Community is built in the moments that may seem small—but somehow leave the biggest impression. ❤️
Recently, Yeager Office Suites hosted a cookout for the “neighbors” at their Fishers property. And I love that they call us neighbors, because that is genuinely what they have worked to create there. It doesn’t feel like a building full of businesses. It feels like a community.
But this particular day gave me one of those mom moments I won’t forget.
My 13-year-old son, Tyler, had the opportunity to sit and talk with the Yeager brothers.
Tyler told them about his dad, Chris, who works in construction, and how he hopes to follow in his dad’s footsteps someday.
What could have been a quick conversation turned into something so much more.
They talked to Tyler about what it really takes to be successful—not just in construction, but in life: hard work, commitment, drive, intelligence, humility, and genuinely wanting to serve other people.
And I stood there thinking, this is what kids need.
They need opportunities to be around adults who have built something, accomplished something, worked hard for something—and who are still willing to stop and invest a few minutes in the kid standing in front of them asking questions.
Chris and I have always wanted our boys to understand that you work hard, you stay humble, you stand up for what you believe in, and you aren't afraid to pursue the things your heart tells you matter.
For Tyler, maybe that means following his dad into construction one day.
For me, it has meant walking into rooms I never imagined I would be in, sometimes even sitting across from policymakers and the Governor, advocating for something I believe deeply matters.
Different paths. Same lesson.
Show up. Work hard. Stay humble. Be brave enough to pursue what matters to you—and when you have the opportunity, serve someone else along the way.
That’s why this moment meant so much to me.
The Yeager brothers didn't have to stop what they were doing and pour into a 13-year-old kid who thinks his dad hung the moon and wants to grow up to be just like him.
But they did.
And Tyler listened.
That is community.
It isn't always a big initiative, a formal program, or something that gets measured on a spreadsheet.
Sometimes it is a cookout.
Sometimes it is a conversation.
And sometimes it is a few successful businessmen taking the time to encourage a 13-year-old boy and showing him that the man he wants to become isn't defined only by what he builds—but by how he works, how he treats people, and how he serves others along the way.
Thank you, Yeager Office Suites and the Yeager brothers, for being the kind of neighbors who understand that.
Those little moments aren't little at all.
