KEN'S STORY-Realtor, Father, Coach, Writer, Friend

Good morning!!It is Thursday morning. November 28th. Just past 7 am…I am in a quiet home in Roscoe, Illinois. My sister's home. A home filled with love…With 8 kids and 6 adults occupying the home for this special day, every couch and bed is filled with someone sleeping…It is a special day. It is ...

I woke this morning in sadness… The kind of sadness only a divorced father could know… I separated from my ex wife in 2012, and we finalized our divorce in June of 2013.   Those were very hard times.  Scary times for me… After years of identifying myself as a happily married father of two beautif...

Good morning!I woke today thankful for friends…After a good nights sleep, I woke this morning in my dark room… I lay in bed for a few minutes, comfortable in my surroundings, however somewhat anxious about my day… As I reached for my phone to check the time, I noticed a text on the phone's screen...

Good morning!I went for a long walk this morning around my neighborhood in North Naperville…On my walk, I noticed many of my neighbors had put in some time and effort blowing and raking the leaves off of their yards… And while I do enjoy the appearance of a well kept and manicured lawn, I couldn’...

Good morning!This is the week of Thanksgiving. And I am thankful...There were many moving words shared today at Church... “It is one thing to be grateful.It is another thing to give thanks.Gratitude is what you feel.Thanksgiving is what you do.” With that in mind, I am thankful today for my famil...

Good morning!I woke this morning to thoughts of my Mom…As some of you know, my Mom has been struggling with Alzheimer’s for the last 8 years… Originally I didn’t understand what was happening when her symptoms started appearing… She had always been so smart. Intuitive. Full of love for her childr...

Good morning!I woke today to the sound of rain…I could hear the drops hitting my roof. Hitting my windows…  In some ways the sounds were comforting. After all, I was warm and dry in my bed, safe from the outside world… In other ways, I felt the weather matched my emotions… The night had been a li...

Good morning!So here I sit. Wednesday morning. November 20th. 6:13 am…The morning is dark. My house is very quiet… I woke today from a wonderful night’s rest. It was a night of deep sleep and happy dreams… My morning began in great comfort. Happy in my comfy warm bed, I found myself full of grati...

Good morning!I woke this morning determined…Determined to take a few moments. Determined to invest some time in myself…To write. To put pen to paper. To put my thoughts down and post it for the world to see…To say whatever it is I have to say, even if I feel there is nothing to say…Because writin...

Back in the winter of 2007, I was a very new agent with only a year and a half of selling real estate under my belt… At the time, I was cocky. Heck, I still am cocky. At least a little bit… Anyway, this was 2007. Before I had discovered Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, or any other social media plat...