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lindaz 08-05-2007 01:56 PM
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darbyduff,
You have everyone on your side. You can't lose. Looking so forward to meeting you. :bigthumbsup:

Linda

darbyduff 08-05-2007 02:14 PM
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Linda,

Az2fla also has me in his prayers.... ;D ;D

Some people post their concerns about moving to TV. I haven't even met any of you yet and your rooting me on!!!! For all you out there who are not sure about TV.. How many other community's would this happen!! ??? :clap2:


I am saying a Novena for all of you out there who are trying to dance in the Squares. (Az2fla, and many others) Keep the faith and keep me posted! And a special thanks to you Linda! You can be sure we will meet one day my friend AND I'M BUYING!!!!! :beer2: Ha Ha!

darbyduff 08-05-2007 04:24 PM
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Oshunluva,

I remember your situation. I live vicariously through you my friend. I'm saying, praying and burying!

The only upside to my situation is my house hasn't been cleaner!! :bigthumbsup:

Oshunluva - keep us all posted on your exciting odyssey to the villages!

darbyduff 08-09-2007 10:20 PM
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Well, I am now a true believer!!! Placed St Joseph in the ground a little over 2 weeks ago, been saying the Novena that someone here told me about for a week AND just took a call from our Realtor. The buyers just accepted our counter offer and the house SOLD!!!!!!!!! :clap2: :clap2: :clap2:

HMarie 08-10-2007 05:43 AM
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:clap2: There ya go! Congrats!

lindaz 08-10-2007 06:33 AM
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Yeah, Darbyduff. Does that mean you will be coming to TV soon????

Thank you, St. Joseph.

darbyduff 08-10-2007 10:59 PM
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Not only will I thank St Joseph, but I'll probably start taking Catechism classes!!! :joke:

F16 1UB 08-25-2007 04:21 PM
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Okay we buried St Joseph today at our house then drove to our daughters house and buried one in her yard too. And that's the way it is. Aug 25th 2007. Good night David - Good night Chet. And good night TV. Next report may be sold.

Steve

jjdees 08-25-2007 06:11 PM
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St Joseph doesn't like N. Atlanta. I shouldn't say that. He's just waiting for the right moment. Go St. Joe!!!

Frank2 08-26-2007 10:32 AM
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It's been an amusing journey reading all the submissions about St. Joseph and the magical statue.

However, I feel that a good real estate agent, a clean, attractive home, well advertised and a reduced price should result in a sale, without the burial process.

al96m 08-26-2007 11:48 AM
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As practicing catholic's we were aware of the promise of St.Joseph,so come the time for us to sell our home on Cape Cod,we dug our little hole and performed the ritual,lo and behold,the home sold in a reasonable time frame,course the fact that the home was a four b'room and located on the ocean may have had something to do with it,plus our realtor was exceptional,now the other side of the coin,we did the same thing to another home in Naples,Fl.it's been 14 months and counting,so I guess St.Joseph must grant one wish per customer.......

blueeagle65 08-26-2007 12:53 PM
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Didn't work for us - it still took six months to sell our house in NC (back in 2004). Maybe we should have had a ceremony instead of just pitching him in a hole. ???

darbyduff 08-26-2007 06:37 PM
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I'm not sure if it was St Joe or the Novena's but I have been faithful to both (and remember you have to have it blessed). We had a contract on our house 3 weeks after doing both. (It had been on the market since April and nothing) Do I believe??? Yes, it could be a coincidence but remember what the buyer said to me after seeing our home for the first time......"The angels sent me to your home" WOOOOOOOOOOO..........

This coming Thursday is our closing....I still say the Novena every day (I'm afraid to stop) because it's not over until it's over. We'll see what happens!!!

F16 1UB 08-27-2007 07:18 AM
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BLESSED - :edit: Sorry, got carried away for a moment. Nobody mentioned blessed. I'll just have to trust the big guy on this one. Another 236 mile round trip isn't happening anytime soon unless the realtor says sign here.( Or maybe there's a bass tournament) Besides if I go there to dig up St. Joseph I'm being told that the EPA is now on my tail because of traces of lead found in the drinking water. Yes! St. Joseph was made in China. Woe is me. How did we ever survive to reach baby boomer years?

Steve

darbyduff 08-27-2007 07:22 PM
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Hey Steve,

Don't you remember we had our plastic $6.00 statue blessed at a funeral by a lady sitting next to me who just happened to have holy water in her purse???

When I sell the home on Thursday I will be digging up St Joe (That's what I've been told I'm suppose to do)

Maybe there's a deal to be had between you and me......I will rent St Joe by the day, week or month....Your choice!!!!

F16 1UB 08-27-2007 08:08 PM
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Hmmm,

I'll tell ya DD I might take you up on that rental. It's been 2 days and no action yet. Am I a little impatient? You bet. For what it's worth my wife just said that we'll get a call Wednesday from the realtor.

To be continued: Steve

darbyduff 08-27-2007 08:17 PM
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We will all wait with baited breath!!!!!

Wednesday heh???? Did she say which Wednesday????

SUNreporter 08-28-2007 10:26 AM
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I would love to talk to anyone who has buried St. Joseph (whether it worked or not) for a possible newspaper story in the Daily Sun. You can share your story via email (please include a contact number): Gary.Corsair@thevillagesmedia.com Looking forward to hearing from you.

F16 1UB 09-07-2007 08:46 AM
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Okay boys and girls, I had a talk with St. Joey yesterday after making the 236 mile trip again. It seems he's not generating any action so far. I mean c'mon, it's been since Aug 25th. I trimmed the shrubs, picked up sale flyers, and sprayed Round Up. Next thing is to check the expiration date on Realtor. They be a gettin close.

to be continued

Steve

F16 1UB 09-15-2007 07:16 PM
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It's been 84 days since the house went on the market. C'mon St Joseph. Lets get rockin.

Steve

darbyduff 09-17-2007 06:49 PM
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Ok Steve,

Let me walk you through this again!!

1. Have it blessed.

2. Upside down in front yard with face facing the home.

3. Say St Joseph prayer

Now, as additional insurance there is a St Joseph prayer site and I said the #1 prayer EVERY DAY for 2 weeks. Now, I know what your thinking...... ;D ;D BUT WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO LOSE (Except your home)

My husband thinks it's the biggest joke but ok, maybe our selling our home had NOTHING to do with St Joe, .............. but....................Maybe it did............wooooooooooooooooooooo!!! :bow: :bow:

nanci2539 09-18-2007 10:06 AM
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Does it still work if you're not catholic? Where would you have it blessed?

F16 1UB 09-18-2007 11:54 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by darbyduff
Ok Steve,

Let me walk you through this again!!

1. Have it blessed.

2. Upside down in front yard with face facing the home.

3. Say St Joseph prayer

Now, as additional insurance there is a St Joseph prayer site and I said the #1 prayer EVERY DAY for 2 weeks. Now, I know what your thinking...... ;D ;D BUT WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO LOSE (Except your home)

My husband thinks it's the biggest joke but ok, maybe our selling our home had NOTHING to do with St Joe, .............. but....................Maybe it did............wooooooooooooooooooooo!!! :bow: :bow:
I'm gonna do one better. The next time I go to the house I'm taking a bottle of wine, a loaf of bread, and I'll have to stop at the store to buy some fish (Cause I sure as hell can't catch any) and maybe St Joey can work me a miracle. Or is this the wrong guy? I slept during catechism class. Maybe the big guy upstairs will forgive me. Geesh!

Steve :verymad:

darbyduff 09-18-2007 06:50 PM
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Nancy -

Just take it to any Catholic church. You don't have to be Catholic. (Read to see where I had mine done)

You might give them a little something for the collection plate.

Nither my husband or I are Catholic.

bamafan 09-18-2007 09:35 PM
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Darby, Are you supposed to dig St Joe up and take him with you to your new home? I heard this somewhere before, problem was when we went to find ours we could not find him. Guess he was happy.

Breeze 09-20-2007 05:17 PM
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First..you need to bury ole St Joe upside down in the REAR LEFT corner of your property.. NOt the front.. I have sold 3 homes that way all sold within 3 weeks of the 'burial".... HONEST !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

kregski 09-20-2007 09:45 PM
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Im gonna bury St. Joes sister St. Josephine in my yard in Indiana and pray she brings me a suuuper deal in TV.. That works to dont it? Kregski

Honeybee36 10-02-2007 07:54 PM
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We buried St. Joseph, said the prayers and have not had a single showing since! I am discouraged.

opbob77 10-05-2007 11:51 AM
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IT WORKS!!! Our townhouse up north was on the market 5&1/2 months. There were NO showings the last month. We went up north for a week and on 9/8 we buried St. Joseph. It took 8 DAYS to receive an offer and sell the place.

dandt 10-05-2007 06:12 PM
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Dark ages are still around!

F16 1UB 10-06-2007 08:29 PM
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Dark ages here too dandt. Current contract expires 10/30 (120 days) Have another realtor in mine already. Have buried St Joseph, Mathew, Mark, Luke, John, 98 Ford Explorer, and a picture of my former boss. No luck yet.

Geesh !

Steve

darbyduff 10-07-2007 09:04 AM
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Hang in there Steve -

As ya'll know (See, I'm Southern already), 3 weeks after burying St. Joseph we had a contract on the house (and I was such a doubter!!!)

Now we're in TV and having a ball (after 1.5 weeks of cardboard diving)!! For all of you out there - Hang in there with Steve. When it's meant to be, it will be!!

(Sure, easy for me to say now!) :clap2:

bogart 10-21-2007 04:15 PM
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I actually saw Darbyduff's stature of St. Joseph last evening. He's just a little guy but very effective! Remember though, that Darbyduff followed detailed instructions:
1) Have St. Joe blessed (it doesn't have to be at a funeral though --see DD's post on July 17th)
2) Bury upside down in front yard.
3) Say daily prayers, even if not Catholic.
4) After your home sells, remember to dig up St. Joseph and proudly take him to your new home.
Congratulations, Darbyduff! Your new home in The Villages is beautiful and St. Joseph has a new place of honor ----beats being upside down buried in CO.

GO ROCKIES GO ROCKIES GO ROCKIES

jadebox 10-21-2007 07:39 PM
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I ordered a St Joseph statue on Ebay. Should receive it before too long. Sure hope it helps my son sell his place in Recreation Plantation. He wants to move closer to Orlando where his true love lives.

Hyacinth Bucket 10-31-2007 07:38 PM
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Hi,

I just read this article in the WSJ http://online.wsj.com/public/article...239175607.html

and thought you might be interested in it.

HB

brandonma5 11-03-2007 10:01 PM
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My house up north was on the market for many months without a nibble. The day that I buried a picture of St Joseph I sold my house.

F16 1UB 11-04-2007 02:37 PM
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Okay I must have fouled up somewhere. Buried St. Joey at our house & daughters. I just switched realtors after 120 days. Daughter closes on the sale of her house Nov 16th. Think I'll buy a bottlle of wine and a loaf of bread. Excuse me I'm going fishing and maybe if I'm lucky enough to catch something I can tie the 3 together and work a miracle.

Steve :)

GERALDINE 11-06-2007 03:42 AM
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I left St. Joseph still buried in our front yard of our home in northern Michigan. He did do a good job for us though. Do you think he's upset with us for leaving him?

Where can I buy another one locally?

GERALDINE 11-07-2007 05:53 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by darbyduff
Well, I'm a firm believer in all things that I don't understand! I too am a Christian and I was thinking that as much as God has to worry about these days all over the world, the last thing I want to do is burden him with the sale of our house.

Anyway, it's been 1.5 weeks since St Joseph went "under" and so far, not a showing. And we have the type of house that our Realtor told us when he listed it the first of April.."This house will go in less than a month"

But I still believe!!

I'm so glad for all of you that have sold your home and are living my husband and my dream of living in TV.

(Did you notice a bit of sarcasm there???? ha ha) No really, I am happy for all of you!!! Like my husband says.."It will happen when it happens" or wait, maybe that was Yogi B.!????
You're so right Darby... All things happen in God's time and not ours. We are trying to sell our house here in TV and return to Michigan to care for 4 ailing parents. We had it listed with The Villages, but recently cancelled and went For Sale By Owner to be able to lower the price $15K. We're anxious for it to sell, as we're needed up north...but I know that God will get us there in HIS time and that it will all work out according to HIS plan.

May God Bless you and your husband and may you know that he's NEVER too busy to hear our prays and our desires. We just have to cleanse our hearts of "our" desires so that we can be receptive to what he's saying to us.

Where do you live?

GERALDINE 11-07-2007 06:04 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by SUNreporter
I would love to talk to anyone who has buried St. Joseph (whether it worked or not) for a possible newspaper story in the Daily Sun. You can share your story via email (please include a contact number): Gary.Corsair@thevillagesmedia.com Looking forward to hearing from you.
Sooooo, if you do an article for the Daily Sun on "Burying St. Joseph" will "the powers that be" let you say you got your idea from TOTV????? Seems they don't like our little "Chats" !!!


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