Well a lot has happened since my last post, it is unreal how busy real estate is, my listings are getting offers and I have buyers, doing our best to keep up with it all,  I am not even sure how many offers we have written anymore, and remember when you have one offer you had about 30 people in your life that day:) so its days with talking to over a hundred people and trying to keep all files straight, I have three homes right now getting roof repairs and trying to keep it all straight has been difficult, since most have come with in days of each other its several inspections, counters, etc. so this is when it is good to be ADD:)  Last week had some kidney problems and took a day to rest, Steve picked up the torch, and I took a few days to rest, still not at my best but better then I was, having allergies and headaches it about to do me in right now.....so say a prayer if I come to mind. Hannah and Mark bought a home about ten minutes from his work on 14 acres, they will move in soon, she is so excited and so is Mark, I have not seen it so I am going to have to take the time to go see it, gotta know where all my babies will live, they have settled to the fact Van Buren is their home and so have I:) Peyton started school this year and so did Blake, they love it and both are so darn cute! Time is just flying by toooooo fast!  I have made it a point to be in and out of the nursing home at all times checking on mother, she is doing good and happy, I am not sure if I told ya'll she lost a bottom tooth and she only has five teeth that are hers, the others are very loose:(   this is a pic of her a ball toss game..mother is not eating as she needs too, working on this with nursing home:( still so hard not to bring her home, if I did not have to work there would be NO doubt she would be here with me right now. Tonight was a dance there, which all enjoyed the music and moved the best they could:) I am just so thankful she is happy there.  She loved the ball toss game:) It does help that she likes where she is, so far this week  she has known me:) one day I could tell she didn't but the others she talked to me and called me by name:)  
I so wanted to go to the condo this afternoon for the weekend but worked till late, and tomorrow have work and work on Sunday, so grateful for such a good month, hopeful for our fall market:) Steve has pushed himself about as hard as he can, he went to bed at 7pm tonight:) I did the last two nights before it was dark, and slept all night:)
To catch you up on babies, Alicia is working  her tail off and got her babies back in school, Alexandria is a SENIOR:( Sean is hanging in there having the weekend with his babies:) Alex has been out of state with his job but his girls  are good, Hannah is getting into her fall routine, Jared is working o hard will be out of state this next week:(  all his girls are good too:)   April I guess is doing ok, have not talked to her this week but last time I did she had a lot of thoughts going on as far as her future,  I miss her, matter of fact I miss them all when I am this busy, but its about all I can do to work and care for mother and Steve at this point:) I never go to bed with a messy kitchen but have two nights straight, plus just leave things where I take them off, my shoes where in Steve's office when I was looking for them,  its not always this busy so you just have to be grateful and thank the Lord:) so thankful I am!! Plus bet I take a real good vacation when I get all these loans closed! Like Belize....oh my! Would love to spend a week there and dive some! It was beautiful when we ere there in port on a cruise we took. right now I would settle for the pool at Fairfield  Bay:)  hugs and night

Thank you Lord!

All I can say is Thank you Lord fro this real estate week, we went to condo Thursday last week, cleaned it real good, the went to the pool some, never made it to the lake, but got the condo so clean! It needed a cleaning by us:) the came home Sunday and have not stopped running, we have got six offer since Sunday with them all SOLD!! I have some great listings and they are selling! All I can say is Yea God! We have worked 14-16 hr days, and I am dog tired right now, but suppose to write another offer tomorrow in Conway.  In between all the work I go the the nursing home to see mother several times a day, I just run in sometimes and sometimes I can have some time to just stay, but I always check on her at different times, when I went yesterday I was noticed she had lost bottom tooth, so this am she went tot he Dentist, I was nervous about it , I can not stand having anyone work on my teeth, and was nervous for her, its a bottom tooth, she has dentures upper and partial plates on bottom jaws, in which I have not a clue where the bottom are, haven't known, but the four front bottom teeth are almost all loose and deteriorated, i dreaded it if they have to pull them, the Dr said we would just watch them if they hurt he will meet me anytime to fix it, so please pray they stay like they are and will not hurt, so far no pain.  
Mother is going to be in the nursing home long term now, this was such a hard decision for me to make, so many times I want to snatch her up and bring her home, but I now she is at the place where I can not do it and neither could Connie my care giver.  It is just too hard and mother has digressed so fast.  I do enjoy my role as a care giver in just loving on her, making sure all is taking care of, doing all the fun things with her, it is nice to get the CNA to do the hard things.and I do get them to help with anything that is hard or mother may not like, then I can be the one who just loves on her and makes it all better!! I have been able to run by and play bingo or go to different social times with her that the nursing home has:)
Well big news on Hannah and Mark they are buying a home in Van Buren, they are real excited to finally feel settled in, it is on 14 acres, has four bedroom, two baths and a shop, had deer come up on property as they were looking at it, I know it will make a huge difference just settling down calling it home! I can not wait to go see them.  well going to call it a night, went to bed last night at 8:30 and its almost 11 now, Steve and Jared went to see the batman movie so I waited up for Steve to get home, stuffing my face withmexican food:( but boy was it good! Keep my mother's brother's wife Elva ( my aunt) in your prayers, she is having some very serious heart problems and will have to have surgery in Nashville at Vanderbilt's, this is the brother who lost his daughter Candy not too long ago, so we need a total healing!    Got ts get to bed....hugs and nite

Alzheimer's.....in Honor of my Mother

This is from a friend of mine who has Alzheimer's, it really hits home, but so good:) She expressed her self so well:) It amazes me the people I have become friends with that have this dreadful disease, please help fight against it, support Alzheimer's with walks, giving, what ever you can.

 

 My sweet Mama, since she loves with her heart, she will NEVER forget LOVE.

 

 

Fight for me.. please, fight for me,

Please have my best interests at heart.

When I do strange things, when I don’t make sense, please know.. it’s because of this disease. It’s not normal, but it is my normal.
...

I never want to hurt you, I never want to embarrass you. I can’t help it, I don’t know what I’m doing, myself.

I need you to understand what I’m going through.. I need you to learn about it, because I can’t. The doctors may know a little, but they don’t know me. They don’t even know why I have this terrible disease. I need you to learn about this, so you can fight for me.

I want you to find others who are going through this too. I know I’m fading, and I don’t want you to be alone. The more you understand, the more you can walk with me.. and then I won’t be alone, either.

Please don’t yell when I frustrate you. Please don’t rush me when I eat.

The things that are happening, I may not remember 5 minutes from now, but what happens now, affects me deeply, as it always has.

Sometimes I see your face, and sometimes I see my children. They are playing.. I need to check on them.

I still feel, I still love, I am still alive.

I have no voice anymore. I can’t tell you what I need, or how I feel.. but I do need, and I do feel.

I want to tell you I love you.. I just can’t remember how.

 

 

 

 

HOT HOT HOT!

This week has been scorching HOT! It is just steamy when your outside, I have had a full week, in the first two days, listed two more homes, so that is nine for July!  Sold some and needs some others to sell! We met Mark Sunday and got Blake and Max, brought them home with us till Thursday, so my side kick Steve has not been at work to help me, we did get Victoria to sit today because we both had appointments.  Last night I had some time while the boys were at Jack's birthday party to go and see mother, have the time I have wanted to just sit and visit and rub her legs and feet in some good smelling lotion Kay got her.  Mother is still weak form that TIA but is doing good, she is happy at the nursing home, I still struggle with it, I am in and out several times a day, but like it when I can just sit and visit and love on mother:)  It is a good place and they do take good care of her.

Steve has had fun with the boys, they have put the pool up on our patio and played in it:) filling it up at 10 at night:) Now for a game of Dominoes tonight, Max is beating Steve and Steve is saying this is just not right!

Blake is out for the night, he was so so tired, and he gets up so so early!  In the morning we have signs and pics to take so they can go with us:)  We sure miss them and Mark did not get any jobs in this area, so they will be in Van Buren till God brings them closer. 
I have gotten so hot Monday and Tuesday, felt nauseated, I do not like sweating but I have been, feels good to get home by 5pm today and just be home!  Tomorrow will not be as hard of a day, hope to enjoy doing somthing fun with the boys before we take them back Thursday, may have to go to Alicia's and swim:) after we finish working.

Well I hope all is well with your family, remember to keep Gavin in your prayer's, he has had so much pain with his eye and headaches:(  Remember to keep the Ezell family in your prayers...hugs and nite

To die is to gain

Where oh where is your sting?  death..........

Death for sure has a sting but it is for those left on this earth and it is temporary.  Denny left this life as we know it, at the age of 32, leaving his wife and four babies.  Leaving a grieving mother, father, step father, brother, grand mother and so many many friends.  It is hard to believe when someone is so full of life to see them so  lifeless in the casket.  So unreal....................................Death where is your sting????????????????????

I was talking to Steve,  talking about the bible saying to die is to gain, I do not even have a glimpse of, we are not of this world, but of the one to come, as a believer in Jesus Christ, I think so much about every day life here on this earth, we get so caught up in so many things that will not even matter when death comes to us.  Of course we are on this earth and we do have to persevere here, but on the thought of death, its does not have a sting for the believer, for once dead your present with the Lord, Denny was in Heaven doing what he loved worshipping the Lord, singing with the angles, dancing on streets of gold...........but those on earth were in shock, grieving, barley putting one foot before the other one..........his family wondering how will I go on?  His mother saying, I can not do this Linda............his daughter's and son's and wife, here with out him...............I do not have any answers, I pray I will never know this pain first hand, death is final, no do overs, no saying I am sorry to someone you have hurt, we have no promise of tomorrow, but we do have a bright hope and promise for our future, Jesus says He will come again, he is preparing a place for us, we will all be together again,  until then we have memories, laughs, tears for Denny in our hearts. You know the people you have been upset with, you think you will still be upset in Heaven? or will you have a different perspective?  Life can be ever so short here on this earth for family squabbles, broken friend ships, spouse problems, I urge you therefore to make peace with each other the ones you love and love you, we need each other in this life, make time to refresh friendships, play with your children, grand babies, mother, father, sister, brother, cousins, aunts, uncle's........life is just to short not to have those special people in your life know you love them, would you have regrets if someone past today?  If so take time to make it right...no regrets:)  Denny had so many people his life touched, so many stories to be only 32, he had a church full for his service in Pine, La. where is was a children's pastor, he had over 500 for his memorial service here in NLR, his motto was "love like Jesus loves."..........and he did................he will be  missed by all, but he has left his mark on our hearts, I am forever changed by his death.  I pray the sting will get better for his sweet family, God is a father to the fatherless, a husband to the widow, the only way I told Denny's mother I knew she could get through this is because I have seen others endure the loss of a child and they are still putting one foot before the other with God's fresh mercy and grace that is new every morning. 

God hath not promised skies always blue;

Flower strewn pathways all our lives through:

God hath not promised Sun with rain:

joy with our sorrow,

peace without pain.

BUT

God hath promised strength for the day;

light for the way;

grace for the trails,

help from above,

unfailing sympathy, enduring love.

This blog is not intended to be depressing, but thankful for a life that touched so many, in so many ways, Denny was his own person, He walked to his own tune, and now we see, He walked to God's tune........................made mistakes, failed, but was a very successful man of God and father, husband, son, friend, brother...................I just pray I can love people the way Denny did, red or yellow black or white, they are precious in His sight.........................................LOVE LIKE JESUS LOVES........



His mercies are new every morning

Thank the Lord for His mercy and grace, my tongue has be put on probation after Monday:) God gave me mercy with my sellers, and has totally had me jumping in this busy market, I have listed four homes since Tuesday, this is Wednesday at midnight:) Its been 14+ hour work days for me, I have hired three new agents, taught class, shown property, closed loans...etc....but today I got to spend some time with mother, she is doing well, still is not stable on her feet to walk alone anymore, I am beginning to realize she may not come home.  I am not ok with that yet, but am working though it. I propped her feet up and I laid in the bed:) we just talked and played with her baby:) she was happy:)

ok I do not know how to turn it right:(



 my sweet mother:)

night and hugs

Open mouth insert foot

Today started with me barley awake getting a text and responding to it, in the response I sent it to a Realtor, and my seller, in which I offended the seller, I said they were hard to please, which is not exactly what I meant but for lack of thinking did, they are not hard to please, I just felt like I did not please them, with their text they had sent me the day before.  Then on several emails I sent today, work related they went to a lady at a title company too,  one I do not know very well and do not do much business with, her name got added to mine, then I got a text whom I thought was a seller that her home was open  Sunday ( keep in mind I had five open Sunday) and she ask did anyone think the house was to high, I said yes, she said what???? we just lowered the price and you said it was good, in between text with me totally thinking it is a different seller, I do a CMA and email it to them so they will see we need to lower the price, then I think forget text, let me call it, it was a totally different seller that I thought I was talking to!  I text some feed back showing to my sellers and sent it to the showing agent.......just one of those days, between text and emails, I just thought I do not need to text at all today or email, even sent feed back on showings to one of my sellers and had wrong email same name.......go figure....if none of this makes sense do not worry it does not make sense to me either. 



All I know is I need to be careful what I say, do and hear, text, email, with all that said I have spoke to over 52 people today  that I can remember, closed a loan, listed a home, took care of  some of mother's needs, had a 1.5 hour class with my new agent on contracts, came home at 6:30 only to need to go and unlock a home for a buyer.................totally mentally exhausted, still have one more phone call with seller I offended, which was my fault totally, all I can do at this point is ask forgiveness and learn from my mistakes:)

all in all had 86 emails, not sure how many phone calls and text,  whew no wonder I am so crazy today:) but I do love my job and strive to be one of the Top and best agents in Arkansas. 

God had mercy on Steve today and had him working in our home office and showing property:I know I would of been short fused with him :(  Got so disappointed in my self for all the mistakes, but letting it go, tomorrow is a new day, all in all none of this will matter when we are all called up yonder! When the roll is called up yonder I will be there:) God may have me under a gag order but I know He loves me:)  His mercy is fresh every morning so I am depending on that, tomorrow will not be as busy as today was, I did get a lot done:) My sweet friend bought me and Steve pizza to eat for dinner with the tomato salad I had made and it was sooooo good.  hugs and night

If your wondering if I have lost my mind, the answer is yes:)