Taking it "Under Advisement" and Other Thoughtful Things to Ponder: A Mother's Unconditional Love

Taking it "Under Advisement" and Other Thoughtful Things to Ponder: A Mother's Unconditional Love: I don't know if you can quite describe the feeling of unconditional love.  But for me it definitely started with my children.  I remembe...

A Mother's Unconditional Love

I don't know if you can quite describe the feeling of unconditional love.  But for me it definitely started with my children.  I remember vividly both of their births.  One was a very peaceful beautiful birth with a gorgeous winter sunset in the back drop as the doctor held him up so I could see him for the first time!  At that very moment I felt a powerful wave of love....one that I had never felt before. That feeling for him has never fleeted.  My second son was born on a beautiful day but complications suddenly during the delivery jeopardized both of our lives.  I just remember praying please let him live. I was okay to die but not my son.  Well, God spared both of our lives and after delivery he was perfect!  Again that powerful unconditional love in play.

I know for me as a mother my love for my children is like a limb to my body.  When they hurt I hurt.  When they love I love. When they prosper and grow so does a part of me.  There's a bond that stays as long as you live.  I imagine my mother feels the same way about me.  She always wants me to open and share the good and the bad in my life.  Of course I try to protect her but her own instincts for her children always kicks in.

My mother shared with me her own bond with her mother (my German grandmother Oma).  My mother has lived in the US now for over 50 years.  Twelve years ago when my grandmother suddenly passed away in her sleep in Germany,  my mother in the US woke up shaking in the early morning....she just knew her mother had passed away. Shortly she received the call from her sister in Germany.  Indeed her mother had passed away approximately at that time. 

I am very grateful to have the gift of motherhood and the opportunity for unconditional love.  It comes with tears of joy and at times with cries of anguish.  But it truly is a gift. 

Today I want to congratulate my dear friend Ginger on the birth of her second grandchild today and my dear friend Lia who is enjoying the precious moments of her second newborn child. I know they too are enjoying this outpouring of emotion and this precious gift.  My heart goes out to many tonight....the tears of joy and the tears of sadness all in the sake of Love!

Taking it "Under Advisement" and Other Thoughtful Things to Ponder: Today is a Day of Firsts Which Always Means It's A...

Taking it "Under Advisement" and Other Thoughtful Things to Ponder: Today is a Day of Firsts Which Always Means It's A...: I could hear the kids in the neighborhood excitingly and noisily leaving for school this morning. Ahhh the First Day of Class for All, First...

Today is a Day of Firsts Which Always Means It's Also a Day of Lasts

I could hear the kids in the neighborhood excitingly and noisily leaving for school this morning. Ahhh the First Day of Class for All, First Day in Kindergarten, First Day in High School, First Day in a New School, First Time on a Bus....the Facebook posts ran rampant this morning. But for many  it was also the Last Day.  This is my son's Last first day of School since he is now a Senior!  This is my son's last High School Football Game!  This is our Last First Day as an elementary student.

Life always has a beginning and it always has an end.  It's the anticipation of the First and a lamenting of the Last.  But we have to have a Last so we can have a First!  Last is not the end it is always the Beginning.
As we close chapters in our life that always opens new chapters of growth and opportunity. We have to have a "Last" so we can have a "First".

It's easier when we are in school because the path has been laid out before us!  However, when we get in to the adult world the path is endless so we are unsure which road to take. Sometimes we become paralyzed or stuck and don't even take a path. My advice is take a path but don't be afraid if it ends, fails, or maybe even succeeds.  You don't know unless you take it!  Remember everyday has a "First" and a "Last".  Both lead to new beginnings!

Taking it "Under Advisement" and Other Thoughtful Things to Ponder: What's a Lifestyle Coach and What Am I Really Sell...

Taking it "Under Advisement" and Other Thoughtful Things to Ponder: What's a Lifestyle Coach and What Am I Really Sell...: I'm selling dreams.  I'm selling a lifestyle.  If I buy this home how will it make me feel?  What will my life be like in this home?...

What's a Lifestyle Coach and What Am I Really Selling?

I'm selling dreams.  I'm selling a lifestyle.  If I buy this home how will it make me feel?  What will my life be like in this home?  Is your home full of possibilities or is it just a 3/2? (3 beds and 2 baths). 

 I'm not just selling your home I'm selling a lifestyle for another family to take host in your house.  Likewise I have to know your hopes and dreams to sell you this home.  I need to truly hear your needs and wants and help you identify this is exactly what you need.

  The best people in the game of real estate recognize that our jobs are not just another transaction.  We are dream catchers and dream makers. We just need to care enough to market the possibility of that home and care enough to truly know your dreams to match that lifestyle.

What I love most about my clients is listening to their hopes and dreams.  Really understand their objections and help them achieve what they truly want.  I'm the source the connector and if I'm truly vigilant I will help them find what they are searching for.

Taking it "Under Advisement" and Other Positive Thoughts: OK...I've Come Out of Hiding

Taking it "Under Advisement" and Other Positive Thoughts: OK...I've Come Out of Hiding: OK...what can I tell you?  I've come out of hiding.  I can't believe how long I've been silent but it's time to speak up and speak out.  I'v...