Kathy Honeycutt Realtor/ Neighborhood Specialist

My husband Rick and I just celebrated our 27th anniversary yesterday! Time fly's, babies grow up to teens and time around us seems to fly by at a rapid speed. Hard to believe two very young adults said to death to us part 27 years ago. Those vows have never altered and we have seen each other through some very hard times. One year my mom died of Pancreas Cancer and the next week my wonderful husband broke his back in 3 places. Rick had been helping me care for my very sick mom, he never told me his back was hurting , and always helped me lift her, that is love when you sacrifice your back for your mother in law. A week later he couldn't move and X-rays showed 3 blown disks,5 surgeries later my husband was still in terrible pain. We almost lost everything, but my brother, friends and my family kept Our Landscape Design business going. When Rick was able to left alone I got out and worked very hard to keep his dream going. We made it through everything because of commitment, we never gave up and trusted God to bring us through the storm. We learned to live on cash basis and gave up credit cards and big spending, Sixteen years later we are debt free, except for a small mortgage. It was hard, and very tight, but we made it by working together. I want to tell everyone you can make it, trust each other and work hard on your dream. Everything is possible through Christ, and a commitment made to each other, through sickness and health, good times and bad always trust God and each other! Rick is a great husband and dad, and always puts others first, I want to honor him with everything in my heart and say I give all my love and heart to a great friend and husband. The secret is your spouse really does have to be your best friend and you really do have to honor your vows, it is not just a thing you say when you get married, it is a life time commitment to each other and God. When times get hard, consider it a test and work hard to ace the test. Always put GOD first then each other and you will go far! HAPPY ANNIVERSARY

5 bedroom, 21/5 bath 2 story in excellent neighborhood. Hardwood floors through out the downstairs, new granite counter tops, new lighting update, security system. Cat walk overlooks the living area and foyer.Over 2900 sq. feet with lots of open spaces. Master suite is on the main level, with large master suite bath. Large covered 18 ft porch with private back yard. Great amenity package with pool, tennis and play ground. 6 minutes to downtown Greenville, yet quite realxing neighborhood with great views of Paris Mountain. Call Kathy 864-349-6217 289,900

I really love Christmas and enjoy all the things this special holiday brings, but I really wished people felt it was OK to say Merry Christmas!. Seasons greetings or Happy Holidays just doesn't seem to be special enough for Christmas. For Christmas is the celebration of the birth of Jesus. Not a time to spend tons of cash or a time to make bigger sales. Christmas is a special time to celebrate the birth of Jesus. The trees are beautiful and the lights are magical, but Jesus is the reason for this season. So when they say Happy holidays, my family and I respond Merry Christmas. Last year my daughter made a point of saying Merry Christmas to everyone she greeted, a few really got upset when she would not say Happy Holidays, in one store a clerk said they were not allowed to say Merry Christmas. This is really sad. Maybe we should just say Happy Birthday Jesus instead!!!!!

A classmate of my kids got killed last week in a tragic car accident, which could have been prevented if he had just listened to friends. This kid had a thing for speed. Several friends had warned him, one only the night before had told him to let him out of the car, he was terrified with the speed this kid was driving. So at 1:30 pm the day before Thanksgiving he had his last experience with speed. He was traveling at 100 mph and had a flat. This sent the car into a series of 5 flips and into a highpower utility pole, killing himinstantly. Instead of Thanksgiving the family had to plan a funeral. I saw a picture of his car it looked like a C shaped piece of metal, you could not even tell what kind of car it was. So please if you see a kid speeding, tell his parents, get a tag or do something, you might save a life. It wasn't like his friends did not try, he just did not think It would happen to him. Now a family is dealing with a tragedy. Please remind your kids that speed kills! Please pray for the family.

It is hard to believe that my son Matt will be 18 innineteen days. It is hard to see him grow up, yet I am excited to see him find his way in the world. We had to laugh when he said in 19 days, I will not be a kid anymore. So as a adult do I still have rules at home! It took a few minutes to come up with something that did not sound like my dad! I ask him if he was able to pay his own bills, and take full responsible for his care. He look at me for a few seconds and said mom, I have a hard time paying insurance and gas! After a while a said we will come up with aplan for new rules for you, however school comes first and you still have 6 months before graduation, you need to say focused on school, grades and making a plan for thefuture. So any advice how do I handle this, I want him to grow and succeed, but he still has a long way to go before he can be a adult, and I want to make sure we have given him all the tools and help he needs to be succeed in this crazy world. So any advice, I would love to hear what has worked for you. Matt is a good kid, and verysmart, he has a good head on his shoulders, just very ADD and forgets a lot. He still needs to work on time management.