“My husband is in Afghanistan and a few ‘favorite things’ would brighten my day!”
How about that, Sisters?!? OK, Edie, please contact Living Proof Ministries at toll free (888) 700-1999 and give us an address. Please ask for Kimberly or Susan. Knowing what we now know, all of us here would want so much to send you to the beach…but, instead, we’re sending the beach to you. ENJOY!!!
PROCEED WITH CAUTION: this post will embody most everything you anticipate and perhaps even despise about women’s ministry. There will even be pink nail polish. As the great Professor Thornbury said a few weeks ago on the Twitterverse “something is not a stumbling block if you can see it coming.” So, consider yourself warned.
Colin and I just returned from a week at the beach in Mexico. It was crazy fantastic. I slept. I read classic literature. I also swam with a dolphin named Duey. And on the day I returned home I was greeted abrasively by a stomach bug and a crick in my neck so bad I could barely move my head. Oh, and then my 100 lb puppy Winston ate my over-priced prescription eye-glasses. But how can I really be frustrated with this bad boy?
Anyway, since this weekend was the Memorial Day holiday I scrolled through numerous tweets from people who were somewhere fabulous while I was at home with a bag of frozen corn under my neck. And I began to weep for the serenity of the ocean and my dolphin Duey.
But enough about me.
I want to talk about you.
I got to thinking that there may be some of you who won’t get a break this summer. While nearly everyone you know is off to some fabulous island, you won’t get a moment’s rest. For whatever reason, you won’t be able to retreat to the beach or the mountains or to wherever else makes your heart happy. We want to send a little fun and lots of love your direction so we’re doing a random give-away. And it will not include commentaries, concordances, or anything super useful or meaningful.
This giveaway is simply full of some of my personal favorite summer things including: Bobbi Brown Beach parfum (seriously smells exactly like the beach!), classic Ray-Ban aviators, Votivo Candle in White Ocean Sands, a pair of bright yellow Moleskine notebooks, Tea Forte’ Pomegranate Blackberry Iced Tea, and America’s Test Kitchen Best Summer Dessert recipes. See the contents below:
There are really no conditions for this giveaway. My hope, of course, is that this gift makes it into the hands of someone who simply can’t get a break this year and not someone who is heading to the Maldives or Bora Bora next week to stay in one of those little huts with glass floors sprawled across sparkling turquoise waters. But truly, if this gift brings a big smile to a single one of your faces that is quite enough for me.
So, please enter your name in the comments section if you could use a little sunshine in your world. We’ll do a random drawing and announce the winner at noon on this Thursday the 31st.
You are loved.
Melissa
Super fun!
My favorite place the beach!! Even when it is freezing I still find it to take all my cares with the waves as they come in and crash then wash back into the ocean.
Thanks for thinking of us!
My dear girl….you are being SO thotful of your mom, your aunt, All…..bless your sweet heart for thinking of this…….don’t put my name in this….someone else REALLY needs it….
Looks like such a treat!!
This would be a fabulous getaway when I can’t getaway this summer!
I would just love to win this!
How fun!!!
Packing now for youth mission trip to Atlanta. Would love this beach getaway for revoopersting afterwards!!
Those are some summer lovin’ for sure! Thanks for thinking of us!
Won’t be vacationing this summer, so the goodies would be a great consolation. 🙂
ya know.. it would be terrific to get away at some point, but we really don’t see that happening this year. we have not done that in a few years actually, and really hope that we could do that perhaps next year. something to look forward to this side of heaven. but it would be fun to win something.
this is lovely, bring on the sunshine
What a lovely summer gift!
Fantastic! I love anything beach. 🙂
Love to just sit on the beach and listen to the waves make music with the shore. Always has been my favorite sound. Enjoy your summer.
I could use some sunshine in my world…as could any of us. What a wonderful bunch of goodies that you are going to share. How thoughtful of you!
I hope you are feeling better. And, thank you so much for a chance to win these wonderful items.
Shonda Oliver…What a fun giveaway! Thanks for sharing…Hope u r feeling better 🙂
That dog, how cute!!! Would love those sun glasses, need a new pair!
Glad you had a great vacation, Melissa, sans stomach bug!! 🙁
New baby and a three year old equals no trip. Love your puppy!!
Oh, Sister!! This momma of three boys could use a little girl time (even if it is a retreat into my own bathroom )! I was just telling some of my MOPS friends how desperately I want some serenity! Don’t get me wrong, I am at my happiest when I am surrounded by the four men in my life, but every girl needs to have some time to herself to do girl things, right?
Much thanks,
Amanda O.
Thank you for giving such a gererous, thoughtful, fun gift! 🙂
if I win can I save it to share with my daughter ( that’s been on deployment for the last 7 months on an aircraft carrier by Iran! ) when she comes home soon?
fun! 🙂
What a fun package Melissa!
My son just received a multi-organ transplant at UCLA in CA and we are hoping to leave the hospital tomorrow afternoon. It’s been eight weeks in the hospital and now we will need to live within driving distance of the hospital as he heals and is monitored for signs of rejection. That’s what we have been up to 🙂
Take care…your new protector is darling by the way!
Beth
Very cool idea! How sweet and thoughtful!!
self employed; no vacation in sight!
Love girlie stuff! Very sweet of you, thanks!
I could use a little pick-me-up about now! Thanks for entering me in the list 🙂
God Bless you and your thoughtfulness:)
Not going anywhere exotic, unless you call church camp for two weeks with a bunch of high schoolers and middle schoolers exotic. Ha. 🙂
This would make my “staycation” a lot more fun!
Lots of fun goodies! Thanks for the chance to win.
Unfortunately this summer will be filled with only “free” activities within easy reach! Sounds like fun to get some nice goodies to compensate!
So cute!! :o)
Love your adorable dog. Praying your neck is pain free after thawing out the bag of corn!
Hoping I win the drawing xoxo
Hope your neck is better! God bless
Very fun!!
Would love this! No vacation this summer. Things are way too busy and short handed at work. 🙁
So fun!! Looks like a lot of cool things…perfect for a hot summer!
What a wonderful give-away! Thanks for this great idea!
Phyllis Nichols Gutierrez
The beach makes me happy! Thank you for the chance at the goodies!
What a great give-away!
Thank you!! That’s so sweet and thoughtful of you. Sounds wonderful and relaxing!!
What a fun prize.
Looking forward to summer and all it entails. It’s craziness and excitement. Plus I lave having my girls home. :0)
How fun!
How fun! Toni Larkin, Forsyth, MO
Count me in for a pretend beach vacation!