Funeral Ceremony

Dad’s funeral service, including a biographical sketch and message by Pete Olson, music, and testimonies of immediate family:His testimony lives on. Now may the wonderful Conselor, the almighty God, the everlasting Father, the Prince of peace continue leading us through Christmastime and into the new year ahead! By God’s grace we seek to be “followers […]

Eulogy

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for Don Staddon Jr., by Donald Staddon IIIIn this eulogy permit us the freedom to draw a few parallels between the life of Moses, Israel’s first leader, and the life of Don Staddon Jr., our Dad, our leader. The book of Hebrews records that “Moses verily was faithful in all his house”. Moses was given […]

The Home-Going of Don Staddon

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Our beloved husband, father, and grandfather Don Staddon, Jr., went to be with with His Lord and Savior on October 8, at his home with family by his side. Through Dad’s up’s and down’s the Lord’s grace has been more than enough, for him and for us. How thankful we are for our heavenly Father’s care and […]

Picturesque Places!

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Where is the most beautiful place you have ever been? Did you snap a high-quality photo or two while you were there? Well, you may already have some prime material for this month’s assignment! Or perhaps there’s a picturesque spot nearby you’ve always wanted to photograph, but never had a good reason to visit at […]

On Assignment: Party Backgrounds!

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When I first found out what the theme would be for the photo assignment we would be shooting for Homeschool Summits in April, I got a wild idea in my head for what to photograph. However, I had a very difficult time figuring out how I would actually go about shooting my idea! Finally, after […]

On Assignment: Prayer

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Photographing something so broad as “Prayer” might seem kinda boring. However, when I got to thinking about how I would photograph it, I started getting excited! Instead of being limited to a certain subject, style, or location, I could take the assignment wherever I wanted. I could make it my own! What is special about […]

Photographing Balloons!

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Last week, I meandered through the Exhibit Hall at the Southeast Homeschool Expo. At big events like this, I try to talk to as many vendors as I can. If I can find out what kind of photo needs they might have, I can turn them into the monthly Shoot to Serve Photo Assignments! The […]