…It is the duty of nations as well as of men to owe their dependence upon the overruling power of God; to confess their sins and transgressions in humble sorrow, yet with assured hope that genuine repentance will lead to mercy and pardon; and to recognize the sublime truth, announced in the Holy Scriptures and…

Dear Friends, Over the last few months, we have all witnessed politicians talking about the good in our country which should continue, as well as the bad which should change. During the campaign rhetoric, I heard again the words of “My Country, ‘Tis of Thee,” often affectionately called our “unofficial National Anthem,” which helped me…

Dear Friends: This is our third Thanksgiving greeting since we began our practice in June 1994. People have been asking us whether they could expect another letter this year. We are gratified that our greetings are becoming a tradition that friends and clients warmly anticipate. The Lord’s blessings have kept us busy since our last…

Dear Friends, Once again, we would like to share our thanks for the blessings we have received during this past year. It has been a busy year for our office, and we’ve had many opportunities to meet new clients and make new friends. This is also a special year for the state of Wisconsin. As…

Dear Friends, Several of you have shared with us that our annual Thanksgiving greeting is becoming a part of the holiday tradition in many of your homes. All of us here greatly appreciate the relationships we have established with you over the last five years, and we are pleased to be able to join you…

Dear Friends, Over the past six years that we have been sending a Thanksgiving greeting, our list of office friends has grown from a few hundred to over a thousand! This we count as a blessing. We look forward to this season of giving thanks to express our appreciation to all whom we have had…

Dear Friends, A picture of a soldier, hands clasped, on bended knee in a snowy forest, hangs in our office reception area. This print depicts General George Washington praying at Valley Forge during the Revolutionary War, a desperate time in our country as we fought for freedom and independence. Washington was probably one of the…

Dear Friends: I remember my first grade days in a two-room schoolhouse in New Berlin when the area was still more pasture than the parking lot. Every morning, school started with all of us standing at attention next to our desks, right hands over our hearts, reciting the Pledge of Allegiance. I suspect most of…

Dear Friends: In 1803, President Thomas Jefferson completed the Louisiana Purchase and commissioned the Lewis & Clark expedition to explore our newly acquired territory, which doubled the size of our country. Jefferson’s vision created a land of liberty that stretched from sea to shining sea. This year, we celebrate the bicentennial of those events. The…

Dear Friends: As we come to this season of Thanksgiving, we give thanks that we live in the land of the free and the home of the brave. These words are, of course, so familiar to us because they are taken from the final line of our national anthem, The Star-Spangled Banner. These words have…