Sparkly Green Earrings – A Giveaway

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The weekend before last (I know, take a minute to figure that one out. It is Monday after all.), I drove myself to Katy, Texas. (While that may sound like I actually ventured out on a road trip, it really just means I drove 30 minutes across town.) (Also, Iā€™m really into the parenthesis today.)

(Iā€™m currently humoring myself and no one else. I know. Forgive me.)

The reason for my 30-minute road trip was because a sweet lady named Big Mama, I mean, Melanie Shankle, was doing a book signing at the Books-A-Million for her new book, Sparkly Green Earrings. You may have heard of her? Grin.

(By the way, if youā€™re curious as to why she refers to herself as Big Mama, youā€™ll be relieved to know she explains her alias in the first chapter of her book. But Iā€™ll leave that story for her to tell. A little suspense is a good thing.)

Melanie has been blogging since before blogging became the thing to do, and her blog was one of the very first blogs I read. (How many times can I use the word blog in one sentence?) It was really love at first sight, or read. A few reasons Iā€™ve loved Melanieā€™s blog are because sheā€™s hilarious, real, a good writer, sarcastic and she loves Jesus. Need I say more?

Also, she does a really fun post every Friday called Fashion Friday, and I donā€™t know about you, but my materialistic side is really into fashion, and there is always something sheā€™s finding online thatā€™s adorable that I then put into my mental wish list.

Anyway, last Saturday I got lucky and both she and her equally hilarious daughter, Caroline, signed my copy of the book.

Truth be told, I love to read, but for the past week the book has sat on my bedside table. That is until I picked it up yesterday and devoured the first five chapters before I realized I would be late to church and miss prayer time unless I left right then.

(Yā€™all. I didnā€™t set my alarm yesterday morning, slept in, and went to our evening service. I donā€™t know, but I feel like a new woman. It was heavenly. But that has nothing to do with Sparkly Green Earrings. But I did feel sparkly. Whatever that means.)

You know those books that you pick up and theyā€™re just easy to read, charming and you want to keep going because youā€™ve entered into their world without even knowing it? Thatā€™s how I feel about Sparkly Green Earrings. I realize Iā€™m only five chapters in, but I can guarantee you it wonā€™t take me longer than a week to finish it. Honestly, I was a little skeptical at first, not because I donā€™t love Melanie or her writing, but because itā€™s a book about motherhood, and, well, to state the obvious, Iā€™ve not ventured into the land of motherhood, nor am I close, so I wasnā€™t sure if it would apply to me. But alas, it is so much more than motherhood, it is her story of motherhood and it is a sweet one. In fact, she talks about her best friend from the start, and I really resonated with that as I thought about my best friend, and our friendship, especially since she just walked through pregnancy and has her first baby girl that is my current obsession.

I say all of that to say this, our friend Melanie, and her whimsical book, made it on the NY Times Best Seller list this week. Listen, Iā€™m no author, nor have I published a book, but I say thatā€™s a pretty big stinkinā€™ deal and deserves a celebration.

Need proof? Hereā€™s a picture.

So, to celebrate, I thought it would be really fun to give away ten signed copies of Sparkly Green Earrings! Through a series of unplanned, or planned, events, we have those copies in our possession and they make me incredibly happy. Thank you, Amanda and Melanie, for making the signed books a reality. I know yā€™all had nothing better to do this weekend. Grin.

Hereā€™s a look in the book.

How about this cover? I’ve tried endless times to get my ponytail looking like that.

Signed, sealed and (almost) delivered. Grin.

Someone else we all know and love also loves this book and the author!

And here is a picture of Nancy and me at the book signing with Melanie. The only thing Iā€™m regretting right now is the fact that Caroline isnā€™t in the picture with us. Watching Caroline sign the books brought me pure delight.

(Notice the leg pop both Melanie and I are doing. That makes us cool.)

To win your own copy of Sparkly Green Earrings, simply leave a comment with your first and last name. (Side note: I know some of you donā€™t like your last name on the internet for the world to see, so if thatā€™s you, your last initial would be so helpful. I donā€™t know if you realized there are A LOT of names on this blog, and not shockingly, A LOT of duplicates.)

For fun, if youā€™re feeling super creative, you can also tell us hypothetically what the name of your book would be called if indeed, you were to publish a book.

And Iā€™m not even going to pretend like I know what my book would be titled. Iā€™ll just start with ā€œLindsee Louā€.

Howā€™s that for original? Catchy?

Okay, enough about my non-book.

I’ll leave comments open until mid-Wednesday morning!

Ready, set, go win a book!

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  1. 701
    Donna K. H. says:

    Why is the Telephone in the Refrigerator?

  2. 702
    Ginger W. - Knoxville, TN says:

    Thanks for the chance to win the book! Love to read.

  3. 703
    Carolyn C. says:

    After facing the losses of my son and husband to untimely deaths and the grief that remained so fresh for countless mornings, the title of my book would be:
    “A Bottle of Tears and a Good Cup of Coffee”.

  4. 704
    Heather J. says:

    I don’t know what I would name my book, but I would LOVE the chance to get a signed copy of Melanie’s book. Thanks for the opportunity!

  5. 705

    If I wrote a book it would be called Amazing Grace, but since that has been used, how about Sparkly Red Earrings?!

  6. 706
    Karen Todd says:

    Karen Todd and my book would be “fishing according to
    Daddy, lessons learned in the boat”

  7. 707
    Kim Wright says:

    I would love to read this book! I just discovered Melanie’s blog and it is wonderful!

  8. 708
    Kaylin Bull says:

    “Blonder Than She Pays To Be”

  9. 709
    Betty says:

    Betty Gomez- Paving highways in the sky

  10. 710
  11. 711
    Amy Sexton says:

    He Makes All Things New

  12. 712
    Jessica says:

    Jessica B.

    Released from the LampShade

  13. 713
    KaRetha Kelley says:

    KaRetha Kelley
    It’s probably already been written – Count it all JOY!

  14. 714
    Rosina S says:

    Rosina Salsman

    A Polka Dotted Zebra in a Dog Eat Dog World

  15. 715
    Anita McGinnis says:

    The title of my book would be “Trophy of Grace”

  16. 716
    Pam says:

    Pam Hartz***. I’m actually writing a book so I’ll keep my title to myself for now. Crazy when God calls you to write.

  17. 717
    Ashley bowers says:

    The girl with the purple scarf!

  18. 718
    Suzanne Scull says:

    Laugh. It’s good for you!

  19. 719
    Wanda Draus says:

    The title of my book would be , “What was I Thinking!”

  20. 720
    Helen Reynolds says:

    Helen Reynolds

  21. 721
    Genevieve W says:

    Redeemed!!

  22. 722
    Karen Gentles says:

    I LOVE this, Lindsee! Thank You!

    Karen Gentles

    My book … if there were to be one “A Simple Way … to be Beautiful!”

  23. 723
    Kayla Burrell says:

    “Loved Unlike Any Other” šŸ™‚

  24. 724
    Mandi Bradford says:

    Mandi Bradford. I am not creative at all and I have never even considered writing a book, but my grandma used to call me Manda Panda, so that’s what I’ll go with!

  25. 725

    Charmaine (charms) Bailey, South Africa ; “My callused knees” … That’s when your kiddos are small and u tell them about Jesus and as they grow u you tell Him about the kids

  26. 726
    Becky W. says:

    I am a 65 year old grandmother & I have read Melanie’s book. It was a joyful blessing . I have shared it with my daughter also. I would love a signed copy to share with another young mother. My book title would be Thank You Tenderly (an old Ozarks expression!) or perhaps one titled Stinkin’ on It (something my grandmother used to say) .

  27. 727
    Donna W. says:

    Sounds like a fabulous book that I would love to have in my library. “Be Still”

  28. 728
    lee anne says:

    Lee Anne L.

  29. 729
    Kim G. says:

    woo-hoo.. this was posted today so I may actually have a chance to win! (yaay) {Loving the parentheses too btw… lol šŸ˜‰ That was so funny.

    Randomly ended up here looking up Beth Moore and thinking I need a new book to read to go along with my bible study (which I haven’t been doing a stellar job of lately). So here goes! Thanks for the offer!!

    definitely bookmarking the site… good stumble!

    ~Blessings

  30. 730
    Brenda Lewis says:

    Brenda Lewis

  31. 731
    Tanya K. Moyer says:

    Tanya Moyer – My book would probably be called something like “Mocha Frap Girl”…can you tell what I love?? šŸ™‚

  32. 732
    Sara Jakubiec says:

    Sara J.

    My book title would be “Joy and Peace in Believing”

  33. 733
    Jana says:

    Jana Beyer. I would love a copy of this book. My book title would be Beyer (pronounced Buyer) Beware.

  34. 734
    Kayla Morrill says:

    Kayla Morrill

  35. 735
    Debbie Ward says:

    Would love to win this book to share with my beautiful daughter-in-law, the mom of the BEST 16-month old grandson in the world. šŸ™‚

    My book title would be: Tried and True.

  36. 736
    Denise Burdett says:

    Would love one of those books. Congrats on it’s success.

  37. 737
    Janese Larimore says:

    I would love to win . Thank you for the chance. Sorry, I have no imagination, thus no title.

  38. 738

    The title of my book might be “A Gravel Road to Everywhere.”

  39. 739
    Kathy Wilshire says:

    I’m not creative either, so :
    “Kathy Sue”. (Grin)
    Kathy Wilshire, Mansfield,TX

  40. 740
    EmmLee says:

    Emmalee d. My book thanks to my day with my children…. How to get poop out of everything!

  41. 741
    Texatlast says:

    Jan Witt
    Life from the funny farm

  42. 742
    Kirsten Dyke says:

    Memoirs of the Mended

  43. 743
    Carma Ortmann says:

    Would name it Mysterious Sounds

  44. 744
    Sandra Loewen says:

    Sandra Loewen

    “Simplici-Tea”

  45. 745
    Lynn Mull says:

    Pick me!! Pick me!! I need a light read. . .too many heavy things going on everywhere else!! : D

  46. 746
    Sue Speir says:

    Sue Speir

    Color me Joyful
    Is that already a book title? It just popped into my head!
    Hahaha!

  47. 747
    Tamara P says:

    Okay, I am intrigued, so I have to leave a comment. As for a title for my own book, hmm, maybe I would just use my blog title “Two Warriors, Two Princesses, and My Life as Their Mom”

  48. 748
    bekah S says:

    “So a blonde stepped off a plane…”

  49. 749
    Kristi Belt says:

    I love to read!!! I love motherhood! It’s a match made in heaven!!
    Kristi Belt

  50. 750
    Nicole Reiner says:

    Nicole Reiner