10/22/2026
I share this every year because we all need a reminder of how far we’ve come 🖤
Behind the SOLD sign.......
This highly edited gem (my eyes are actually green by the way...not blue 😂) comes from way back in 2013! This was the beginning for me. Where this Real Estate roller coaster began! I am the first one to say how much I love this business..Whether it’s meeting new people,solving problems,filling my desire to help and serve others. Yes, all of these things drive me to do more and be more on a daily basis! However, these things are great but it’s not exactly my “Why”.
I got married at a young age. Had my first child at 23....my son Nicolas and in an instant my world and perspectives changed. There is no greater joy than that of being a mother. At 26 my little girl , Ava was born in the midst of legal separation and my marriage ended in Divorce shortly after...I once read an article that perfectly described the aftermath of Divorce....”it can wreak havoc on one’s sense of self. It can feel like the ultimate assault—an incalculable insult to who you are—or thought you were. It can make you doubt things that earlier you took for granted. And it can also deal a huge blow to your ability.” I always thought of myself as a very confident woman. Headstrong and independent. It wasn’t until later that I realized just how broken,hesitant and unsure of myself that I really was. Time passed and I searched for jobs to make ends meet while being a single mom of 2! Most of the time that consisted of having several irons in the fire at once. Working in a daycare,cleaning houses and taking my self taught skill of sewing to new heights! Those times were the most trying in my life! I struggled so much with the thought of failure...and how I let my children down. I lost my sense of security,my vision of family that I so wanted my babies to have and I lost my home. Home....there is just so much tied up in that little 4 letter word. I remember falling to my knees while pregnant with Ava and tears streaming down my face while telling my dad that I just wanted to go Home...it has always meant so much more to me that brick and mortar. Those were dark days for me that’s for sure.
But just as the sun sets ....So it rises again. Fast forward to 2008 I married that sweet soldier that I met on MySpace and life has never been sweeter. Our family grew and so did I. We definitely had our share of struggles...blended families are hard work and financially it was tough! We decided it was best for me to stay home with the kids and though being a SAHM will forever be one of the biggest blessings in my life...it was absolutely trying! Those feelings of self-worth and all those insecurities I had reared their ugly head so many times in those years! Remember those self taught sewing skills....they definitely came into play here! I started an in home business and it grew one stitch at a time! It led to a small business we opened downtown! I felt such a sense of accomplishment when I signed that lease!! And those years leading up to that I had so much encouragement and support from my husband and family....I would have never gotten that opportunity if not for them. However a second deployment and a surprise pregnancy meant change and not all change is bad! I held down the fort with 3 kids and another on the way while my love was stationed in Afghanistan for a year. In 2010 we welcomed our sweet little boy Ryker into the world and daddy came home several months later and I never once regretted the opportunity I was given to close the store and stay at home with him just as I had with my other children. Life is about changing and my role as a mother will always come first and foremost.
All of those moments led me to where I am today. They made me. Now was my time to shine! In 2013 I jumped head first into a career that had absolutely no guarantee of success. Strictly fueled by a prayer and calling I believe I have always had within me but my own doubts and fears masked for so long!
Everyday I am blessed with meeting new people! Listening to their life stories...getting to know them and their families. Sharing life with them! Often Taking the brunt of all the stresses that come along with buying and selling but I can because I’m strong. Offering a voice of reassurance to those who need to hear that it’s all going to be ok! Dishing out a few doses of blunt truth when needed because I want what’s best for you because you are more than just a transaction! And at the end of the day when the deal is done...it’s in the middle of those moments where I find my WHY...it’s when I say to those clients who have become my friends...Welcome HOME!
That 4 letter word that has always meant so much to me....
Thank you to all of my clients and friends and work family who have played such a huge role in my career and I am so very blessed for the continued opportunities! I look forward to serving up a lot more slices of HOME in the future and I cannot wait to work with you all!! 🖤
