I just closed a loan on Friday that was one of the most difficult ones I have done.  But it was also one of the most rewarding.  The young man I helped was renting a house and the owner’s husband recently passed away.  She decided to sell her rental house along with…

“Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.” Phil 4:8 (ESV)  Let’s take the right “whatever” approach and make an effort to…

My morning routine has gotten in a rut.  The morning time has always been my most productive time and it still is, but lately I have found myself wasting it away.  Reading useless things on the internet, working on laundry, or even walking around in circles moving stuff in the…

“The plans of the diligent lead surely to abundance, but everyone who is hasty comes only to poverty.” Prov 21:5 (ESV)  Do you move quickly without thinking about what may happen like I do most of the time… or do you take a moment to make a plan? Which one do you…

Over the course of my career I have been in more sales meetings than I can remember.  Some have been productive. Many have not been.  My current weekly sales meeting is actually very helpful. We talk about some of the struggles and successes we all are facing with different clients and…

“To learn, you must love discipline; it is stupid to hate correction.” Prov 12:1 (NLT)  Be someone who is teachable, so when someone points something out that you have done incorrectly at work you can take those words and become someone better! It’s not always easy for me to do…

We have been cooped up due to the snow and ice for the last week.  It started last Sunday and hasn’t stopped since.  School has been out all week and although businesses opened up some starting Wednesday, it rained Thursday and on Friday the temperatures dropped so the roads turned…

“Even when we’re at our worst, Our Father is kind; you be kind.” Luke 6:36 (MSG)  It’s easy to put people down when we are not at the top of our game. Remember this when it is happening!  Let’s be kind to one another!

It’s that time of year again.  We all do the same thing.  We submit in our minds or on paper or tell our friends our New Year resolutions. I’ve been making many of these same resolutions each year ever since I can remember!  I don’t do so well at it…

“Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead.” Phil 3:13 (NIV) It’s typical for us to look back at 2023 on all the things we didn’t do or…