Bay Area Christian Family magazine - May 2018

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Publisher/Editor: Melissa K. McElroy, bayareachristianfamily@mchsi.com (251)680-8589 Bay Area Christian Family Contributing Writers: Judy Woodward Bates Jason Greene Chef Lucy Greer Shane Hale Darrell Holcombe

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Art Director: Hope Chastain, H­­bcDesigns Sales and Marketing: Melissa McElroy, Will McElroy Cover: Larry Young Bay Area Christian Family s published monthly in Mobile & Baldwin counties by MKM Publishing Inc., 8320 Goldmine Oaks Drive E, Mobile, AL 36619. The phone number is 251-680-8589. Reproduction of any part of Bay Area Christian Family without permission of the publisher is prohibited. Distribution of this magazine does not constitute an endorsement of information, products or services. Views expressed in Bay Area Christian Family do not necessarily represent those of the publisher. Every effort has been made by Bay Area Christian Family staff to insure accuracy of the publication contents. However, we do not guarantee the accuracy of all information nor the absence of errors and omissions; hence, no responsibility can be or is assumed. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2018 by MKM Publishing Inc. Unless otherwise noted, scripture taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version, copyright 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society.

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A Mother’s Hand

Have you ever taken your mother’s hand and looked closely at it? It is soft to touch, yet strong to hold. A mother’s hands are never still.

There’s always something to pick up around the house; someone to cradle; devotional time and prayer; food to prepare for the family; laundry to fold; and the list goes on... a mother’s work is never completed.

As we focus on all blessed mothers this month, I encourage you to sit with your children and show them your own hands and listen to the wonderful comments they make. Also, take the hands of your mother and observe the beauty of God’s love. Wrap your arms closely around your children and show them the true love that you have for them. I have two beautiful children whom I so dearly love with all of my heart.

I am perplexed, proud, amazed, humbled, teary and profoundly grateful to be given the gift of motherhood and having the gift of a mother. As we mature, we never outgrow the need of a mother’s comfort and reassurance that all will be fine tomorrow.

It is hard to believe that Bay Area Christian Family has been a part of the community for nine years now and I would like to take a moment and thank you for supporting us each month and supporting the advertisers throughout the magazine as well. I look forward to providing this community with positive, good news for many years to come.

As we enjoy this wonderful season that leads into summer, take time to reflect on the things God has placed before you and enjoy turning the pages of this issue…

Happy Mother’s Day & Blessings,

Melissa K. McElroy BayAreaChristianFamily@mchsi.com

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Melissa K. McElroy, President of MKM Publishing, Inc. resides in Mobile, Alabama and owns Bay Area Christian Family publications. She has been married to her high-school sweetheart, Will, for 26 years and they have two children, Grant age 20 and Anna age 18. Melissa received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Public Relations & Marketing at the University of South Alabama in 1994.

Her husband, Cpt. William C. McElroy, Jr., has served over 26 years in the US Army and is currently employed with CPSI. They are active members of Spring Hill Baptist Church in Mobile.

For more information on Bay Area Christian Family, contact Melissa at (251) 680-8589 or BayAreaChristianFamily@mchsi.com.

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DEPARTMENTS 3 From the Publisher • A Mother’s Hand

ON THE COVER 14 After 30 years in full time ministry, Scott Dawson is receiving national support from individuals like Mike Huckabee to be the next Governor of Alabama. See Page 14.

8 National Day of Prayer 21 Vacation Bible School Guide 2018

11 Encouraging Word • Cold Air and Oranges 12 Bargainomics 12 Potluck • Lucy’s Pineapple BBQ Sliders 13 Best Books • Encounter the Living God and Hope Again 17 Senior Scene • No Time to Exercise? Go Grab a Hot Bath

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19 Money Matters • Dave Says 20 Hassle Free Zone • Peel Back the Layers of Household Clutter 24 Coloring Page 25 Calendar 26 Ad Directory 26 Support Groups

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National Day of Prayer at The American Village Be a part of the National Day of Prayer Breakfast at The American Village in Montevallo, Ala. on Thursday May 10 from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. The event will include a special message of encouragement from ABC 33/40 Chief Meteorologist James Spann. “Many of us are fans and followers of our speaker James Spann and his public service as a meteorologist. What many do not realize is that he has a powerful testimony of God’s love and grace,” said Tom Walker, Founder and President of the American Village. “This is a special time to break bread, enjoy fellowship and offer both prayers of thanksgiving and entreaty for God’s blessings,” Walker said.

Over his 32 year career as a television weather anchor, Spann has received numerous awards, including an Emmy Award from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. Thirteen times he has been named Best Weather Anchor in Alabama by the Associated Press, but when he was a 7-year-old boy in Greenville, Ala., his future looked bleak. "My father abandoned me and my mom when I was in second grade," Spann said. The father he worshipped and looked up to left without saying goodbye or telling his son he loved him. "My father never told me he loved me," Spann said. "I know what it's like to be broke. I became a man at 7." Two years after his father left them, Spann and his mother moved to Tuscaloosa, where later, as a 17-year-old senior at Tuscaloosa High School, he got his start in broadcasting working the weekend shift at WTBC-AM 1230. Spann shares how he also found his true father in heaven at an early age. "I learned the God of the universe loves me," Spann said. "I accepted that message at 12."

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Cold Air and Oranges

In the spring of 2016 an unusually late season cold front pushed through my hometown of Mobile, Ala. The temperature that morning was in the low 50s with virtually no humidity and a steady breeze. I couldn’t have ordered better weather.

Being a very hot natured guy, I am no fan of the endless heat and humidity summer brings in the coastal south. You can count on May – October being hot with June – September being just ridiculous. A long stretch for a fella that prefers the cold.

Knowing that summer was closing in fast I made sure to spent time outside that morning soaking up the cool air! I was sitting on the steps of my front porch in shorts, barefoot and shirtless, with my eyes closed, eating a cold naval orange when my 14-year-old son walked up. I’m certain his curiosity made him stop. Our conversation went kind of like this: Dylan – “Daddy, what are you doing?”

Me – “Enjoying this weather and eating this orange.”

Dylan – “Aren’t you cold?”

Me – “Yep.” Dylan – “Why are your eyes closed?”

Me – “Because I’m concentrating.”

Dylan – “Concentrating on what?”

Me – “Concentrating on the sound of the wind blowing, how nice this cold air feels on my skin and how good this cold orange tastes.”

Dylan – (After a short pause) “Daddy, sometimes you are so weird.”

Me – “Maybe, but I know a blessing when I see one.”

He sat down beside me and gave me one of those “I love you man” shoulder bumps.

I don’t always fit the “normal dude” mold and I’m cool with that. Having known my son for 14 years I could tell he was dying to know what I was really up to. So, I took the opportunity to explain myself and pass along the “lesson in the blessin”, which was this…I was enjoying the “simple blessings” God had given me that morning, which were: Blessing #1 – Cool air!

I love cool weather and, as stated, once late May arrives in our area the weather I enjoy so much is just gone until late October. I won’t get a break from the heat once summer shows up. It’s just going to be hot or humid or both at the same time, neither of which I care for. Getting to experience the joy of an unseasonably cool and breezy morning was a blessing and I was soaking it up.

Blessing #2 – Navel Oranges!

I love navel oranges but they are seasonal, just like cool air in the deep South.

I can buy regular oranges all year but navel oranges are better and they are

only here for a month or so in the spring, then they are gone. The navel orange I was eating from the refrigerator was the very last one. I found it hidden that morning underneath a pile of apples. I couldn’t buy more until next year so I was enjoying every bite of this unexpected surprise.

Blessing #3 – Being able to recognize a blessing!

We rarely miss the “big blessings” in life but the “small blessings”, which there are far more of, can often get overlooked and taken for granted. A late season shot of cold air and the last orange in the box may be small but to me they were both a blessing I wasn’t going to overlook either one. Combining the two made them both even better.

Additionally, I wouldn’t have appreciated either of these simple joys years ago but that was years ago. Things have changed for me. I am more aware of and thankful for the things God does for me in life. Even if it is something as trivial as cool air and a piece of fruit that I love. What if I were never able to experience either? A reality for many people in this world.

We talked for a few more minutes until he announced that it was cold and he retreated inside to the fireplace. The lesson was shared but more importantly, another seed was sown in my son’s mind. I have no idea if that seed took root that morning or if it ever will.

The continuous sowing part is up to me. The taking root part is between him and God. The picture at the top of the story? That was taken May 25th of 2017. That is the day we had our last blast of cool weather blow through for that year. I happened to have a couple of navel oranges still hanging out in the bottom of the fridge and I took the opportunity to enjoy both. Just as I had the year before.

Don’t miss the “small blessings” in life. They are literally everywhere if you just stop and look for them. Get in the boat. Do your part.

— Shane Hale Hale is a “redeemed & re-purposed professional baseball player” working as a Realtor with Bellator Real Estate & Development.

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Next time you buy any clothing that’s clipped on one of those cheap plastic hangers, ask to keep the hanger. If you don’t need it to actually hang up your clothing item, you can break off the clip on each end and use them as chip clips and to seal other kitchen items like flour, cereal, etc. Be sure to wrap a towel around the clip before trying to snap it off, just in case there’s any flying plastic residue. You can also “saw” them off using a sharp knife or hacksaw.

Hand it to ‘em: Super Easy Hand-shaped Sugar Cookies

You and your kids will have so much fun making these simple sugar cookies. Preheat the oven to 325. Use a mixer to blend 10 tablespoons of softened butter or margarine (1 stick plus 2 tbsp.) with 1/3 cup of sugar. When that’s thoroughly mixed (it’ll be gritty), slowing add in 1 cup of all-purpose flour. Empty the dough onto a cutting board or wax paper and press it down until it’s about 1/2-inch thick. One at a time, have each child place a hand on the dough; then use a plastic or other safe knife to cut around his hand.

When you’ve cut out all the hands the dough will make, place them at least an inch apart on a cookie sheet and bake for about 15 minutes, or until the edges look very light brown. When the cookies are done, let the kids decorate them with sprinkles, colored icing, etc.

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Weeki Wachee Springs State Park on Florida’s west coast (north of Tampa) is a magical place of clear-as-glass springs, manatees, and mermaids. If your kids haven’t seen the mermaids, this spring or summer’s a great time to go.

And here’s a really neat Weeki Wachee extra: your child (up to age 17) may hand-write a snail mail letter to his/her favorite mermaid and ask any question about Weeki Wachee or mermaids and he will receive an autographed photo of his chosen mermaid, plus a video answer to his question will be posted on Weeki Wachee’s Facebook page, Twitter, and YouTube channel.

Be sure your child’s name, age, and email address or phone number are included. Be patient – the mermaids receive a lot of mail. Send yours to: Weeki Wachee Springs State Park, Attn: “Tail Mail”, 6131 CommercialWay, Weeki Wachee, FL 34606.

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1 ½ lb ground beef (I use ground New York Strip) 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce 1 ¼ teaspoon kosher salt ½ teaspoon black pepper ½ sweet onion, thinly sliced Fresh pineapple, thinly sliced swiss cheese, sliced 12 King’s Hawaiian Jalapeno Rolls ½ cup mayonnaise ¼ cup BBQ sauce 1 teaspoon yellow mustard

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Closing Thoughts

“But don’t just listen to God’s word. You must do what it says. Otherwise, you are only fooling yourselves” (James 1:22, NLT). “Christian” is more than a word. “Christian” is a defining statement that the person who claims that name has been changed through faith in Jesus Christ. Make sure your thoughts, walk, and talk honor your Savior.

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Encounter the Living God & Hope Again This week a man told me a tragic story, one of unimaginable pain and loss. The horror which had befallen a good and godly man was so dark and crushing that my attempts to offer words of wisdom and comfort seemed feeble and clichĂŠ. I know the Scriptures. I know that God will make all things new and restore all that was lost. But I walked away from the conversation unsure how my own sanity and faith would survive such an experience. Can God be found when life turns into a nightmare, when we've exhausted all hope and evil seems to have won the day? The story of Jesus affirms that God's power and grace can be with us in the deepest crisis, turning darkness into light and death into life.

In Reaching for Wonder - Encountering Christ When Life Hurts (Abingdon Press), author Marlo Schalesky explores fourteen New Testament encounters with Jesus which turned people's lives around, bringing healing and hope to those in desperate situations. You'll meet a Samaritan woman shackled with shame, a leper filled with loneliness, and an outcast wandering among the dead, haunted by the voices in his head. Listen as Jesus calls a child back to life, tells a healed woman to go in peace and be freed from suffering, and whispers away the sin of a wayward woman.

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Scott Dawson has already left his mark on all of Alabama’s 67 counties. As the founder of Alabama-based Scott Dawson Evangelistic Association, he has preached, spoken in schools, organized events on football fields, and hosted students and youth leaders at conferences. He jokes that perhaps ABC 33/40 meteorologist James Spann is the only person who can claim he knows more Alabama backroads than he does. After being in full time ministry for more than 30 years, Dawson shares how he sensed God calling him to follow a new path of service: politics, specifically using his experiences and gifts in the leadership role of governor of Alabama.

Dawson spent his childhood on the west side of Birmingham in Ensley, his mother a day care worker and his father a truck driver. He says his best memories of his youth include a modest budget, traditional values and plenty of time outdoors. “It was a neighborhood. You get on your bike; you just take off. We didn’t have a lot of money, but we did have a lot of fun because you’d go outside and play all day,” he recalls, noting that his father umpired and coached baseball in the community. “It’s a different day now, but I remember back then if you messed up, it didn’t matter if your parents saw you or not. If somebody else’s parents saw you, you were still gonna get it because it was just more of a community atmosphere. You had the art of friendship back then.”

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religion on our sleeves. Everyone in our society is fatigued about that. [They] want to see the difference He’s made in my life, and that’s what I saw in my parents.” In high school, Dawson developed a passion for sharing the Gospel with his peers. The first time he preached before a crowd at a worship service, he was 15 years old and had prepared “day and night, night and day.” “I usually tell people I went from Genesis to Revelation twice in 12 minutes,” he remembers with a laugh. “I think it was a 30,000-foot view, but the ultimate message was you can have hope.” When people responded to his passion from the pulpit, he says, “it was kind of like when you go fishing and catch your first fish. You’re just hooked, and I never looked back.”

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When Dawson enrolled at Samford, where he would eventually earn his Master of Divinity from Beeson Divinity School, he continued to regularly preach the Gospel at Youth Revivals, speaking in high schools during the day and youth group services at night. He and several area youth pastors discussed As a teenager, Dawson’s first job was at Shoe City in the need for Christian teenagers to experience a Five Points West. He also worked at Western Supertime away from the regular scheduled church sermarkets, starting out bagging groceries on the front vices. Their vision--a formal retreat. Jesus took his end of the store. After high school, he began studies disciples on retreats, they realized, but he always had at Samford University and continued with Western a goal in mind. “If you read Scripture, every time as an assistant manager. The value of hard work was Jesus took his disciples off on a retreat, when they something demonstrated for Dawson for much of came back they moved forward the ministry. It’s his youth. He often tells the story of how his father not supposed to be something on the calendar, it’s was laid off from his trucking company when it supposed to be something that’s motivation in the closed after 28 years in business. “I didn’t see my heart.” Dawson’s father called Minneapolis, Minn., dad complain once. Every day he was going to find and got in touch with The Rev. Billy Graham Evansomething to do, a job. A work ethic is something gelical Association, who helped them organize their that you may despise learning the lesson, but once vision and incorporate the Scott Dawson EvangeliDawson met his wife Tarra (Blackmon) Dawson as you’ve learned it, you’ve learned something valuable cal Association (SDEA). a teenager while attending Green Acres Baptist in life.” Dawson says the adults in his life—parents, Church. Their son Hunter (22) and daughter Hope bosses, coaches—also taught him the difference Since then, SDEA has grown to a comprehensive (18) are graduates of Spain Park High School and between being busy and being effective. “You’ve got current students at Samford University. outreach organization with 15 full-time members to do something to start moving yourself forward.” on staff and a budget in excess of $3 million a year.

SDEA winter student conferences have grown from less than a hundred in In matters of faith, Dawson says he “received Christ” at a Nicky Cruz crusade attendance in 1987 to one of the nation’s largest with over 12,000 in attendin Birmingham in the early 1970s, not long after his parents’ conversion at an ance annually. Dawson has also written books about traditional faith and in-home Bible study. “I’ve seen the transformation Christ can do in anyone’s evangelism and has pioneered new ministries in digital technologies that life because I saw it in my parents,” he explains. “He brings peace. He brings train others in spreading the Gospel worldwide. Last year, however, Dawhope. He brings a new way of thinking, new opportunities, new goals. I tell son chose a change of pace. He would take a leave of absence as CEO of his everyone, Jesus is not what I do, He’s who I am, and I don’t think we wear ministry to refocus his leadership skills on Alabama politics, specifically a

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campaign for governor.

Not an experienced politician, Dawson readily admits he declined suggestions he run for governor twice before prayer—and a revelation about the biblical figure Nehemiah—changed his mind. “I knew Nehemiah did the impossible—he built a wall—but [there was] one thing I never understood about him even though I’ve preached Nehemiah, I’ve read Nehemiah. Nehemiah wasn’t a construction worker. He was a cup bearer to the king. His heart was broken; he was grieving for Jerusalem. You have to grieve over our state with the history of politics in Alabama. You know the stories. You know the corruption we’ve had. Two, Nehemiah knew what needed to happen. I just sense that I’ve got a clear direction for Alabama.”

At a campaign rally at Pelham Civic Complex in March, Dawson told the crowd how he sought out advice from former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee regarding running for governor of Alabama. “He was someone who was in my lane, a pastor who went into politics,” said Dawson. Huckabee shared with the crowd that what makes Dawson uniquely qualified for governor is that he is not in government. He also spoke of Dawson’s “real, honest humility.” “He is willing to be a servant, a vessel, through whom God can do something of value,” said Huckabee. “There are four things a person has to have to be an effective pastor or political figure.

• You have to have a message you are passionate about.

• You must be able to motivate volunteers.

• You have to understand all forms of media and how to use it. How to use a microphone, how to speak in front of a crowd of 10 to 1000. How to stand in front of a camera. How to use the internet.

• You must be able to raise money and be a good steward of it.

People think it’s a big jump from pastor to politics but it is not.”

Dawson credits much of his success to not being afraid to chase his dreams in his youth. He learned how to organize an effort, inspire people toward change, manage contracts and budgets, and communicate with passion while planning his first conference a teenager, before SDEA was even a formal organization. “I learned more in that conference with 89 kids than I learned this past year with 12,000 students,” he says. “Back then it was me, my parents, and maybe one friend working everything. I had to know how to do reservations, I had to know how to read contracts, I had to know how to mobilize students and get them from one place to the other.” The experience, Dawson suggests, will carry over into success as governor. “I’ve been around the state for 30 years. I’m used to grinding it out with doing high school assemblies, speaking at night, doing multiple different events to multiple different audiences. That has proved very valuable for this campaign because I’ll walk in and do a Kiwanis Club, then do a GOP forum, and then go speak to businessmen. And you’ve got to be able to adapt a message to every age group and every part of society.”

The most important lesson Dawson carries into his campaign is that in order to be a godly leader, he must remember he’s not in the “God business.”

Yet God has blessed him with leadership and visionary skills. “[God] is in business for himself. You’re in the people business because if people don’t like you, they will not follow you where you need them to be. If we’re going to move our state forward, you’ve got to have a leader that can articulate a vision. You’ve got to have a leader that can build consensus. You’ve got to have a leader that can draw people together. Without vision, people perish. We’ve got to have a direction for Alabama to go.”

— Camille Smith Platt

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No Time to Exercise? Go Grab a Hot Bath Usually you take a hot bath after you exercise, to cool off and wash off. But if you cannot exercise, substitute a hot bath for it.

Now granted, the main instigator to aerobic exercise 6 days a week is to create new brain cells, both neurons and glia cells. Studies tell us that conducting a regime of ‘passive heating’, upping the body heat from the sauna or a hot bath as opposed to getting hot and sweaty from being active from aerobic exercise, improves health.

Specifically studies show where ‘passive heating’ helps with sleep and helps increase growth hormones and level energy hormones. Soaking in heat is also shown to provide relief to asthma and chronic bronchitis sufferers, and alleviate pain and improve joint mobility in patients with rheumatic disease.

Studying subjects with congestive heart failure sitting in a 106F water bath, the Kagoshima University School of Medicine in Japan reported in the International Journal of Cardiology that oxygen levels increased, heart rate increased and blood pressure decreased.

But what about brain health?

Research Associate Steve H. Faulkner of Loughborough University of the UK lead a study of men who spent an hour in a hot bath or who completed an hour of cycling. The effects on blood sugar control and on energy expended (number of calories burned) were analyzed. While the cyclists did burn more calories, 630 in an hour, those who bathed burned as many calories in their hour soak equivalent to a ½ hour of general walking, approximately 140 calories.

After both bathers and cyclists were given similar meals after their bath and cycling, the post meal glucose levels of the bathers was 10% lower than those of the cyclists. In other words, the bathers called up less insulin to dissolve their blood sugar after digesting their meals.

Faulkner commented that “this may be the result of the work of heat shock proteins (HSPs) released when your body temperature rises”.

Heat shock proteins are molecules that are made by all cells of the human body, including the brain, in response to stresses. Their levels rise following exercise and passive heating.

In the long term, raised levels of these proteins may help the function of insulin, whether called into action by the pancreas, the brain or both, and improve blood sugar control.

Conversely, heat shock proteins have been shown to be lower in people with diabetes. Diabetes is a major pre-cursor to dementia.

Faulkner’s study also showed where passive heating, whether bath or sauna, created changes to the inflammatory response similar to that following exercise. The anti-inflammatory response to exercise is important as chronic inflammation is a key trigger to dementia.

While I have not found studies to confirm passive heating, sauna or hot tub bath, promotes neurogenesis or creation of new brain cells, soaking absolutely increases one’s brain health.

All concurrences give justification for it, obviously further studies are needed.

Yet for those unable to physically exercise, increasing your core temperature through hot baths would be most beneficial. And while a hot bath or sauna should not replace exercise, when you are pushed for time, grab a hot bath, the next best thing.

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1 on 1 with Jason S. Greene: The Triceps Bench Dip (De-gink your arms!)

When beach season rolls around most people think of their flabby gut. Some may think of jiggly thighs, but for many others the horror comes in the form of sleeveless shirts and dresses! Specifically, I am referring to the back of the upper arm. More correctly called the triceps.

Over the past 38-years, many women have come up to me and asked me how to get rid of the gink on the back of their arms. One woman actually demonstrated that when she quit waving her arm, it would continue to flap in the wind. She said it was like a sail on a boat that had come loose from its rigging. Since waving is a very common greeting used by us Southerners, this presented her with quite a dilemma. By the same token I have met men that could not fill out the arms of their t-shirt.

Speaking from personal experience, trust me when I tell you, this is no less terrifying for a man than flappy arms are for a woman!

That brings me to my exercise. You cannot believe how many different ways man has devised to work this body part. I could probably easily list over a hundred exercises just for the triceps. I chose this one because it requires no special equipment and can be done literally anywhere. It is usually referred to as the triceps bench dip, but can also be performed using other objects, such as a sturdy kitchen chair.

Instruction: Position your hands beside your hips on a secure bench and keep your elbows facing rearward.

Place your feet out in front of you on the floor. Straighten out your arms and keep a little bend in your elbows in order to always keep tension on your triceps and off your elbow joints (photo-a).

Inhale as you bend your elbows to slowly lower your upper body down towards the ground until you feel a stretch in your triceps and shoulder joints (photo-b).

Once you reach the bottom position, hold your breath and push yourself upward until your arms are fully extended. Exhale as you pass the most difficult portion of the up phase or when your arms are fully extended.

Pause for a moment in the top position and repeat. Focus straight ahead throughout the exercise.

Tips: 1. Start with shallow movements until you get used to the exercise.

2. To make the exercise more difficult place you feet on a surface the same height as your hands.

3. To make it even harder have a partner place a weight in your lap! — Jason S. Greene E-mail your question to Jason@JasonsFitness.com You can see this exercise and many others demonstrated at www.southfit.com!

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Dear Dave, My husband and I are just starting Baby Step 1 of your plan. Prior to this, we told my two nephews we would buy them laptop computers for college. They don’t get a lot of encouragement or support from their immediate family, so we try to help them when we can. Should we go ahead and honor this commitment, postpone getting our starter emergency fund in place, and possibly take on a little more debt, or bow out of the agreement?

— Lisa

Dear Lisa, Well, it’s difficult to be generous when you’re broke. You don’t even have $1,000 to your names, and you’re going to buy two laptops? I don’t know how much debt you have, or what your household income is, but I do know neither of you have managed your money very well in the past.

If you make $50,000 a year, and you have $70,000 in debt, you should sincerely and apologetically bow out. Explain that you made a big mistake, and just be honest about why you can’t provide the laptops. If you make $200,000 a year, but you’ve just been incredibly silly and lazy with your money, you should buy the laptops and then get serious about growing up and getting control of your finances.

Don’t make promises, financial or otherwise, you can’t keep. I know this is a tough, embarrassing situation, but it’s what I would do if I were in your shoes.

— Dave Ramsey Dear Dave, Do you think the value of a “tiny home” would depreciate like a trailer?

— Romeo Dear Romeo, That’s a tough one. I’m not certain they would depreciate like a trailer, but I don’t think they would go up in value much, either.

Anytime there’s a very limited demand for something, the price or value doesn’t generally increase. And there are very few people looking to buy tiny homes. The tiny home movement is kind of a niche thing. It’s a very narrow market, and something that doesn’t have a lot of demand isn’t going to appreciate.

I would avoid the tiny house movement if I were you, Romeo. Don’t invest in things that don’t have proven track records and don’t go up in value. I love real estate, but not tiny real estate!

— Dave Ramsey

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Peel Back the Layers of Household Clutter After winter, we are ready to feel lighter, but we feel pulled down by layers of clutter in our homes, storage areas, and even cars. The pervasive feeling around household clutter seems to be guilt. We struggle with our clutter, and then we feel bad about our struggle.

First, give up the guilt. Recognize that clutter sometimes comes off in layers. Though it would be nice if clutter all came off in a weekend cleanout in one giant purge, in real life, it often doesn’t work that way.

My college textbooks and paperwork are a great example of why clutter sometimes will come off in gently peeled layers. Since I had invested a lot of time and energy in studying, I initially felt my college books and notes somehow represented who I was. After a few years, however, I was able to toss the notes and textbooks for subjects that weren’t critical to my majors. Later, I could toss the box with notes and textbooks of my major too. Today all that remains are a few papers I wrote and kept because I got a kick out of them, and, I hang onto the illusion that my kids might get a kick out of them some day--as though they are going to be interested reading Mom’s old papers (yeah, right). You can toss that clutter guilt too:

• Make it a habit to regularly “sweep” through a room, or even just a drawer. Cull out items that haven’t been used in a reasonable period of time.

Keep in mind that our sense of time can become distorted. If I think I haven’t used that salad mold for a year or two, but that I might still use it again “someday,” the reality probably is that I haven’t used it in over three years and that I won’t use it in the future either.

• Pretend to move across the country. As I look at each item in a room, I ask myself if I would be willing to pack it up and move it across the country. If I would not take it to a new home, why would I let it hang around here in my present day home?

• Ask yourself what your grown children will do with an item you are reluctant to toss. What will they

do when they find it in the bottom of a closet someday? Will they know what it is? Will they know the family history behind this treasure? If they will see no value in it, why hang onto it?

If it has value, make sure your kids know the value (sentimental, historical, or financial) now.

• Recognize evolution. Styles, colors, and technology

constantly change for almost everything. Think about stereo equipment, deep entertainment centers for deep televisions, records, old vacuum cleaners, microwavable dishes, and baby clothes, to name just a few. Ask yourself if the item you cling to will stand the test of time. If not, send it on its way now.

• Schedule regular clutter clearing. It could be scheduled on your calendar on a weekly, monthly, quarterly, or semi-annual basis. Whatever works best for you!

It is perfectly fine for clutter to come off in layers, especially if we are willing to make it a habit to address our clutter regularly. People constantly change. Our lives constantly change.

Clutter is kind of like an onion. We get to peel it off in layers and we can manage it!

— Barbara Tako Barbara is a clutter clearing motivational speaker and author of Clutter Clearing Choices: Clear Clutter, Organize Your Home, & Reclaim Your Life (O Books, 2010), a seasonally organized book of clutter clearing tips that readers can pick and choose from to fit their personal style and needs. She also is a breast cancer and melanoma survivor who wrote Cancer Survivorship Coping Tools—We’ll get you through this.

Sign up for her free monthly clutter clearing tips newsletter at http://www.clutterclearingchoices.com.

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VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL 2018 June 3-6

Spring Hill Baptist Church 2 S. McGregor Ave (251) 342-5349 June 4-7, 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., completed K4- 6th Grade www.shbc.cc

June 4-7

Eastern Shore Presbyterian Church 23050 Hwy 98 (251) 928-0977 June 5-8, 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 p.m., K-5th Grade www.easternshorepca.org or myvbs.org/espc2018

June 4-8

Fairhope United Methodist Church 155 S Section St (251) 928-1148 June 5-9, 8:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m., rising Kindergarten- rising 6th Grade www.fairhopeumc.org

June 4-8

Fairhope Church of Christ 890 Greeno Rd (251) 928-9053 June 5-9, 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., 2 yrs- 5th Grade www.churchofchristatfairhope.com

June 4-8

Redemption Church 1251 Industrial Pkwy (251) 679-3266 June 5-9, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., completed K-5th Grade www.goredemption.com

June 10-14

West Mobile Baptist Church 7501 Airport Blvd (251) 639-9952 June 11-15, 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 pm,

4 years- 6th Grade www.wemochurch.org

June 4-7

Daphne United Methodist Church 2401 Main St (251) 626-2287 June 12-15, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., K4- completed 5th Grade www.dumc.org

June 11-15

Government Street Baptist Church 3401 Government St (251) 660-7444 June 12-16, 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., completed K4-5th Grade www.governmentstreet.org

June 11-15

St. Ignacius Church 3704 Spring Hill Ave (251) 342-9221 June 12-16, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., K5- 6th Grade www.stignatiusmobile.org

June 11

Eastern Shore Church of Christ 1209 Daphne Ave (251) 626-7345 June 15, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. www.escoc.net

June 11-15

Ashland Place United Methodist Church 15 Wisteria Ave (251) 478-6356 June 19-23, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., completed K3-4th Grade www.apumc.com

June 18-22

Dauphin Way Baptist Church 3661 Dauphin St

(251) 342-3456 June 19-23, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., completed K-5th www.dwbc.org

June 18-22

Eastern Shore Baptist Church 6847 Park Dr (251) 626-5550 June 5-9, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., K-5th www.myesbc.net

June 18-22

Cottage Hill Baptist Church 4255 Cottage Hill Rd (251) 660-2422 June 19-23, 9:00 a.m.- 12:00 p.m., K5 -8th Grade www.cottagehill.org

June 18-22

Holy Cross Lutheran Church 3900 Airport Blvd (251) 342-8755 June 19-23, 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., K4- 6th Grade www.holycrosslcms.org

June 25-29

Christ United Methodist Church 6101 Grelot Road (251) 342-0462 June 26-30, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., 4 years-5th Grade www.christumcmobile.com

July 16-18

Regency Church of Christ 501 S University Blvd (251) 345-8050 July 17-19, 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m., all ages www.regencycc.org — Guide details from information submitted by churches, web searches and phone calls.

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We MUST stop electing career politicians.

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MAY 2018 Calendar will award a free plant to the stumper!

Should be fun!

May 4-5 2018 Warriors on the Water – 2nd Annual Deep Sea Fishing With Disabled Veterans. Located at Orange Beach Marina. For more information contact Greg Godwin at 251-510-7649 or Blake Michaleski at 251-978-3404.

May 4 May the 4th Stars War Party - Come join us for Star Wars themed activities and snacks! Complete the Star Wars Scavenger Hunt and be entered into a drawing for a light saber. Feel free to come dressed as your favorite Star Wars character! Registration is required. For more information or to register, please call 340-8671 or email westyou@mplonline.org.

May 5 Lions Club Tunnel Vision 5K - Point to point 5K course. Participants will start at the Mobile Public Library on Government Street and finish at Cafe Del Rio on the Causeway. Proceeds from the Tunnel Vision 5K will benefit the sight programs of the Lions Club of Mobile.

May 5 The Big Walk @ Blue Gill - Big Brothers Big Sisters BIG Walk is a family-friendly event that unites the community by raising awareness and support for the important role mentoring plays in our community. The 2-mile walk along the beautiful Causeway will allow people to take a journey with friends and family while honoring the mentors in their lives and inspiring others to join our efforts.

With children’s activities, entertainment, refreshments, and more-there is something for everyone to enjoy!

May 5 69th Annual Blessing of the Fleet - St. Margaret’s Blessing of the Fleet will have Great Food, Music, a Gumbo Cook-off, an Arts & Crafts Show, a Decorated Boat Contest, Boat Cruises, Bingo, and more.

May 10 2nd Thursday Walk With The Curator Join Amanda for monthly presentations on the second Thursday of each month.

Amanda will present on topics and/or lead groups on collection tours around the grounds and discuss the plants we have in bloom right now. She will share her best growing tips and if anyone can stump her on ‘Name That Plant’ — we

May 11-27 The Adventures of Pippi Longstocking - This delightful show for all ages show runs from May 11 - May 27, 2018 on Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday matinees at 2:30 p.m. For reservations, call 251-602-0360, visit www.playhouseinthepark.org, or find us on the Playhouse Facebook page.With colorful costumes, lively music, and stupendous young actors and dancers, audiences of all ages will be delighted with this performance! A cast of local youth from ages 6 and up will fill the Playhouse stage. Tickets are $16 for adults and $14 for students and senior citizens. For further information on upcoming performances as well as acting, music, and dance classes, visit www. playhouseinthepark.org.

May 11 National Public Gardens Day - This is a day to recognize the importance of public gardens in promoting environmental stewardship and awareness. At Bellingrath, we’ll offer a special behind-thescenes tour of our Production Greenhouses, conducted by our Horticulture Management Team. Find out how we grow the signature displays that provide beauty to more than 110,000 visitors each year. The one-hour tour will start at 10:30 a.m. and is included in the regular Gardens admission of $13 for adults and $7.50 for ages 5-12. There is no charge for Bellingrath members or for children ages 4 and younger. Registration is requested; to register, call 251-973-2217.

May 12 4th Annual Creek Fest - Join us as we celebrate Three Mile Creek and the progress of the Mobile Greenway Initiative!

This free family-friendly event will include a cane pole fishing tournament for children ages 16 and under, music, food, educational environmental exhibits, canoe and kayak rides in the creek and other activities. Come enjoy the natural beauty of one of Mobile’s historic waterways. Three Mile Creek was the city’s first source of drinking water. There also will be opportunities for area Boy Scouts to earn merit badges.

May 14 Mother’s Day Evening Garden Concert The Mobile Symphony Youth Orchestra will present our annual Mother’s Day Concert at 5:30 p.m. Bring Mom to enjoy

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music in the beautiful surroundings of the Gardens! Limited seating is available, and guests are encouraged to bring their own chairs. Guests are also welcome to bring a picnic lunch; beverages and snacks will be available to purchase.

The concert is included in the regular Gardens admission of $13 for adults and $7.50 for ages 5-12. There is no charge for Bellingrath members or for children ages 4 and younger.

May 20 Mrs. Bellingrath’s Birthday Celebration - Born on May 20, 1878, Bessie Morse Bellingrath left an enduring legacy of beauty in the Gardens and Home she created. Be sure to visit the Gift Shop for the annual “Buy Like Miss Bessie” sale!

For details on any of our May events, visit our website, bellingrath.org, or call 251-973-2217.

May 26 – Aug 26 Ice Age Imperials - Imagine traveling 20,000 years into the past to a period in our planet’s history when the environment was dramatically different than we know it today. Fierce cats, enormous mastodons and wooly mammoths, six-feet-tall beavers, and other giant creatures roamed the land, and every day was a struggle for survival. This story will be presented like never before, through direct handling and interaction with real fossils from such ancient animals as the giant (five ton!) ground sloth, the cave bear, the largest breed of lion to ever live, and the herds of shaggy elephants that once covered North America. Ice Age Imperials explores how today’s animal life compares to its extinct Ice Age relatives, and about the way of life of the earliest peoples, the Paleo-hunters, that once inhabited North America. Ice Age Imperials will also provide a rare opportunity to “touch the Ice Age.” For more information on Ice Age Imperials or the History Museum of Mobile, please call 251.301.0266.

May 4-5 2018 Warriors on the Water – 2nd Annual Deep Sea Fishing With Disabled Veterans. Located at Orange Beach Marina. For more information contact Greg Godwin at 251-510-7649 or Blake Michaleski at 251-978-3404.

May 12 4th Annual Creek Fest - Join us as we celebrate Three Mile Creek and the progress of the Mobile Greenway Initiative! This free family-friendly event will include a cane pole fishing tournament for children ages 16 and under, music, food, educational environmental exhibits, canoe and kayak rides in the creek and other activities. Come enjoy the natural beauty of one of Mobile’s historic waterways.

Three Mile Creek was the city’s first source of drinking water. There also will be opportunities for area Boy Scouts to earn merit badges.

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Atchison Designs – 5392 Dawes Lane Ext, Mobile, AL, 251-591-7075, atchisondesigns@gmail.com

Willie Gray for State Representative, House District 102 – www.WillieTGray.com

Hacienda San Miguel - 880 Schillinger Road, Mobile, AL, 251-633-6122, www.sanmiguelrestaurante.com

Avon South LLC – 6920 Airport Blvd, Mobile, AL, 251-607-0320

Greer’s – Locations throughout Mobile and Baldwin Counties, www.greers.com

Christopher Mullenix, DMD, MD, Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery 715 Downtowner Blvd, Mobile, 251-4713381, www.mobileoralsurgery.com

Goldfingers – Two locations to best serve you: 1020 Industrial Pkwy, Saraland, 251217-2914 and 3151 Dauphin St, Mobile, 251-287-1330, www.goldfingers.com

The Hale Team – Shane Hale, Bellator Real Estate & Development – 251-3708812, www.shanehale.com

Community Insurance Partners – 7308 Cottage Hill Road, Mobile, AL, 251-635-0989, www.communityinsurancepartners.com

Brandy Hambright for Circuit Court Judge, Place 6 – www.votebrandyhambright.com

Hansen Heating & Air – Two locations Victor Crawford for Senate, District 33 – to best serve you – Mobile, 251-471-3047 www.electvictorcrawford.com and Eastern Shore, 251-210-1493, www.hansenair.com Scott Dawson for Governor www.scottdawson.com Heritage Funeral Home – 953 S. Broad St, Mobile, AL, 251-525-9000, Chris Elliott for State Senate – www.heritagefuneralhome.net www.electchriselliott.com

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Janet Ogelsby for House of Representatives District 105

Jason’s Fitness – 3724 Cottage Hill Rd, Mobile, AL, 251-391-1234, www.southfit.com Lighthouse Restaurant - 12495 County Road 23, Irvington, AL, 251-824-2500 McCrary Storage – 4057 Moffett Rd, Mobile, AL, 251-460-4055

Palmer’s Toyota Superstore - 470 Schillinger Road South, Mobile, AL, 251-6390800, www.palmerstoyotasuperstore.com Pickett Orthodontics – 6611 Wall Street, Mobile, 251-607-0110, www.picketortho.com Premier Medical Group – www.pmg.md Roly Poly – 3220 Dauphin St, Mobile, AL, 251-479-2480 Roly Poly – 3220 Dauphin St, Mobile, AL, 251-479-2480

Mark Shirey for Senate 34 – McKemie Place – www.mckemieplace.org www.markshirey.com Matt McKenzie for Baldwin County Probate Judge

Spring Hill Baptist Church – 2 S. McGregor Ave, Mobile, AL, 251-342-5320, www. shbc.cc Shane Stringer for Alabama House District 102 – www.voteshanestringer.com

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Volunteers of America SouthEast – 1204 Hillcrest Rd, Mobile, AL, 251-338-1297, www.voase.org Jack Williams for Senate 34 www.votejackwilliams.com George Zoghby for District Judge – www.zoghbyforjudge.com

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Al-Anon Meetings Al-Anon offers help and hope to families and friends of alcoholics. New Life Al-Anon meets MWF at 12:00 at Westminster Presbyterian Church, 2921 Airport Blvd. Courage to Change Adult Children Al-Anon meets Mondays 5:30 p.m. at Activities Bldg. Room 232 Spring Hill Baptist Church, 2 South McGregor.

Searching For Serenity Adult Children AlAnon meets Saturday 11:00 a.m. at Activities Bldg. Room 240, Spring Hill Baptist Church, 2 South McGregor. For meeting information call 251-639-5858.

Alzheimer’s/Dementia Support Group (South Alabama)- 3rd Tuesday of every month from 6 to 7pm. No entrance or support fees associated with the group. VIA Senior Center, 1717 Dauphin Street, Mobile, 36604. For Meeting information call 251.776.5999.

17176 Greeno Rd, Fairhope, Al, 36532

Positive Parenting Discovery Group every Tuesday from 7-8 pm Exchange Club Family Center, 3101 Interat Christ Anglican, 3275 Halls Mill Rd, Mobile, national Drive, Suite 701, Mobile, AL 36606, Al, 36606 (251) 479-5700

Discovery Group every Thursday at 7 pm at Widowed Persons Group Alzheimer’s Dementia Support Group- Touch- Wings of Life, 800 St. Louis Street, Mobile, Al, Dauphin Way Baptist Church, 3661 Dauphin 36602 Street, Mobile, AL 36608 ing Hearts Senior Care, 3rd Tuesday of each Group meets Wednesdays at 3:30 pm Month, 11am-12pm, 3263 Demetropolis, 251-342-3456 Ste10, Mobile, AL 36693, 251.455.4204, no fee Divorce Recovery Support Group – all invited 6101 Grelot Road, Mobile, AL 36609 Widowed Persons Service of Greater Mobile Grief groups and “Building a New Life” Compassionate Friends Grief Support Group – (251) 342-0462 group offered at different times and in several 1507 Dauphin Street, Mobile, AL 36604, (251) Hours: 6 p.m. - 7:30p.m. every Wednesday locations. Call the WPS office for info. 1204 471-1511 Hours: 6:30 p.m., 2nd Tuesday of Alzheimer’s Support Group (Fairhope)- Thom- each month Mom’s Day Out – Hillcrest Rd. Mobile, AL, 251-470-6866 as Hospital Wellness Center, 750 Morphy First Baptist Church, 806 Government Street Avenue, Fairhope, AL 36533 Childcare in Downtown for working Moms (251) 660-5661 and Dads, (251) 432-6513, ext. 22, Hours: 7:30 Discover Groups The groups below help individuals battling ad- am - 5:30 pm, Monday through Friday, ages 8 Does your organization offer a support group Alzheimer’s Disease Support Group (Mobile)- diction, coping with divorce, suffering from a weeks to 4 years E.A. Roberts Alzheimer’s Center, 169 Mobile loss and co-dependency. This is done through for the Bay Area?

Infirmary Blvd., Mobile, AL (251) 435-6950 Mom’s Support Group a Christ-centered and Bible based approach.

Tell us! Send your information to: Hours: 2nd Thursday of every month from 10 Exchange Club Family Center, 3101 Internabayareachristianfamily@mchsi.com to 11 am New - Discovery Group starting Monday, De- tional Drive Ste 701, Mobile, AL 36606, (251) to be listed in upcoming issues cember 7th from 7-8 pm at Graceport Church, 479-5700 Hours: 1-2:30 p.m. Thursdays

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