{"id":47,"date":"2012-05-01T22:22:54","date_gmt":"2012-05-02T05:22:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staceetaft.com\/?p=47"},"modified":"2012-05-01T22:22:54","modified_gmt":"2012-05-02T05:22:54","slug":"welcome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staceetaft.net\/?p=47","title":{"rendered":"Welcome and a Giveaway!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-46\" title=\"20120501blog_welcome\" src=\"http:\/\/staceetaft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/20120501blog_welcome1-479x720.jpg\" alt=\"Welcome!\" width=\"479\" height=\"720\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Pinch me! {okay maybe not literally} After dreaming so long, I can hardly believe I have my own blog to share my life and business with all of you!<\/p>\n<p>My overall purpose here is to glorify God \u2014 even with my blog. Sure, sharing portrait sessions, design projects, my heart, homeschool adventures, everyday life happenings, craft ideas and recipes are all part of why I have a blog, but\u2026 the main purpose of this blog is to glorify God through all of my posts.<\/p>\n<p>A big thank you to my dear friend, Lindsey Fratto for helping me build it! With everything I have on my plate, this would not be here without her help! For her patience with me through this process, I am grateful!<\/p>\n<p>So many of you have supported me as I worked to get where I am today and have been so excitedly waiting for this blog to finally happen. Your continual words of encouragement and support mean the world to me!<\/p>\n<p>Well\u2026 you can\u2019t start something with this much awesomesauce and not have a giveaway, right!? RIGHT!<\/p>\n<p><strong>There will be two winners,<br \/>\neach receiving a $100 gift certificate<br \/>\ntoward Stacee Taft Photography portraiture*.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Each person can have up to 5 entries (simply use the form below):<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-54\" title=\"Sample Gift Certificate\" src=\"http:\/\/staceetaft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/20120501_GiftCert-300x221.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"221\" \/><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Like my Facebook page {www.facebook.com\/staceetaftphotography} \u2013 feel free to look around and say hi while you\u2019re there.<\/li>\n<li>What type of session\u00a0would you\u00a0put your gift certificate toward? Baby portraiture, child portraiture, HS senior portraiture, family portraiture or The Glamour Portraiture Experience.<\/li>\n<li>Share the link to this giveaway on your Facebook page.<\/li>\n<li>Share the link to this giveaway on Twitter.<\/li>\n<li>Like this blog post.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>{*FINE PRINT: Sorry to any my non-local readers, but this giveaway is just for locals or those who can travel to within 15 miles of Tualatin, 97062. Gift certificates have no cash value and are subject to availability. All regular session details apply.}<\/p>\n<p><strong>BONUS:<\/strong> Since I want you all to be a part the celebration\u2026 I\u2019m offering a Gift Certificate sale. All gift certificates purchased from now until 5\/12\/12 are 20% off. Makes a great Mother\u2019s Day (or Father\u2019s Day) gift idea!<\/p>\n<p>Simply go to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.StaceeTaftPhoto.storenvy.com\">www.StaceeTaftPhoto.storenvy.com<\/a> and use the code <strong>BLOG12<\/strong> when you check out. 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