03/28/2026
You can find me regularly shuffling through building supply stores grabbing material my crews need to complete certain portions of whatever home I happen to be building at the moment. I was in Lowes this morning when a former client caught my attention. We reminisced briefly about the fact that it was eleven (!) years ago that he and his wife moved into the new home I built for them in Briar Crossing. Wow, times flies!
I asked him how the house and his family were doing. That's when he told me a story. He said he was walking through his living room early one morning about a year after their move-in. They had already put a pool in, and he was looking through the living room windows out on their patio and pool. He was marveling in pride at all of it...about how all of it was his. Then, he said it hit him as if he could hear the words from God's own mouth. It wasn't his. It was a gift, one that he was expected to share with others. From that point on, he said they've hosted family, friends, church members and others time and time again from their home, using it as a vehicle for fellowship to celebrate special moments, to share joyous occasions and to grow closer to one another. Speaking on behalf of myself and other area homebuilders, I can honestly say that nothing makes us happier to hear about the moments families and friends share in the homes we so painstakingly build on their behalf.
His anecdote absolutely made my day. It also took me back to Camino lessons I learned. Nothing in this life is "ours". We don't "earn" what we have because God favors us over our neighbor. We are here but a short time, and the things we "possess" are actually just loaned and entrusted to us to help those around us. I was so thankful for the reminder this chance encounter left with me and felt compelled to share it. :)