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“I love my dad because he’s always doing really nice things for me. We play catch and go fishing, and he’s always taking us on adventurous trips! I love him.” -David Elliott
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“I love that my dad is a great cook.” – Noah Gentry “I am so happy my dad likes to ride skateboards with me.” – Phoebe Gentry
“Our dad, John Paliescheskey, is the most loving father we could ever hope for. He builds us fires outside and roasts marshmallows with us. He loves to play chase with us around our huge tree in the backyard. Our 17-month-old little sister, Emerson, loves drinking chocolate milk with our daddy in the leather chair every morning.” - Lauren and Harrison Paliescheskey
Tourism director to speak at Homewood Chamber luncheon The Homewood Chamber of Commerce will host its monthly luncheon at The Club on June 19. Alabama Tourism Director Lee Sentell will speak; he has been involved with
MedHelp Lakeshore Homewood area, Just off I-65 @ Lakeshore Drive exit One West Lakeshore Drive (205) 930.2950
MedHelp 280 Inverness area In front of Target Center 4600 Highway 280 East (205) 408.1231
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Jacqueline Dillon DeMarco, PhD Clinical Psychologist
tourism promotion for the past 30 years. The event runs 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. For more information or to register, visit homewoodchamber.com.
TRUE MEASURE
CONTINUED from page 1 Simmons speaks frequently to various civic organizations and churches, which gives him the opportunity to sell books. He also speaks to the management teams of large corporations like Brasfield and Gorrie and Altec. “The message hit home with a lot of men,” said Simmons. “Some guys buy the book and are so moved by the message that they buy copies for their friends who are going through hard times.” Simmons began asking himself questions about his own life several years ago, and the quest for answers provided some of the insights captured in his book. He was a successful insurance executive early in his career and married for the first time at 41. Eighteen months later, he and his wife Holly welcomed Dixon, the first of three children (Dorothy Pate and Will followed). He was traveling a lot, which caused complications in his life. Simmons realized things needed to change. He decided to leave the insurance industry and start CFEL in 2002. The organization coaches men through professional career counseling and Bible study. The mission of CFEL is to provide guidance and counseling to men, especially
during that time in a man’s life when things haven’t turned out the way he might have planned. Some people call this a midlife crisis, but Simmons feels a better description is “spiritual crisis.” Simmons and the team at CFEL started doing programs for local professionals at the Birmingham Country Club several times a year. One of the presentations contained the essence of the message in The True Measure of a Man and a friend suggested that Simmons write a book based on the presentation. Simmons said one of his goals is to get the book reviewed by The Wall Street Journal. He feels the message of The True Measure of a Man has the potential to speak into the lives of executives and businessmen across the country. What’s next for Simmons? “I spent the first 30 years of my working life focusing on success,” he said. “I want to spend the rest of my life trying to make a difference.” You can purchase The True Measure of a Man at Barnes & Noble, Books a Million, Little Professor, Family Christian Stores, Church of the Highlands Bookstore, Briarwood Bookstore and all the Daily Cup Coffee stores, as well as online from Amazon.com.
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