a blessed marriage. Pre-marital or
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Testosterone is a hormone most associated with body-builders, elite athletes, and
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Testosterone is a hormone that is emitted from the ovaries and the adrenal glands.
The levels of testosterone increases during our younger years and in pregnancy
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The Success of a Call
Spring turkey season is in full swing. Whether
this is your first season or your fifteenth, one
thing all turkey hunters agree upon is that
turkey hunting takes work- especially perfecting your call. No matter what type of call you
use, we are all trying to achieve one common
goal, letting the feathers fly.
Next month we will be gearing up for fishing, so make sure that you go
ahead and bring your rods and reels in for service now so you will be ready
to hit the water.
—Matt Lovett
Mark’s Outdoor Sports
1400-B Montgomery Highway, Vestavia 35216
205-822-2010, www.marksoutdoors.com
If you are having a hard time trying to decide what call to use, then you are
probably over thinking it. All turkey calls are designed to do the same thing
and that is to replicate the sound of those tasty, tasty birds. The success of a
call lies solely on the person using it, not the person that endorses it. It is
important to try each type of call and see which one, or ones, feels good to
you. If you still don’t have a preference then think about what you are
doing- trying to sound like a turkey. Which call allows you to achieve that
sound you are looking for the best and the easiest? The most important
thing to remember is that there is no right or wrong decision. And if you
are still having a hard time deciding, let one of the Mark’s Outdoors staff
members help you pick out your new favorite call.
Not even freezing temperatures and
sleet could keep loyal customers away
from Mark’s Outdoors Annual Turkey
Day, March 14. Thank you to all who
attended and special thanks to
Whiskers Catfish for once again providing everyone with delicious food.
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C ITY S CENE
Spring & Summer
Julie Ziglar Norman in Birmingham
Travel Check List
While ample time and planning goes into vacations,
people tend to leave one essential “to-do” off their list:
preparing their vehicle for long trips. To help you prepare for upcoming travel, Birmingham based Express
Oil Change & Tire Engineers offers these vehicle safety
and comfort check lists.
Vehicle Safety Check-List
• Tires should be properly inflated with plenty of tread life for safety and maximized fuel efficiency. Don’t forget to have a spare tire!
• Have the battery tested to guarantee it has plenty of life so you won’t encounter a
roadside break-down.
• Verify that the engine coolant, belts, and hoses are in proper working order. The
number one cause of breakdowns is cooling system failure.
• Check the oil level to be sure it is providing the proper level of protection.
Be sure you have clean air filters and fuel filters to maintain optimal vehicle performance.
• There should be no warning indicator lights illuminated on the dash. At the
same time, make sure headlights and brake lights are all in working order.
• “Providing a comfortable space for your passengers is also essential for a happy
road trip,” mentioned Henderson.“Be sure to check these items as well.”
Vehicle Comfort Check List
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Check the air conditioner to make sure it is blowing cold air.
Verify that all auxiliary jacks are working.
Confirm directions are correct if using the vehicle’s navigation system.
Make sure car chargers for cell phones are in working order.
Express Oil Change also offers a free travel inspection that checks key points of
your vehicle before any extensive travel.“We want to ensure both safety and top
vehicle performance to prevent any roadside emergencies,” explains Josh
Henderson, Sr. V.P. of Marketing at Express Oil Change & Tire Engineers. Going
through a simple vehicle check-list or taking advantage of Express Oil Change’s free
travel inspection will help to guarantee your spring and summer travel doesn’t take
an unpleasant detour.
Daughter of the legendary motivational icon Zig Ziglar will be the featured speaker at the Sav-a-Life Vestavia Annual Banquet. Speaker and
author Julie Ziglar Norman is best known for her dynamic, disarming
and refreshingly transparent personality. As her famous father once
did, she has shared the platform with greats like General Colin Powell, President
George W. Bush, Laura Bush, Joe Montana, Steve Forbes, Sarah Palin and many others. Her life experience as “the poster child for bad choices” enables her to minister
to those seeking to trade a life full of guilt, shame, fear, and regret, for a life filled
with joy, peace and hope. Hear Norman share her story and support the mission of
Sav-A-Life April 7 at the Cahaba Grand Conference Center. Dinner begins at 6:30
p.m. To make a reservation visit savalife.org or call 979-2309 for more details.
Mother’s Day Brunch with
Big Mama Melanie Shankle
Enjoy brunch from Ashley Mac’s, hear New York Times Best
Selling Author Melanie Shankle, and support the ministry of Sava-life May 3 at 1 p.m. at the Clubhouse on Highland. Your $50
ticket to the Mother’s Day Brunch includes a signed copy of
Shankle’s new book Nobody’s Cuter Than You. Shankle is best
known as Big Mama, a name given to her after starting a blog almost ten
years ago to encourage other moms in a humorous, yet relatable way (thebigmamablog.com). Shankle is also the author of Sparkly Green Earrings and The
Antelope in the Room. The event is being hosted by the Sav-a-life Junior Board as a
way to honor moms of all ages everywhere while raising awareness about Sav-ALife, a comprehensive pregnancy care ministry that is dedicated to offering free and
confidential services in a loving environment to women, men, and families facing
an unplanned pregnancy. For tickets visit www.savalife.instagift.com.
Fox News and Wall Street Journal contributor; bestselling
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National Day of Prayer
Give your family the opportunity
to experience the quaint, friendly
town of Calera and go home with
all the ingredients for a healthy
family feast, including fresh, delicious strawberries. The 5th Annual
Strawberry Festival will be April 25
from 10am-2pm in Calera’s Oliver
The Calera Strawberry Festival and the
Park. Enjoy live music, crafts, fresh Calera Farmers Market are both located at
local produce, kid zone, pony rides, Oliver Park, 9758 Hwy 25, Calera, 35040.
classic car show, a variety of food vendors and more! The festival precedes a
summer long spread of fresh vegetables and other home grown items at Calera’s
Farmers Market at Oliver Park every Tuesday afternoon June 2 to August 4, 36pm. Learn more at www.calerafarmersmarket.com.
Prayer Breakfast at The American Village
T H U R S D A Y, M A Y 7 T H - 8 : 3 0 A M
Tickets are $10 per person
To make a reservation, please email
patriotgiftshop@americanvillage.org
or call (205) 665-3535 x 1031
The National Day of Prayer Breakfast is cosponsored by
the Lucille Ryals Thompson Colonial Chapel Foundation
and the American Village Citizenship Trust.
www.americanvillage.org
AMERICAN VILLAGE
CITIZENSHIP TRUST
MONTEVALLO, ALABAMA
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APRIL 2015
April 1
Christian Women’s Leadership Center Luncheon11:30-12:30, Topic- Learning from Experienced
Leaders, National WMU 100 Missionary Ridge,
35242. Register at wmu.com/cwlc or call 991-4064.
Lunch $7.
April 5
EASTER
April 8,15,22,29
Shining God's Light in Dark Places- Series of speakers addressing human trafficking each Wed at 6pm
at Canterbury United Methodist's Wesley Hall. For
more details or to register visit www.canterburyumc.org/trafficking.
April 10-12
Spring Book and Bake Sale- Albert L. Scott Library,
100 Ninth Street NW in Alabaster. 5-7pm Fri, 9am3pm Sat, 1-3pm Sun. Supports library.
April 10-11
Women’s Conference featuring author and HGTVs
Jen Hatmaker- Shades Mountain Baptist, Fri
6:30pm & Sat 9am.Tickets $40,
www.shades.org/conference2015.
April 11
Heart of Alabama Threads of Love- Volunteer
ministry meets 10am-Noon the second Saturday of
every month at First Baptist Trussville. Serving premature and sick infants at area NIC Units by sewing
needed items, 807-2883.
April 13-May 2
Christian Life & Witness Course- A ministry of
the Billy Graham Evangelistic Assoc hosted by
Greater Birmingham Festival of Hope. Visit
www.greaterbirminghamfestival.org/CLWC for a
location near you.
April 16
Kevin Derryberry Golf Tournament- Timberline in
Calera, www.kevinderryberry.com. Benefits Kevin
Derryberry Ministry.
April 18
FM419- Youth event with high energy music and
life-changing training 9am-5pm, Admission $10
until 4/16, $15 at door, includes lunch and materi-
S UPPORT G ROUPS
Coming In
als, Oak Mountain Presbyterian, 5080 Cahaba
Valley Trace, 35242. Sign up at www.FM419.org
April 19
Sweet Tea & Tablescapes- Canterbury UMC
Women host charity event consisting of a silent
auction, a fern and old-fashioned bake sale, tea, May 1
April 9-12
Golf Tournament - 8am Inverness Country Club, benetreats, and a fashion show.
Ovation- Mixed repertory performance feafits Oak Mountain High School Athletic Booster Club.
April 21
turing Frederick Ashton’s Les Patineurs by the
The Tallis Scholars- 7:30pm concert at
May 3
Alabama Ballet at the Dorothy Jemison Day
Cathedral Church of the Advent. For tickets call Mother’s Day Brunch with Melanie Shankle- 1pm at
Theatre, Alabama School of Fine Arts. The
443-8553, www.itickets.com
the Clubhouse on Highland. $50 ticket includes food
ballet depicts a Victorian skating party that
April 23
and signed copy of Shankle’s latest book (ITALIC)
takes place on a frozen pond on a winter's
Annie Moses Band- 7:30pm Samford Wright
Nobody’s Cuter Than You, www.savalife.instagift.com
evening. Tickets start at $25,
Center, tickets.samford.edu.
www.alabamaballet.org
May 3-7
April 24
Bible Reading Marathon- Southside Baptist, 1016 19th
Mid-Day Music- 12:30pm Alabama Choir
Street S, 35205, www.libertypark.org/biblemarathon,
School Concert Choir performs 30-minute con969-1236.
cert at Cathedral Church of the Advent.
May 7
April 24-26
National Day of Prayer Breakfast- Keynote speaker
Honda Indy Grand Prix- Barber Motorsports
Park. Kids 12 and under admitted free. Tickets at Fox News and Wall Street Journal contributor Father
www.barbermotorsports.com.
Jonathan Morris 8:30am at The American Village.
Tickets $10. To make reservation email patirotgiftApril 24
Purity is Power Conference- 6 pm Sheraton
shop@americanvillage.org or call 665-3535 ext. 1031.
Hotel Birmingham. Free but registration is
May 7
required, WWW.NSLMINISTRY.COM
May 4
David Phelps- Performs at scholarship dinner 5:30April 25
Nine, Wine & Dine- 3 separate nine hole golf
9:30pm. Hosted by Samford Legacy League, Leslie S.
Strawberry Festival- Hosted by Calera Farmers
tournaments sponsored by Princeton
Wright Center, Samford University,
Market 10am-2pm at Oliver Park Calera, caleraBaptist, Vestavia Hills Country Club, to parwww.samford.edu/legacyleague,
205-726-2247.
farmersmarket.com.
ticipate call 205-243-2943 or email
May 13-17
April 25
marciatwitty@yahoo.com. Proceeds help
Regions Tradition- Shoal Creek. Buy tickets at
Deer Run Homeschool Family Day Camp —
provide state of the art technologies and
9am-3pm experience a day of camp with your www.regionstradition.com
community service programs for Princeton
family – hayride, nature craft, science scavenger
Baptist Medical Center cardiology patients
May 20
hunt, self-guided hiking, catch & release fishing,
and the community,
Scott
Lehman3-5pm
author
signs
his
latest
book,
climbing tower and more. Bring picnic lunch,
www.baptisthealthfoundation.net.
Deer Run Camps & Retreats, 3845 Perkins Rd, More Than a Game, LifeWay Christian Store Trussville,
Thompson's Station, Tenn. Advance registration 1672 Gadsden Hwy, 655-9116.
List your event in the
recommended, $10 per person, free for ages 4 &
April 29
under, www.DeerRunRetreat.org, 888-794-2918.
Birmingham Christian Family
‘I Had No Idea Tour’ of Jessie’s Place -Learn more
April 25
Community Calendar Email to:
about this ministry and how you can get involved,
One Conference- 9am ONEeighty Church, 5770
10am, 2305 5th Ave N, Birmingham, 35203. To reg- Laurie@christianfamilypublications.com
US Hwy 11,Springville, oneconference@gmail.com, ister call 323-5878 or go to jimmiehalemission.com
subject line-Calendar
www.oneconference.tv, 205-467-3563
Our Lady of the
Valley Catholic
Church, Hwy 119
Abortion Recovery
2nd and 4th Wed, 5:30pm
Forgiven & Set Free
Our Lady of Sorrows, “A Faith
Bible study hosted Abortion
Perspective"1st and 3rd Sun.
Recovery Ala. in Chelsea,
2pm, 1728 Oxmoor Rd,
Fultondale, Helena, Hoover,
Homewood, Social Hall,
and Springville. To learn more 983-4030/Chad.
call 620-1344.
Breast Cancer
Addiction
St. Vincent’s Bruno Conf. Ctr.
Flow of the Spirit Church
2nd Tues. of mo. Facilitator
Every Mon. 6:30pm, 90
Judith Harrington NoonSheffield Dr, Ashville, 2401:30pm, free lunch provided.
4801, 594-4888.
Call 930-2217, e-mail katherPine Haven Church
ine.puckett@gmail.com to
Every Mon. 6:00pm, Christian register
support for people recovering St. Vincent’s East, Cancer
from addiction or life issues.
Treatment Ctr.
Family members affected by
3rd Tues. of the month.Noon,
addiction also welcome,3465
free lunch provided. Call 838Shannon-Wenonah Rd,
3519 for details.
Bessemer, 260-0020.
Cancer
ADHD Parent Support Group St. Vincent’s, Bruno Conf.
Family Bridges and Grace
Center
Presbyterian Church
General Cancer Support
4th Tues. of every month.
Group, 1st Tues. of mo.,
6-7:30pm, 6110 Deerfoot
Facilitator Louis Josof
Pkwy, Trussville. Call Diane at Noon-1:30pm, free lunch pro205-681-6431. Visit
vided. Call 930-2217,
www.fambridge.org
e-mail
katherine.puckett@gmail.com
Autism/Asperger Syndrome
to register.
Christ the King Lutheran,
611 Riverchase Pkwy. 1st Fri of St. Vincent's East, Cancer
mo. 6:30-8pm for parents and Treatment Ctr
TOUCH General Cancer
caregivers. RSVP for dinner
aspergerpsg@gmail.com, 612- Support Group for Cancer
Survivors & Families.First
1567.
Wednesday of every month,
Alzheimers
11am, free lunch provided.
Covenant Place, Gardendale Call 838-3519 for details.
2nd Thurs. of mo., 6-7pm
28 Birmingham Christian Family
®
MAY
Hunter Street Baptist
Rays of Hope, Rm W205, 2nd
Sun. of mo. 5pm 2600 John
Hawkins Pkwy, Hoover, 9857295, dianehead@charter.net.
Celebrate Recovery
Asbury United Methodist
Every Tues. 6:30pm, grace
filled, Christ-centered fellowship community, 6690 Cahaba
Valley Rd (119), www.asburyonline.org/cr. Participants must
be 18 years old.
Calvary Baptist
Every Tues. 6pm, 7570 15th
Street Rd, Concord, 205-4911885, calvaryalive.com
Harvest Assembly of God
Every Wed 6:30pm, meal provided, 81 Old Shocco Rd,
Talladega, 256-362-5973.
Harvest Community Church
Every 2nd & 4th
Tues.7pm,4465 Pinson Valley
Pkwy, www.harvestcpc.org.
Kingwood Church, Alabaster
Every Fri. starts with dinner at
6:30pm, large group at 7pm
and small groups at 8:30pm. A
safe place where someone will
walk with you to freedom
from your habits,hang ups or
hurts. 100 Harvest Way,
663-3933.
McElwain Baptist
Every Fri. 6:30pm,www.celebraterecoverybirmingham.co
m4445 Montevallo Rd, 35213,
956-0388
North Gardendale Baptist,
Every Thurs 6pm dinner, 7pm
worship and large group, 125
Belcher Hill Rd, 410-2156.
One Eighty/Clearbranch
UMC Ministry
Every Friday at 6pm, 5770 U.S.
Hwy 11, Springville, 35146,
www.turnoneeighty.org,
238-8075.
Palmerdale United
Methodist
Sundays 5pm, 7778 Alabama
Hwy 75, Pinson, 35126,
681-9762.
The Worship Center
Christian Church
Every Mon., including holidays, 6:00pm,
www.theworshipcentercc.org
or visit us at 9553 Pkwy East,
35215.
COPD
St. Vincent’s Blount
First Tuesday of every month,
6pm
Divorce/Grief Recovery
Beginning Experience- For
adults who have suffered a
loss through death, divorce or
separation. Our Lady of
Sorrows Catholic Church,
6pm every Tues,
www.birminghambeginningexperience.org
Divorce
DivorceCare The Church at
Brook Hills, Weds. Modular
5A, 6:30-8:30pm. DivorceCare
for Kids (DC4K) ages 5-12
Same time, 313-7777.
DivorceCare & DivorceCare
for Kids Inverness Vineyard
Church, Sundays 1:30pm,
4733 Valleydale Rd,
www.invernessvineyard.org
Harvest Way,
DivorceCare South Highland 663-3933.
Lupus
Presbyterian, Weds, G16, 6McCalla Bible Church
St. Vincent’s 119
7:30pm. Registration,
Every Thurs. 6:30pm,
1st Sat of mo, 10am – Noon,
933-0790.
Fellowship Hall, 5860 Old
7191 Cahaba Valley Rd, 35242,
Tuscaloosa
Hwy.
Free,
"Help
408-6551.
Family Support Group
for
Hurting
Hearts
in
the
Loss
Safe Harbor
Multiple Myeloma
of a Loved One," 938-3753.
Every Tuesday faith-based
Green Valley Baptist,
Meadow Brook Baptist
support for those who have
Patton
Chapel Rd Hoover.1st
Every Sun. 3-4:30pm, 4984
teens in rebellion. Signs of
Sat of mo.11-1pm.
Meadow
Brook
Rd,
35242,
rebellion can be disrespect,
erichuck@bellsouth.net
free, www.griefshare.org,
social withdrawal, dropping
Ostomy
991-8384.
grades, truancy, substance
St. Vincent’s 119,
Vincent’s East, Cancer
abuse, 981-0995, www.thesafe- St.
September 11, 2:30 – 4:30 p.m.
Center
harbor.org.
B’ham Ostomy Assoc., Lyn
2nd Tues. Led by Dr. Penny
Grief
Hayes 907-3706 or Sydney
Njoroge, 478-1464, 838Community Grief Support
Bloom 995-0149.
3594.Every Sat.11am-Noon,
Services
1036 Hagwood Rd, 35235. Led Parenting
Bereavement Support Group
by Dr. Penny Njoroge.
Alabama Family Rights
Fridays 10am-Noon thru April Infertility
Assoc.
3 Asbury UMC.
626-9458 www.alfra.org.
Homewood Library
Loss of Adult Child Mon 6Hoover Library, 200
(The National
8pm, Dawson Baptist; Loss of RESOLVE
Municipal
Dr,
Infertility Association) Peer
Parent, Grandparent, Sibling
alfra.bhm.epr@gmail.
Support
Group,
1st
Monday
of
Thurs 6-8pm,Dawson; Loss of mo., 6-7:30pm, 868-1252 or
Prostate Cancer
Working Age Spouse Tues 5resolvebham1@yahoo.com
St. Vincent’s East, Cancer
7:45pm, Dawson; Loss of
Treatment Ctr., 2nd Wed. of
Retired Spouse Wed 10Low Vision
11:30am, Dawson; Young
St. Vincent’s East, Classrooms the month. Noon, free lunch
provided. Call 838-3519
Widowed Thurs 5:30-7:30pm, 1-2. For individuals and sup1st UMC Trussville, Tues 5:30- porting individuals living with Weight Loss
7:30pm, Valley Pres
Low Vision. Last Wed. of mo.
Indian Springs First Baptist
Homewood, Mon 5:3011:30am-1pm.Lunch $5, first
Mondays, 5:30-6:30, 3375
7:30pm, St. John AME
time attending free, 838-3162. Cahaba Valley Rd,
Birmingham. Also Day
www.tops.org, FB: TOPS
Spousal Loss Groups. Call
Indian Springs AL
870-8667 for details.
Kingwood Church,
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Mark’s Outdoors – 822-2010,
www.marksoutdoors.com
WAY– 89.9 FM
Moody Radio South – 758-7900,
www.moodyradiosouth.fm
Wildbirds Unlimited – 823-6500,
www.wbu.com/Birmingham
New Gardendale Funeral Home –
631-8810,
www.thenewgardendalefuneralhome.com
Horizon student Matthew
appreciates applause
from the crowd as he easily jogs to the finish line!
Horizon student Nick is about to take off for his first
Hearts 5K Race, along with his mom, Ms. Evans, and Dr.
Jade Carter, executive director of The Horizons School
and Claire Carter, instructor at The Horizons School.
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We do not charge a Brown Service Administrative Fee when a
Brown Service Burial Policy is used by a family.
**FOR OUR VETERANS AND MILITARY PERSONNEL**
We truly believe that the men and women who have answered our
nation’s call are deserving of special attention and consideration. They
have proven their devotion to their fellow citizens and to a grateful
nation, and we owe them respect and devotion in return.
The New Gardendale Funeral Home offers a free casket when purchasing
a traditional funeral service with our funeral home to honorably
discharged veterans, active Military, members of the National Guard and
Reserve and their spouse. This casket is given from our family in honor of
these Men and Women for their service to our country.
THIS CASKET IS NOT PROVIDED BY THE GOVERNMENT
**FOR ALL OF OUR FAMILIES**
Cremations starting at $950*
2214 Decatur Hwy, Gardendale, AL 35071
www.GardendaleFuneralHome.com
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Please visit or call Michelle Beasley for details on these
exclusive offers at 205-631-8810.
*after all discounts and credits (Prices subject to change without notice)
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