Growing up in the South, I’ve always had an affinity for the Oak tree. Here in Wilmington, they line South Oleander Drive and Market Street, towering over the sidewalks. These majestic trees spread their branches and create a canopy of protection for those who travel underneath. These trees are world renown, not only for their beauty, but for their strength as well. Their roots spread deep underneath the earth, sprawling out as wide as their branches creating a rooted foundation to weather […]
Imagine with me a sapling that takes root in fertile soil. Someday, it will become a beautiful oak with branches spreading forth to provide shelter and shade. However, beside this sapling grows a vine, full of thorns. As the sapling sprouts forth from the earth, the vine reaches for its trunk and takes hold. The two begin to grow together. At first, the sapling isn’t affected as the vine slithers its way around and around, meticulously executing its plan. But, as the […]
We get busy in life. Matt reminds us of why we dedicate ourselves to something other than ourselves.
- Robert Wagnon, CEO, Republic State Mortgage
