The Quiet Power of a Flag on the Porch
- Maddox Garcia
- Jun 9
- 2 min read
June 14th is Flag Day.
And if I’m being honest, it’s a day I used to overlook.
When I was younger, it came and went without much thought—tucked between Memorial Day and the 4th of July. But now? Now that I’ve been in this business for decades… now that I’ve sat across kitchen tables with Gold Star families… now that I’ve walked through homes filled with folded flags and framed service photos… I see it for what it is.
Flag Day is sacred in its stillness.
It doesn’t shout. It doesn’t sparkle. It simply stands—quiet, steady, faithful—just like the people it honors.
I once showed a home in High Point with the sweetest front porch you’ve ever seen—white railing, wide steps, just enough space for a rocking chair and a hanging fern. But what caught my eye that day wasn’t the curb appeal. It was the flag.
Tucked in a mount by the door, slightly faded by the sun, it waved gently in the breeze. And the seller—an older woman with kind eyes—saw me looking and said, “My husband put that up when he came home from Vietnam. He’s gone now, but I just… I keep it there.”
That flag wasn’t decor. It was memory. It was grief. It was gratitude.
And it reminded me—we don’t just sell houses. We help carry stories.
In our line of work, we talk about brick, square footage, upgrades. But that flag asks us to look deeper. It reminds us that home is more than shelter. It’s the place our freedoms unfold. It’s where we raise our children, welcome our troops home, and grieve the ones who don’t make it back.
So this Flag Day, I hope you’ll pause. Not for marketing. Not for content. Just to look. To really look at the flags in your neighborhood.
Because each one of them means something to someone.
If you're called to do something in your work this week, here are a few ideas that come from a place of heart, not hustle:
Deliver porch flags to your past clients or elderly neighbors. A quiet reminder that they’re seen.
Create a Wall of Honor in your office window. Invite clients to submit names of loved ones who served.
Post a flag at your listings. Not as a sales tactic, but as a sign of respect.
Call a veteran in your life. Not to ask for business. Just to say thank you.
This isn’t about promotion. It’s about presence.
Flag Day reminds me that I get to help people find home because others stood up so we could live freely. That freedom—the freedom to walk through a front door, to tuck a child into bed, to raise a flag on your own porch—is sacred. And I’ll never take it for granted.
So this June 14th, may we all slow down. May we breathe deep. May we remember the threads of sacrifice that hold that flag together.
And may we keep doing this work—not just with skill, but with heart.
