“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…

This week I had one of those all day meetings I had to attend.  It was actually my first time attending a continuing education class that I am required to complete every year in order to keep my mortgage license current. I was NOT looking forward to sitting in a room…

“Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.” Phil 4:6 (NIV) I’ve been anxious a good bit lately.  Pretty much all the things I am anxious about are situations that have either not happened yet or probably will never happen.  But it’s my nature to be worried…

A fool takes no pleasure in understanding, but only in expressing his opinion.” Prov 18:2 (ESV) How many times have we wanted to talk through a situation instead of stopping, observing and listening instead? I do it ALL THE TIME. Use this verse as a simple reminder this week to try to…