We had a “team building” experience recently.  We had an event at a local racetrack in Nashville on a Saturday and we were able to bring our families with us.  I have been to many different events in my life but I have never been to an actual Nascar type…

Therefore encourage one another and build one another up… “  1 Thes 5:11a (NIV) Give someone some encouragement today and build them up! I bet they need it!

I have been in my new job and career for 6 months now.  Can you believe it?! I have gone from not having a clue to what I am doing to closing 10 loans so far!  To say I have come a long way is an understatement.  I started out in…

“God is just: he will pay back trouble to those who trouble you.” 2 Thes 1:6 (NIV) This week I kept thinking about someone that had done something wrong to me. It was minor… but it was bother me!  Then I ran across this verse and it reminded me that God’s…

I had scheduled a morning meeting with someone this week at Panera bread (I love bagels!). We hadn’t seen or spoken with each other in some time, so I was looking forward to some social distance chatting with him (this Panera has outdoor seating!). I showed up a little early, got…

Weekly Ration “Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you should answer each person.” Col 4:6 (CSB) or in this modern version:  “Be gracious in your speech. The goal is to bring out the best in others in a conversation, not put…

“What’d ya do this weekend?” That will be the common and most popular question tomorrow when you get back to work (whether in person or in your first Zoom/Teams meeting of the day). This is our chance! We don’t get an opportunity as blatant as this as it relates to sharing…

How many times in our lives have we heard the phrase “It’s better to give than to receive”? As a simple reminder this week let’s see if we can “give” more than we “get”. Watch out though! In our “me first” culture, acting like this may get us noticed! “…remember the words of…

The other day, I was feeling somewhat down.  It wasn’t bad, and you probably wouldn’t have even realized it if you were around me – but I was.  Then out of the blue, an old friend that I hadn’t heard from in awhile sent me an encouraging message about me writing…

I’ve been in too many situations this week where the devil was grabbing at my coat tails trying to pull me in the wrong direction!But I know based on this verse below that if I turn to God and resist the devil, the devil will go the other way! “Submit…