Broken to Build Better
Sometimes, living through the hardest thing sets you on the path to realize some blessings on the other side. When the words started forming for this morning’s post, I started telling God that I didn’t want to particularly share this story. I wasn’t quite ready to talk about it. Then, I looked over at a notebook […]
Sometimes, it Will Be the People God Sends
Last week was one of my most frustrating weeks that I can recall in the recent history of my life. My house had just gotten insulated, and the very next morning after that project, my heat went. Add to this, that they were some of the coldest days that I can recall, with temperatures feeling […]
When God Doesn’t Answer the Way You Hoped
The last few days have been some of the most frustrating times I can remember in my recent life. I’ve dealt with a variation of the same issue for the last five days. Every time I think the issue has been solved, a new one emerges. Frustration. And, the thought has been on my mind, […]
We Are All Fighting Silent Battles
This week, after a few weeks away from the gym, I decided to go back. It had been the holiday season and my daughter was home from school, and then when she did return to school, I went back to my favorite form of exercise, walking in the open. Even when it’s cold, I bundle […]
What is Cash Flow Planning?
One of my favorite topics to discuss with clients is helping them to understand their cash flow. What does “Cash Flow Planning” even mean? In its simplest form, this is the process of tracking your income (where your money is coming from), and your expenses (where you are spending money). This helps to keep you […]
What’s the Next Step?
‘What do you do when you’ve done all you can?’ Those are the words to a song that just came to mind. The answer comes back: ‘stand’. When you’ve done all that you can, in your strength, and you are waiting for God to do what you cannot, you ‘stand’. There are a few verses […]
Obedience is Better Than Sacrifice
There are times in our lives that God will direct us to do things that make no sense to us. In those moments, we get to make a choice: will we do the thing, or will we be disobedient and not do it, or delay doing it? Over the last 10 years of asking God […]
What Does the Lord Say?
As I contemplate what my topic is for this morning, I deliberate between what I believe God is telling me personally vs what needs to be shared for the benefit of all of us. You see, my writing is not just for you, or me, it is for all of us. I can come back to […]
The Burden is not Yours to Carry
As I took my walk in the park a couple days after the heavy snow we got in New York, I observed a tree on the ground. On first sight, I thought: ‘wow, this tree is so healthy, how did it break down so badly?’ It was a huge tree, filled with pine needles. As […]
Celebrating the True Meaning of Christmas on a Budget
Dec 18 Written By Group Post (Originally posted on the Christian Financial Advisor Website) As Christians, Advent is such a great opportunity to share with loved ones what the birth of Christ truly means. However, it’s also a time that can be overwhelming in many ways, including financially. This month, our advisors wanted to...