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Fall break in Maui and Kauai! A much needed distraction from the madness of this real estate market 🤪, (although I worked a little more than I should have). We stayed in several different locations on both islands. Check out my Hawaii highlights for all our favorite airbnbs, restaurants, beaches, and things to do! So grateful for my fam and also was the perfect place to celebrate our 19 year wedding anniversary ❤️
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I recently put an anonymous Ask Me Anything link in my stories, and I thought I knew exactly what you guys would ask.

How have you survived almost 20 years in real estate?
How did you build your personal brand?
How do you get thousands of views on YouTube?

But one question kept coming up in different ways:

How do you keep a healthy marriage while being a Realtor?

And I get why.

This career can consume you if you let it.

You can be sitting next to your spouse while your mind is somewhere else. Thinking about the client who’s upset, the inspection tomorrow, the deal falling apart. Your phone rings during dinner. There’s always one more text to answer.

Sometimes the people we love most get what’s left of us after we’ve given everyone else our best all day.

I’m incredibly grateful for @davidmgillette He’s been supportive through every season of this career, and keeping God first has always been the foundation of our marriage.

But we’ve also learned a LOT over almost 20 years of navigating marriage, kids, and a career that never really turns off.

So maybe I need to bring David into this conversation.

Would you watch a series about keeping your marriage strong while building a real estate career?

And apparently anonymous questions are where you guys really tell me what you want to know. 😂

Comment QUESTION and I’ll send you the anonymous link. Ask me anything. Your question might be my next video and I would love to hear from you!
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little sneak peek from one part of the very first episode of Selling in Arizona, airing nationally on the Travel Channel soon.

It’s so cool that we got to feature @awaken.summit as part of this episode because putting on the first one was honestly one of the scariest things I’ve ever done.

I had no idea if people would actually show up for a faith-based real estate conference. And then they did.

Thousands of you showed up, in person and online supported the vision and made it one of the most meaningful days of my life. I’ll never be able to thank everyone enough who took a chance on the first Awaken Summit and helped make it what it became.

And now we get to do it again.

Awaken Summit returns to Phoenix February 9, 2027. Get your tickets at awakensummit.com.

If you were there for the first Awaken Summit, what was your favorite part of the day?
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Spend the day on the lake with us ☀️🌵🚤 

Saguaro Lake is only about 45 minutes from Queen Creek and one of our favorite places to escape for the day. You can rent a boat, kayak, paddleboard, or Jet Ski, or just hang out at one of the beach areas if you don’t want to be on the water.

We grabbed lunch at the lakeside restaurant, which recently reopened, and the views were so good.

If you’re looking for a lake day near Phoenix or things to do near Queen Creek, Saguaro Lake is an easy day trip ❤️
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A few days ago, I honestly wasn’t sure how we were going to pull this off.

Running a nonprofit isn’t easy. We had hundreds of kids living in foster care group homes signed up to shop for brand new shoes, but we didn’t have enough volunteers. Every child receives $100, 30 minutes to shop, and a volunteer to shop alongside them. This year we said yes to more kids than ever before because we couldn’t bring ourselves to tell them no.

On the drive to the store, I kept thinking about the kids who were on their way. None of them chose the circumstances that brought them into foster care. For some, this would be the first brand new pair of shoes they’ve ever owned.

Then our community showed up. Volunteers rearranged their schedules. People donated. People prayed. Somehow, everything came together.

At the end of the event, I asked a few of the kids what their favorite part of the day was. I expected them to say the shoes. They didn’t.

They said their volunteer.

The person who slowed down long enough to walk beside them, ask them what they liked, celebrate their choices, and give them something every child deserves: undivided attention.

It reminded me that what children often remember most isn’t what they received. It’s how someone made them feel.

If this story resonates with you, we’d love for you to be part of a future event. Whether you volunteer, donate, or simply share what we’re doing, you’re helping us say yes to more kids who need to know they haven’t been forgotten.

From the bottom of my heart, thank you to everyone who made today possible. I hope every child who walked through those doors left knowing that there are people in this community who genuinely care about them. @purposemvmt
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