I’ve always loved a blue and white color scheme. I recently watched that classic Christmas movie, “Holiday Inn”, wherein Bing Crosby sings “White Christmas. The two random things came together in my head and ~ Voila!
Photo courtesy of mike-filion at flickr.com
Do you know someone who might lose their house to foreclosure?
For a lot of people the deadline is Dec. 31 – right around the corner.
I know a guy that can help them sell their house and get the price they
need…on eBay!
He’s the only guy that teaches how to do this. If you’re interested, you
can listen to a FREE call tonight, Thursday, November 20, 2008.
The call is Thursday night, Nov. 20 at 9 PM Eastern Time.
The number to call is 218-936-4700
The pass code is 822937#
Rhea Perry is going to interview her son, Drew, who became a
millionaire after figuring out how to sell houses fast on eBay.
If you can’t listen tonight, we can figure out a way to get a recording
of the call to you.
Rhea and Drew are hosting a 3-day hands-on workshop to walk
you through setting up your auction so you can list your
house on eBay.
Bring your computer and your tech kid and they’ll help you do
it on the spot.
Folks are already registered and ready to go and space is
limited so if you want to sell your house fast, plan now to
join them on Dec. 12-14 in Huntsville, Alabama and they’ll help
you list your house on eBay.
Get all the details on the call Thursday night.
NOTE: Members of www.CreatingGreatHomes.com will get a
major discount to the class. It takes about 5 minutes to join and
save a ton.
This class has gone together in a big hurry, so, to get the discount,
email CreatingGreatHomes@gmail.com and let them know you
just joined and want to go to the class. We’ll get the registration
information to you.
If you know someone who needs to sell a house before the
end of the year, forward this note to them. You may help
them save more than their house.
That call is TONIGHT, Thursday, Nov. 20 at 9 PM Eastern Time.
The number to call is 218-936-4700
The pass code is 822937#
Blessings on you!
Marilyn
When my kids were little Psalty the Singing Songbook was popular in the American Christian realm. One of his story tapes (my kids are that old!) included the song, “Make Me a Servant”.
My then 4 year-old daughter sang it thusly:
“Give me a servant, humble and true…”
And I would think, “He did! And I’m it!”
Admit it. If you have children, you’ve felt that way. Or surely you’ve said,
“Isn’t there someone else we could call, ‘Mom’, for just a few hours?”
Finally, the answer is, YES!!!!!
Admittedly, you will need a rather large kitchen to accommodate her,
but Robo-Maid has arrived.
If you can’t view the video here you can check her out at http://snurl.com/4ufgl
Blessings on you!
Marilyn
There’s a story news story out today saying there is a big rise in the suicide rate among middle-aged white women. No one knows why this is so.
One of the things I think I know is that people do desperate things – like end a marriage, or end a life – when they have lost hope. They’ve tried everything they can think of to make it better, so they figure there are no options left to them.
When they think, “This will never get better,” they look for a way out.
One thing I’m pretty darn sure I know is: There Are Always Options!
Just because you can’t see them at the moment, doesn’t mean they don’t exist. If you are desperate, or nearly so, please wait.
Wait for a change. Change is the only constant. This terrible time will pass.
Wait for an answer. Of course, to get an answer you have to (1) ask a question and (2) listen. I recommend you ask God your burning question and expect Him to answer. One of the things I know I know is that He cares for you.* Another one is that He is found by those who look for Him. **
Wait for a friend, someone who will hang in there with you. This may take a while. It may not be the person you think it is. It may not be the person you want it to be. Again, ask God to give you one, then wait and keep your eyes open.
If you don’t believe any of this, please talk to someone who will listen to you. If you don’t have a friend, call a counselor. If you can’t afford a counselor, call a Pastor. If you don’t trust pastors, call a suicide hotline. They will believe you, and they will help you find someone you can talk to.
All the Way Home
Building a Family in a Falling-Down House, by David Giffels
This is a must-read for anyone that has ever wanted to buy an old house and rehab it into a thing of beauty. We’ve all seen the interior decorating magazine articles and home decorating tv shows: the before and after pictures. That’s what snares us. The dreary before pictures and the lovely, completely harmonious, light filled spaces of the “after” photos. What a wonderful thing that would be, to transform a dark old hulk into the pristine wonder of the neighborhood.
This book is neither the before nor the after. This is the in-between: the reality of buying your dream home and the nightmare of turning it into the home of your dreams.
It is also the story of a Grown-up Kid coming to grips with being a Man who must provide a home for his family. The Grown-up Kid provides us with plenty of humor along the way. He’s having a blast playing with his tools, inventing solutions and battling wild beasts (in the attic, no less.) The Man gives us cause for concern: will his family survive intact? He has to somehow balance his family’s need for livable shelter with their need for his physical presence.
Giffels’ prose makes this journey from Kid-to-Man and Hulk-to-House a wonderful read. Just listen to this, about a trip to the giant home-improvement store.
I came here for three things:
1. a can of expanding sealant, that magical stuff;
2. another three bags of mortar because this much I’ve learned:
a single bag of mortar is a fool’s errand; and
3: possibly a hinge.
The hinge is a lark…It’s heavy and antique and I know I will not find one here. But I have to look.
Looking for something we don’t think we’ll find—this is an understanding we share here in the wilds of the superstore.
We are people afraid of what might happen if our lives became comfortable.
We are people who don’t know nearly as much as we want the world to believe we know.
We are fathers. We are desperate to understand our place among people who desperately need us.
Our ambition is complicated…
I’ve stopped now, between Lighting and Doors.
A hinge—is it “hardware” or “fastener”?
We do not ask. We seek and discover. We, in the aisles: we are seekers and discoverers. This is our frontier. This is what we have left.
My one complaint about this delightful book is the lack of pictures. How did this get published without pictures? I mean, really!
And this is why I love the Internet. I Googled Mr. Giffels and found this wonderful slideshow.
http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2008/04/17/garden/20080417akron
_index.html?partner=permalink&exprod=permalink
Now we can sit back, enjoy the before and after photos, and pretend it’s as easy as the television shows make it look!
Blessings on you!
Marilyn
