Happy New Year...kinda

Happy New Year! (Well it's still relatively new..)

Here we go! It’s time to take on 2012!  Well we've already taken it on...mostly. Can you believe it? I think everyone has, by now, become accustomed to signing 2012on your checks (you still use those right?). It’s now the time of year we all look at those New Year's Resolutions and determine whether or not we are succeeding.  They seem to always have something to do with how we are, or were, going to better ourselves. Let’s look at them by the numbers:

1. Lose Weight

2. Get Organized

3. Spend Less

4. Save More

5. Get In Shape

6. Learn To ______

7. Quit Smoking

8. Find Love

9. Spend Time W/Family

So which ones are yours? Most of these things certainly focus on ourselves. This isn’t such a bad thing, but what happens when they start to unravel? Here comes the regret and the feelings of low self worth and discipline. Now, let me ask you, if you resolved to spend 1 hour at lunch with your best friend, would you regret it? If you resolved to go on a date with your wife or your daughter, would you have that feeling of incompletion? How about that fraction of time when you can tell your child has something on their mind and if you take just a few minutes to dig into the problem and then spend an hour teaching them how to navigate life, how great is that reward? I only say all of this to ask you to make a resolution to actually do something that will produce a feeling of self-worth with no regret. I’m not discouraging quitting smoking or eating less, but I’m saying that some of the easiest things we can resolve to do will produce a lifetime of joy for you and for someone else.

-Michael

I Dare You To Come With Me!!!

 Seriously, I dare you to have your life changed by coming with me. Church Under The Bridge has a new home!! Corner of Chestnut & Hays downtown. We have been blessed with an incredible new worship/dining/clothing distribution building. The sanctuary is incredible and definitely worth volunteering to serve in. This organization provides clothing, food and spiritual nourishment for San Antonio’s 30,000 (not a typo) homeless. We have just moved into our new building and it is incredible! Volunteers are needed, call us for more info (210-446-6816) www.cubsa.org .
Be Blessed... Michael, Amy, Griffin & Faith

A Little Help

I need your help. Some of you have seen our new website, some of you have even registered on it. Thank you to both categories. We are having a problem with one of our website functions, it is called the “Sign Up” pop-up. It doesn’t seem to be functioning properly. If you all would be so kind as to go to “www.carterfinehomes.com” actually view property details, and let me know if the pop-up appears on the second property you view. This would be extremely helpful in fine-tuning our site. Thank you so much for your help, and thank you all for supporting our real estate business. Email findings to carterfinehomes@gmail.com.

Heating Up!

Spring is here in FORCE! We finally have Bluebonnets and wildflowers and lots of water. This is definitely my favorite time of year. Its hard to imagine that just a year ago we were in one of the worst droughts ever. The memory of dead yards, plants, trees is becoming a faded memory. For Amy and I, when we look back on the last year we too are amazed by the stunning contrast. The contrast we are amazed by is the one of our own family. One year ago, we were discussing the possibility of moving back to San Antonio from Harlingen. If most of you are wondering where Harlingen is, look no further than the southern most part of Texas about 10 miles from Mexico. On Faith, we followed our hearts, packed up our things and came back to San Antonio. It seemed our life mirrored the seasons. Drought, difficulty, hope, water, and thriving. Last month we moved into our new home and we couldn’t be more blessed. We know that drought is inevitable, but we also know that it doesn’t stay dry forever.

-Michael