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| Courtesy of NC State photos |
I had visited the Carolina in the last half of that almost 30
years of being gone to attend funerals that were both my maternal grandparents,
uncle and my mother. After the sale of our business in 2010, I took a radical sabbatical.
Around the beginning of 2012 we began to ponder the thought of moving, but
where to? We had looked at property in other
states, but those areas just didn’t set right with me. So I was asked, “Well
Debra where would you like to live?” My answer was, I’m going back to Carolina.
Like that James Taylor song, “Carolina in My Mind.” My Son had married. I had two grandchildren
whom I had not spent a whole lot of time with and they barely knew me. Also, other
family. I needed to go back. It was time.
I will remember the day very vividly when I saw that WELCOME
to NORTH CAROLINA STATE LINE sign come into my sight. The journey had come full
circle for me and what a ride it had been. We were greeted with smiling faces
and hugs to see us.
Although some things had changed, some things still remained
the same. The area had been “ALL SHOOK UP” by jobs being sent to other parts of
the world; for you see this area was a big furniture manufacturing area in the
United States at one time.
One great thing I found out was that it still boosts as the
place to be when the Furniture Market takes place in High Point. During the
spring and fall, High Point, NC is home to the largest home furnishing industry
trade show in the world, bringing more than 85,000 people to High Point.
Serious retail home furnishings buyers can be found here because if you can’t
find it at the Market it probably doesn’t exit. I LOVE to decorate and stage
houses so much I took a course in how to do it. It does come natural to me.
Little did I know that when I was growing up dusting my grandmother
furniture that that studious chore would take me in to my own house cleaning
business in Atlanta for around 7 years. At the same time we also opened our own tree
service business too. So I was no
stranger to real or personal property issues.
So, after much prayer, listening and inquiring
of the Lord, I went to my local community college and proceeded to obtain a
license in the Real Estate business. Needless to say I was about to get all
“Shook Up” with all that is entailed in the Real Estate, but I love it. I love what I do. I love all
there is about a beautiful place to live and have beautiful things surrounding
me.
However,
I am not home yet. I have a piece of Heavenly real estate waiting on me.
Sometimes I go to “Heaven in My Mind” if you know what I mean.
Because
it is not where we live so much, but where we dwell!
Debra’s
life goal is to inspire and motivate women globally to become all they have
been created and designed to be by using the guiding principles of their
Creator’s word in gaining wisdom, understanding their designed-given personality
identities & create their purpose!
