{"id":21464,"date":"2024-09-18T00:11:39","date_gmt":"2024-09-18T06:11:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/?p=21464"},"modified":"2024-09-17T18:14:25","modified_gmt":"2024-09-18T00:14:25","slug":"living-a-life-full-of-hope","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/2024\/09\/18\/living-a-life-full-of-hope\/","title":{"rendered":"Living A Life Full Of Hope"},"content":{"rendered":"

A local success story<\/strong> <\/em><\/p>\n

By MIKE MCKENNA<\/em><\/p>\n

\"\"If you had to pick a word to describe Marisa Elizarraras\u2019s life, you probably wouldn\u2019t choose \u201ceasy.\u201d
\nNo, her life growing up locally was anything but easy. But once you\u2019ve heard the story of Marisa\u2019s journey from broken homes to thriving local businesswoman, you\u2019d likely choose terms like \u201cresilient,\u201d \u201cinspiring,\u201d and the word she likes to use to describe her life, \u201chopeful.\u201d
\nMarisa was born in Hailey and her parents\u2019 troubled marriage ended soon thereafter. She was thrown into the turmoil of dividing her time between two homes \u2014 one was with her mother, who had lifelong substance abuse issues. By the time she was just eight years old, her mother\u2019s issues had been passed over to Marisa and she began a long battle with substance abuse.
\nBy the time Marisa reached adolescence, her once promising athletic abilities, as a swimmer and track athlete, had given way to nothing but trouble. For years she bounced from school to school and various rehab facilities. Friends, family and people of faith could only help her so much. Every time Marisa would get clean, another tragedy in her life would knock her back down the same old destructive paths.
\nEventually, however, Marisa found the strength and faith to defeat her demons. Her \u201cnaughty years,\u201d as she calls them, are now well behind her and now Marisa is a thriving small-business owner, proud mom, and someone who is deeply committed to giving back and supporting others.
\n\u201cIt doesn\u2019t matter how many mistakes you make in life, you have to learn from them,\u201d Marisa said.
\nMarisa married Joel Elizarraras in 2007 and they have raised three kids. \u201cI\u2019m so blessed to raise kids here,\u201d she said.
\nMarisa has learned from and overcome her mistakes by working hard and finding a strong support group at The Life Church. Faith and hard work have led to Marisa\u2019s salvation.
\n\u201cI love working,\u201d said Marisa, who had lots of jobs before owning her own businesses. She worked in the real estate world with both Windermere and Hallmark Properties. She\u2019s moonlighted at South Valley Pizzeria and at different local gas stations for decades.
\nIn 2009, she and her husband founded a cleaning service called \u201cGot Dirt.\u201d It was their second job and became a family affair. After working their day jobs, they would spend their evenings cleaning properties, with their kids in tow. Sometimes the kids would help clean or do their homework and they\u2019d all take breaks for dinners together.
\nAs their bilingual business began to grow, they changed its name and added property management. Now known as Mountain Valley Property Services, their booming business has nine employees. They also own Steri-Clean Idaho, offering cleaning services of every kind, and will soon take over a local BK Custom Painting and Fine Finishing business. Marisa\u2019s experiences, especially dealing with grief and loss, help her relate and empathize with many Steri-Clean clients.
\nThe keys to their small-business success are, as Marisa explained, \u201cconsistency, integrity and honesty.\u201d
\nAs for the key to turning her life from dysfunctional to dream-come-true, Marisa explained it at a talk she gave at The Life Church: \u201cLive a life full of hope.\u201d<\/p>\n

Find out more at MountainValleyPropertyService.com or call (208) 720-3399.<\/p>\n

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