This past weekend, I went home to celebrate the life of my grandma, who passed away on September 29^th.  Her death was not a surprise and was a true mercy of the Lord, but the void felt as we remembered her and said our final goodbyes was hard …

About once a month I receive recruiting emails from different brokerages or real estate teams around the valley.  There is a similar marketing theme represented in many of them, one that has also been preached at several real estate classes I’ve attended.  This quote from a recent recruiting …

To celebrate Luke and my 13^th anniversary this year, we decided to have a “date day”—a whole day with just the two of us.  We started it off with massages and then enjoyed lunch at the Sand Bar behind the Riverside Hotel (my new favorite restaurant).  In …

I struggle with anxiety.  Although it rears its ugly head in multiple facets of my life, my job as a real estate agent is the place it tends to show up the most.  I am tasked with assisting my clients in one of the biggest emotional and financial …

The "Contemplations from Katie" for this month, will actually be "Contemplations from Katie's Husband, Luke."  During our family trip at the beginning of the month, he had some thoughts I liked and wanted him to share. Please read...

A couple of weeks ago, our family got to travel to Seattle.  It was …

Since we are the parents of young children who get up at the same EARLY time every morning regardless of when we go to bed, staying out late on New Year’s Eve has become something that just doesn’t work well for us.  However, Luke and I also hate to …

Earlier this month, I was able to travel with Luke, our four children and both sets of grandparents (Luke’s parents and mine) to a place where the grand Redwoods and

breathtaking coastline collide--Crescent City, CA . This opportunity to take in so much beauty and adventure amidst the company of my …