A Few of my Favorite Summer-ish Things: A Random Giveaway

WE HAVE OUR WINNER!!!!!!! CONGRATULATIONS…
#2067  Edie Jones!
I think you will all so appreciate the first sentence of her comment:

“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

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  1. 3101
    Holly says:

    Love it!

    Holly Hoskison

  2. 3102
    Sarah says:

    This would be lovely. Way to perk us up and think about the rest of us.

  3. 3103
    Tammy Victor says:

    Wow!!! This is a great giveaway!! No real summer plans so far. Sound like your trip was great!

  4. 3104
    Lesli Stump says:

    Thanks for the pick me up. Life is hard. I stay at home with 4 kids and ministry on top of it all. Short story, my husband and I felt God’s call about 3 years ago that all we had was his and needed surrendered to Him. We did after lots of conversations (ours not his, his request never once changed)and asked a couple to move in that needed a place to stay and work through marriage and financial stuff. Since then another young adult has joined the ranks and we are walking through his journey of restoration and reconciliation. My home now houses my family of 6 and three more (4 more every other weekend as the married couple has a step daughter that comes every other weekend). All this to say, I do not get the privilege of getting away. My home is a place of ministry for this season and we are in the thick of it. It is blogs like this one that fuels me and encourages me. God bless!!
    Lesli
    St Cloud, MN

    • 3104.1
      Penny says:

      Oh, what a wonderful slice of summer this would be! Thank you for this opportunity to begin my summer with a sweet surprise!!

  5. 3105
    Charlotte Wheeless says:

    Wow! Your vacation sounds like a dream. I would love to see the mountains this summer since that is what I’ve been dreaming about!

  6. 3106
    lisa gayle says:

    What a perfect summer gift!!!

  7. 3107
    Sandy says:

    What a great way to pretend to be at the beach! 😉 thanks for the giveaway!

  8. 3108
    Misty says:

    Would love this!!

  9. 3109
    Kelly Lake says:

    Thank you, Melissa, for this lovely give-away! I don’t have any vacation “go someplace” plans this summer, would love to win this!

  10. 3110
    Linda Gammon says:

    Please add me to the long list of beach lovers.
    Thanks for thinking of us.

  11. 3111
    Michelle says:

    What a HAPPY and FUN summer giveaway!!! You all are the best 🙂

    Michelle M.

  12. 3112
    Michelle says:

    This is so neat!! 🙂

  13. 3113
    Elizabeth McClenahan says:

    Wow! How exciting. Thank you for the opportunity. Looking foward to a laid back summer…to enjoy each day and not let life pass me by.

  14. 3114
    Jessica Chenoweth says:

    This sounds like the perfect summer pick me up! Thanks, Jessica

  15. 3115
    Karen says:

    What a blessing this will be for someone!

  16. 3116
    Pam Newman says:

    Praying for a restful summer with peace and precious memories. Blessing to you for thinking of us

  17. 3117
    Elaine Christopher says:

    I would so love to be refreshed by your collection! I have been stressed out lately with things going on at home and at work, and with 3 kids would so love to win!

  18. 3118
    Sharon Simons says:

    Thanks for the chance to win!

  19. 3119
    Leona says:

    Thank you for submitting my name for the gifts.

  20. 3120
    April Keaton says:

    Love all the goodies you picked out!! What a thoughtful idea! 🙂

  21. 3121
    Louise says:

    If only–this would be a welcome gift basket
    for this summer of growth~ Thank you for bringing
    a summer smile and a deep desire to win the gift!!
    Its such a fun idea!
    Blessings to the hands who prepared it!

  22. 3122
    Christy Treadway says:

    Sooooo much fun!! Count me in!!

  23. 3123
    Paula Newberg says:

    What a fabulous gift pack. Thank you for the opportunity! Have a great day!

  24. 3124
    Amber says:

    How fun!

  25. 3125
    Cindy Hammett says:

    What fun!

  26. 3126
    Stephanie says:

    Looks so summer-festive full of fun items, especially intrigued by the Bobbi Brown perfume!

  27. 3127
    Debbie Duncan says:

    Oh,please pick my daughter Allison Guy!!! She really does need some Mommy pampering!!! She has 2 precious little boys…one is 2 years old and the other is 8 months old and she just found out that she is pregnant with twins!!!! Oh my goodness!!! What a double blessing this is. The thing is…that she will have 4 babies under the age of 3!!! Now you see why she is so deserving of some Mommy sunshine!! Thanks again for the great gifts…whomever wins!!!

  28. 3128
    Jacque Cook says:

    So cool!

  29. 3129
    Jayne Taylor says:

    What a lovely, thoughtful idea.

  30. 3130
    Michelle G says:

    Thank you so much, what a great idea!

  31. 3131
    Angela Coffman says:

    What an awesome summer give-away! Thanks for sharing your favorite things.

  32. 3132
    Genevieve Garrison says:

    What a fantastic gift. You are so generous!
    Love ya bunches.
    Genevieve

  33. 3133
    Ashley Cook says:

    Happy Summer!

  34. 3134
    Beverly says:

    What a great giveaway! I am, by the mercy of God, selling a house that has been a great source of pain & stress for me & HOPEFULLY, moving this summer. Moving is miserable in the summer, but oh so worth it if I can get out of this house. Your giveaway would make it all the more enjoyable!

  35. 3135
    Stacie Grubbs says:

    This is such a wonderful, thoughtful treat. The excitement of possibly winning is as much fun reading all comments.

    I will not be taking a vacation this year because I was recently elected the sectonal youth leader for my church. I will really need to know how to relax at home so thanks for the good ideas.

  36. 3136
    Sandi Rich says:

    What a good idea. You must be a gift-giver by nature! Hope your neck is better!

  37. 3137
    Jana Pressley says:

    Thanks for your ministry and for being “real” women!

  38. 3138
    Delores says:

    Thanks so much for the opportunity to win
    the awesome reminders of the beach. As much
    as I would love to go to the beach this summer,
    I don’t see it happening. I can always dream, with a little help from my friends. This blog has
    truely blessed me more than words can express.
    Praying the Lord’s blessings on all the LProof staff. And would greatly appreciate your prayers for me and my family please. Have a great summer!

  39. 3139
    Monica Dowedoff says:

    Thanks for sharing!

  40. 3140
    Margaret Parsons says:

    What a lovely idea!!!! Thank you!

  41. 3141
    Lynn Wooten says:

    After the year we’ve had, 2 sons with drug addictions and a daughter who left for CA and is now homeless & hungry, this would be a dream! No vacation plans for this Momma! Have to work! Great idea though!!!!

  42. 3142
    Alta Lynn Blake says:

    How fun”)Thnx for sharing your favorite things!!!

    Alta Lynn Blake

  43. 3143
    Meredith Heilmann says:

    Meredith Heilmann

  44. 3144
    sharon weldon says:

    Just reading the post was mood-lifting. Other than the tummy bug and the crick in your neck. My daughter has a dog named Max several years ago. I had saved for a pair of pricey sandals, bought them and packed them to go visit my daughter. Max who looks a lot like your big boy ate them for a snack the first night I was there. Feel better.

  45. 3145
    Kari says:

    Love it!

  46. 3146
    Lynn Wooten says:

    After the year we’ve had with 2 sons on drugs and a daughter who moved to CA and we had no idea where she was until this past weekend, I could use some pampering!

  47. 3147
    Jean Claire says:

    Thank you!

  48. 3148
    Donna Kuykendall says:

    Since retirement in 2008 we have not taken vacations. However I am content to stay home and quilt with any extra time I have. How lovely of you to think of those who can’t get away. Thank you.

  49. 3149
    April says:

    What a fun give-away! You are thoughtful to put this together.

  50. 3150
    sharon weldon says:

    I forgot to put my name in this section, I got carried away with all my chit-chat.
    Sharon Weldon

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