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 would love to have her book. So much enjoyed hearing her at Passion this year!!!
Would love to read this book!
Many blessing to you and the ministry God has bestowed upon you!
Would love to get a signed copy!!!
Holla to Siestaville from one very cranky lady in North Idaho. Maybe it’s hormones. Maybe it’s my itchy eyes. All I know is I could throw something. But never a book. 🙂
Me! Me! Me me me!! 🙂 My grandmother’s name was Christine Cain and I named my 17 yo daughter after her–we have been dying to see what she is all about!
I would love to win
Amanda Cross
Arkansas
I’d love a copy!!
This is so exciting – I can’t wait to read this book! You are all such a blessing. The pizza party sounded so fun! Those little Caine girls are so precious. 🙂 Love y’all!
Beth-
I would live to win this book. Please please pick me. Thank you for all that you do for all of us “girlfriends”. We love you. I am going through”James” right now with my church. So loving it. I attended the simulcast on the 15th. Girl, I so enjoyed it.
Love ya Sister!!
Would love a copy. God bless you and thank you for allowing the Lord to use you.
You always make me laugh! I love your bible studies so much and have learned so much from them. I would love to win a copy of this book!
Loved reading this hilarious post and would sue love one of those books as well!!!
Would love to read her book. And thanks for the wonderful blogs That share you and your family’s experiences. You never fail to make me laugh and cry all in the same blog!!! God bless!
I want it!!!! It will be great to get it for free! Thanks Beth and staff for all y’all do!!!!
I was in hysterics myself after reading about the vast amounts of food. In typical Southern fashion, more is better. Oh, and, would love a chance to win a copy of Undaunted, even the 20th copy with the plagiarized signature. 🙂
Would love to win a copy!! :o) Thanks for doing this drawing!
Pick me, pick me!! Also, I would love to have pizza at your home 😉
Love Christine Caine’s passion for the cause of CHRIST!! Would love to win a book! :o)
Please add my name to the drawing. I’d love to win the book!
I’d love a book!!
Thanks for thinking of us! I would LOVE to have a copy!
Beth I live in Mississippi. I would live a copy of the book youre giving away. You have been a blessing for me. I follow you online. I wish you would come to a city near me.May God bless you and thank you so much.
What an awesome giveaway!! I would love to get my hands in one of those books!! 🙂
Would love to have one of the books even if it’s not one of the autographed “19”.
Love in Christ,
Carolyn
My soul has been soaking for longer than six months and is need of refreshing and renewing. My home church has had issues that has taken 3/4 of the congregation away…women that I thought were good friends. I am saddened, not just a bit angry, and grieving for so much that has been lost, not the least of which is God’s name.
UNdaunted. 🙂 Thank you for the opportunity. Please enter me in the drawing.
Would love to win!! The week was a great one with the Simulcast and the start of Daniel on Thursday!! It is a great week and the book would just be the topping on the week!!
Blessings to all!!
I would love
Oops pressed send too soon. I would love one of these books! Christine is so inspiring!
I would love this book! Plus, I am really in a desert right now and need the spiritual lift. If I don’t win one, I guess I will have to go buy it.
Thanks so much for your story and pictures! Your blog is the brightest spot in my day!
Love the bunny trails… I have never even heard of that buttermilk pie. I may just have to do a search on such things, but alas I did spie that Texas sheet cake… Yumm!
I love you, Miss Beth…
I’d love a copy of this book! Looks like a wonderful read!
Thank you, Beth, for sharing!! Hoping I’m one of the 19. :-).
As a Momma to three small children, I would love a good read at night, during MY quiet time, to keep me absorbed in His word. Amen! xoxo
This book sounds great! I’d love a copy.
Would love one!
Just finished “The Circle Maker” today by Mark Batterson. Ready for my next great read!
I would love to win a copy of this. Anything you recommend speaks volumes to me.Thuanks for all you do for all of us!
I would love to read that book – especially since I will be seeing her speak at Catalyst in Atlanta next week and I can’t wait. That book would be just push into turbo joy time!!!
Saw Christine Caine speak at Women of Faith in Washington DC this year and loved her straight-talking, Gospel-preaching self! So excited to read her book soon!
Would love a copy! 🙂
Would love a copy of this book!
The book sounds great!! Thanks for giving some away!!:)
If I don’t win the book, maybe that Texas Sheet Cake can be my consolation prize:)
Love new books and this one sounds great!
I’d love to read that book and promise to pass it on after I’m finished so another siesta can read it!!!
Would love to win this book just like everyone else! I know who ever gets chosen is the one God had in mind already! Thank you for thinking of us Mama Beth
Lisa B
I would love a copy as well, but I think I got to my emails a bit too late today. 🙁
Undaunted! Sounds intriguing and encouraging; please enter me in the drawing and thank you!
I’d love a book copy!