We had an all day continuing education class at our office last week. In order to maintain my license I along with my fellow loan officers are required to take continuing education ever year for the states we are licensed in. Small talk and table talk always ensues during the class…

It gets hard sometimes.  My job is fulfilling but sometimes certain days can be more difficult than others.  Last week took me a little off of my game plan as one of the loans I was working on started to go sideways right as we were getting to the very end…

We had a “happy hour” last week for our branch office at a local restaurant/bar.   It’s an opportunity for everyone to get together in person other than for an “official” meeting or training.   It’s always good to hang with my co-workers in a non-work type environment and get to know…

“Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” I Thes 5:18  Gratitude is the key to continued happiness. Feeling down? Think about how much you have to be thankful for! Feeling like you don’t have enough?  Think about all that you DO have! It works for me every…

Business has still been up and down for me lately.  Interest rates have remained high, chasing away many potential families from house shopping.   Home inventory remains low, and those that do shop are many times competing with multiple offers on homes they are interested in. It’s just a crazy time in…

Monday was another sad day.  Our son texted us from work telling us his friend Jeffrie (along with two other 18 year olds) were killed in a single car crash in Nashville the night before.  Jeffrie has been over to our house a couple of times as he and Donevon…

I remember the day 6 years ago I met my next door neighbors – Jeanine & Scott, with their three kids Ashley, Parker, and Ellie who moved here from California.  Great folks!   We grew to become friends with their entire family – we met their in-laws, talked about yard work, school…

As my job requires, I talk to a lot of people that want to get a home loan.  Some of them are qualified but many are not (and who usually think that they are btw)!  There are several ways I could approach the conversation when the light bulb goes off in…

Our company recently had a one-day meeting where we brought almost everyone from our region into Nashville. It was inspiring!  We had our president, EVP, VP of products and a fellow top loan officer who spoke and offered compelling motivation and much needed perspective on what is going on in our…

I work mostly from home, periodically going into the office while also having numerous in person meetings at various lunch or breakfast restaurants throughout the week.  I have a “spot” that I work at from home.  It’s not a separate room that is an office, but a bedroom in which…