Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Rockwall's 'foreclosure angel' spawns national movement

http://www.wfaa.com/sharedcontent/dws/wfaa/latestnews/stories/wfaa090519_lj_mock.1b0d2c92.html

It would behoove us all to act a little more like Marilyn.
If the shoes fit try them on for size and wear them.

Random Acts of Kindness - it's a little known holiday that encourages people to spontaneously help anyone they can for 24 hours.

That day is usually in February, but for Marilyn Mocks it was last October, the day she saved a stranger from foreclosure and sure homelessness.

But what started as a momentary gift, is now a mission.

Marilyn Mock spends her days running a stone yard with her family in Rockwall.

"I've just always loved rocks, just love them," she said of her work.

But this hard woman is a real softie for those in need.

"If you see somebody upset, you always try to help him," she said.

In October, she spotted a woman crying, about to lose her home at a foreclosure auction.

Mock didn't know her but bought her house for her.

That random gesture captured,