An Angel Gift

Recently a very dear friend of mine gave me a beautiful hardcover book entitled "Angels" as a gift. The hardbinding and cover of the book was in a beautiful shade of lavendar with the messengers of the divine picture on the front cover. My dear friend told me that when she saw the book, it had my name written all over it. Knowing my favorite color of all shades of purple, my love for books and my love for and connection with the angels, she just knew that I had to have the book and she was right. It is a fascinating book that provides some background information about these mystical beings from the perspective of several different religous beliefs. The information is interesting and the pictures are breathtakingly beautiful and realistic. It's energy is of divine love. One can read this book many times and still enjoy and appreciate it. I own and have read so many books on angels and this book is just another fine piece of writing to add to my collection. So again, many thanks and blessings to Lonnie for her thoughtfulness and treasured friendship.
Remember that Angels Are Among Us in many forms and ready to assist whenever needed!

Do You Have a Strong Connection?

Do you have a strong connection to another era, a person, a place or a thing and you aren’t sure why? If so, then perhaps it is because you lived a prior life in another time period. One way to find out is through meditation or a past life regression. I know that the life I had prior to this life was during the Victorian era of 1837-1901, which was the period of Queen Victoria’s reign. This explains my strong connection in this life to the Victorian era and my love of Victorian architecture, theatre, opera, piano, poetry, fashion and decorative arts. I look forward to visiting Europe in the near future to bring me even closer to my connection and familiarity with all things Victorian. Here is just a sample of some Victorian items around my home:

BobVila.com Interview

Another exciting opportunity occured for me this past week. As a result of my writing and media work with Gladiator GarageWorks, I was contacted by bobvila.com. I received a call from a writer for bobvila.com asking me to do an interview right on the spot. The interview was for an article about my opinion and experience as a Realtor, regarding the value, consumer desire and the return on investment (ROI) of finishing and/or organizing a garage. It was a good interview that was appreciated and the article will be posted on bobvila.com in the near future. Here is the link to the site: http://www.bobvila.com/. It is sort of comical that I was contacted by bobvila.com because my husband has always called me Mrs. Bob Vila for fixing things around the house. :)

Spring Can Renew You!

Like all the growing things around you, the dreams you've planted are ready to blossom. Tend to your dreams daily and as you grow you will feel lighter and more rejuvinated. Today could be the day your dreams come true so let Spring renew you!

You can go as far as your mind lets you. What you believe, remember, you can achieve....Mary Kay Ash

Update on Jasmine

We received a call from the vet doctor with good news. They got the results back from the lab and informed us that the cancer had not spread and that they had removed it all. Jasmine had her surgery early enough for a good prognosis and it turned out to be a great prognosis! We prayed and asked the angels to heal her and remove all the cancer and they did! She goes back to the doctor for her follow-up visit on Tuesday 4/7. Her stitches will not be removed for another week yet. She is improving and seems to be doing fine.

My First Podcast Interview

PODCAST - Recently, I was ask as a real estate expert, to do a podcast for Gladiator GarageWorks a Whirlpool Company. A podcast is an informational interview that is recorded and then posted on a website. Many companies use them to answer consumer questions and provide additional information with a more personal touch or approach. Doing this interview for the podcast was an interesting experience that I enjoyed very much. I previously did other media work for this company, which I have written about and proudly posted. It was great meeting the people of Gladiator, working with them and learning all about their great products, while providing my expert real estate opinion through the media. So, check out my latest media event here: http://www.gladiatorgw.com/content.jsp?pageName=NewsEvents
or click on Podcast for Gladiator GarageWorks under Jennene's Personal Links

Jasmine's Health Ordeal

My Beagle Jasmine
The past two weeks have been difficult after finding out that one of my beloved dogs has skin cancer. When I had Jasmine, my beagle in for her monthly injection for her Addison's disease, the doctor noticed a lump on her belly. He was concerned and immediately took a sample for testing. My husband and I were also very concerned to say the least. We hadn't noticed the lump and didn't know how long it had been there. We suspect that it was no more then month because the doctor hadn't noticed it during last month's injection visit. Later that evening the doctor called to tell me that the test confirmed that it was a Mast Cell Tumor that was a type of skin cancer. He said if we were able to get the lump removed within the next two to three weeks, her prognosis would be good. He gave me a cost estimate of between $400-$500 for the tests and surgery. Knowing our situation because of the economy, he said he may even be able to do it for a little less. They are a great group of doctors who are very caring and we trust them. After hanging up the phone I just sat and cried. I felt so bad for my little Jasmine after all she has been through with her health. Plus, I also didn't know what we were going to do because I knew that we didn't have the extra money with my husband being out of work for so long. We have had one expense occur after another and we are already living very tight. So I prayed and prayed for guidance and answers and the healing of my little Jasmine. Then we received a call from a family member who was willing to help with the costs to save our precious Jasmine. We had the surgery done earlier this week, only a week after she was diagnosed. The doctor said afterwards that it looks good but we are still waiting on the final test results to know for sure. They will tell us whether or not they got it all and/or if it has spread throughout the rest of her body. We are again praying for the best outcome. It was a rough two days after surgery for Jasmine and for us with sleepless nights but she is doing much better now. Her stitches are healing nicely and she is getting around pretty normal again. She goes for a follow-up next week and hopefully we will have the final test results by then too.