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As Fathers Day approaches this Sunday, we are all thankful for our Dad's, Grandpa's and our children's Father. Let's not forget our True Father. The Man who started it all and gave us the opportunity to start on own families and become Dad's ourselves. God, Father, Dad I thank you for all you ha...

I'm proud to call my Father, Dad. He has taught me the way of the world in business, life and love. Dad is a family man all the way. Family to him is his "best friends". Dad, even though he was always in business showed my sister and I the USA World. I was fortunate to visit all 50 States, and ma...

I have noticed that many cities have only a few members in the Active Rain Network. My particular city has a total of 6 members including myself, 3 of which I have invited to join. Some times I feel like I'm walking alone in The Rain in my area. I have invited nearly all the area Real Estate Pro...

Saturday, my baby will marry his beautiful fiancee. Sara, has been the rock of our family as I went through a divorce to a bitter ex. Sara, has been there throughout the turmoil to help Josh understand the emotional roller coaster that goes along with divorce. The frustration that Josh has endure...

Bust lines in business is the last thing all of us want to increase. The Bust Line in business equates to bankruptcy, out of business, done, over, nadda, whatever you want to call it, you are busted. As our bust line gets closer the party is over in this case. Real Estate Professionals in most ca...

This morning (10:58 am ET)an Aero-Med helicopter attempting to leave the heli-pad on top of Spectrum Hospital in Grand Rapids went into a spin and crashed. The Grand Rapids Press has been reporting hourly on the mishap on it's M-Live blog page. The Grand Rapids Press said "A Federal Aviation Adm...

The LEAD GENERATING WISH LIST can now be added for FREE to your Web Site or Blog page on Active Rain. This is not your "Typical" Lead Generator. Your site produces the lead, you are the only one that receives the lead, and there are no fees involved at all. If you look on the right side of this b...

As a builder since 1978, I have replaced 100's of warped deck boards for customers where the ends have curled up. Curling or warping is common in wood decking as the drying out process (curing) happens over time. We had one of our boards warp since winter has ended on our deck. The deck was insta...

Sgt. 1st Class Richard J. Herrema, 27, of Hudsonville, Mich., died April 25, 2006 A Fort Bragg soldier with one of the Army's most elite units was killed in a helicopter assault in Baghdad.He placed only God above his family and loved life, and was a thoughtful man, doing things such as hiring a...

My father in laws brother, was a gunner in WWII. Richard Herrema flew many missions with Bob Hamilton. Mr. Hamilton wrote of the crews experiences during that time, including photo's. There were tense times and times of joy that each men endured on their way to life long friendships that evolved...