Don & Kelly O'Brien

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[Don & Kelly O'Brien @obrienrealty]

@JJEnglert Guide

[Tony Seruga @TonySeruga]

Every Christmas Eve, I think about George Bailey.

He dreamed of escaping Bedford Falls—of shaking off the dust of a small town, building skyscrapers, exploring the world. Instead, he stayed. He ran the Building & Loan his father left behind. He sacrificed his college money, his honeymoon savings, his chance to see the world, over and over, because people needed him.

By the time the crisis hits, George feels like a failure. His life looks like one long series of missed opportunities, thwarted ambitions, and quiet resentments. He stands on the bridge, convinced the world would be better without him.

Then Clarence shows him the truth: a Bedford Falls without George Bailey is a darker, meaner, hollowed-out place. The people he quietly helped, the small acts of integrity he performed without recognition, the risks he took to protect others—those weren’t detours. They were the substance of his life.

The film’s deepest insight isn’t just that “no man is a failure who has friends.” It’s that real impact is almost always invisible in the moment. The lives you steady, the small kindnesses you extend, the responsibilities you shoulder when no one else will—these things ripple outward in ways you may never see.

A strong sense of purpose doesn’t erase pain; it transforms it. It doesn’t merely explain why hard things happened. It asks: What are you now responsible for because they happened?

Faith, at its best, does the same. It doesn’t promise that everything was “meant to be” in order to make suffering palatable. It invites you to look at what has been entrusted to you in light of what you’ve endured.

George’s story reminds us that meaning is rarely found in the grand escape, but in the faithful presence. The dreams we surrender don’t always vanish—they often become the raw material for something more enduring than we imagined.

If you’re carrying the weight of roads not taken, of dreams deferred, of a life that feels smaller than you once hoped—watch It’s a Wonderful Life again tonight. Not as nostalgia, but as revelation.

You may not see the full difference you’ve made yet.

But it’s there.

And it matters more than you know.

Merry Christmas, friends.

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[Mike Simonsen 🐉 @mikesimonsen]

Home sellers are sitting on the sidelines for now.

Weekly new listings are down. Withdrawals are up.

Check out where sellers are withdrawing listings. Data from @Compass for August

[Brent Beshore @BrentBeshore]

Good reminder for the Monday after Father's Day

[Dylan O'Sullivan @DylanoA4]

C. S. Lewis, stop overthinking it and just act like a good person

[City of Boulder @bouldercolorado]

The Boulder Farmers Market opens for the season today! 🌻

[Don & Kelly O'Brien @obrienrealty]

Broomfield may offer new loan to first-time homebuyers https://t.co/3enGurIkBo

[Ryan Serhant @RyanSerhant]

Touring the Highest Penthouse IN THE WORLD

7 Beds
8 Baths
3 Power Rooms
17,545 Interior Square Feet
1,433 Exterior Square Feet

Offered at $250,000,000

[Don & Kelly O'Brien @obrienrealty]

@Levijameshere Richer, Wiser, Happier by @WilliamGreen72 This is the book I wish I read 30 years ago. Immediately reading again.

[9NEWS Denver @9NEWS]

Any property owner can protest their home value assessment that counties in Colorado sent out.
https://t.co/rp8iZdpgIH

[Governor Jared Polis @GovofCO]

Did you know that Colorado Is 2023’s 3rd Best State to Retire? We’re coming for you, Virginia!
https://t.co/41NDngJhVy

[LoDo District @LoDoDistrict]

🦊⚾️ Introducing, the Coors Field Foxes! (📸: @rockies) #denver #colorado #rockies #coorsfield #lodo #explorelodo #mlb #fox

[BoCoPreps @BoCoPreps]

Our @BrentWNew and @crazysportgirl1 catch up with @reporterherald @NateWright979 to weigh on on tomorrow's 4A title game between @BroomfieldEagl1 and @lhstweets.
@CHSAA @coloradopreps @Eagle_athletics @AltitudeTV
https://t.co/65XDvWJ2Q8

[Alissa Noe @crazysportgirl1]

It's championship Saturday! Follow along for updates on the 4A state title game between No. 2 @BroomfieldEagl1 and No. 4 Loveland, starting at 11 a.m. @CHSAA @BoCoPreps

[Annie Radecki @ALROnHousing]

Perfectly presented data as usual from Mike Del Prete.

[Amazing Maps @amazingmap]

Sunshine duration in hours per year. USA and Europe

[Michael Dell 🇺🇸 @MichaelDell]

Win or lose, respect to @elonmusk for being the man in the arena

[Mike Simonsen 🐉 @mikesimonsen]

@NewsLambert @2x4caster I have a great podcast interview with @NickTimiraos coming out Wednesday where he shares the insight on what the Fed was thinking and why!

[Don & Kelly O'Brien @obrienrealty]

Funny and true, but there’s still a little fight left in the market.

[Lance Lambert @NewsLambert]

The U.S. housing market, as told by one meme

[Don & Kelly O'Brien @obrienrealty]

4 Reasons Fall Is a Great Time to Sell https://t.co/97225p5cZf via @freddiemac