Many new home owners preparing for the construction of a new home believe that when they buy a set of plans a materials list is included. The facts are that this is actually rare. Most architects, designers, and drafters do not supply these with their plans. Which opens another profession called “Construction Estimation”. A construction • Read More »
Many of us were taught the adage, “Kindness will take you where money cannot,” and it represented an era that kept social manners in the forefront. These social manners included saying “thank you” by sending a card that was handwritten and expressive and not a short, impersonal tweet. Today, there exists a dying art of • Read More »
Nothing you have ever done is bad enough to not be forgiven by God. We’re so used to not measuring up to peoples’ standards we think God’s the same. He’s not. God’s unconditional love is so profound it is impossible to fully comprehend it. Nothing we will ever do, now or in the future, will • Read More »
We all eat; usually 3 times a day (sometimes more). But some people are so busy they don’t even think about it. They just find something really quick and move on through their day. But food is so much more than something we eat. Food brings people together and here are a few of the • Read More »
Have you ever hit a brick wall, something so solid and immovable that you can’t see any way around it, no matter how hard you try? It can cause you to feel a failure, perhaps isolated from others, as despair and frustration set in. Life doesn’t always go to plan; in fact sometimes we can • Read More »
Many things in life have me in a tangle of confusion. I try to put on a good face so that nobody knows how confused I am at the time. I think I get away with it, at least most of the time. The only person I cannot fool is the Gracious Mistress of the • Read More »
In the beginning, it could be said that people generally used social media to get in touch with their friends and family; the people who they actually knew. But as time has passed, this is no longer why a lot of people use it. As for the people who only use it to stay in • Read More »
There are many folks out there who are really in need. We have to realize this. For a Christian to practice the love of the Savior, Jesus Christ, we must understand this: James 1:27 Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and • Read More »
Definition – draftsman or drafter: a technically trained person who creates technical drawings for specific professionals, i.e.; one who creates drawings from the notes, calculations, and sketches for architects, engineers, surveyors, etc. a person whose job is to create drawings that will be used to build machines, buildings, etc. Drafting is a universal language. It’s • Read More »
Personally, I’m a man of few hobbies and plenty of interests. What I mean by that is I very seldom spend time just playing or tinkering. I guess that’s called being goal oriented. Whatever it’s called, I’ve tried a multitude of diversions like flying, reading, fishing, boating, farming, art, etc. and none ever seemed to • Read More »