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4 Publisher’s Note 19 Legal Matters • Packed & Ready to Go! • Do You Need a Special Needs Trust? • June Reader Giveaway to • An Innocent Text Can Alabama Splash Adventure! Change Your Life

7 Mission Makers 21 Two by 2 ON THE COVER 16 A Volunteer Perspective on Service, Protecting Your Pet Missy and Mia Robertson give us a behind the Christian’s Place Mission 22 Money Matters scenes look at life on the set of Duck Dynasty- 9, 25 Faith at Work Does Your College Student Have a experiences that have led these two to publish • Restoration Ride: Thomas Waters Healthcare Package? Princess in Camo. See page 16. • A Heart for Husbands & Fathers 23 Business Today 9, 25 Faith at Work 10 Are We There Yet? Balance Sheets Leave Off the Splash into Summer! Most Valuable Assets… 10, 28 Summer Fun 9 11 Encouraging Word 24 Church Leaders Recipe for Discipleship Service Recognition: SPECIAL FEATURE Prince of Peace Hoover 11 Best Books 16 Princess[es] in Camo: Duck Dynasty’s Always Fall Forward 27 The Great Outdoors Missy & Mia Robertson Dad and the Outdoors 12, 13, 22 Education Extra • Heritage Christian Academy 28 Calendar • Training and Equipping: Transforma- tion Ministries 29 About Our Advertisers • Students Recognized for NEXT ISSUE Artistic Talent 29 Support Groups • High Marks for Prince of Peace Students 29 Photo Fun Looking for some • Thank You for Your Service! 14, 15 Healthy Living • Library Fun GOOD NEWS? READ ON! • Lift Chair Offers Big Benefits • Ultimate Author Day Birmingham Christian • Are You Ready to Answer God’s Call? • How Stretching Makes You Longer 10 Family Celebrates 19 And Stronger Years of Good News!

JuneJune 20182018 55 DANIEL CASON K.I.D.S. CAMP Reach Children with the Good News by supporting the 22nd Annual Summer Music Camp Workshop Directed by Daniel & Gwendolyn Cason and the (K.I.D.S.) Kids in Divine Service Christian Music Center

ALL Camp Dates: CAMPERS June 17 - July 1, 2018 ATTEND FREE NEW THIS YEAR! 4 Weekend MINI CAMPS- Thanks to Every Weekend in July! Sponsors Sponsor a Child Today! Like You! Sponsors Needed now! Perfect Mission Opportunity for church small groups, Easy to Donate & Keep Track of Your Contributions! Sunday school Classes, The Daniel Cason K.I.D.S. ministry has an administrative sys- worship teams and individuals. tem with the National Christian Foundation to help more ef- ficiently process your donations and provide the tax receipts you desire and need. To sponsor one or more children for “God has again blessed us with a wonderful opportunity summer camp: to expand this year’s camp to TWO weeks. Right now, plans • Make check payable to National Christian Foundation are being made to expand the attendee count to include 500 • In Memo Section of Check Write: children! Yes, 500! The children will be from around the city K.I.D.S./Daniel Cason KIDS Ministry #1171757 and even from out of town. For some of them, this just may • Mail to- National Christian Foundation/Alabama be their very first time hearing about Jesus. Our curriculum 400 Office Park Drive, Suite 201, Birmingham, AL 35223 is designed to be fun, educational and 100% Christian based. Perhaps a group in your church like the Choir, Worship Team, Sunday School Class or a Home Group would like to sponsor Call 205-365-1800 a child. The cost for music camp per child per week is $100. Preparations for camp are being made now! to partner in this Please prayerfully consider sowing into the life of one or more of these precious children. With God’s help and your Life Changing Ministry! support, no child will be turned away. THANK YOU!” Learn more at - Rev. & Mrs. Daniel M. Cason, Daniel Cason Ministries Directors K.I.D.S. Christian Music Center www.danielcason.org (K.I.D.S.) Kids in Divine Service Music and Arts Training 205-365-1800 6 www.BirminghamChristian.com Birmingham Christian Family

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1 8 s y e w Brought to you by: Community Partner Tom Douglass, TomDouglassRealtor.come a n r s o f g o o d A Volunteer Perspective on Service: Christian’s Place Mission Every third Saturday morning of the month, and ultimately we will feel empty even when surpassing them. These people, Christian’s Place Mission (CPM) volunteers despite having nothing of material substance, were filled. Filled with something converge upon Nauvoo United Methodist man can’t provide. It is these people that keep me going back to Nauvoo. While Church (UMC) to give out food and cloth- we give them food, a shoulder to cry on or an ear to listen, they give us more. ing and spend time with about 450 people in They give us the ability to listen, understand, believe that faith isn’t something the rural poverty-stricken area of Winston that comes from being blessed. It is something we can have no matter our mate- and Walker County. Matt Morris began rial wealth or good health. Something by the grace of God we can have- eternal volunteering at Nauvoo with his Sunday life with Him. If you decide to volunteer at CPM you will be blessed in ways I School class. Morris says the passion his friends had for this ministry led him find hard to put into words. It will touch your heart, mind, and soul.” to Nauvoo and what he experienced has kept him coming back. To learn more about CPM visit www.christiansplacemission.com, find them on Facebook @Christians Place Mission or call 205-410-7029. The ministry especially needs monetary donations and work/casual clothes. Since its beginnings in December 2008, Chris- tian’s Place Mission has Brought to you by: Community Partner, Tom Douglass served nearly 31,000 people in the Nauvoo area. Join volunteers in helping every third Saturday of the month. 205-999-2780, [email protected] • TomDouglassRealtor.com Member www.Convenenow.com

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RESTORATION RIDE: By God’s Grace While riding his bike June 26, 2017, Thomas Waters was struck by a hit and run driver in Irondale. Fellow cyclists, Al Schlosser and “By God’s grace I am here. I have been the beneficiary of Rex Seaborn, helped Waters to safety. God’s ocean of grace,” explains Thomas Waters as he remem- bers the bike ride he took through Irondale a year ago this month. “I felt the car’s front end hit me and the next thing I knew I was lying in the middle of the road.” With a low back fracture and a severe soft tissue injury to his shoulder, Waters struggled to get out of the road. With help from fellow cyclists, he did and avoided being hit by on-coming traffic. The driver of the vehicle that hit Waters never stopped and has not been caught. “At first, I had a lot of anger,’ says Waters. “I was angry and grateful at the same time.” As a State Farm Agent, Waters team focuses on living out their mission to “be there for you in life’s toughest moments.” Waters confesses it was hard for him to understand how someone could leave the scene of an accident not knowing the well-being of someone else. “The accident has refined my personal ministry to Thomas Waters on Restoration Ride in give out more grace. Be kind to everybody even Childersburg, just three months before though sometimes that kindness isn’t easy to offer,” his bike wreck. explains Waters adding, “Al Schlosser and Rex Sea- Last year Waters’ team raised $11,000 for MS. Seen born were examples of God’s grace to me as they here (L to R) are Al Schlosser, Thomas Waters, Eric called for the ambulance and came to check on me Riddle and Shane Roberts. Every dollar raised helps Waters and his team are preparing for the MS in the emergency room.” fund critical research, programs and services for Ride again this fall. Bike MS: Tour De Beach is people affected by MS, www.bikems.org. September 15-16, 2018 in Orange Beach, Ala. For twelve years Waters enjoyed cycling, but after the accident he struggled The team goal is $15,000 and Waters personal to ride again. “Every time a car passed I would think, this could be the next goal is $5000. hit.” The only thing that kept him riding was a commitment he made with To learn more about how you can support or participate with Waters’ team his cycling team to raise money for Multiple Sclerosis (MS). “I had so much visit, www.main.nationalmssociety.org/goto/StateFarmBikeTeam2018. mental pressure not to ride, but my friends gave me the confidence to ride to help people who really needed it.” Three months after the accident, Thomas Brought to you by: Community Partner, Thomas Waters CHRIST HAM IAN NG F I AM M I and his team rode two, 80-mile rides in one weekend and raised $11,000 for IR L Y B the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. “I thought, as soon as the ride is over, 205-879-1988 www.thomaswaters.com I will quit,” says Waters. “Anxiety and fear are crippling, but that ride restored 1 8 s y e w e a n my soul and my desire to ride. My friends lifted me up. Two of them, Adam r s o f g o o d Hodges and Jonathan Schaefer, escorted me into the end of the race the sec- Member www.Convenenow.com ond day. I was struggling and they both sacrificed good positions to help me cross the finish line.”

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Alabama Splash Adventure has opened for the Dan Koch and his summer season with the largest expansion in mom Pat, the “The park history. Enjoy six new amusement attrac- General,” welcome tions, the Pirates High Dive Show, and many you to a great day of The Rampage Roller Coaster at Alabama Splash more enhancements to provide more fun all family fun at Alabama Splash Adventure, 4599 Adventure is ranked as one of the top 25 wooden summer long. Depending on your mood, enjoy Splash Adventure Parkway, coasters in the world. A season pass to the park has a relaxing lazy river ride or amplify the excite- Bessemer, 35002. been lowered, check it out at www.alabamasplash.com. ment with monster slides and waves. On the by readers of Amusement Today, a national amusement industry news leader. amusement end, check out the Rampage Wooden Roller Coaster that reaches The park was also named as one of the best theme park values in the USA by speeds of 56 mph for a family thrilling ride. MSN News. “We will build upon these honors. We are definitely moving in the right direction,” says owner Dan Koch. “Thank you, guests, team mem- Owners, Dan Koch and his mom Pat, also called “The General,” have over bers and the great state of Alabama.” 60 years of experience in the amusement and waterpark industry. Over the past five years, the Koch family has added numerous amusement attractions The park’s new attractions include the Scrambler/a spinning frenzy family to the park, restored the world-famous Rampage wooden roller coaster, and ride, the Yo-Yo/experience the feeling of flight in open air seats, the Tilt-A- introduced many valuable extras such as free parking, free unlimited Pepsi Whirl/encounter a series of spins and twists, Rocking Tug/enjoy rocking drinks, free sunscreen, free inner tubes and free Wi-Fi. Both Dan and Pat and spinning motions in this wild ship, Royal Express/gentle train ride off Koch are at the park daily from open to close greeting customers, cleaning, the rails throughout the park, and Splash Island/kids slides and play area. and you may even see them in the restaurants making funnel cakes. Pat Koch New enhancements to the park include a renovated Island Cafe Restaurant, 86 years old says “We have an incredible staff and you really feel like family additional lockers, more seating and dining tables, more shade structures and when entering, everything must be spit spot clean and all you have to do is additional premium cabanas. relax and have fun.” What are you waiting for? See page 4 for 3 great ways you can enter to win 4 Alabama Splash Adventure has received a series of positive rankings includ- tickets to the park! ing being chosen in 2017 as one of the top five friendliest parks in the world

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10 www.BirminghamChristian.com Birmingham Christian Family Encouraging Word Best Books Always Fall Forward Recipe for Discipleship I love to watch a great game, especially if a team I favor is winning against A recipe is a set of instructions for a superior opponent. Tell me who the preparing something; a method to under-dog is, and I'll cheer them on attain a desired end; a formula that like the most ardent alumni. Even so, produces anticipated outcomes. I've never really understood why an- A disciple is a student that receives yone would want to play high school teaching and training. I suggest or collegiate football. If I'm going to there are four active ingredients work that hard and give up that much that make a Christian disciple: time for something, I want to get paid Focus, Follow, Faithful and Fruitful. for it. I also want to come home with my bones intact. 1. Focus means to have clear vision; a fixed gaze; to look intently; to give your full attention to. Hebrews 12:2 says, “Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the Todd Gerelds knows why so many author and perfecter of our faith …” You need to beware of some hindrances young men play football. It's love. to staying focused. They are distraction, detour, doubt and discouragement. Some guys were simply born to play the game. The same applies 2. Follow means to move behind in same direction; to acknowledge author- to great coaches. In his new ity; to conform to and comply with. A Christ-follower must submit to and book, Always Fall Forward stay close to Jesus as He leads. In Matthew 16:24, Jesus says to “Follow Me.” Birmingham author (Tyndale, $17.99), Gerelds Todd Gerelds’ latest offers fifty-two life lessons book is a great 3. Faithfulness is also an ingredient to discipleship. To be faithful is to be he learned from his father, gift idea for a new true, reliable, dependable and loyal. To be found faithful one must be dedi- Coach Tandy Gerelds. Todd graduate or for dad cated, disciplined, determined and devoted. In II Timothy 4:7, the Apostle Gerelds first wrote about his on Father’s Day. Paul said, “I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept dad in his book, Woodlawn, Find it at Sanctuary the faith.” which became a major mo- Christian Books and tion picture recounting the Gifts. 4. Fruitful means to be productive; to cause results. Galatians 6:7 says, “. . . events he witnessed as the A man reaps what he sows.” There is a sowing principle that says: you reap son of the longtime Wood- what you sow; you reap after you sow; and you reap more than you sow. lawn High School coach. Galatians 5:22-23 lists the spiritual fruit that should be evident in the Chris- tian’s life. It says the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, Always Fall Forward combines scriptural principles with lessons he learned goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. from his dad. These "coachisms" include concepts such as- pay attention to what's around you, always speak the truth, give your best effort in whatever As a Christ-follower, make sure you have the spiritual recipe for discipleship task you're presented with, and always show honor and respect to others. that includes these ingredients: stay focused on Jesus; follow His lead; remain faithful; and be fruitful. Football has the potential to build fortitude, responsibility, and discipline. These are virtues which can serve our faith as we endeavor to run the race set before us. One day we will come to the end of our last quarter and we will give an account for our life. When it comes to our faith, let's leave it all on the field. — Tony Cooper — Darrel Holcombe, Owner Celebrating 27 Years of Service as Exec. Director, Sanctuary Christian Books and Gifts Jimmie Hale Mission, www.jimmiehalemission.com Colonial Promenade, Alabaster, 205-663-2370

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June 2018 11 Education Extra Heritage Christian Academy Learns what it is to “Be the Hands and Feet” of Jesus Heritage Christian Academy(HCA), that a school has in teaching for an interdenominational 3K-12th a purpose greater than the next grade private Christian school in classroom test, or mastering an Hoover, Alabama knows that the athletic or art skill. HCA knows Greater Birmingham Area does not the value of being a school family lack for excellent schools. Year after where the entire community is year public and private educational encouraged to participate. institutions around town are rec- In January the leadership at ognized for accomplishments and As a way to live out their mission to minister, the Heritage Christian Academy com- HCA began discussing a Spring distinction in academics, athletics munity recently rallied to prepare meals for needy children. To learn more about HCA, Fundraiser. While there are and arts. It can be difficult for local visit www.hcachristian.org or call 205-978-6001. many types of events that can parents to decide which school is bring monetary success, it was “The Best Option” from what seems like many good options for their particu- important to the HCA Staff and School Board that the fundraiser be reflective lar student and family. of the mission and vision of HCA. Mr. Gurganus explains, “As soon as the concept of making 10,000 meals for needy children was described to us, we HCA, like large public and private schools, offers a variety of classes, electives, realized that it aligned with who we are as a school. It was the perfect op- sports teams, choirs, bands, and theatre troupes. Yet, because of limited slots portunity to engage our entire school community in what it means to be the available for a given activity, at a large school perhaps only a small percent- ‘hands and feet’ of Jesus. We had discussions where we considered how we age of students are able to participate. Prestigious private college preparatory should respond to issues like hunger, homelessness, and poverty in general. schools may offer challenging curricula and promote analytical thinking as Feed the Need allowed us to see the extent to which hunger exists, and then does HCA. Some private schools may promote views that are contradictory to be part of the solution. Our mission is ministering.” to a family’s fundamental beliefs. For a parent, finding the right school that partners in the spiritual, academic and social development of their student can be arduous. — Heritage Christian Academy 2290 Old Tyler Road, Hoover, AL 35226 Lynn Gurganus, Headmaster at Heritage Christian Academy, understands 205-978-6001, www.hcachristian.org the weight that parents feel when selecting a school. In his passion for the well-being of the whole child, Mr. Gurganus understands the responsibility

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Students attend one of four 12-week classes: Part I/"The Keys to Inner Healing", Part II/"Liberty from Life's Bruises", Part III/"Spiritual Warfare and Deliverance" and Part IV/"Advanced Min- istry Tools." Classes are two hours long once a week. “We teach for one hour and then we have small group break outs where the students can practice what they have been Transformation Ministries(TM) provides local learning,” says Hobbs. churches and the body of believers in our community with a resource for helping families in crisis, particu- The school offers two tracks of larly families touched by addiction. “Our mission is training. On the Education Track, to set at ‘liberty those that are bruised’ in this world you are not required to attend all through counseling, prayer ministry and discipleship. the classes and there is no home- We want to be an extension of any church that is work. On the Ministry Track, wanting to partner with us to minister to their church you must attend at least 10 of the body, train and equip their lay leadership and provide 12 classes and all the homework inner healing and deliverance to all that need help,” must be turned in by the end of explains Rock Hobbs who founded the ministry in the last session. Through this 2009. Headquartered at WMU (Women’s Missionary track, TM also offers continued Union) in Birmingham, TM has a three-pronged training for "Licenses to Minister" focus: Family/Individual Biblical Counseling, an and eventually Ordination after Inner Healing and Deliverance Prayer Ministry and a Rock Hobbs and his team at Transformation Ministries will kick completing all prior requirements School of Ministry. off fall classes the week of August 21. The TM School of Ministry and two years of prayer ministry averages about 200 students a semester. Learn more at experience.

The School of Ministry will begin fall classes the week www.trministries.org. of August 21 on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday Classes take place at WMU and mornings (10 a.m.-Noon) and Tuesday and Thurs- are also offered via live streaming day evenings (6:30-8:30 p.m.) “Our mission for the school is taken from Eph to remote locations including Auburn and the Shoals area. If you register be- 4:12,13 that says, ‘...to prepare God's people for works of service, so that the fore August 1, tuition and books for the 12-week classes is $150, after August body of Christ may be built up until we all reach unity in the faith and in 1, $175. For times and days each class is offered, video testimonies of how the the knowledge of the son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole TM School of Ministry has changed lives and to register for classes visit www. measure of the fullness of Christ,’ " explains Hobbs adding, “We train and trministries.org. For additional details about the school, call Nancy Moore at equip men and women with ministry tools to enable them to minister to the 205-991-4053. local body of Christ in their churches as prayer ministers and counselors.”

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June 2018 13 Healthy Living Lift Chair Offers Big Benefits While you may not know exactly what a Lift Chair to sleep in their working with a professional to is or who benefits from one, chances are you have Lift Chairs rather determine the best type. With the seen one. That’s because a Lift Chair looks no than in their beds. wide range of sizes, features, and different from a standard reclining chair – it just Most models can designs, the options can become has additional features! A Lift Chair is a piece of be reclined to a flat overwhelming and you may end medical equipment that looks like a standard re- position, but can up with a Lift Chair that does clining chair but contains a powerful lifting system also be modified not adequately suit your needs. which can be triggered to tilt the base and back of to different angles An expert can work with you to the chair forward, assisting the user in returning and elevations determine more than just the to a standing position all with the push of a but- for maximum right color to suit your decor – ton. Different names used to describe Lift Chairs comfort. For including the chair that fits your include Power Lift Recliners, Pop-Up Chairs, individuals who space limitations, weight and your 3-Position Recliners or Infinite Position Recliners, must keep their specific use of the chair. but each of these terms refers to the same type of legs elevated while they sit or sleep, Lift Chairs are device. an ideal solution. Even individuals who have had surgery in their shoulders, arms, or other areas — Derek Gann Who Benefits from a Lift Chair? Anybody who can benefit from a lift chair. According to one of Locally Owned & Operated in has difficulty transitioning from a seated position our customers, “The ‘pop up chair’ as I call it, has Birmingham, Serving Residents to standing due to limited mobility or balance worked out extraordinarily well. I cannot imagine Across Alabama, 205-538-5692 issues will benefit. However, the benefits extend going through the recovery without having a chair Alabama.101Mobility.com far beyond assistance in sitting down and standing like what I purchased…I highly recommend it for up. With optional heat and massage features, Lift anyone having had shoulder surgery of any kind. Chairs provide therapeutic benefits to those with It’s a must have item, especially if you want to get stiff and sore joints, back pain, arthritis, and a any sleep at all.” variety of other conditions. Lift Chairs can be used For more tips on mobility and accessibility for more than just reclining while watching your Where can you get a Lift Chair? There are many solutions, visit www.birminghamchristian.com. favorite television programs. Many individuals opt places to purchase a Lift Chair, but we recommend Click on News/Health/Physical

Are You Ready to Answer God’s Call? If you’re like me, you probably jumped at that my training and expertise question with an enthusiastic, “Yes!” as a pharmacist to provide a framework for you to step We want to know and understand God’s purpose back and truly evaluate your for our lives, and we get excited when we think health, to empower you to about playing a role in fulfilling His divine plan. take control of the wheel, and Romans 11:29 says, “For the gifts and the calling to give guidance and support of God are irrevocable.” He has chosen us as His as you change the direction sons and daughters, and as Ephesians 2:10 says, you’re moving if necessary. we were “created in Christ Jesus for good works, After I listen to your com- which God prepared beforehand.” Paul continues plete story, we’ll identify the in Romans 12:1, “I appeal to you therefore, broth- underlying issues contributing ers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies to your symptoms and set as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God.” personalized goals that are as you take steps forward to improve practical for you and your your total wellness and live in a way But the question is, are you taking proactive steps lifestyle. We’ll first focus on that allows you to fulfill God’s purpose to preserve your health and live in such a way that the foundational aspects of for your life. To find out more or to you’re completely prepared and able to do what wellness like nutrition, movement, stress levels, schedule your initial consultation, give me a call at God is calling you to next? Are you physically and sleep quality. From there, as a pharmacist I 205-440-2478. capable of meeting the needs of others or are you am uniquely qualified to help you optimize your hindered by unwise lifestyle choices? Or maybe prescription medications plus any supplements — Hope Davis, Pharm.D. you’re feeling so overwhelmed by the stress of the you may be taking. There’s certainly a place for Wellness in the Making world that you’re struggling to minister to others. both prescriptions and supplements, and I’ll help 205-440-2478 Do you get enough sleep and have margins in your you find the balance that’s right for you. At Double Oak Pharmacy, schedule so that you have the time and energy to 5510 US-280, serve or do you walk around in a fog all day? Located inside Double Oak Mountain Pharmacy, Birmingham, 35242 I’m easily accessible both in the office and online www.wellnessinthemaking.com At Wellness in the Making, my purpose is to use to provide ongoing support and encouragement Wellness in the Making

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It’s so good to stretch yourself, in so "A lot of people don't understand that many ways. Reaching beyond your stretching has to happen on a regular basis. comfort zone earns life rewards for It should be daily," says David Nolan, a you that can’t be measured simply in physical therapist at Harvard-affiliated muscle extensions or physiological Massachusetts General Hospital. Daily data. But those physiological facts are stretching helps keep your limbs flexible, nothing to sneeze at. Without regular long and lean. Your routine doesn’t have to stretching – by “regular people,” not be strenuous, but it does need to be done just your mid-50’s marathoner – your properly. Don’t do the “early-80s bounce,” muscles begin to tighten, which affects and try to hold your stretch for about 30 your ability to extend them fully. seconds each time. It’s also a good idea to move around first to get your muscles a “If you are a repetitive ‘sitter,’ the glute little warmed up before you start stretch- muscle begins the process of atrophy. ing. This makes the stretch.... well, a “good This means that the glute muscle begins stretch,” not a stretch of your cold muscles’ to degenerate (not in a good way),” says Sandra Hahamian, certified personal weak limitations. Good stretching not only helps protect your muscles, it also trainer. “When your glutes shut down, other muscles and joints in your body helps you get the most from them. If you like to lift weights, you’ll build more become over-stressed and can result in pain in places such as the knees and muscle by pressing with full muscle extension – not by taxing and tearing cold lower back.” muscles against the weight.

A practice of good stretching helps loosen and lengthen your muscles, which To begin a good stretching routine, Nolan recommends is really important for maintaining your range of motion, particularly as you your local Y. So, do we. See you at the gym! age. If your lifestyle is mostly sedentary, your muscles become weak over time, and without stretching them out regularly, they also get shorter. Then one day, — Jean Bowick when you do decide to exercise, or just perform some type of physical task YMCA of Greater Birmingham, www.ymcabham.org outside your normal sofa-sitting, you’ll be depending on those muscles to get up and get it done. But if your muscles are no longer accustomed to extending Read more healthy information from the YMCA at fully, you put yourself at risk for pain, muscle and joint injury, or even falling. www.BirminghamChristian.com. Click on News/Health

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June 2018 15 Princess[es] in Camo: Duck Dynasty’s Missy & Mia Robertson

Duck Dynasty may have aired its final episode on A&E Network last spring, but 14-year-old Mia Robertson and her mother, Missy, have found a way for the playful antics among young cousins to live on in a new book series. A fic- tional take on what it was like filming reality television with family, Princess in Camo (Zonderkidz, $8.99) launched earlier this year with its first two titles, Allie’s Bayou Rescue and Running from Reality. Intended for girls age 8-12, they offer the same blend of relationship building, silliness, family values, leaning on Scripture, and the great outdoors found in Duck Dynasty—but with messages fit for pre-teens and parents as well. Advice I’ve been given lately, having a middle school daughter for the first time, is this too shall pass,” Missy Robertson says with a laugh of raising In the series, protagonist Allie Carroway is 12 years old and dealing with daughter Mia, now 14. “God is ultimately in charge but he’s given us the re- the challenges of severe allergies and the embarrassment of fame. In the first sponsibility of leading our children, and as long as we take that seriously, we book, rumors among producers and family suggest if she has another serious have fun with them, we’re open, [we’re going to be okay]. Basically, I think the asthma attack, her parents may sell their home and move from the Louisiana No. 1 thing in raising kids is being honest. Letting them know when you fail. Bayou to Arizona, far from the homes and property where they film their Letting them know when you mess up and apologizing for it, and then they can reality television show, Carried Away with the Carroways. This was an ailment understand that they can do that too.” specifically chosen by Mia to reflect the physical and emotional struggles that she has shared with audiences nationwide. Mia was born in 2003 with a bi- filmingCarried Away with the Calloways, for example, Allie and her cousins lateral cleft lip and palate and had her first corrective surgery at three months hint at required wardrobe changes and mandatory gun safety training. The old. Since, she has also had palate correction surgery (7 months old) and a Diva Duck Blind, a glittered-duck decorated fort in Allie’s Bayou Rescue, second lip correction surgery with additional correction to nasal passages (5 is based on a real hideout Mia and her cousins decided to remodel to help years old). In 2014, Mia underwent a major bone graft surgery, in which her Rowdy Robertson feel welcome after his adoption in 2016. And in Chapter 7, physician took bone from her left hip and placed it in the cleft of her upper the cousins communicate covertly behind producers’ backs by drawing in the jaw. Missy explains that the Christian faith the Robertsons vocally cling to on dirt. Missy says that detail was added as an accurate portrayal of the family screen has carried the family through it all. bond that made Duck Dynasty so appealing to begin with. “Oh, they can read each other’s minds. They understand each other’s looks,” she says. “That’s As Allie’s health challenges follow her through the book series—which will what happens in real relationships. You can almost finish each other’s sen- expand to four titles in early September—so do glimpses into the Robertsons’ tences. Even though that gave more of a visual—writing in the dirt and things lives among camera crews. Missy says that while the characters and basic like that—they are very close in real life, and I hope it came across that way in plot of each book were dreamed up by cousins Mia, Bella, Lily, Merrit and the book. I think it did.” Rowdy, there are plenty of nonfiction glimpses sprinkled throughout that give a behind-the-scenes look at what it was like to film Duck Dynasty. While Ultimately, Missy says the books reflect lessons that are vital to the pre-teen years, including perseverance, family bonds, and sacrificing for those you love. As Birmingham Christian Family parents and youth head into summer and plan for a new school year in the fall, Missy shares four of the lessons found in the book series:

1. Speak Up. In Allie’s Bayou Rescue, Allie’s father tells her not to worry so much, but Allie is quick to inform him that 12 years olds do, in fact, worry quite a bit. It’s a moment that represents a child learning to lean on her parent and a parent realizing his daughter can listen to her own instincts and build her own faith.

Missy and Mia Robertson will release books three and four of the Princess in Camo series in early September. Dog Show Disaster features famous lap dog Hazel Mae, seen here on a bike ride with Missy.

16 www.BirminghamChristian.com Birmingham Christian Family For Missy, it’s this slow growth toward inde- “A lot of that has to do with the people around pendence that should make a parent proud. you, especially with girls in that age group “They are going to have to start making deci- influencing each other in what to say and how sions on their own as individuals and not just to say it. Each one of those books hit on that a lean on their parents to make every decision little bit.” for them. They are going to have to step out on their own and have their own faith,” she says. 4. Stay Put. As Allie and her cousins dream of “That sometimes is hard for parents, especially a life away from the cameras in Running from if it’s your firstborn.” Reality, sometimes we’re all tempted to completely rewrite our lives. However, it’s possible 2. Trust in God’s Love. It’s a matter of bravery God has given us opportunities we shouldn’t to pray for God to remove a specific challenge miss right where we are. When what used to from your life and know it may not happen. excite us about life becomes mundane, count “God has his reasons for doing and not doing your blessings. what he does and doesn’t do, but you have to trust that God loves us more than anything In 2015, Duck Dynasty’s Missy Robertson authored the book Finally, Missy hopes parents and girls invest- else on earth and wants that relationship with Blessed, Blessed…Blessed chronicling her family’s journey ed in the Princess in Camo series will look to us,” Missy says. “Sometimes he allows us to go of raising a child born with a cleft lip and palate. Now she Romans 5:30 for encouragement—as Mia has through things to draw us closer to him, to lean and daughter Mia are co-authoring a series of fiction chapter done with her cleft lip and palate, and as fic- more on him, to understand that we need him. books for young girls with seasoned Faithgirlz author Jill tional Allie does in the face of her own health The will of God is for his kingdom to grow…. Osborne. Pictured here are Mia, Cole, Missy, Jase, Reed, and challenges. Faith nurtured in youth builds char- so even though we may not have all the answers Brighton Robertson. acter, and Missy is proud that her daughter can figured out, we need to learn that God loves us speak (and write) so freely in a way that credits more than anything. More than the sparrows. More than the trees. He loves God for her blessings and perseverance. “She is the epitome of that verse us individually.” because she is able to rejoice in her sufferings. The world just laughs at that,” Missy says. “Yet Paul was writing a lot of his books in the Bible sitting in a 3. Resist Poor Influences. Each Princess in Camo book touches on being prison cell, saying you should rejoice. That is such an oxymoron to the world. yourself in the face of peer pressure. In Finding Cabin Six, the cousins are Yet it’s so true…. That suffering produces perseverance that makes you either praying and sleuthing to save their favorite Christian summer camp from choose ‘I’m gonna give up’ or ‘I’m gonna trod on through.’ Perseverance of getting sold to a resort developer. A character named Madison seems to bring course produces character, and that character gives us all hope.” out the worst in Allie, who has to decide whether or not to give in and “join that negative club” or show mercy and “extend that olive branch,” Missy says. — Camille Smith Platt

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BCF_Aug-2014-Derrick.indd 1 7/21/14 10:18 AM Legal Matters presented by: Bradford & Holliman, Estate Planning Do You Need a Special Needs Trust? A common mistake we hear from apply for SSI disability benefits. This issue typically applies individuals with disabilities is that to children who are now adults and are disabled to the point they need a special needs trust to they cannot work; or, a person that has not been in the work qualify for Social Security disability force very much over the last ten years and does not meet the benefits. While this is true for many work credit requirements. people, it depends on the type of disability benefits the individual is To obtain SSI, the person must prove they are disabled and receiving. There are two types of meet very strict financial criteria. In other words, the person Social Security disability benefits: must be very poor to receive the SSI benefits. Generally, the SSDI (Supplemental Security Dis- person cannot have over $2,000 in countable assets. If this ability Insurance) and SSI (Supple- person wants to qualify for SSI and has too many assets, the mental Security Income). A person person can place the assets in a special needs trust and obtain receiving SSI disability benefits will SSI and Medicaid. Work closely with your attorney to prove need a special needs trust to hold the type of disability benefits you are receiving so the attor- assets that exceed the maximum ney will know if a special needs trust is right for you. limit of $2,000. A person receiving SSDI disability benefits should not need a special needs trust. The difference depends on the person’s work — Melanie Bradford Holliman history. Partner, Bradford & Holliman, LLC Practice focuses on estate planning, elder law and SSDI is based on work history. If a person has obtained 40 work credits, 20 special needs trust. CHRIST AM IAN GH F IN A M M R IL of which were earned during the last ten years, a person should be able to 2491 Pelham Parkway, Pelham, Ala. 35124205-663-0281, I Y B qualify for SSDI disability benefits. This means that if the person is found www.bradfordholliman.com. This article is for educational pur-

1 8 s to be disabled, they can receive disability benefits and there are no limits on poses and is not intended for specific legal advice.w y e n e a r o d their income or assets. I often like to say that a person can be a millionaire s o f g o and still receive SSDI disability benefits because it is solely based on whether the person is disabled and if they have sufficient work credits in the Social Read more from Bradford & Holliman at Security system. Conversely, a person that does not have the required work www.BirminghamChristian.com. credits, will not be able to obtain SSDI benefits. Instead, the individual will Click on News/Family/Legal Matters Legal Matters presented by: Frank S. Buck P.C., Personal Injury Interestingly, many of the states that have banned cell An Innocent Text Can Change Your Life phones have fewer motor vehicle collisions. Texting and driving is as dangerous as drinking and driving. Every week Under Alabama law, drivers owe a duty to others on the news stations report on yet another car wreck with severe injuries or road to drive with reasonable care. If someone drives in an even death that was caused by texting and driving. These constant and unreasonable manner, such as driving distracted with a cell heart wrenching warnings should stop us in our tracks. Yet drivers con- phone, and hits another vehicle because of it, that person is tinue to ignore the risks associated with a cell phone when they take not legally liable for the resultant injuries. The injured person only their eyes off the road, but their hands off the wheel as well. is entitled to recover money for those injuries. Is that text or phone call worth it? It only takes one second of taking The statistics of car wrecks while using a cellphone are overwhelming. A your eyes off the road for a life to be lost or forever changed. Let’s all go back driving analytics company called Zendrive found drivers are using their to the basics of driver’s education, eyes on the road, hands on the wheel. If phones 88% of the time they are in the car. Just a two-second distraction you must respond to a call or text, please pull over to make that call or check increases your risk of crashing by 20%. A driver going 55 mph can travel 100 that text. Because of the legal issues involved in a personal injury case, please yards in five seconds. If that driver is texting, that is equivalent to driving the contact us if you or your loved ones are injured so we can help you. entire length of a football field while blindfolded. One in four car accidents are caused by cell phones. A study from the University of Utah has found that — Frank S. Buck, P.C., Attorneys at Law have been offering people are as impaired when they drive and use a cell phone as they are when professional legal services and serving Alabama citizens for over they drive intoxicated. Cell phone users are 5.36 times more likely to get into 43 years. We have experienced trial attorneys who have over 100 an accident than undistracted drivers. The U.S Department of Transportation years of combined trial experience. You can reach us 24 hours a has found that text messaging increases the risk of crash or near-crash by 23 day at (205) 933-7533. Please call us for a free consultation. times. According to national studies, 78% of all accidents, are caused by texting while driving. New teenage drivers are at higher risk. The fatal crash rate for teens is 3 times greater than for drivers age 20 and over. Read more from Frank Buck at In an effort to reduce the accidents and fatalities from cell phone use while www.BirminghamChristian.com. Click on News/Family/Legal Matters driving, many states have banned texting and cell phone use while driving. June 2018 19 It Takes Vision to Prosper

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Foods Toxic to Pets include: coffee grounds, fatty foods, tea, chocolate, avoca- 1 do, alcohol, yeast dough, grapes/raisins, salt, macadamia nuts, onions, garlic8 s y e w and peanut butter (any products containing xylitol, an artificial sweetener).e Al- n a r s o o d ways keep garbage out of a pet’s reach. Rotting food contains molds or bacteria o f g that could cause food poisoning.

Cleaning Products. Many household cleaners can be used safely around pets. However, if the label states “keep pets and children away from area until dry,” Special Thanks to our follow those directions to prevent possible health risks. Always keep bleach and detergents away from pets. Store cleaning products in a secure cabinet Community Partners out of the reach of pets and keep them in their original packaging or in clearly who directly impact the ability of labeled and tightly sealed containers. Birmingham Christian Family to reach people Insecticides/Rodenticides/Antifreeze. Flea and tick products labeled “for use with the Good News of Jesus Christ! on dogs only” should never be used on cats or other species. If a pet ingests rat poison, potentially serious or even life-threatening illness can result. Ethylene glycol-containing antifreeze and coolants can be fatal to pets. Insecticides, plant/lawn fertilizers, weed killers, ice-melting products and gasoline are also extremely dangerous. Place these items in areas completely inaccessible to pets.

Medications that pose high risk to pets include: non-steroidal anti-inflam- matory drugs such as aspirin, ibuprofen or naproxen, acetaminophen, diet pills/vitamins, cold medicines, antihistamines and antidepressants.

Household Items. Potpourri smells good to pets but contains ingredients that can cause oral ulcerations and other problems, mothballs that contain naph- thalene and can cause serious illness, including digestive tract irritation, liver, kidney and blood cell damage, swelling of the brain tissues, seizures, coma, respiratory tract damage (if inhaled) and even death (if ingested). Also protect your pet from tobacco products, pennies (those minted after 1982 contain zinc) and alkaline batteries.

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Education Extra Students Recognized for Artistic Talent High Marks for Prince of Peace Students Our Lady of Sorrows (OLS) eighth-grade student Houston Alford’s artwork was recently Prince of Peace Catholic School inducted 33 middle school chosen by the Birmingham Museum of Art to be displayed at the museum. His picture enti- students into National Junior Honor Society on April 6, 2018, tled “Man cave” is graphite on paper, drawn in one-point perspective. bringing the total membership to 68 in grades six through eight. This outstanding group of students all maintain a GPA In the Homewood Library’s Student Juried Art Contest, two OLS of 3.5 or above; demonstrate leadership in the school and students were also recognized for their outstanding work. In the community; provide service to others; and possess excel- K-2nd grade category, 1st-grader Addison Jackson won the 1st-place lent character and strong citizenship. Some examples of the ribbon with a mixed media drawing of Our Lady of Fatima’s Crown, students’ service includes a school-wide recycling initiative, while 2nd-grader Addison Praytor placed third for her drawing and tutoring early elementary school students and assisting with collage of a dinosaur in its habitat. Catholic Schools Week.

“We are very excited Our Lady of Sor- about our students plac- rows Catholic School ing in these community 1st-grader Addison competitions,” said OLS Jackson proudly Art Teacher Andi Artea- displays her art- ga, who enjoys teaching work of Our Lady of the students how to use Fatima’s Crown and their creativity. “Learn- her blue ribbon for ing technique allows a placing first in the student’s talent to shine OLS student Houston Alford’s artwork is Homewood Library’s its brightest,” she said. on display at the Birmingham Museum of Student Juried Art Art. Contest.

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June 2018 23 Church Leaders

The Prince of Peace(POP) Catholic Church Knights of Columbus Alabama Family of the received four awards at the recent Knights of Columbus Alabama Year award presented to state convention. Vic and Bette Graffeo received the “Alabama Vic and Bette Graffeo, a Family of the Year” award for their dedication and service to founding family of Prince the POP community. Nick Cvetetic was awarded “Knight of of Peace Catholic Church in Hoover. (L to R) Vic the Year” for his service to the POP Knights and the church. In Graffeo, Griffin Shreves, addition, the POP Council received an award for their efforts in Bette Graffeo, Gerald connection with the "Keep Christ in Christmas" poster contest in Buford, Jeff Allen. which POP school student, Natalie Sandlin, was a contest run- ner-up. Finally, Grand Knight Gerald Buford accepted the very first state award for “Outstanding Domestic Church Activity” on behalf of the POP Council. The honor was bestowed upon the Council as a result of the many service projects that the Knights completed throughout the year as well as their fundraising activities that support not only the school and church’s needs, but also to the special needs communi- Outstanding Church Activity Award presented ty throughout Birming- to Prince of Peace’s Gerald Buford (right) at the Knights of Columbus Alabama State Convention. ham.

24 www.BirminghamChristian.com Birmingham Christian Family Faith @ Work

“I love sharing God’s grace,” exclaims Scott Jones. Eight ing, and discipleship. He leads morning chapel every years ago, he and his mentor, the late Russell Worrell, Tuesday for the men at the Mission and oversees a chap- began volunteering with the Sav-A-Life Vestavia min- el service and lunch every weekday for the homeless istry. At that time the ministry primarily served wom- community. Jim Etheridge, Executive Director at Broth- en, supporting and building meaningful relationships er Bryan Mission, says, “Scott represents the best of our with them through pregnancy. Jones and Worrell were staff's care and concern for those who come under our the first male volunteers, offering encouragement to influence. Through firmness and love Scott prods others would be fathers. Seeing his passion to minister to men, to seek a better life.” Worrell encouraged Jones to start working with Brother Bryan Mission of Birmingham, knowing Jones would Besides working at Brother Bryan Mission, Jones con- be a perfect fit. “He knew my heart for helping fathers to tinues to serve as a volunteer at Sav-A-Life Vestavia, become who God created them to be,” says Jones. leading a Daddy Boot Camp. “The importance of volunteers like Scott is the fact that they just ‘get it.’ They To help meet this need, Jones started teaching classes understand the impact their volunteering makes and at the Mission to help men become better fathers and how it changes lives,” explains Shaun Barnes, Sav-A-Life husbands to their families. Jones has offered these men Vestavia, Fatherhood Ministry Coordinator. Through living proof that there is life after drugs, and because his volunteering at Sav-A-Life and his work at Brother of his dedication and service, he has seen men’s lives Bryan, Scott explains he has received a huge gift. “I feel change. He can tell story after story of the regeneration I have personally grown as a leader, as a Christian and he has witnessed, from alcoholics becoming sober to as a man. I have learned how to share the love I have families being reunited. “My favorite story,” says Jones, experienced through the forgiveness of God.” “is of an atheist who not only accepted Christ but now Scott Jones serves as facilities manager his mom, step-dad, sister, brother-in-law, and niece all Learn more about how you can make a difference at and chaplain at Brother Bryan Mis- go to my church weekly.” Brother Bryan Mission and Sav-A-Life Vestavia. Visit sion. He also volunteers at Sav-A-Life www.bbmission.org and www.savalife.org. Vestavia and serves in a leadership As facilities manager and chaplain at Brother Bryan, role at Cultivate Church in Alabaster. Jones oversees the maintenance of two buildings, staff- — Regan Green

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