What I love the most about Acworth is how welcoming the people are. Our close-knit community has a small-town feeling reminiscent of Mayberry, yet it’s convenient to all the amenities and attractions available in the greater metropolitan Atlanta area. Acworth is a growing, vibrant city with a population of 24,000, and it continues to grow by 3% each year. Real estate values … [Read more...]

Now that we’ve put winter behind us — at least on the calendar — it’s time to think about sprucing up our homes. And it also might be time to do some financial spring cleaning as well. Some of the same ideas involved in tidying up your home also can be used to put your financial house in order. Here are a few suggestions: Dust off your investment strategy. Just as things … [Read more...]

On Feb. 22, the church universally celebrated Ash Wednesday, marking the beginning of the season of Lent. I know some of you might be thinking I am referring to the little fuzz balls on your clothes, but Lent actually marks the 40 days leading up to Easter. This season is a time when we remember how Jesus spent 40 days in the wilderness, fasting and enduring temptations. For … [Read more...]

North Cobb Christian School students are prepared uncommonly well for life beyond high school. In middle school, Cole Carden was struggling. It’s not an uncommon story: Boy gets to middle school, starts questioning authority, gets in a bit of trouble and doesn’t find God very relevant. What was uncommon about Cole’s story is what happened next. Cole had started attending North … [Read more...]

Have you ever been so overwhelmed by the sheer volume of things that need to be done that you feel paralyzed? It’s hard to know where to start because everything needs attention. I used to get this way all the time — and sometimes still do — but I’ve developed a trick I call the Rule of Three that has changed my world and my productivity. It helps me keep my priorities straight … [Read more...]