Dress Giveaway Winner

Well, I had planned to write a Thankful Thursday post this week, but work (once again) got in the way with it. The summer heat here in Arizona does not help either. By the time I get home at night, my brain is totally fried – seriously…

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Anyway, I apologize for the delay on announcing the winner for the cute dress giveaway I had running for a week. Without further ado, Jennifer (comment # 7) from Scraps and Snippets is the winner (I used as usual Random.Org to draw the winner). Jen, I will send you and email to get more information what size and address to ship it to 😛 .

I wanted to give a little more information why I did this giveaway. There were actually two reasons:
1. Supporting Gentry Rose and her family with the expenses
2. Supporting an American manufacturer and a fellow sister in Christ.

You see, many items we are able to purchase here in the US are no longer made here. They are imported (and some sold for a very high price) to the US. I believe if we all start looking around to see if we can support/buy American products, we can help turn this economy around. I will blog about my thoughts on the economy hopefully in the next weeks (if I have the guts to do it). No, it will not be a political post at all (since I am German, I can not say anything about politics and choose not to anyway)…
Okay, off my soap-box…

Have a super marvelous and blessed weekend…

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I Heart Faces ~ Sports in Action

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This week’s I♥Faces photo challenge is ‘Sports in Action’. I love action photos, but still have to work on the timing 🙂

The below photo I took of a friend’s son. He is a very active young adult…Paul is a fun kid to hang out with…Can you believe he is only 14 🙂

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Thanks for stopping by today…Have a marvelous Tuesday…

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Happy 4th of July



July 09 Desktop, originally uploaded by eph2810.

America is celebrating its Independence today. Although I live in this country for the past 18 years, I still have my German citizenship…

I contemplated on freedom this past week…a different kind of freedom. I am glad that I am set free by the Truth that John describes in his Gospel.

What does freedom mean to you in this day and age?

Thank you for stopping by today. Have a blessed and safe 4th of July weekend…

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PS: If you click on the above image, you can download the desktop (for personal use only ~ do not claim this as your own creation)

‘Silent Auction’ for a Good Cause

“The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer,
my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge,
my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.”
~ Psalm 18:2 (ESV)

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My sweet friend Lori blogged about little Gentry Rose in this post. Gentry Rose has been on my mind over the past week. I was thinking about how I could use my God-given talent of photography to help others. Okay, so I am not a famous photographer (yet – 😉 ); I do hope that I can raise some money for little Gentry Rose. Please visit the family’s blog to have a little background why I am trying to help…

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My part: I have the above photo printed (16 x 20) by the printing house I use for my portrait business. H&H Color Lab is a professional printer based in Missouri. I will pay for the print, the frame and shipping to the highest bidder…

Your part: The minimum bid for this one-of-a-kind print is $25. The silent auction will run from June 30th through July 7th. Please use my contact form to submit your bid (US & Canada only please). After the silent auction is over, I will direct the winner to Gentry Rose’s pay-pal account (in other words – I will not handle the donation).

Would you consider blogging about this silent auction so others can put in a bid for the print?

Why did I pick the sunflower shot? I really like sunflowers (I hope you do too). If you have ever driven through Arizona in the Summer — it is hot. But for one reason or another, sunflowers can be found by the road-side. In the deepest canyon you can find them raising their heads toward the sun. A marvelous sight – believe me…

Thank you for stopping by today and your consideration helping a little girl fighting autism…

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