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Inc. 55486 5 & Hwy. 11 • Coldwater/Oxford @ Winn-Dixie 205-938-2333 2 www.BirminghamChristian.com Birmingham Christian Family CONTENTS July 2016 VOLUME 16, NUMBER 7 DEPARTMENTS 6 From the Publisher 17 City Scene • Christian Family FAMILY • Cool Off at the National Theatre on Ice Competition 9 Healthy Living • Fight Mental Decline by 18 Legal Matters Staying Socially Engaged • What You Need to Know ON THE COVER 14 About Children with Special Birmingham Christian Family 9 Faith at Work Needs & Guardianship magazine begins its 17th year of • Actions Speak Louder than sharing Good News in the Bir- Words: Michael S. Anglin, DDS 18 Money Matters mingham metro area. See Page • 4 Critical Questions to Ask 14 for updates on some of our 11 Parenting Points top cover stories and how they About Long-Term Care are continuing to live their lives • Who Owns What? Practicing 24 to God’s glory. See page 14. 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Sign Up for the Birmingham Christian Family Newsletter on line at www.BirminghamChristian.com by July 18 and be entered into our giveaway for a Family Four Pack of Tickets to Alabama Splash Adventure! CHRISTIAN FAMILY Be the first to get the latest Good News in our community and read about & MUCH MORE! resources in our community that will help you and your family. Sign Up Today! 25 July 2016 3 welcomes Dr. Megan Shine Poston to our family! greatergadsden.com Dragon Boat Race on the Coosa River WLYS starting at Noccalula Falls Park July 1 • 6 - 9pm July 15 • 7pm - 9pm First Friday Rock The River Downtown Gadsden Coosa Landing August 4-7 Every downtown Gadsden “First Friday” Join us for the 3rd annual Rock the River features classic cars, food vendors, presented by Pepsi. This year’s event is World’s Longest Yard Sale special sales from downtown merchants, An Evening with Anders Osborne. Lawn Noccalula Falls Park live music, shopping, dancers, and much chairs and coolers are welcome, and Gas up, empty your trunk and slather on your more. food vendors will be available. General sunscreen. This is one funderful road trip that ( 256-547-8696 admission tickets are $25 per person and can’t be missed! Sale begins at Gadsden’s will be available at the Hardin Center or visit www.downtowngadsden.com Noccalula Falls Park and extends up scenic and online starting March 15. The funds raised by Rock the River go to support Lookout Mountain Parkway to Chattanooga July 1 • 8:30pm the programs and projects of the Hardin and beyond, all the way to Michigan! Summer Concert Series Center. The AMP ( 256-490-7227 Join us under the stars for a FREE concert featuring 7 Bridges. Bring July 16 • 2pm - 10pm your coolers (no glass bottles) and Southside City Fest August 20, 2016 • 9am Dr. Poston was born and raised in cushions to the historic Mort Glosser Southside High School Coosa River Boardwalk Birmingham and received her Medical Amphitheater after First Friday. Join us for a fun-filled day with the Watch the spectacle of 46-foot Dragon Boats Degree from the University of Alabama ( 256-549-4663 family. Live entertainment includes; powered by 20 paddlers, rowing to the beat School of Medicine. She completed her Sammy Kershaw, The Brooke Danielle of the drummer, as they race on a course on Band, Them Dirty Roses, Salem the Coosa River- perfect for spectators! Food, residency at UAB and now she’s the July 3 • 6pm - 9pm Jazz in the Park Syndrome, and Kudzu Junkies.There will entertainment, and vendors will add to the newest member of the Henderson & excitement! Mort Glosser Amphitheater also be food vendors, games for kids & Walton family! The City of Gadsden presents a FREE so much more! ( 256-442-9775 Dr. Poston will begin seeing obstetrics concert at the AMP! Bring your coolers and cushions and listen to smooth jazz and gynecology patients in August, featuring George Freeman & Willie July 28-30 so call us at 205-930-1800 to make an Bradley.