http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_720_Building_A_Dream_House.mp3 Cassandra Brush and her husband discovered a community when they began building their own home. Also: reconciliation through ice skating. Plone 2.0 http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_720_Building_A_Dream_House.mp3/logo.jpg http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_720_Building_A_Dream_House.mp3 <h4>Building a Dream House</h4><p class="imageleft"><img class="image-left" src="resolveuid/1157783cf3b45b2599853140114f1920" alt="Cass-and-Dan-Brush-crop.jpg" height="100" width="100" />Cassandra and Dan Brush <a title="Dream Home Revealed" href="resolveuid/bafa346d3caf786449525d60f956fb62" target="_self">&gt;&gt;More<br /></a></p><p>In the midst of a national housing crisis, Cassandra Brush recognizes what a privilege it is to live in her dream home. Cassandra and her husband, Dan, were determined to be homeowners without a mortgage. So the couple set out to build a house from scratch. They lived for years in a one-room cellar hole that would eventually become the basement of their new house. But when neighbors and friends started showing up to help, Cassandra realized she was getting a house and a community. Cassandra speaks with Dick Gordon about building a home and why it was worth the wait.</p><a class="addbtn" href="http://www.publicradio.org/applications/formbuilder/user/form_display.php?form_code=608cc948ba9b" target="_self">Contact Us</a><p><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document" /><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 11" /><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 11" /><link href="file:///C:\DOCUME~1\story4\LOCALS~1\Temp\msohtml1\03\clip_filelist.xml" rel="File-List" /><style></style></p><h4>Your Story: Skating with dad<br /></h4><p class="imageleft"><img class="image-left" src="resolveuid/a507f46fcb94298c8b395adb62b29987" alt="skating.jpg" height="100" width="100" />Vicki Schneider</p><p>Vicki Schneider's father was a military man. He constantly tried to get his daughter to do "sporty things." But even simple activities like ice skating scared Vicki, and she says that fear disgusted her father. Many years later, Vicki was caring for her dad at home during his last days. One afternoon, Vicki decided to take a break. Inexplicably, she went to the local ice rink and learned to skate. She talks with Dick about what that simple act meant to her, as she worked to reconcile with her dad.<br /></p><p><a class="addbtn" href="http://www.publicradio.org/applications/formbuilder/user/form_display.php?form_code=608cc948ba9b" target="_self">Contact Us</a></p><p></p> Fri, 27 Feb 2009 05:00:00