Property Management Blog

On this the eve of the 4th of July, many people are packing to go out of town for the weekend, whether it is to the lake or to visit friends.  This weekend marks more backyard cookouts than any other weekend of the year.However, my thoughts are elsewhere.  The British had had enough of the colonies who dared to stand up to taxat...

Now that the full force of the summer heat is upon us, I am reminded of the time I tried to protect my geraniums against 100 degree weather.  It seemed like the right thing to do to take my geranium pots out of the sunny part of the patio and bring them under the roofed section so they could enjoy the shade.  The geraniums appea...

In J.R.R. Tolkien's The Fellowship of the Ring, the character of Frodo captures the longing of wanting something to go away. This unassuming hobbit has been tasked with carrying the malevolent Ring of Power all the way to Mount Doom to destroy its hold on Middle Earth.  Obviously, this is a dangerous, arduous task  In speaki...

Did you see the story about the high school graduate who worked at a Burger King restaurant?  He went to his graduation and dropped by the restaurant to show his co-workers his cap, gown and regalia.  The restaurant was very busy so he jumped in next to his co-workers and completed the shift. His other classmates were out for a ...

I heard a Kenny Chesney song on the radio that resonated with me due to a setback in my life.  These are a few of the lines from the song."I breathe in, I breathe outNow and then I let it goAround the waves i can't controlI'm learning how to build a better boat" We can't control the waves of life that come crash...

As mother day approaches, I wish I could ask my mother questions such as "What led you to the decision you made to . . . ."  As I face the hard decisions in my life I wish I had asked questions.  We start adulthood thinking we know all the answers and our parents can't possibly know anything about life.  As we...

Some of us are walking through valleys where it seems that death is at our door - and at the doors of those we love - for a long while.  How often, in the darkness of this world, does it feel that death has won and that God's plans are defeated? But Mark 15:41 says this is not the end of the story.For the morning light to shine, ...

"We all have a bag.  We all pack differently.  Some of us are traveling light.  Some of us are secret hoarders who've never parted with a memory in our lives.  I think we are all called to figure out how to carry our bag to the best of our ability, how to unpack it and how to face the mess.  I think part ...

"The thing I love about working with clay.  It doesn't matter.  You throw it and start again, you make a new shape, every time you start something new.  It's not at all like painting, where false marks and mistakes remain.  Even after you scrub the paint and start over, the lost images remain like a ghost...

I heard a preacher talking about forgiveness today.  He said forgiveness is not stuffing the hurt inside of us or removing ourselves from the person or situation. Imagine instead a small church with a steeple with a long rope.  You can go to the rope and give it a pull and the bell will ring loudly.  You can pull on th...