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 if I spoke Spanish, and when I said
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10/31/2007
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 baptized and become a memb
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10/30/2007
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 told me that he would
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10/27/2007
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 old, I had
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10/26/2007
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 relati
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10/25/2007
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 WHAT you
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10/25/2007
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, the TRUTH will
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10/25/2007
Today...I spent the WHOLE day on the road...showing foreclosed properties to investors. Getting in and out of the car, I got ABSOLUTELY SOAKED FROM HEAD TO TOE at least four times today! And...you know what...I could not have been more thrilled. In fact...IF I could have gotten away with just spe
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10/24/2007
I, Elizabeth Nieves, am the proud and rightful inventor of ‘MONSTER SPRAY'. YES...YES...YES...I KNOW you are thinking that a little, country girl from North Carolina could NOT possibly have been the first to create such an amazingly useful product. ::slightly puffed up:: Oh...it is true, my frie
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10/23/2007
Today was ONE OF THOSE DAYS when I just needed to end the day with a good laugh. I thought...'Why not share my laugh with my friends on Active Rain?' I mean...it is more fun to laugh together!!! Here are some funny signs that have been spotted around the world: In a Tokyo bar:"SPECIAL COCKTAILS
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10/22/2007
