By Lee Davis In his many years as a youth pastor, David Thompson has counseled countless young people about virtually every question imaginable. Later this month, Thompson, who works at Trinity United Methodist Church in Homewood, will take his counseling skills to a new world. He will be serving as an athlete service coordinator for Team USA in the 2016 Olympic games in Rio … [Read more...]
Corps Values: AmeriCorps Grad Finds A Home in Birmingham Through Service
By Emily Williams Though she grew up in Kennesaw, Georgia, a suburb of Atlanta, Bethany Reeves has made a home in Hoover and has forged a love of Birmingham through her participation in the AmeriCorps program. “Birmingham feels like home now, in fact, Hoover feels almost exactly like my hometown,” Reeves said. “Sometimes I’ll drive on 280 and it feels just like I’m on Barret … [Read more...]
The Five Fs of Fatherhood: Dr. Ron Henderson Reflects on His Life in New Memoir
By Emily Williams You can call Dr. Ronald E. Henderson, better known as Ron, a lot of things. You can call him a doctor – an OBGYN to be exact. You can call him an entrepreneur, leading him to found the Southeast’s first stand-alone surgical center. You can call him an advocate, writing a book on how to cope with myasthenia gravis. But you also can call him a farmer, the … [Read more...]
Brush Strokes: Idea House’s Landscape Architect Creates Art with Plants
By Donna CorneliusAlthough you might not realize it right away, David Brush has one of those cool names that fits his profession. He’s an artist – but as a landscape architect, he uses plants instead of paints. “I like to think that I’m creating living pieces of art,” Brush said. One of his latest undertakings is in Mt Laurel at the 2016 Southern Living Idea House, … [Read more...]
Retreating to the Lake: Empty Nesters Build Dream Home at Eagle Point
By Sarah KuperWhen the youngest of Christa and Bert Salter's three children graduated high school in 2015, the couple decided to take their love of lake living to the next level by moving to the shores of Lake Mitchell in Clanton full time. The Salter family called Vestavia Hills home for 23 years and when they put their house on the market, it sold in one hour. After … [Read more...]