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.
I love reading so much and would LOVE to win a copy!!!
Love a good Lord-inspired book!
Would love a copy! Thanks for your generosity.
My Mom & I were so blessed by you in Moline! Would love to win a copy of Undaunted. Love my Momma Siesta!!
I would love to win a copy!
Would love to read this book! God bless!
I’d enjoy getting a copy of this book! Another book to add to my “Must Read” list.
Goodness this would be so wonderful…LOVE YOU BACK!
Yeah!! Love books . Love the ministry and thanks for commission and prayer . Fabulous
I would absolutely LOVE a copy, and love even more to have one of these 19…or the 20th!
If Christine’s book has one ounce of the fire and passion for God that resides in her small frame, then I can’t wait to read it. The few times I have heard her speak (via the internet, unfortunately, never in person), she has challenged and encouraged me to know end (not unlike my Siesta Mama! Sure wish I could have been there to help y’all with some of that pizza and to delight in what I’m sure was wonderful conversation!
Love you!
Count me in for the drawing of this great book!
I would love to read this! I completely admire the ministry that she is following God in. 🙂
🙂
Christi
Just want to say thanks for offering such neat giveaways. You are a blessing to all!
Thanks Beth for your generosity! You are so delightful! Just what I needed this evening, a good laugh! Moore-der!
God bless you always!
Cathy in Idaho
If it is not too late, please put me in the drawing. Thanks!
Deal me in!
Janice
Oh pretty please with a cherry on top!! Pick me!!
I’d love to get a copy of this book. I’m actually sadly going through my second divorce after 14 years of marriage. This has been a really difficult year as I also lost my father the same week my husband moved out – and the same week my young daughter’s husband divorced her. I love to read and could use some help getting a good book as I’m on a limited budget these days. I’m actually still working with my soon-to-be-ex husband as he runs a nonprofit we started. I’m looking for a new job but having trouble finding one – though I know the Lord will provide. But going to work each day with the man that is rejecting me is a real challenge to my faith…though Jesus is so sweet in how He reminds me He loves me still!
Thanks for having this giveaway!
I want one!!!!! Joy Goley 🙂
So excited about this book! Love Christine Caine and of course, our siesta Mama. 🙂
Would love a new book and a buttermilk pie recipe, too! That is something my Texas hill country grandmas never made and it looks yummy!
I would love to win! Thanks for a fun giveaway!
I would love to read this book! I could use an uplifting read in my life at the moment.
Thank you for a great giveaway! 🙂
I so enjoy reading your rabbit trails! Looking for a new book to savor–thanks for this opportunity!
Thank you for offering these free books! Please enter my name in the drawing. Beth, thank you for posting the PRAYER, my faith is being tested and I needed to soak in it again.
Love this entry and the pictures 🙂 I heard Christine for the first time as a guest speaker at our church , Christ Fellowship (west palm beach, fl). Brought amazing insight on the issue of human trafficking and inspired us to ACT (thank you). I’m sure the books are spoken for by now but I will look to get it on my kindle. Thank you Beth for your obedience to God’s call on your life. You have blessed me, my family, and the women at our church who have gone through your studies.
I know I need to be fired up…so please enter me in the drawing for this great book.
Thanks for all you and your staff do for us.
love you guys.
This is so exciting!!! Christine was just at our church (Christ Fellowship). She did an amazing women’s conference and then spoke over the same weekend for service. She has really left a “heart print” in my life! Thank Beth for being such a godly inspiration to all of us! God bless you!!!
I would love to have been a fly on the wall in your house the other night. Sounds like such a great night of fellowship!! Sounds like a neat book to read too. Can’t wait to hear more about it.
Is it weird that I love to zoom in on the background to see what your kitchen looks like?
I would love to win a copy…I also love books, especially books about the LORD 🙂
Sign me up for a copy!! Who doesnt love free stuff!! My sister is a friend of Christine, and speaks highly of her! Have heard this book is awesome!!!!
I’d love to win a book!
I’m in…we could use a little undaunted in New England
Please count me in!! Thank you for the opportunity!
Thanks for sharing this book! Would love to win one!!!!
Would LOVE to read this book!
Yes, please! XOXO
Would love the book
Avid reader always eager to get my hands on gospel centered women’s writing. Thanks for the recommendation!
Thanks for doing a giveaway! And, thanks for an amazing Simulcast!
Isn’t she one you spoke about at the simulcast? If she inspired you, I am sure this book is going to be great
I would love one of the books please!! And Beth I love your blogs – you keep me in stitches. I can’t wait till April, a bunch of us Siestas from Merlin Community Baptist Church in Merlin, Oregon already have tickets and reservations!!!!
The book sounds great and anytime I can learn from someone else I am truly blessed.
I have heard amazing things about this book and would love the chance to read it!!!
Hi,
Would love a copy. Thanks,
Suzanne
I would love to win a copy of this book to read & pass along to my fellow sisters 🙂