09/24/2026
🏡 Home Is Everything. 💕
Home is more than a place.
Home is where we feel safe.
Home is where we belong.
Home is where we can breathe, rest, grow, heal, and dream.
And sometimes, having a safe place to call home is the very first step toward a new beginning.
As a real estate team, the The Hao Dang Team helps people buy and sell homes every day. But being in the real estate business has also reminded us of something much deeper:
A home is not just a transaction. It can be the foundation for a life.
We don’t just want to help people find homes. We want to help create more opportunities for people in our community to have a place they can truly call home, a place for hope, dignity, belonging, and the opportunity to thrive.
The keynote conversation with Cheryl Strayed, bestselling author of Wild and Tiny Beautiful Things, really stayed with me.
She shared the idea of telling the story of a time when you had to begin again — through struggle, fear, or shame. Her own journey was a powerful reminder that when life brings us to a difficult place, having stability, safety, and a place where we belong can give us the foundation to begin rebuilding.
One message especially touched my heart:
“A home makes hope possible for others in need.”
Plymouth Housing is helping create that possibility — providing more than a roof, but a space where people can begin to rebuild their lives.
And I loved this reminder:
“Our neighbor is not the other. Our neighbor is part of us.” ❤️
Thank you, Shari Leid, for inviting us to Plymouth Housing’s Key to Hope and introducing us to such a beautiful cause.
It reminded us that the work we do in real estate can extend far beyond buying and selling houses. Home is something we all need, and everyone deserves the opportunity to experience that feeling of safety, belonging, and hope.
I’m grateful to be part of a community that believes in lifting one another up and creating space for people to begin again.
Because home is everything. 🏡❤️
And sometimes, home is where hope begins.✨️