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Gratitude 2014 - Week 2 I Am a Lucky Guy with 3 great Kids

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Real Estate Agent with Woodland Management Service / Woodland Real Estate, KW Diversified #1 in Forest Land Mgmt

Gratitude 2014 - Week 2 I Am a Lucky Guy with 3 great Kids

I am pretty impressed with the way my kids have turned out.  They are all high achievers with a can do spirit.cranes

They are all paid their own way through college and have plans for a great future.  They all held down several jobs in order to keep paying those bills while in school. This past year they all graduated and working hard at new and productive careers.

They are all active in the Church in various ways from attending Mass to leading youth groups to working with adult religious groups.

They all grew up learning to work hard both in my business, around the home and working for others as well as doing a fair share of volunteer work.

They all grew up building confidence, and they all knew that Can’t is a word that is not allowed in the Crane household.

I am not sure what vocation they will eventually be in hopefully they will have happy families, productive careers, possibly one of them will become a priest, and hopefully some of them will eventually take over my business so that I can retire and enjoy playing with the grandchildren.

Comments(15)

Joe Petrowsky
Mortgage Consultant, Right Trac Financial Group, Inc. NMLS # 2709 - Manchester, CT
Your Mortgage Consultant for Life

Good morning Bob. You are right for sure.You have all the right in the world to be grateful to have the family you do. They are also fortunate to have you and Sally as parents.

Nov 12, 2014 04:28 PM
TeamCHI - Complete Home Inspections, Inc.
Complete Home Inspections, Inc. - Brentwood, TN
Home Inspectons - Nashville, TN area - 615.661.029

Good morning Bob. I have to agree with what Joe said wholeheartedly because this is exactly what I was thinking. Have a great day in Wisconsin. I hear that is cold up there.

Nov 12, 2014 05:10 PM
Roy Kelley
Retired - Gaithersburg, MD

You have very good reasons for being grateful. Thanks, Bob, for this very positive post about your family.

Nov 12, 2014 07:26 PM
Sally K. & David L. Hanson
EXP Realty 414-525-0563 - Brookfield, WI
WI Real Estate Agents - Luxury - Divorce

There is a ton to be said for being self reliant....and even more for the parents who have taught them this valuable life lesson.

Nov 12, 2014 08:45 PM
Kristin Johnston - REALTOR®
RE/MAX Platinum - Waukesha, WI
Giving Back With Each Home Sold!

I love your gratitude series...I am the luckiest gal I know as well...love it!

Nov 12, 2014 11:07 PM
Tammy Lankford,
Lane Realty Eatonton, GA Lake Sinclair, Milledgeville, 706-485-9668 - Eatonton, GA
Broker GA Lake Sinclair/Eatonton/Milledgeville

I know that feeling.  You have so much to be thankful and proud of when you have great kids.  Congratulations on a job well done  Dad.  Your most important job.

Nov 12, 2014 11:12 PM
Brian England
Ambrose Realty Management LLC - Gilbert, AZ
MBA, GRI, REALTOR® Real Estate in East Valley AZ

Sounds like your kids are wonderful indeed, so I can see why you are so grateful for them!  I am sure that how you raised them has a lot to do with why they are such great people now!

Nov 12, 2014 11:53 PM
Jon Kolsky
Kolsky Realty & Management - Long Beach, CA
Licensed California Real Estate Broker

Bob Crane  ~ I love the photo, and I especially love the message! It is obvious "you" understand then meaning of being grateful

Nov 13, 2014 01:16 AM
Kathy Streib
Cypress, TX
Home Stager/Redesign

Bob- I would also add that your children are no doubt grateful for the guidance that they received from you.  Yes, you have reared what I consider is the biggest responsibility of a parent and that is to raise them to be responsible citizens of the world.

Nov 13, 2014 03:30 AM
Nicole Doty - Gilbert Real Estate Expert
Zion Realty - Gilbert, AZ
Broker/Owner of Zion Realty ZionRealtyAZ.com

Bob Crane - We can only do the best we can at parenting our children. Some kids turn out great like yours did and I've known others who were great parents but their kids just didn't turn out that well. It makes you appreciate your kids even more when you see a situation like that! 

Nov 13, 2014 07:30 AM
Debbie Reynolds, C21 Platinum Properties
Platinum Properties- (931)771-9070 - Clarksville, TN
The Dedicated Clarksville TN Realtor-(931)320-6730

You have every reason to be proud Bob. They learned good values at home and will pass them on when they have families.

Nov 13, 2014 11:42 AM
Endre Barath, Jr.
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties - Beverly Hills, CA
Realtor - Los Angeles Home Sales 310.486.1002

Bob you should be grateful many families do everything right and their kids turn out less than what should be expected, Endre

Nov 13, 2014 03:23 PM
Laura Cerrano
Feng Shui Manhattan Long Island - Locust Valley, NY
Certified Feng Shui Expert, Speaker & Researcher

All this tonnage of gratitude is making me so happy to see it just moving through everything!

Nov 13, 2014 04:00 PM
Barbara Todaro
RE/MAX Executive Realty - Happily Retired - Franklin, MA
Previously Affiliated with The Todaro Team

Good morning Bob Crane you have a beautiful family and there's nothing more important than family.... you've been blessed.

Nov 13, 2014 07:14 PM
Diana Dahlberg
1 Month Realty - Pleasant Prairie, WI
Real Estate in Kenosha, WI since 1994 262-308-3563

Bob Crane Hello from chilly Wisconsin!  I enjoyed reading your post and wanted to commend you for the raising up/training up your children in the way they should go ... now they will go out into the world and make a difference. You have many things to be grateful for.

Nov 14, 2014 08:50 AM