inspirational thoughts from bilingual nc realtor: My Christmas MIRACLE!!! - 12/06/07 08:14 PM
On Christmas Eve 2005, I jumped out of bed extra early and hit the floor running. I had a mile long list titled, ‘Things I MUST do TODAY or ELSE!!!' The ‘ELSE' part was not an option...as I was hosting a Christmas celebration at my home that evening. I could not … (48 comments)
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inspirational thoughts from bilingual nc realtor: Facing YOUR Giants........ - 12/06/07 12:53 AM
In my favorite book, The Holy Bible, there are many examples of GOOD triumphing over EVIL. It appears that God anticipated our human tendency to be skeptical and in need of irrefutable evidence in order to fully trust Him. I imagine Him...as He was inspiring men to write The Bible and … (35 comments)
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inspirational thoughts from bilingual nc realtor: I found some old letters…love letters… - 12/04/07 07:20 PM
A few days ago...while searching for some important papers...I discovered a box of keepsakes that I have not seen in many years. Taking a seat on the side of my bed, I began searching through my ‘treasure box'...not really sure what I would find hidden inside. One at a time, I … (29 comments)
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inspirational thoughts from bilingual nc realtor: I'm PROUD to be an AMERICAN! Remembering Our Brave Soldiers...Let's say 'THANKS'!!! - 12/03/07 03:31 PM
Thanksgiving Day has passed...and Christmas is just around the corner! IF you are like me, December is the busiest month of the year. There is so much to do: SO many gifts to purchase...SO many decorations to hang...SO many parties to attend...SO much food to cook and eat! In the words of … (28 comments)
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inspirational thoughts from bilingual nc realtor: Do you KNOW who I am? - 11/28/07 10:15 PM
For so many reasons, ‘The Ultimate Gift' has become one of my favorite movies of all time. Early in the movie, there is a scene where Jason (the main character) plops down in the first class section of an airplane. The steward approaches Jason and asks to see his boarding … (30 comments)
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inspirational thoughts from bilingual nc realtor: My 75th Post...A THANK YOU to my FRIENDS!!! - 11/21/07 01:34 PM
It hardly seems that I could possibly be writing my 75th post. I mean...I just arrived at ActiveRain a few months ago. WOW...what an amazing few months it has been!
YOU...my ActiveRain friends and family...have given me so much and taught me so many valuable things. From teaching me how to embed video … (28 comments)
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inspirational thoughts from bilingual nc realtor: Please won't you be my NEIGHBOR?? - 11/20/07 03:45 PM
Do you remember when a 'neighborhood' was a neighborly place?
If you are over 30 and have children, you have probably thought back to your carefree, childhood years...riding your bike (unaccompanied) through your neighborhood...going to friends' homes for sleepovers...playing until dark and realizing that you better rush home for dinner...and wondered what happened … (26 comments)
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inspirational thoughts from bilingual nc realtor: 10 Ways YOU CAN CHANGE THE WORLD for $35 or Less...... - 11/19/07 01:03 PM
In this season of giving and sharing...I want to remind all of us of some simple and inexpensive ways we can 'give back' for all the blessings we have been given.
1. YOU CAN sponsor a desperately poor child. We've all seen the commercials on tv and turned our heads...not wanting to look into … (18 comments)
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inspirational thoughts from bilingual nc realtor: Will YOU Give a Desperately Poor Child the GIFT of CHRISTMAS? (This is a CALL to ACTION!) - 11/17/07 11:21 AM
Many of you who are reading this post are parents. You LOVE your children more than life itself...and you would give your own life to prevent them from suffering...if necessary. I KNOW...because I have four daughters...and I feel the same way about them. Their happiness and comfort and protection are my priorities in … (20 comments)
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inspirational thoughts from bilingual nc realtor: 'ACTIVIST Rain' ***INVITATION TO NEW GROUP*** YES...ONE person REALLY can CHANGE the WORLD! - 11/16/07 02:21 PM
After two weeks of running hard and fast...with little time for myself...I decided to take today to refuel. I woke up early, but I did not rush out of bed. I turned my cell phone off (YUPPERS...I KNOW you are shocked!)...and warned everyone I know that I will not be available … (27 comments)
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inspirational thoughts from bilingual nc realtor: THANK YOU, Mommy...YOU taught me HOW to REALLY LIVE! - 11/16/07 09:18 AM
Quiet and unassuming...NOT the type of person who commands attention when she walks into a room...my mother often jokes with me that I certainly did not get my personality from her...that I'm ‘just like' my father. Although it is obvious that my father's genetic blueprint is responsible for HOW I am...it … (20 comments)
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inspirational thoughts from bilingual nc realtor: PLEASE look at this photograph before Thanksgiving Day... (EDIT: IF you have not seen it YET...PLEASE look NOW!) - 11/15/07 11:59 PM
In 1994, Kevin Carter won the Pulitzer Prize for this photograph...depicting a starving child crawling toward a United Nation's food camp...located one kilometer away. When Carter happened upon the child, he waited quietly to get the best shot of the vulture that was waiting for the child to die. After taking the … (46 comments)
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inspirational thoughts from bilingual nc realtor: Fruit Cocktail or Sauerkraut... - 11/15/07 03:16 PM
Over the past week, my days...my hours...EVEN my minutes have been completely consumed by work. Running from client-to-client and showing-to-showing...I've had little time to write (or even think, for that matter). However, I've caught myself 'grabbing' little moments here and there...thinking about blog-worthy childhood memories. I would smile as I thought about … (79 comments)
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inspirational thoughts from bilingual nc realtor: 'REALTOR® to the Stars' Linda Stein...Beat to Death by Her Personal Assistant!! - 11/09/07 10:26 PM
IF this story is yesterday's news to some of you...please forgive me! I've had a particularly busy week, and I JUST read of Linda Stein's death. Truthfully...I'm shocked!
I don't know Linda Stein...had never even heard of her until this afternoon...but I am deeply disturbed by the circumstances surrounding her death. On … (34 comments)
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inspirational thoughts from bilingual nc realtor: Three Kinds of Givers...Which One Are YOU? - 11/09/07 12:55 PM
Over the past month, I have witnessed firsthand...with my very own eyes...some pretty miraculous examples of unselfish giving...AND...mind-boggling generosity! Some of the situations I have seen are SO AMAZING, in fact, that I will have to write a separate post about them. Right now...just sitting here at my computer...I had a thought that I … (8 comments)
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inspirational thoughts from bilingual nc realtor: If You Could See Me Now.... (In memory of Steven Lawrence Crain Jr. 1977-1993) - 11/07/07 08:30 AM
Nothing...ABSOLUTELY NOTHING...happens by accident. There are NO coincidences! My mother has told me this throughout my life, and I mostly believed her. In church I sang, 'He's got the whole world in His hands', but I probably thought that He lets a few issues just slip between His fingers. I mean...holding the WHOLE WORLD...is … (76 comments)
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inspirational thoughts from bilingual nc realtor: Will You DARE to DREAM? - 11/05/07 08:11 AM
I am the glowingly proud mother of four AMAZING and BEAUTIFUL GIRLS. When my oldest daughter, Avery, was six years old, she participated in a girls' club at church. Her sister, Michelle, three at the time, wanted so badly to be a part of the club also...but she was too young (according to the club … (14 comments)
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inspirational thoughts from bilingual nc realtor: Is There a 'COPYRIGHT' on Inspiration! - 11/04/07 08:59 AM
Like many of you, I joined ActiveRain for the primary purpose of gaining greater exposure in the search engines. However, within a few, short weeks, I began to understand that there is so much more to ActiveRain than just 'google juice'.
Here at ActiveRain, I've met real estate professionals from all over … (20 comments)
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inspirational thoughts from bilingual nc realtor: Do YOU have the DETERMINATION of a PANSY? - 11/01/07 04:32 PM
Three weeks ago, my wonderful husband planted lovely pansies in a little garden just outside our front porch. They were the prettiest shades of purple and yellow...burgundy and colors for which I have no name. He spent the day creating the beautiful garden for me...because he knows how much pleasure I take in being surrounded by … (20 comments)
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inspirational thoughts from bilingual nc realtor: Unethical REALTOR®...STRIPPED of His R.E. License...Finds New Career as a LOAN OFFICER! (If THIS Doesn't Make YOU Angry...NOTHING WILL!) - 10/31/07 11:58 PM
I had only been a REALTOR® for about a month when Guadalupe walked into my office one Monday afternoon. As I looked up and saw the tiny woman standing in the doorway of my office, I knew that she was carrying a heavy burden on her shoulders. She shyly asked me … (42 comments)
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inspirational thoughts from bilingual nc realtor: 'The Cleaning Woman' (This Made Me REALLY Think!) - 10/30/07 03:50 PM
The Cleaning Woman
There was a little, old cleaning woman that went to the local church. When the invitation was given at the end of the service, she went forward wanting to become a member. The pastor listened as she told him how she had accepted Jesus and wanted to be … (31 comments)
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inspirational thoughts from bilingual nc realtor: Thank YOU, Tom! (ANOTHER ActiveRain ANGEL!) - 10/27/07 12:19 PM
Yesterday, I came across a blog by Tom Plant that had a hilarioius video. After watching, I simply commented to him that I enjoyed the video and wished to learn how to incorporate video into my blogs. Less than an hour later, Tom called me and left me the nicest message. He … (26 comments)
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inspirational thoughts from bilingual nc realtor: (This is a TRUE STORY) "They Done Shot Bobby!!!" - 10/26/07 05:26 PM
SINCE today is Friday...and SINCE Friday comes at the end of the week...and SINCE I want a good excuse to tell this story...I'm going to USE today being FRIDAY as my EXCUSE! ::LOOKING AROUND TO SEE IF THAT FLEW...AND MOVING ON::
(Just a few short years ago...) When I was sixteen years … (18 comments)
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inspirational thoughts from bilingual nc realtor: My 50TH Post...It's Gotta be SPECIAL! (I'd Like YOU to Meet My BEST FRIEND!) - 10/25/07 11:12 PM
YES...It is TRUE...This is my 50th post to ActiveRain. I can hardly believe that I've written so much in such a short period of time. That 'gift of gab' thingy is really getting out of control!
Over the past month, I've written about my children...my mother...my clients...my childhood...my relationship with God...my … (51 comments)
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inspirational thoughts from bilingual nc realtor: Eye on the PRIZE! - 10/25/07 07:08 PM
If I were to ask you right now...right this minute...to tell me what you REALLY, REALLY (with ALL of your heart) want out of life...could you do it? Could you put into words your dreams...your aspirations...your secret 'wish list' of 'THINGS I MUST DO BEFORE I DIE'?
IF you could tell me … (18 comments)
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inspirational thoughts from bilingual nc realtor: Swimming with the SHARKS or Flying with the EAGLES? ME? I’m Dancing with the ANGELS!!! - 10/25/07 12:08 PM
IF you have been involved in the real estate business for longer than… ::looking at my watch:: …ummmmm……THIRTY MINUTES…you have probably figured out that there are a few SHARKS in the water. IF you have not realized it by now, I’m sorry to be the one to burst your bubble. However, … (26 comments)
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inspirational thoughts from bilingual nc realtor: NCCADV (North Carolina Coalition Against Domestic Violence) A Time to Remember...49 KILLED IN N.C. IN 2007! - 10/21/07 10:12 PM
This morning...in a small church in Durham, North Carolina...we gathered to celebrate the lives and mourn the deaths of the 49 innocent victims of domestic violence in N.C. this year. As I watched the slide presentation, with the faces and names of each victim, I was overwhelmed with emotion. They were...mothers...daughters...grandmothers...pregnant women...unborn … (5 comments)
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inspirational thoughts from bilingual nc realtor: TEN GOT HEALED...ONLY ONE SAID 'THANKS!' - 10/21/07 07:43 PM
Luke 17:12-19
As he was going into a village, ten men who had leprosy met him. They stood at a distance and called out in a loud voice, "Jesus, Master, have pity on us!"
When he saw them, he said, "Go, show yourselves to the priests." And as they went, … (16 comments)
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inspirational thoughts from bilingual nc realtor: Words to LIVE BY...Some of My Favorite Quotes! - 10/20/07 03:22 PM
Have you ever read something really, really great and thought..."MAN...I wish I had written that!" ME TOO! When I read something that inspires me, I want to share it with everyone I know. On this beautiful Saturday, I want to share some of the quotes (by great men and women) that … (10 comments)
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inspirational thoughts from bilingual nc realtor: October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month -- How AWARE Are YOU? - 10/18/07 09:03 PM
"NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim October 2007 as National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. I urge all Americans to reach out to those … (12 comments)
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inspirational thoughts from bilingual nc realtor: In Christ Alone... - 10/07/07 07:36 PM
In Christ Alone - originally recorded by Michael English (click to hear song)
In Christ alone will I gloryThough I could pride myselfIn battles wonFor I've been blessed beyond measureAnd by His strength alone, I overcomeOh, I could stop and count successesLike diamonds in my handsBut these trophies could not equalTo … (27 comments)
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