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    Steve Young 6:00 AM on June 21, 2015 Permalink | Reply  

    Happy Father’s Day… 

    …To Uncle Vernon who was there for me when my own Dad was not. He taught me all the stuff guys need to know and took me on all kinds of vacation and hunting trips that I probably would have never had the opportunity to go on. Everytime I hear the chorus of the Brad Paisley song “He didn’t have to be” I think of Uncle Vernon. Thank you Sir and happy Dad’s day.

    Lookin’ back all I can say
    About all the things he did for me
    Is I hope I’m at least half the dad
    That he didn’t have to be

    Thank you Veteran's

     
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    Steve Young 9:19 AM on June 18, 2015 Permalink | Reply  

    Men occasionally stumble over the truth… 

    but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing had happened. —Winston Churchill

    Toward the end of World War II, the people of Warsaw, Poland were picking through the rubble of their city. Bombs and shells had leveled virtually every building, until only a few chimneys remained standing; grotesque and useless obelisks against the iron-gray sky.

    But the Poles looked up in wonder at one wall of a building that was still standing. It was the only remaining wall of the British and Foreign Bible Society. The wall bore a sign with letters that were still clearly legible even after the many bombardments: “Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.”  Matthew 24:26-35

    Nov 13th

     
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    Steve Young 9:35 AM on June 2, 2015 Permalink | Reply  

    Always great info from our friends at The Real Estate Center! 

    COLLEGE STATION, Tex. (Real Estate Center) – Texas’ economy continues to create more jobs despite lower oil prices, according to the latest Monthly Review of the Texas Economy published by the Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University.

    You can check out the full article here:  Monthly Review of the Texas Economy

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    Steve Young 12:36 AM on June 2, 2015 Permalink | Reply  

    Calm Sea & Prosperous Voyage… 

    is a cantata for chorus and orchestra composed by Ludwig van Beethoven (op. 112), based on verses by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and dedicated to him. Beethoven knew and loved Goethe’s poetry, as did Mendelssohn, Schubert, and numerous lesser composers who were also inspired by this pair of poems.

    The poet Goethe was becalmed at sea on a voyage from Sicily to Naples in 1787. As his ship was passing the Isle of Capri, the wind died, leaving the vessel unable to make way against a treacherous current carrying it toward the cliffs of the island’s southern shore. The captain sent out a longboat with rowers to tow the ship out of danger, but the attempt failed because the current was so strong. The panic-stricken passengers knelt on the deck, wailing and praying for deliverance, while the crew seized oars and poles in a desperate effort to hold the ship off the rocks as long as they possibly could. Practically at the last second, a breeze sprang up and shipwreck was averted.

    Goethe published his short poem Meeresstille (“Becalmed at Sea” is a better translation than the more literal “Calm Sea”) in 1795. He paired it with the contrasting poem Glückliche Fahrt, expressing profound relief as the wind rises, the crew springs into action, and the ship gets under way once more. Anxiety becomes activity, and prayer with a song of thanksgiving as the bindings of fear are loosed!

    Click this link to enjoy my favorite, Mendelssohn’s Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage

     
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    Steve Young 7:12 AM on June 1, 2015 Permalink | Reply  

    Texas Disaster Assistance Info 

    As a result of the ongoing flooding and storm damage, Texas has been declared a major disaster area by the federal government. This means funding is now available for affected individuals, including business owners, in Harris, Hays, and Van Zandt counties. 

    According to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, assistance may include grants for temporary housing and home repairs, low-cost loans to cover uninsured property losses, and other programs to help individuals and business owners recover from the effects of the disaster.

    Damage surveys are ongoing, so additional counties may be designated for assistance once assessments are completed.

    To begin applying for assistance please visit: http://www.DisasterAssistance.gov
    If you do not have internet access you can call:
    1-800-621-3362 or 1-800-462-7585 (TTY)

    These toll-free telephone numbers will operate from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. CT seven days a week.

    Immediate needs (shelter, food, clothing, cleaning supplies, etc.) will continue to be available locally in San Marcos and Wimberley. Residents of Blanco and Caldwell counties who were affected are welcome to get help through these local services, however, those counties are not part of the current federal disaster declaration.

    For more information, please call the Hays County Hotline at 512-754-2275.
    Additional information may be found at:
    http://www.haysinformed.com/
    http://www.sanmarcostx.gov/index.aspx?page=1267
    http://www.sanmarcostx.gov/index.aspx?page=1279

    Please follow me on Facebook: Roger Williams and Twitter: @RepRWillliams to get the most up to date information as it becomes available.

    Sincerely,
    R_Williams_logo_6-1-15
    Roger Williams
    Member of Congress

     
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    Steve Young 6:50 AM on June 1, 2015 Permalink | Reply  

    Steve Young’s May 2015 Newsletter 

    Welcome to the most current Housing Trends eNewsletter. This eNewsletter is specially designed for you, with national and local housing information that you may find useful whether you’re in the market for a home, thinking about selling your home, or just interested in homeowner issues in general.

    Please click on this link to view the Housing Trends May 2015 Newsletter:

    Steve Young’s May 2015 Newsletter 

    The Housing Trends eNewsletter contains the latest information from the National Association of REALTORS®, the U.S. Census Bureau, Realtor.org reports and other sources.

    If you are interested in determining the value of your home, click the “Home Evaluator” link for a free evaluation report:

    What is the Value of My Home? Find it here!

    Sound decisions can only be made with accurate and reliable information, and I am happy to be a trusted resource for you. Thank you for the opportunity to provide you with this monthly eNewsletter, and I look forward to answering any questions you may have and to the opportunity to be your REALTOR® in the future.

    Sincerely yours,

    Steve Young                                                                    headstraight_weblg

    817-276-5149
    RE/MAX Associates
    4105 S Bowen Rd Arlington TX 76016 

     
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    Steve Young 2:46 PM on May 27, 2015 Permalink | Reply  

    Texas flood victims can find help here 

    If you were affected by the May 2015 flooding in parts of Texas and need assistance, the Texas Association of REALTORS® is here to help. TAR has set up a relief fund to help those who have suffered property damage to their primary residences.

    To apply for assistance, download and complete the form at texasrealestate.com/relief. You can also donate money to the fund to help Texans affected by this recent disaster. 

    The need is great. Want to donate? 

    To donate, send checks to:

    Texas REALTORS® Relief Fund

    P.O. Box 2246

    Austin, TX 78768

    Thank you Texas Association of Realtor’s, I’m blessed to be a part of such a great organization!

     
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    Steve Young 10:31 AM on May 25, 2015 Permalink | Reply  

    A question and my answer… 

    Question: Steve, I find it very interesting that the CERN-Large Hadron Collider underground tunnel is 17,000 miles in circumference in Geneva, Switzerland and the ISS Satellite is traveling in space at 17,000 per hour…is there a connection here?

    Answer: The correlation of things in the heavens and things on the Earth is very prominent in God’s Word, Ephesians 1:10 as an example. Keeping in mind that as long as man disregards God’s plan, man is still trying to build the tower to heaven, see Gen. 11 and at that the Word says there is nothing new under the sun-Ecc. 1:9!

    At the base of the tower or the CERN, as an example is man’s attempt to discover the “god particle” or that particle which created and holds together the Universe. See Col. 1:16,17. The top of the tower, as an example is ISS, the most complex international scientific and engineering project in history and the largest structure humans have ever put into space. Remember Gen 11:4- They said, “Come, let us build for ourselves a city, and a tower whose top will reach into heaven, and let us make for ourselves a name, otherwise we will be scattered abroad over the face of the whole earth.” Interesting in Hebrew “city” means excitement and or anguish, as in terror and this comes from a root word meaning to rouse oneself, awake, awaken, incite. “Tower” in Hebrew means an elevated stage and comes from a root word…to grow, become great or important, promote, make powerful, praise, magnify, to do great things. This should not be a surprise! Read Isaiah 14:12-14 which lines up with what the Word says regarding lucifer.

    Many of these things line up with the study the Lord gave me regarding “Gravity” and also the message “The Alignment”. Read John 17, Matthew 6:9-15. Luke 10:2. Interesting in Luke 10 Jesus sent the 70 out in groups of two and now the ISS crew is sent up in two’s. As stated in Eph. 1:10 there is a “summing up” in Christ, both things in the heavens and things on the earth. So, let us keep in mind to keep our eyes on Jesus, the living and abiding Word of God and not on end times, and not on circumstances and not on other people…but on Jesus, for He is the Author and Finisher of our faith, salvation and deliverance! Then the end times, circumstances and other folks can be looked at correctly, or as the Word states in 2 Tim 2:15-Be diligent to present yourself approved to God as a workman who does not need to be ashamed, accurately handling the word of truth. The son’s of God are to be LED by the Spirit of God and there continues to be a way that SEEMS right unto man but that way continues to be the way of death. Prov. 14:12 & 19:21.

    Speaking of one of the meanings of “city” above meant “terror” and to “incite”, read this latest article re. isis, which only has one extra letter in it’s name from the the ISS, the letter “i” and again looking at Is 14 noticing all the stated “i will’s”!  

    Article: ISIS horror grows

     
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    Steve Young 9:25 AM on May 5, 2015 Permalink | Reply  

    Real Estate Center Report Shows Texas’ 2.8 Percent Job Growth Outpaces U.S. 

    COLLEGE STATION, Tex. (Real Estate Center) – The Texas economy gained 320,400 nonagricultural jobs from March 2014 to March 2015, an annual growth rate of 2.8 percent compared with 2.3 percent for the United States.

    According to the latest Monthly Review of the Texas Economy, published by the Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University, the state’s non-government sector added 304,300 jobs, an annual growth rate of 3.2 percent compared with 2.6 percent for the nation’s private sector.

    Texas’ seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell to 4.2 percent in March 2015 from 5.3 percent in March 2014. The nation’s rate decreased from 6.6 to 5.5 percent.

    All Texas industries had more jobs in March than a year ago. The state’s construction industry ranked first in job creation followed by the transportation, warehousing and utilities industry, leisure and hospitality industry, education and health services, and mining and logging.

    All Texas metro areas except El Paso and Wichita Falls had more jobs. Midland ranked first in job creation, followed by Odessa, Beaumont-Port Arthur, Longview, Dallas-Plano-Irving and San Antonio-New Braunfels.

    The state’s actual unemployment rate was 4.2 percent. Midland had the lowest unemployment rate followed by Amarillo, Austin-Round Rock, College Station-Bryan and Lubbock.

    The complete report is available online at    http://www.recenter.tamu.edu/pdf/1862.pdf.

    By Bryan Pope, Associate Editor, Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University
    May 5, 2015/Release No. 10-0515

     
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    Steve Young 7:21 AM on May 4, 2015 Permalink | Reply  

    May is Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month 

    CF_Logo        Cystic Fibrosis Foundation

    May is Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month. All month-long we’ll be doing all we can to raise awareness for CF.
    Help us spread the word by sharing your own stories with family and friends at:  Raise Awareness for CF!  
    And that’s one of the benefits of giving ALL YEAR LONG to the Cara Young Fish for Life, a 501(c)(3) Organization. Through our support of Cook Children’s Hospital the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation is benefited as well. Thank you all for your continued support and make sure and put in your calendar to be at our upcoming dinner and silent auction on August 27th, 2015 at the Arlington Board of Realtor’s! 
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