Celebrating 50 Years of Marriage

It is my honor and privilege to tell you about a very sweet couple and two of my dearest friends.

Mr. and Mrs. David and Sharon Sehorn are celebrating their 50th Anniversary today. As far as I am concerned and many others who love them dearly, this is a HUGE deal! Many couples don't make it even half this far.

But let me tell you a little about them. When we first met, Sharon and I became fast friends. We've been described as two crazy peas in a pod! They are probably right, we can get in a lot of fun trouble together. She is one of the most caring and giving people I know. She loves her Savior and is fearless in sharing Him with even strangers. I admire her boldness immensely. Sharon's love for studying the Word of God is addictive. Anyone who knows her is aware that she will not answer the phone or the door while she is studying her Bible. She takes it very seriously and applies what she learns faithfully. Sharon is one crafty creative person too who can come up with some of the neatest things. Her sense of humor is so fun and quirky. One of her favorite things are puns. They really make her giggle. She loves bright and bold colors, in fact the brighter, the better (quite the opposite of me). Oh and she has this weird thing about flip flops. I'm guessing easily 50 pairs are in her closet. LOL!

Dave on the other hand, was slow to get to know. He's a very quiet man for the most part, that is until you get to know him. Dave can talk your ear off when he gets excited about something, and I love to be around him then. Well, I love to be around him anytime, but especially when he gets excited about something. He has a wonderful sense of humor which he is not afraid to share and he appreciates humor in others! Dave can be a little gruff around the edges, but has a tender, loving heart. I've known him to hurt when other people hurt. He too loves to study the Word of God and equally does not like to be bothered when he is. My husband was the person who got to lead Dave to the Lord, and it has been a joy to watch him grow in grace over the years. He is also a gamer. It cracks me up when he starts talking to my boys about all their Xbox games.

Like any couple, Dave and Sharon have had their ups and downs, good and bad days, struggles and tremendous blessings. But what I love about them is they are real. Neither of them is concerned or worried about what other people think of them. They are who they are and are not afraid of it. They don't like being the center of attention, in fact this blog post will embarrass them both. But behind the scenes, they are two of the most loving, giving and sneaky people about sharing and giving I know. They are generous to the core knowing that all they have is from God and if He wants them to have more, He will give it. I love that in them!

So, Happy Anniversary Dave and Sharon! You are loved and appreciated by many. Enjoy this very special day.

(Photo Credit: Holly Sehorn Photography)

It's My 5th Blogging Anniversary!

It's my Blogging Anniversary! It was 5 years ago today that I started blogging. My blog started out on a different vein then where it is at now, but for my anniversary I thought it would be fun to re-post my very first post!

So here it is!! I hope you enjoy it. Make sure you read to the end. There is a surprise for you!
April 1, 2009
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Welcome!! I finally did it, my own blog. I have no idea where this is going to go or how it is going to go, but here I am. I find it odd that I would start, of all days, on April Fool's Day. Considering how much I enjoy a good practical joke or a good laugh I guess it is appropriate that I would begin today. Hopefully I will learn this quickly and you will enjoy reading along.

I have two cards to share with you today. The first is based on the sketch challenge on SCS. Rox, the host decided to play an April Fool's joke on us and gave us a crazy sketch to do. Of course it wasn't the real one. The card I did is based on the "real" sketch. The stamp of the exasperated woman is from Art Impressions. Isn't she a hoot!! The sentiment is from Stampabilities. I stamped both with Stazon Jet Black Ink and colored the image with watercolor pencils, accenting with colored pencils. She really looks like she is wearing jeans doesn't she?

The background paper is from Creative Memories. Once upon a time I used to be a consultant for them. Have a BIG stash of supplies yet from those days. I used my Cuttlebug on the right side of the card. The folder is Spots & Dots.

My second card I did for the weekly event held at Cindy's place, The Tea Party. We had a blast this week. If you have never joined us you really should. All kinds of things happen there and you never know who may show up!

The rose script image is from a company that no longer is in business, Stamp Rosa. It's a shame, they had beautiful things. I stamped it first in Stazon Jet Black Ink and water colored it. I think the highlights turned out pretty good on this one.

The little butterfly from Stamp Affair I stamped with Stazon as well. It was water colored and then I outlined it in gold with a Creative Memories Elements Pen.

All the paper is from Creative Memories as well. I love their paper and have that big stash to go through. Which as much as I love, some days it slows me down. So many beautiful papers out there and so much guilt if I buy more with the amount I already have. Sigh!! The struggles of a paper-a-holic!

Thanks for joining me on this adventure.
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So there you have it, my very first blog post ever. Now you can kind of understand why part of my blog name is "Stamps". I still stamp. It's a passion of mine. I just don't share it like I used to, maybe I should more often.

But in celebration of my Blogging Anniversary I am having a special giveaway. It's a Mystery Prize Box!! The box already has 5 goodies in it (one for each year) and with each 500 entries in the giveaway I will add one more prize!
So how many prizes do you think it will reach?
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