AND THE WINNERS ARE…
Hey y’all! Lindsee here! You guys sure love a giveaway, don’t you? I hope you know that I laughed my head off at this post. Honestly, I wish I’d of thought of grabbing a copy before heading off to the beach because that would have been brilliant. One thing I learned to be true, you just never know what you’ll miss at LPM when you go on vacation. I’m seriously considering never leaving again for fear of what I’ll get blamed for next. Oh, I kid, I kid.
Without further ado, here are the 20 random winners! And when I say random, I mean random. Only the Lord knew who’d receive a copy. I am posting the comment number and the name beside it so you can double check if YOU are the winner or not. There may be a lot of “Kim’s” out there, so make sure you’re the “Kim” that is #531. Make sense?
#1161 – Missy S.
#174 – Angie McGuffee
#921 – Robin
#882 – Linda E.
#1737 – Wendi Gale
#991 – Michelle Ochoa
#531 – Kim
#400 – Donna
#274 – Carolyn
#1352 – Diana Vigil
#1191 – Elizabeth
#1695 – Ginger
#372 – Lauren Gilliam
#293 – TAMMY
#1870 – Kristi Thetford
#1396 – Susan Lawrence
#1288 – Niki
#543 – Stacee Showalter
#865 – Kristi Steawrt
And last but certainly not least, the winner of the mysteriously gone missing, sandless and plagiarized autograph copy goes to…
#368 – Jodie Luna
If the lucky winners would email me (Lindsee) at [email protected] with your mailing address we’ll get your book to you ASAP! We love y’all so much.
Hey, Darlings!
Don’t you love free stuff? Especially really great free stuff? And what if it’s really valuable great stuff? That’s the kind of giveaway we’re having today!
I just happen to be holding in my hands 19 copies of Christine Caine’s brand new book Undaunted.
Woooohoooo! Because my ministry brain automatically thinks Siestas (for any of you visitors today, that’s the term of endearment for our LPM bloggers), as soon as the book was out, I told my staff that I wanted to give a stack of copies away to you guys. Undaunted is such a great book and, Child, even if your soul feels like wood that’s been soaking for six months in a tub of water, it will fire you up. If it doesn’t, you better let your Mama take your pulse.
AND because Christine was in Houston on Monday after we’d received the copies in the mail, oh, yes I did indeed have the boldness to say, “Hey, since you’re right here, would you mind signing these?” (Pushing the stacks forward and holding out a pen.)
Maybe you noticed the random number 19. Actually, I ordered 20 to give away but one was missing when I snagged the opportunity to have Christine sign these. We suspect that a copy may have gone with one of our staff members on vacation which we were really happy about because, for starters, we all share books and there were plenty of them so that would be completely normal (it’s a wonder 15 of them weren’t missing). But I am mainly happy about it because it’s making for a much better and more awkward story and I dearly love awkward. As soon as Lindsee that staff member gets back, we’ll see if she if she happens to have it and, if so, it will be too late for Christine to autograph but I will have much glee plagiarizing her name on that one and write underneath it that I did. I might get said staff member to sign it, too. (Please don’t miss the endnote on this post.)
We Moores-Jones-Fitzpatricks got to have the whole Caine family – Nick, Christine, and their daughters Catherine and Sophia – out in the country at my house on Sunday night. I knew I didn’t want to cook supper because we’d have such a short time together and I meant to immerse myself in those kids and my own grandbabies.Here are the Caine girls. Aren’t they adorable??? Catherine is the oldest then that’s Sophia right in front of me. I heard multiple Scripture memory verses from them both and with the sweetest thick Australian accents you’ve ever heard.
SO, I ordered pizzas a day ahead at a really great place in our area and asked Keith to go pick them up after the Caines arrived. At my house we call what I did here “a Moore-der” as opposed to an “order.” If a little is good, more is better. There were also several orders of pasta. It was humiliating and I was made sport of all evening.
In my own defense, we were expecting Keith’s parents who were unable to come. However, they don’t usually eat a large pizza each. We would love to have had Priscilla and Jerry Shirer and their three boys, too, but they had school the next day and their oldest, Jackson, also had football practice. And that is not to be missed. I remember that well, having raised a couple of athletes myself. I wish I could say that we were expecting the Shirers to come when I made the order but alas. No. It was just a tad of an overshoot.
To say we had leftovers is an understatement and I sent them home with the Jones to give to some fun church members who live nearby with a house full of high school boys. I don’t know if the pizzas survived the night. I hope not for my own dignity. Even though I didn’t want to cook supper, I did indeed want to bake. And why??? Because. I am a kickin’ good baker. That’s why. Once again, a Moore-der. That’s two Arkansas buttermilk pies with homemade, rolled-out crust, one 5-flavor pound cake and I don’t have to tell you what the other one is.
Now, how on earth do you get me off track like that?? I constantly chase rabbits with you guys. This was actually about a book giveaway and a mighty good one at that. Here’s just a page for a teaser.
OK! Go for it, Sister Friends! We’ll do a random drawing of 19 books! Or if the book should appear, we’ll blow the beach sand off of it, plagiarize a signature (and tell you so) just for fun and make it 20!
**Endnote: As it turns out, Lindsee said Staff person did not take the book at all. Yet another had absconded with it. We are in hysterics. Welcome to Living Proof Ministries.
Surely you know I’m nuts about you.
Love a giveaway, especially when the book is one I’m really excited to read! Thanks, Beth!!
Thanks so much for thinking of us sweet mama! We love you!
I am either winnig one here or buying a copy!
Would love a book, I’m so dry, I feel like I’m about to turn to dust….revival needed desperately!! <3
This book sounds awesome! If I don’t win I’ll be sure to buy it.
I’d LOVE to be one of the lucky few to win a copy! 🙂
Thanks for another fun contest! Hope I win. 🙂
PS. I printed off a copy of your 5-flavour pound cake a few years ago, but haven’t got around to making it. Now that I see the picture, I’m motivated all over again!
Please sign me up. This is the second time in a week that I have heard about that book. I am so excited about It! Thank you so much for the opportunity to win a book.
Why not 🙂 I’m in for the fun…. maybe I’ll even win a book. Thanks for being you, Beth.
I would love to read this book. I too over cook or over order all of the time. I have a phobia of running out of food when guests are over.
Oh please!!! Pick me!
I would love to win a copy of the book. It looks like a great book.
I’ve been dying to read this book!!!!!! And the photo of the baked goods has my mouth watering!!!! 🙂
Cant wait to read it! My wood’s a little wet!
Thanks for the opportunity to win Christine’s new book. Will make a good read while cozing up to the fire this winter.
I loved reading the excerpt…Ephesians 2:10 has been a BIG focus for me over the last year and a half or so, and the idea of discovering our purpose in Christ too, realizing that He has prepared the work for us to do…
Though I have been doing most of my reading via Kindle these days, I still love a “real” page to turn now and again! Thank you for always sharing these treasures with us (books, pictures, rabbit chasing, good ol’ fashioned laughter, etc)!
Thanks for the chance to win a copy of this book….I’m REALLY looking forward to reading it!!! 🙂
Would love to read this book – but I also really enjoyed reading the blog with your voice in my head describing your gathering!
I would love to have my name entered to win a copy of the book!
Fun, fun, fun
I would love to be entered into the contest for a copy of Christine’s book! Thank you!
Hello Siestas! I’d love to be in the drawing for one of Christine Caine’s UNDAUNTED books! So sign me up!
Love this post! Count me in!
I always love free stuff so I would love to get this book, but can you answer one question, I sent u a tweet but didn’t get reply (ballnmom), what is a buttermilk pie? In all my years I have never heard of it.
Always interested in meeting a new author!
Would LOVE LOVE to read this book!!! I always keep a good booking going, and I love Christine! THANKS!!!
Oh how much fun,,,, I would LOVE to win a copy of this book!!! God Bless you all….your love for the Lord is CONTAGIOUS
What on this earth is better than baked goods and godly reading material (except for playing with grandbabies)?
Thank you for thinking of us!
Can’t wait to read this book! I wrote her name down in my notes when you mentioned her during your recent simulcast! Was hoping to read one of her books soon!!
Pick me!!! 🙂
Sign me up! I love Christine’s boldness for Christ and I would love a copy of her new book… Thanks, Beth!
This bookworm would love a copy!
Would LOVE LOVE LOVE to win a copy! It is on my wish list! 🙂
me, me, me, me, me…can you tell I would love one?? Have a gREAT day!
I would love a copy. It will be shared with others if
I receive one. Thank you for this opportunity.
Sounds amazing!
I love you, Beth, and I love Christine Caine and I REALLY love watching the two of you interact via Twitter!!!! You two make me laugh at the wrong time more than anyone else! My roomies think I’m crazy!
Thanks for the chance to win a copy!
Thanks for an opportunity at a free book, Beth. If only there was an oppoortunity for some free desserts—they looked wonderful!
Would love to read it! Thanks
Ronda in Granbury, Texas would love a copy of Undaunted. Love me some Christine Caine, watch and listen to her every chance I get. You two together must have been a hoot!!
I would like to enter please.
I would love a copy of the book! I have been looking at it on her website and it sounds fantastic. Thanks for your generosity in giving these away!
Would love to be entered into the free giveaway for “Undaunted”. Im always looking for encouraging and uplifting books to read and pass along to others!! 🙂
Oh, I would love it. I have loved Chris Caine after hearing her speak at Passion 2012 in January. (I had to listen it online – too dang old to attend in person!!) What a cute story about the missing book!
I’d love to win a copy of this new book. Thanks.
Always fun to win a free book!
hey- im always looking for a good read. especially one to set me on fire!
I would love to win a copy because you have definitely struck my interest! But if I don’t I will be looking for it at the stores! God bless you all in your ministries for the Lord! Love you all!
I would love to win a copy! Even i don’t, I might have to go check it out from the library!
I would love a copy! Always looking for a good read.