Holiday Giveaway Winner!

Well this was a tough decision to make! My family and Don's family discussed all the entries and everyone kept coming back to one so our decision was made!

The winning family is Dave and Grace Stanley. They were nominated by Stephanie Spence. Dave goes to the same church and Steph thought they were greatly in need and deserving of this gift.

Dave and Grace have 16 children. Ten of them are adopted. Five have passed away and six are grown and out to the house, five still at home. Four of the children still at home have special needs. Two of them are twins, they are 12 years old one with cerebral palsy and the other is hyper with autism. The other children are older, in school and holding jobs despite their special needs.

I called Dave this evening to chat with him and give him the good news. His answering machine picked up first and the message was that they couldn't get to the phone due to the caring of the children. You have to know they are a deserving family if they don't normally have a chance to answer the phone because of the children. As I was leaving a message they picked up and I think Dave was a bit overwhelmed. He described his children as home grown and hand picked. He is retired and he described his wife Grace as a domestic engineer, they have been married for 42 years. She stays at home and keeps it all together while caring for the children. He has a great sense of humor and I could tell that he was excited to have this gift to share with his family on Christmas. He said there will be over 18 people sleeping at his house tonight!

Dave I am very excited to present you a gift certificate for 1,500.00! Stephanie is also receiving a 500.00 gift certificate for nominating you. We will schedule your shoot sometime in the new year. It will be very exciting to help you decorate your house with images of your family.

I hope everyone has a very Merry Christmas and a Happy Holiday!