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10/11/2026

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Tomorrow, we enter Solomon’s World.

King Solomon, A Wise Man or a Fool? In the Silence Between Decisions is a reflection on wisdom, choices, consequences, and the quiet spaces between decisions.

What happens when the wisest man in the world stops listening to wisdom?

Launching October 13, 2026

10/10/2026

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Kings sought his counsel. His wisdom became legendary.
Yet the man remembered for wisdom made choices that would ultimately divide a kingdom.
So what happened between the wisdom Solomon received and the decisions Solomon made?
King Solomon, A Wise Man or a Fool? In the Silence Between Decisions looks beyond the legend and into the man, his wisdom, his choices, and the silence between them.
Launching October 13, 2026.
Enter Solomon’s world today.
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10/08/2026

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King Solomon, A Wise Man or a Fool? In the Silence Between Decisions is a thought provoking exploration of wisdom, choices, compromise, success, failure, and the consequences of the decisions we make.

What happens when the wisest man in the world stops listening to wisdom?

Launching October 13, 2026.

Available for preorder on Amazon.

Enter Solomon’s World.

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10/04/2026

Making Renovations Fun

10 Fun Ways to Find Inspiration for Your Renovation

For many people, the thought of renovating immediately brings up stress, dust, decisions, delays, and expenses. It does not have to begin that way.

A renovation can also be exciting. It can give you the opportunity to refresh a tired space, solve problems that have frustrated you for years, or simply make your home feel more like you.

Before the serious planning begins, why not have a little fun gathering ideas?
Here are 10 ways to find inspiration for your renovation.

1. Visit beautiful hotels. Notice the lighting, bathrooms, flooring, furniture placement, and small details that make the space feel special.

2. Walk through home improvement showrooms. Seeing cabinets, tiles, countertops, fixtures, and flooring together can help you discover combinations you may not have considered.

3. Create an inspiration folder. Save rooms, colors, layouts, and finishes that catch your attention. Over time, you may notice a pattern in what you consistently love.

4. Tour model homes. They can be great places to study layouts, storage ideas, lighting, furniture placement, and creative uses of space.

5. Look at homes in your favorite movies and television shows. A kitchen, bathroom, living room, or even a staircase can spark an idea.

6. Visit restaurants and cafés you enjoy. Notice the lighting, wall treatments, color combinations, textures, and materials. Inspiration does not have to come from another home.

7. Take a walk through an interesting neighborhood. Look at exterior colors, doors, porches, landscaping, windows, and architectural details.

8. Shop with curiosity, not commitment. Visit furniture stores, décor shops, antique stores, or flea markets. You are there to notice what makes you stop and look twice.

9. Make it a family activity. Ask everyone who uses the space to choose a few things they would love to change. You may be surprised by what matters most to them.

10. Imagine how you want the space to feel. Before choosing finishes, ask whether you want the room to feel calm, bright, warm, elegant, cozy, playful, dramatic, or something else entirely.

Inspiration is the beginning, not the plan.

You can enjoy collecting ideas without feeling that every beautiful thing you see has to become part of your renovation. Once you understand what you are drawn to, you can begin sorting those ideas through the realities of your space, budget, priorities, and lifestyle.

Renovation requires serious decisions, but it can also be creative, exciting, and fun.

What is the most unexpected place you have ever found inspiration for your home?

Beautiful renovations do not happen by accident. They begin with clarity.

09/27/2026

5 Signs Your Renovation Is Going Off Track, and How to Rescue It

Sometimes a renovation does not fall apart all at once. The warning signs show up gradually.
The good news is that catching them early can make a big difference.

1. Decisions are constantly being delayed.

If selections, approvals, or answers keep getting pushed back, the schedule may begin to unravel.
What to do: Identify every outstanding decision, assign a deadline, and deal with the most urgent ones first.

2. The scope keeps growing.

A few additions can quickly turn into a much larger project than originally planned.
What to do: Stop adding work temporarily. Review the original scope, current budget, and remaining priorities before approving anything else.

3. Communication has become inconsistent.

Questions go unanswered, updates become less frequent, or no one seems completely sure what is happening next.
What to do: Request a clear project update. Confirm what has been completed, what comes next, who is responsible, and what decisions are still pending.

4. The budget is moving faster than the project.

Unexpected costs happen, but repeated surprises deserve attention.
What to do: Review every approved change, allowance, additional charge, and remaining expense. You need to know where the money has gone before deciding what happens next.

5. You are solving problems after the work is already done.

Repeated corrections are expensive and frustrating.
What to do: Slow the project down long enough to clarify expectations before the next stage begins. A short pause can sometimes prevent a much bigger correction later.

Bonus Sign: You have stopped asking questions because you are tired.

Renovation fatigue is real. At some point, homeowners can become so overwhelmed that they simply start saying yes. That is when expensive decisions can happen.
If something no longer makes sense, ask the question.
If you need time to think, say so.
If the project feels unclear, get clarity before moving forward.

A renovation that is drifting off course does not always need to be abandoned.
Sometimes it simply needs to be reset.

Review the scope. Revisit the budget. Clarify responsibilities. Make outstanding decisions, then move forward with everyone working from the same understanding.

Beautiful renovations don't happen by accident. They begin with clarity.

09/20/2026

When Your Renovation Wish List Is Bigger Than Your Budget
It usually starts with excitement. You have saved the kitchen photos, found the tile, fallen in love with the oversized island, and started imagining new cabinets, better lighting, upgraded flooring, beautiful fixtures, more storage, and maybe one or two things you had not even planned on.

Then the numbers come in.

Suddenly, the renovation you imagined and the budget you actually have are not having the same conversation.

This is where many homeowners feel disappointed, but it does not mean the project has failed. It simply means it is time to prioritize.
Start by asking yourself what absolutely needs to change. These are usually the problems affecting function, safety, condition, or how the space works for your household.

Then ask what would make the biggest difference. Not every upgrade creates the same impact. Sometimes improving the layout matters more than choosing the most expensive finish.

Next, consider what can wait. Some ideas do not have to disappear completely. They may simply belong in a later phase.

It is also worth asking where you are willing to compromise. Maybe you keep the countertop you love but choose a more affordable backsplash. Maybe you invest in cabinetry but select simpler hardware. Maybe you renovate one space properly instead of stretching the budget across three.

A renovation budget is not only about what you can afford. It is also about deciding what matters most.

The goal is not to squeeze every idea into the project. The goal is to create a renovation that works for your home, your priorities, and your finances.

Sometimes the clearest renovation decision is not, “How can I get everything?”

It is, “What deserves to come first?”

Beautiful renovations don't happen by accident. They begin with clarity.

09/13/2026

CHOOSING THE RIGHT CONTRACTOR: Bonus
What Good Contractors Wish Homeowners Knew Before A Project Starts

Over the past several weeks, we have talked about what homeowners should look for when choosing a contractor.
This week, I want to turn the conversation around.
What might a good contractor wish homeowners understood before the first day of construction?
Probably a few things like these:
1. Your decisions affect the schedule.
A contractor can have the crew ready and the work carefully planned, but an undecided tile, fixture, paint color or appliance can still slow things down.
Making selections early helps everyone plan better.
2. The unexpected is sometimes genuinely unexpected.
Walls do not always reveal their secrets during an estimate.
Once demolition begins, a contractor may discover plumbing, electrical, structural or moisture issues that could not reasonably have been seen before.
A surprise does not automatically mean someone planned poorly. What matters is how the issue is communicated and handled.
3. Changes that seem small may not be small.
“Could we move this over a little?”
“Can we add one more outlet?”
“What if we use this tile instead?”
Perfectly reasonable questions.
But a small change can affect labor, materials, sequencing, other trades and sometimes the schedule.
Ask for the change; but ask what else it changes too.
4. Clear communication helps them do better work.
If you are concerned about something, say it early.
A good contractor would usually rather have a conversation today than discover three weeks later that you have been unhappy since Tuesday.
5. They want a successful project too.
Professional contractors build their businesses on completed projects, satisfied clients, referrals and reputation.
The best relationships happen when neither side approaches the renovation expecting a fight.
There is one lesson I hope homeowners take from this entire series:
A successful renovation is not simply about hiring the right contractor.
It is about creating the right working relationship once you find one.
Good contractors should bring professionalism, communication, experience and accountability.
Homeowners should bring clarity, timely decisions, communication and respect for the process.
When both sides do their part, the project has a much stronger foundation.

Beautiful renovations don't happen by accident. They begin with clarity.

This series is designed to help homeowners make informed decisions while also recognizing the value that experienced, professional contractors bring to every successful renovation.