I got sick last week. No I didn’t have covid-19, I had a sore throat caused by stress.  How do I know this? Because this exact illness and feeling has happened to me from time to time over the years and it has always been brought on by stress. I got behind…

 “Many are the plans in a person’s heart. But it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails.” Prov 19:21 (NIV) Remember that we are at our workplace for a reason! We may think it is for one thing but God has a purpose for us being where we are!  We may not understand it right…

Being a loan officer in the mortgage business means it is every man for himself.  Most loan officers work on 100% commission (gulp) and each lead, client or loan opportunity is the difference in whether there will be food on the table or not. So it is not uncommon for each…

“This is the day the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad in it.” Ps 118:24 (NIV) My wife used to sing this verse to our kids all the time when they were very young. It rang in my head recently, so I wanted to pass it along to…

In the mortgage industry, a loan officer works with a couple of other key folks to help him get a loan from start to finish.  The basic process for most lenders is that a loan officer would work with a production assistant, a processor, an underwriter and a funder (not…

This week is a good time to help someone out at work!  Instead of keeping our head into only what we are doing look around… is there someone that needs a helping hand with something? Help ’em out!  “Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to…

 As I was working on a loan file for a customer last week, I got stuck on how to set something up in our system properly as it related to the file.  So, I checked with one of my peers on it to see how they usually would get past…

“…with the measure you use, it will be measured to you – and even more.” Mark 4:24b (NIV)  Oh my!   What a reminder for me today.    I haven’t been cutting people that much slack lately – especially as I get older and gain so called “wisdom”.    “They know better than to do that!”  “Why can’t they…

Most of the time I work from home, but last week I went into the office for a bit.  I needed to drop something off and decided to work there for a while since I was already there.  Our office is not that big, it has about 10 cubical spots…

“A fool takes no pleasure in understanding, but only in expressing his opinion.” (Prov 18:2). (NIV) This verse is 100% for me today!  If you rated me on a scale of 1 to 10 as to how many times I express my opinion first instead of seeking to understand I would be…