The Preferred Oregon Loan Consultant View & Blog by Sarah

After having been in about five weeks of two sports at once for our son, I realized that many of the lessons we learn in life come from playing team sports.  Realizing, too, that not everyone has the opportunity to be coached well, to play a team sport, or to have parents teach us sportsmanship, ...

So all of my growing up years, my mother taught me that it was not ever all about "me".  I even tell my two kidlets that today.  Therefore, when Rita tagged me, I was (and am) unsure what would be interesting to write about myself.  So after some consideration...here goes:1.  While a senior in hi...

 I have been a loan consultant with Hill Valley Financial Services for quite some time now, but never had given much thought to the name.  I know that the owner, my friend, had originally named it what it is because she lived on a street by the name of Hill Valley.  I know that my husband has alw...

                                                            A few days ago, I read a post by a fellow Oregonian, Alecia Barnes blog about believing and receiving.  Great post, by the way!  Anyhow, it prompted me to write this reminder to all of us.  I am sure that many of us saw that Will Smith m...

So have you ever found yourself in this position?  Sitting at your computer trying to get work done, squeezed between baseball practice, PTA meetings, church choir practice, and civic commitments.  When all of a sudden your blackberry beeps that you have a new email message.  You go to check it t...

So, here will be my posting, and my experiences with our latest building process!  This home is going to take some time, hard work, creativity, and beyond.  I want to, though, show you the process from start to finish.  I will be adding photographs when appropriate, advice when perhaps helpful, a...

Today in Portland, we had the 16th annual Komen Race for the Cure.  As Portland has traditionally been a very big supporter of the cause, it was no surprise that the attendance was overwhelming!  With the sun shining through the clouds and the air feeling fresh and crisp on the first Sunday of fa...

The truth...Luck is not luck.  I know that this is a topic which may irk people.  However, I want to say that for the record we should be very careful when saying "Good luck".  Not much in this life has to do with luck.  Sure, childhood games... go fish... and things like this are luck-centered. ...

It is all in how we look at things and at life.  In losing, we can gain.  I just had a friend who passed away this week very tragically (as she was far too young)...This is likely going to ramble on a bit, as I have a very sad heart.  I ask, then, at the outset for your patience and forgiveness a...

T5his morning, I attended a forum hosted by First American Title of Oregon City.  (Thank you team!)  It was great information provided to us in the industry by Mayor, Alice Norris, City Planner, Larry Patterson, and three gentlemen responsible for developing unique areas of Oregon City.  One whic...