Jake Preston Real Estate

I’m not sure what women talk about in the locker rooms, but the gym I go to has a wealth of knowledge in it! When I was a firefighter & worked at the bambalance companies, my favorite patients were the elderly, & the kids.

The elderly had some experience, life lessons & wisdom to share with you, & they actually want to share it with you! Listen to them, when you get a chance!

The children have truth, an eagerness to learn & a purity about them. You can learn from both spectrums, but the people older than me, I’ve always admired. Especially our Veterans!

While I was working out, I stopped & bent down to make eye contact, with my hand out & said thank you for your service sir. He smiled back with a sense of pride, stood up a lil bit more straight, shook my hand & said you’re welcome.

I went back to continue my workout, & as I picked back up where I left off, I noticed this gentleman’s smile that he had towards his wife.
I noticed how his wife walked ahead of him to open up the door, & hold it open for him while he scooted along the way.

When I saw that I wanted to pay my respect again & see if we can take this picture together.
When I approached them I politely asked, & I reckon he couldn’t hear me. His wife spoke up & said you’ll have to ask him. He smiled & agreed, but as his wife took my phone to snap the pic, & she said wait a minute, this ain’t going to be used in any kind of negative way is it? I said no ma’am, I come from a long line of Veterans, my Pops was Navy & I respect our Veterans. She said ok, I hope you understand, I have to protect my husband! I said I understand, & definitely would t want to fight you! She smiled & took this picture. I thanked them both, & we went our separate ways.

That made me think for a minute. This guy fought during World War 2 he served in the Army & worked with our artillery, & our infantry. To me I consider this guy a badass, he fought for not just what’s right, he fought for our country, he fought for our freedoms & he fought for his  comrades that were fighting right along side with him.

In case you don’t know your history, we won that war! That man came back home state side, & him & his wife are together today. From what I can tell they’re living a happy, healthy & I reckon a pretty prosperous life together.

Back then in those days people believed in the truth, giving your word & standing by it. Becoming a team, working together, figuring things out, he has her back & she has his back. I’m sure their life hasn’t been perfect, but then again, no ones is. Chances are they were together during the Great Depression, which also lead up to World War 2. In those days when things broke, you fixed them. You didn’t just throw them away, you appreciated them, took care of stuff, saved, planned, leaned with each other, grow together, & seek God together. They stood by each other no matter what!

Maybe I was born a lil bit too late. I was raised the majority of my childhood by Mammaw & Pappaw out in Farmersville, & Grandma & Grandpa on the East Side in Dayton.

Those two couples were married for over 60 plus years a piece. They took care of each other all the way till one of them went home to be with Jesus in Heaven. It was hard, but it was beautiful to see how much they love each other as I grew up, until their dying days.

I was with my Pappaw, & my Grandma both at different times holding their hands praying for them while each of them took their last breath. The lives they lived made an impact on me that I’ll never forget. I like to think that I’m built the way I am because of them.

Pappaw taught me a lot about being humble, being kind, being meek, working hard, being a provider, how to be a real southern gentleman, how to walk the line, & one thing I learned a lot from him is patience. He was the most patient man I have ever had the pleasure of knowing. He was cool as the breeze & never complained.

Grandpa taught me a lot of the same qualities that he had. They were a lot alike, however my Pops side was Pentecostal, & my Moms side was catholic. Grandpa worked hard in factories to send his 3 kids to St. Anthony’s, & he attended their mass religiously no matter what. A lot of times he would walk from Xenia Ave all the way up Bowen Street or St. Nicolas Ave’s hill to get to mass. He was a tough man, & a Korean War Veteran.

Grandma Babs grew up during the Great Depression pretty much raising her 5 siblings due to her mom dying at a young age, & Great Grandpa John always having to take care of the properties that he owned, & rented out. Babs saved everything, sowed patches, glued back together anything that broke. She also babysat my lil brother & me a lot! She did everything she could for my cousins too. She may have had a short fuse sometimes with Grandpa lol, but she was one of the most selfless people I’ve ever seen in my life.

I’m thankful to still have Mammaw aka Miss Kentucky, she showed me a motherly love all throughout my life, & still to this day. I’m sure that her prayers had a lot to do with God’s protection, & blessings. They helped me survive numerous street fights, fights in the bars & clubs I bounced at, getting shot at, really bad car crashes that I literally walked away from without a scratch, & helped me heal from countless times of me getting my heart broken from being with the wrong girls. She’s always prayed for me to find a good Pentecostal girl in church. I’d always tell her I don’t go to church to find girls, I go to church to find Jesus.

Welp I’ve found Him, & I’ll never stop seeking Him, as far as the girl goes she’s going to have to be able to work hard towards a friendship / relationship like my grandparents have each other. I’ll give her the same amount of work if not more. It’s got to be 💯% plus 💯% together.
I want what they had!

Happy Mother’s Day to my Mammaw, Mom Jill Smith McCown my lil sister Danielle Dittmar & Grandma Babs up in Heaven! I love all y’all!
Happy Mother’s Day to all the Mamas, Baby Mamas, Mammaw’s, Grandmas & the single Dads playing both roles.

“I got some big big plans!”
& some really good news coming soon
to a tv station near you! God is so good!

Never a dull moment, He’s definitely got a sense of humor. lol

I woke up today feeling blessed! God is so good!

I had a very similar experience, only it was down by the river side 😂

I heard it’s up to about $1.80 a pound,
that’s bout a half gallon of gas to right there,
all I’m saying is it adds up fellas 😂

It do be like that sometimes 😂

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I’ve been blessed with an opportunity to work with & help Whole Truth Ministries recruit golfers, gather gift baskets / gift cards, donations & sell sponsorships for their 4th annual golf outing coming up August 16th at the Heatherwood Golf & Country Club. This event will help support & grow their 501(c)3 non profit organization, & their mission! Whole Truth Ministries was founded, & established in 2013 by my brother from another mother Kyle Shaw & his amazing team! They help people complete recovery, obtain distressed properties & turn them into recovery houses with the intent to help their graduates become home, & business owners! Please like, & share this post! If you’d like to golf, sponsor, donate or just come out for a good time with some great people just let me know! I look forward to seeing y’all there!

Pops & I went down to Tennessee to see Buckwheat, his family & the Emerald farm. Some good times with some great people.

I’m already ready, already.
“Slingshot engaged.”

There ain’t gonna be no happy meal today! 😂

Is this how yall really feel about us? 😂

Some people think I’m weird because I go to the movie theatre by myself a lot. It’s not so weird when you’re taking the Holy Spirit with you though is it? 😂

It do be like that 😂

“You will miss 💯% of the shots you don’t take.”
~Wayne Gretzky

I forgot to send this out yesterday…

Happy Valentine’s Day Y’all…

I don’t even care what the score is. I’m just saying for the love of God, & for all the Jake’s around the world, will y’all please change the saying to Arnold from state farm?