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Where's Your Humanity?

Where's Your Humanity?  I found mine this week when I had the honorable pleasure of volunteering for Habitat for Humanity at NAR's Convention in Anaheim, California.  And what a pleasure it was!

I've always been pretty good at building things.  When I was a little girl, I used to play with Lincoln Logs instead of Barbies.  I loved building 'play' houses... it felt good to create something with my hands.  And fortunately for Habitat for Humanity, my childhood creations paved the way for building dreams... one home at a time

This week, I was part of a team of Realtors® who built three homes for Habitat for Humanity.  It felt good to wear the blue shirt with the Realtor® logo on the back while pounding away with our hammers.  There was enormous pride in the room when we saw our finished 'framed' houses being raised... definitely a teary-eyed moment.  It's a good feeling to give back.  It's even better when you can give back to a profession thats been wild, crazy and rewarding at the same time.  When you put your heart and soul into something like Habitat for Humanity... passion begins and dreams just happen!

Habitat for Humanity - Melinda Peterson

 My Habitat for Humanity Realtor® Friends For Life!

Habitat for Humanity - Melinda Peterson

Pulling boards apart with my eyes closed ;-)

Habitat for Humanity - Melinda Peterson

Building Dreams... One Home at a Time!

Habitat for Humanity - Melinda Peterson

The best part was... we got to sign our home!

74 commentsMel Peterson - The Naked Blogger • November 11 2011 08:25PM