Where Can We Find Hope?
Hope Is What Keeps Us Going Advent began this past Sunday and goes until Christmas Eve. It is a season observed in most Christian denominations as a time of waiting and preparation for both the celebration of Jesus’ birth at Christmas and the return of Christ at the Second Coming. There are four different themes of Advent: hope, peace, joy, and love. These aren’t just […]
Use Some Help When Chasing Your Tail
It Helps Cut Down on the Dizzy Last week we discussed how being too busy is often self-inflicted, and how we usually have more control than we think. This is not to say that being really busy is a bad thing. It’s just something we need to be aware of and understand how it works. […]
What Am I Thankful For?
Now this is a Question We Need to Answer It’s Thanksgiving after all! Pastor Lisa’s messages over the past several weeks have been about being thankful. This week’s is the final one in this series. Like other holidays, Thanksgiving can just become a time of going through the motions, missing the point, or just another […]
Too Much To Do Is Self-Inflicted
Chasing Your Tail Can Make You Dizzy The past several weeks have been crazy busy as we’ve been pushing to meet a project deadline. Getting subcontractors on the job, coordinating material deliveries, and lining out the order of operations…all while juggling other construction projects in various stages, working on new proposals, and helping customers with […]
Who Am I Thankful For?
All of the People in My Life Once two lives are intertwined, they can never be completely separated. This sounds like a pretty profound statement, but think about it for a second. When two people meet, both lives are changed. Depending on how this meeting goes, it can be good or bad. It can be […]
Tools Are Only Good if They’re Used
This is Especially True for Saving Money Over the last couple of weeks, we have discussed why it’s critical to save money to keep your business afloat and how having a tool for that can help you figure out how much to save and what you’re saving it for. The Savings Transfer Sheet is like […]
Be Thankful in All Circumstances
Even When Things Aren’t Going So Well Life is full of things that we don’t necessarily enjoy. We all go through times when we wonder why. Why is this happening? Knowing this doesn’t make it any easier. Asking the why question is a good thing to do, but often we don’t get the answer as […]
The First Step to a Successful Business is Keeping it Afloat
There’s a Tool for That Last week we discussed the importance of saving money— both individually and in business— and the high percentage of people who don’t. The tendency to spend everything we have becomes a real problem when the unexpected happens. Now, I’m not saying every leftover dollar after bills should be saved. What […]
Be Thankful for Every Blessing
Being Grateful is the Best Way to Go Through Life We’re all familiar with the question regarding a glass filled halfway. “Is the glass half empty or half full?” This presents a contrast between optimistic and pessimistic outlooks in a specific situation or on the world at large. “Half full” means optimistic and “half empty” […]
Why It’s Critical to Save Money in Business and How to Do It
A “Rainy-Day Fund” Can Help Keep You Afloat Recently, I’ve had a couple of conversations about business finances and how, when done poorly, they can cost a business money … sometimes to the point of going out of business. Money management is critical to a successful business. One of those conversations was with Scott Cragg […]