“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
need a break
I have a friend that is a single mom and has gone through many years of hard times. If I win, this would be for her. She doesn’t know I’m doing this. She deserves a little something extra.
Blessings to you all.
Do you suppose a tired and old-feeling Mama’s lack of coolness would be improved upon by winning? Because if so, I could use a dose of your “youthful cool.” I’m so happy I didn’t miss the deadline! And thank you for such a fun giveaway. Yay!
I love the beach. Every summer we go and my mind always drifts to thoughts of Jesus and his disciples walking on the beach. Thoughts of the ocean and how He commands the waves and decides it’s boundaries. Peter walking on the water. The ocean overwhelms me with thoughts too deep for my brain to comprehend this side of eternity. It is just wonderful.
Thanks for sharing,
Tasha
Me, please!
I don’t want this gift for myself, but I would like to have a giveaway gift for the ladies that come to
the “JAMES” Beth Moore BIBLE STUDY I will be leading soon at our
church. this would be fantastic!The ladies would love it!
Thanks for sharing.
Some best times are stacations!
Ashley Jackson. What an awesome giveaway! Thank you:)
Thanks for bringing the beach to us!! You guys rock, love to you all!
What a fun treat this would be to win!
Would love to win the goodies. Maybe I could use them while on my front porch.
Teri Butcher. 🙂 Very fun!
You are a great writer! What a way to bless another. Thanks for taking the time to do so.
Kate from Cheney, WA
Our summer Plans were spent at a Baptist Hilton ( hospital stay 🙂 ) so we will stay close to hOme and enjoy the good life God has given us! We are about to celebrate 32 years of marriage and wow what a trip! We even still love each other !!!
I love this blog group and pray for my siestas and u leaders!!!!
Debra Arkansas
Thanks Beth!
thanks for the chance to win.
Wow! What a wonderful give away! Im sure there isnt a Lady out there that doesnt deserve this wonderful gift! Blessings to the lady that wins it! I can see the smile on her face now! Ya’ll are such a blessing:)
I always love seeing people’s favorite things. Thanks for sharing!
Sunshine would be a lovely little gift this week. Love the way you love on us. 🙂
I want to win!! I long to go to the beach, but there is just no way this summer.
Yay for a fun summer giveaway!
This looks great!
Just lovely!
Stacy Root
Hi, new to this whole website…tossing my name in! I loved the image of crying for the dolphin Duey with a bag of frozen corn. Thanks for sharing! Also your dog really is adorable. 🙂 Hope you’re much better by now. 😀
What caring special people you are.
How fun is this! I just returned feom a week in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina, it was a working vacation. I was attending a writer’s conference there and it was a wonderful 4 days. I spent those days gleening as much as I could from some wonderfully talented authors and made some beautiful and encouraging new friends. I didn’t get my glass eaten but I did have a beautiful peacock jump on my head while taking his picture.
A week on the beach sounds wonderful! This giveaway is a great idea!
happy summer!
So many fun things! Love it!
Cari
This is great! love it!
Super fun idea!!!!
My husband and I just bought our first house and my summer vacation is going to be going home to take care of my mom after she has surgery. Bora Bora is not going to fit this year, ha!
What a fun give-away! I haven’t bought new perfume in years, if I don’t win, I’ll have to check this out!
Beach & sunshine are two of my favorite things. Not going on vacation but would love to “feel” like I was there! A treat for the senses 🙂
Oh boy that looks awesome! Would love to “get away!”
Please enter me in the contest. God bless you for helping me come to a deeper relationsip with Jesus Christ.
What a cool give a way!
Melissa, my study group just finished the James study t,onight, just wanted to let you know, it was a wonderful study and your pages were really a great addition,. I hope you will do this again. you and your gifted Mother are L O V E D AS well!!! Thank you!!!
What a great giveaway! Hope someone very deserving wins.
Thank you! What a wonderful treat.
I’m in! Fun, fun, fun!
I would love to win this giveaway! What fun treats!!
I’m hoping to win this for a friend whose 13 yr old daughter will be having open heart surgery this summer. She could use a pick me up.
This is so wonderful. Thank you!
I am entering my daughter’s name for the giveaway…a single mom of 4 boys…going through a terrible divorce..husband has porn addiction and girlfriends…she home schools the boys and is in grad school herself…has very little to no money…she could really use a boost. Thank you. Her name is Nikki Rorabaugh.
OOH OOH Yes! Me Please!
Wow! What an amazing haul of beachiness…it looks so fun. Thank you for thinking of us, Melissa! BTW, I have just started James for the summer and I am really enjoying your articles. They add so much to the study.
I hope you ladies have a fantastic summer!