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Every time someone finds out that we are in Real Estate, the first question is "How is Real Estate coming along?"  I don't always know why they are asking so I just ask them.  The answers vary from just curious to I was thinking about selling or buying.

The truth of the matter is simply that some is up and some is down with the trend being up.  We think that it is good going up but when it goes up, price is going up.  So you see, the higher price is good for the seller and maybe not so good for the buyer.  This sounds on the surface that we are trying to have it both ways.  That is not the case. 

The change in the market trend toward stabilization is going up.  In other words, you can now have a little more confidence that the decision to buy this particular property was a good one and the decision to sell was a good one.  And that is what is up about the market.  You can always complain that you paid too much or you got too little but a stable market with upward trends that are moving at a reasonable rate are good for both buying and selling.  In fact, they are also good for investing.  More people have more money and there is strength in the economy.

We have to stop the doom and gloom and look forward with a smile on our faces and trust in the future.   

Last October, my dear spouse went in for a followup mammogram and the Radiologist found that the spot in her breast had changed. He sent Sandy to have a biopsy and you guessed it, she had a malignancy.   That sent us into a tailspin for a few days. 

We went to see a surgeon on the recommendation of our Family Physician.  We did not know anything about him.  After meeting him and discussing the surgery with him, we felt that he had been sent to us to protect her from the cancer.  He had great faith in God and he simply told us that he would cure her. At about the same time our friends at Church heard of Sandy's Cancer and the prayers began to cover her like a blanket.  Our family members around the country set their prayer groups to work for her and Sandy was taken care of. 

The next step after successful surgery was the oncologist.  He is a devout man who told us that his job was to see to it that Sandy did not die of Cancer.  After some special tests for DNA chemo was ruled out and reconstruction began.  The plastic surgeon was terrific and has done a great job.  Sandy had some muscle and nerve damage during one of the operations but that is being taken care of by the hospital. 

Through all of this, Sandy was not afraid.  She instilled this in our children and in me.  We all trusted in a good outcome and we were granted that gift through the grace of God.

We have been blessed.  I guess what I'm trying to say is "Keep faith and believe in the healing power of your God.  Engage your friends and relatives in prayer and trust.  You may not always be cured as Sandy has been but you will blessed.