“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
This would make my “encampment” instructed by the Lord more joyful
Sounds awesome!! I wish I was going to Bora Bora but alas, it isn’t happening! – Amy Babbitt
this would make me do the happy skippy dance… you are heaven sent! i haven’t had a vacation since my motor vehicle accident over 2 years ago…
My name is Crystal and I’d be thrilled to win this fun, very kind and generous give away! How fun! God bless!!!
I would love a “trip to the beach” from home!
Lydia Simms
What a nice surprise!! No summer vacations on the horizons for me. So even if I don’t win, I’m just happy you thought of me! Thanks Melissa!
What a joy! How fun this will be for those of us that won’t be making it anywhere tropical this summer!! 🙂
This brightened my day just seeing the pics of all these goodies!
That’s an awesome looking giveaway! What a blessing!
Susan
This won’t be one of those summers.
How fun! Thanks for the opportunity!
Such a lovely summer goodies bag
WOW! 🙂
Angie @ [email protected]
For my little sister…Who became a new mom this year…Her and her husband are working hard to become debt free…And she just found out her job will be ending in June…She deserves a little “escape”!!!
Katie Falkenmeyer …..what a fun idea!
Daughter getting married in a week so there goes my vacation.
That brings a smile to my face especially when i’m faced with the challenge of how I’m going to entertain my two preschool age kids all summer long.
Ahhhhh….looks fabulous!
I would like a little sunshine!
Oooohhh! Any one of these gifts would be fabulous and they are all in one giveaway!
I am spending 6 weeks at our TINY beach cottage on Emerald Isle, NC. Two weeks down and four to go! Happy.
How fun…what a great kickoff to summer! Thanks! 🙂
Lorie Harris Sounds fun.
Would love this!!! 🙂 It’s tough working year ’round!
I’m a retired schoolteacher. Would love this!
Faye Foster
How lovely! I can almost feel the hot sand under my feet just looking at all that beach-worthy stuff – haha!
Sounds fabulous!
Love the beach! Great giveaway:)
I have said it before & I’ll say it again…the closest I’ll get to Mexico is the produce section of Walmart. I also pretend I am somewhere exotic – I love, love, love the ocean, but rarely get there even though it is only 3 hours away!
This looks absolutely delightful!
What a great giveaway!!!
This is so great! I have two babies and no chance of getting away this summer. I wish everyone the best of luck.
What a wonderful thing to do for someone. I won’t be having any vacation this summer, so I would love to receive this giveaway. I love the beach!
We would love to have a summer get away! Having three kids and money being tight cause my husband is the only one working and His hours have been cut it does not look like a summer vacation is going to happen! All I can say is Thank the Lord we have each other and a roof over our head and air conditioners we will be ok!
Just finished my school year – I’m a middle school special education teacher. This would be great!
Anita Hunt
Thanks for the giveaway 🙂
Heather Peoples
Me! Me! NO VACATION this summer:( And I love the beach!!!:)
Well, I’m going on a mission trip to Rwanda in a few weeks but that’s the only trip I’m taking this summer! This homeschooling mama could use somr beach for sure!! 🙂
I love giveaways!-Susie
This would be great!
this would be awesome. a staycation of sorts. so relaxing…
such a great giveaway!
What an amazing giveaway!! Melissa B. wants it!!
Just finished my school year – I’m a middle school special ed teacher. This would be great!
Anita Hunt
Oh, I could definitely use a little sunshine.
What a great way to welcome in summer!
Alexandra Hewitt
This new mother would love this & my husband would love that I would no longer steal his aviators! 🙂
Looks fantastic! I’ve never been to the beach and would love to know what one smells like.
🙂
D’Shan Berry
Just finished “Daniel” for the 2nd time this morning with my Bible Study Buddies! I would LOVE the goodies, it would brighten anyones summer 🙂
Oh my…I SO need a little sunshine! I am not going to complain because I know that there are many others who are going through so much more than me but this girl is exhausted. I just got a glimpes of myself in the mirror and I’m lookin’ pretty ragged! Of course my kids have more energy than they know what to do with! And no…there are no crystal blue beaches in this girls future so bring on the beach smellin’ perfume! 😉 Thanks for the giveaway! God Bless ~ Mary Carole Dolce
oh!! i would be delighted to win this giveaway! my hubby and i are getting ready to move cross country! lots of goodbyes, moving stress and excitement are filling our days!
xoxo
How fun!!