GROWING SEEDS: Bob & Sharon Sehon

 

 

"LET'S GET ACQUAINTED"......Featuring Bob & Sharon Sehon

Have you ever seen this tall man standing on the back row in the choir loft or this adorable woman sitting front-left during second service each Sunday?  This is Bob & Sharon Sehon.....and you need to know them.

I remember the first time I met Bob Sehon.  Chuck and I had just moved to Mt. Vernon full time from Dallas and decided to take a "road trip" to Pittsburg, Texas.  As we passed a Pizza Inn on this journey, the smell of fresh, hot pepperoni pizza blew through our car window which caused us to hit the brakes and make a right turn into the parking lot for a little lunch.  As we sat down that day to eat our buffet lunch, the owner came by to check on us.  It was then we discovered that the owner, Bob and his wife Sharon, were actually our neighbors here in Mt. Vernon!  

Since that day many years ago, we have grown to love these two like long-lost family.  Sharon is the instigator of anything "Fun".   Rainy-Game-Day, Tuesday-Ladies-Coffee, Blue-Zone, etc.....were all developed and initiated by Sharon Sehon.  This woman is all about spreading JOY wherever she goes.  She spills love and smiles like tiny pieces of glitter on everyone she meets.  

Now Bob....he's another story.  He has that raw, dry sense of humor that makes you tilt your head a bit and go "Is he serious?"  It's not until you get to know him that you realize there isn't anything he wouldn't do for anyone.  This man has replumbed my kitchen sink, helped me paint my house, rescued neighbors' boats, brought my favorite dessert pizza when I was sick and argued his heart out on the school board.  You may even see Bob in the choir glancing towards the back of the church and "pointing" during the Apostles Creed.....it would be "me" he's pointing at as he proudly states "holy CATHOLIC church" and Liz points back saying, "holy CHRISTIAN church".  

As members of First United Methodist Church (we stole Sharon from the Baptist church), they have jumped feet-first into Lunches of Love, Choir, Sunday School and Committees.  They are the pure definition of the "Hands and Feet of Jesus" as they spread the Joy of Christ to everyone they meet.  

Grab them on your way out of church today and squeeze them tight....tell them you hope they never leave East Texas....and get to them know.......REALLY get to know them.  Your life will be brighter by doing so...I promise!