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Parker County Today: How did you
get into your occupation?
RD: I truly believe that sometimes
in life God directs our path and we
look back and can’t find a rhyme
or reason, but just know it was a
God thing. Real estate is one area
of life that I am confident that that
happened. In 2015, I had a three-
year-old with emotional issues that
needed to be in school full-time. I
had a sweet two-year-old boy and a
newborn foster son who had a busy
schedule of visits with his tummy
mommy and doctor’s appointments,
all of which I needed to be available
to take him to. I had to find a way
to pay for my daughter’s full-time
school, but still have flexibility as
a foster mom. I thought real estate
would provide all of these things for
my family. Little did I know that flex-
ibility would also include a 50 hour
plus work week and a lifetime of
working on vacation. Once I started
in real estate, my natural abilities and
passion for helping people collided
and I can’t imagine myself doing
anything else.
PCT: What is your favorite novel?
RD: The Mark of the Lion series by
Francine Rivers
PCT: What do you do to decompress?
RD: We just built a home and includ-
ed a War Room in the plans. I have
found myself in there many times
over the past month. I joked with
my husband and said, “Well I guess
you can’t build a room for prayer in
your home and not expect to have
to use it!” Also, I do clearance and
thrift shopping. I love finding a good
bargain.
PCT: What is something people don’t
know about you?
RD: I am a Parker County girl through
and through. My family was one of
the founding families and original
property owners in the county. My
grandmother graduated from Brock
and she has given me her high school
sweater for my daughter to wear at
graduation. When my daughter grad-
uates in 2030, she will get to wear
her great grandmother’s high school
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sweater from 1954, which is just too
cool to me.
PCT: What would you most like to be
remembered for?
RD: Loving the broken. If when I die,
those around me can say I truly loved
people then I can’t ask for more.
PCT: What’s your favorite way to pay
it forward?
RD: I have just opened up a store
on the square in Weatherford called
Pure Homes. This year a portion of
sales from Pure Homes and a portion
of commission from the Dugger
Realty Group with HBS Real Estate
will go towards the funding of a
different family’s adoption each quar-
ter. I am beyond excited about this
opportunity and my hope and prayer
is that eventually we will be able to
fund four full adoptions every year.
PCT: If you could have lunch with
anyone, who would be?
RD: Greg Abbott so that we could
brainstorm together on foster care
reform in Texas.
PCT: If you had to do another job
than what you’re doing, what would
you do?
RD: A life coach to women from hard
backgrounds.
PCT: What is your definition of the
best day every?
RD: Being outside on a warm day
playing with my kiddos and my
husband. With no technology and
the kids not fighting. A girl can hope,
right?!
PCT: What’s the best piece of advice
you would give?
RD: Perspective is everything. It’s so
easy for us to get caught up in our
own worldview, but when we look at
the world through the eyes of others,
everything can change in an instant.
PCT: What is the coolest thing you
feel you have done in your life?
RD: Although I have had a fantastic
life I think the coolest thing is yet to
come and I can’t wait to see what
God has in store.
Randall Wooten
Randall is a professional real
estate inspector and owner of
Alert Home Inspections
Parker County Today: How did you
get into your occupation?
RW: I was teaching a class at Tarrant
County College, when a young fire-
man asked me if I knew anyone
who did home inspections. I had a
strong background in inspections,
safety codes, customer service and
construction so it seemed a natural fit
to explore.
PCT: What is your favorite novel?
RW: I don’t read novels but do read
many other types; leadership, build-
ing strong families and of course real
estate and business development type
books.
PCT: What do you do to decompress?
RW: I simply leave the telephone at
home just being able to be present in
the moment with my wife in whatev-
er we are doing and not worry about
next week or schedule. We enjoy
just driving around with no particu-
lar place to go. Beyond that nothing
beats burning a good brush pile.
PCT: What is something people don’t
know about you?
RW: I’m not a fan of large crowds;