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...
Sometimes What the Lord Asks of Us is Almost Impossible
This week as I was about to begin my devotion, I got distracted and opened Facebook. I seem to be a sucker for a story, even if I don’t know the person, so I got caught up reading a story that popped up on my timeline. Someone had been driving, and got side swiped […]
Rest to Open
I’ve recently started using my iPad more consistently for my devotional time (hello bigger screen)… As I went to unlock it, there were instructions ‘Rest to Open’. I had to chuckle at God’s sense of humor. These were instructions I had been given since the end of last year – at least the rest part. […]
How Does Stillness Translate to Thoughtful Decision Making?
Dec 2 Written By Kaysian “Kaysi” Gordon, CFP®, CKA®, CPA, MBA This article was first published by Christian Financial Advisor Network. I apologize for not sending out my financial blogs as I typically do. God has had me in a season of rest (as explained below), and the intent will be to restart monthly posts going...