**UPDATE**
Congratulations to the winners of the birthday drawing! Your names are posted below. Watch your inbox for an email from Living Proof later today so that we can get you your gift!
BONUS: The wonderful people at AMG Publishers have extended a 50% discount to any of you who would like to order a Key Word Study Bible! Click here to get more information, or to order your Bible. AMG Publishers
Winners:
#523 – Carole Germain #4348 – Karen Quinn
#2282 – Merissa G. #4399 – Anna Bunch
#2321 – Marilyn Riley #4430 – Nancy Beeey
#2756 – Merissa Ury #4813 – Myrlene Darnell
#2876 – Beth Longar #5648 – Nan Smith
#3937 – Dani Turner #5798 – Rachel C.
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A few nights ago I walked my buck wild new puppy around my neighborhood, watched the sun sink deep down into the horizon, and then settled in back at home. I flipped on my favorite season of the West Wing and I ate an entire bag of tortilla chips and ¾ a jar of my favorite salsa for dinner. What is it they say again? The apple does not fall far from the tree. Or something like that?
You see when we were growing up Mom would throw us kids in the back of Brontosaurus the station wagon and haul us halfway across the city to her old favorite Tex-Mex joint. She ordered a pint of salsa and a gigantic grease-stained brown paper bag of tortilla chips for take-out and she would eat all of this and only this for her dinner. Her own dinner. I can’t remember what we kids even ate, or if she fed us at all. I’m only kidding about that last part.
My mom was born at high noon in a fierce thunderstorm, my grandfather said. Her presence still shifts the atmosphere. A few weeks ago Mom left for a week in the hill country for a time of writing and solitude. The second she got back home, I loaded up my stuff and headed out to spend a night with she and my Dad. You see, for me, going to hang out with my parents isn’t really like going to hang out with the parents. Far from duty, it’s one of my favorite things to do. We caught up on all the life stuff that night. And then in the morning we drank our coffee in our pajamas and by 8:30 a.m. at the latest we had already covered topics such as the theology in Ephesians, the New Testament canon, the Holy Spirit’s role in the interpretation of Scripture, and the Festal Letter of Athanasius.
I have to say, this woman utterly dazzles me. She is the sweetest in the land. She is gracious and sanguine and loving and kind, no doubt, but she is serious and intense and focused and courageous. She has opinions and perspective and boldness and wisdom from the ground like no other. For all her awesomeness she is not self-righteous or squeamish, and God knows I have pushed her limits.
Mom is deeply committed to our family and I’ve always known that full well but I’ve also seen that she’s preoccupied with something a whole lot bigger than us. Probably the most important thing I have learned from her is that being caught up in Jesus and what He is doing in the world is everything. It is the ultimate priority and a family committed to His work in the world will get the privilege of making sacrifices together.
Over the past few years in my own journey I found myself in an unknown place, a place where a heart could break deeper and wider and in more directions than I could have imagined possible. Mom has walked alongside me on this road further than any human could be expected to walk with another. She would have had good reasons to just sit out a while and catch her breath. But she never left my side. The road has been bumpy but also tedious and repetitive. When the landscape didn’t seem to change for a long, long time, she kept plodding along with me, carrying my burdens and helping me shoulder the grief that felt too much to bear.
Mom is tender and she is strong and she is not afraid to look pain and grief and loss dead in the eye. Even more, she is daring enough to hope against hope. To see in others, even me, the beginnings of life and growth and health and wholeness where others might only see brokenness and death. She has shined the light of Jesus on me more times than I can count.
She can fry a chicken and whip up mashed potatoes and gravy with the best of the Southern cooks. Her pleasures are simple: the reading of books, sitting on the front porch, walking her dogs in the woods, eating dinner with my Dad, playing games on the floor with her grandkids, and drinking tea with Amanda and me. But make no mistake she is wicked smart and complex and multifaceted. She is so much more than even the best caricature of her could ever hope to be.
I love her.
Yes, I love her. If one photo could capture the light and color she brings to my world, this is it:
It is my joy and honor to be her daughter and also to work for her at Living Proof. This blog giveaway is just one of many ways I celebrate her beautiful life today. The first three gifts are from Living Proof and the last two gifts are personal gifts from me.
First and foremost, we are giving away eight Key Word Study Bibles. My mom gave me one of these Bibles many years ago. It was one of the first Bibles I ever really remember being excited about. It helped me become familiar with various Greek and Hebrew words before I ever took a Greek or Hebrew reading class. Every time I read it I was reminded that the Scriptures we hold in our hands in English are a translation. Remembering this often is a good thing and will take a person a long way in the study of the Bible, I think.
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Second, we are giving away an assortment of several pounds of favorite Houston coffee beans. My mom is a serious coffee drinker, so this is just an obvious addition. This package will include but not be limited to one of my current favorites:
Third, we are giving away an arrangement of fresh flowers Mom loves. And, really, who wouldn’t like these?
Fourth, we are giving away a crossbody saddlebag. Mom and I both carry versions of this crossbody bag over and over again until one breaks and we have to buy another one.
Fifth and finally, we are giving away a small bottle of Flowerbomb. Mom wears lots of different perfumes, but she most often travels with this one.
So, if you’re interested in our giveaway please do pop on and say “Happy Birthday” and show Mom some love. Your comment becomes your entry into our random drawing. Comments will officially close 24 hours after the post is published, and please only one comment per person. The names of our winners will be posted at the top of this post at some point on Thursday.
I hope you all are happy and well.
And, Mom, I love you!
The best is yet to come,
Melissa
Happy Birthday Beth! I sincerely hope you feel more loved today than you have before. I thank God for you just as much as Melissa does. <3
God Bless you on your birthday! I appreciate you and your heart, studies etc…
Thank you for the thoughtful and heartfelt posts. I enjoy being inspired and strengthened in the Lord by the words of all you contributors.
Happy, happy birthday Beth! I’m sure my thoughts are shared by everyone on this blog…You are a gift and a blessing!! I wish you an amazing birthday surrounded by love, laughter and all the joy you bring to us!!!
Happy Happy Birthday!!!
I add my thanksgiving for the beautiful life of Beth Moore, precious servant and daughter of our King! Happy Birthday! Thank you for showing us how to better seek our Saviour, how to express our love for Him, to know His Word more intimately and welcome His transformation of our very being! Beth, I can’t wait to know you when we are all together in the Kingdom! God bless you today and each day in your year ahead! Lots of love to you!
Happy burthday Beth…can’t wait to see you in Cinnicinnati..love in Christ, Sister loved by God!
Happy, happy birthday to my dear sister-loved-by-God, Miss Beth!
Your contagious & unabashed love for Jesus has been such an encouraging accelerant for my faith. How I thank you for adoring Jesus so zealously! ~prayers & love, Darcy 🙂
Happy Birthday Beth! Thank you for the Bible studies you’ve written and led…& for making the Bible come ALIVE! You’ve caused me to become curious about the meaning behind the words–& to use my Hebrew/Greek Bible on a regular basis. Thank you for encouraging deeper relationships with our Lord!
Happy Birthday Sweet Woman of God. I truly love your bible studies and I thank God for touching your life and placing a calling on you.
I pray that He will continue to enrich you and speak to your heart so that He may continue to speak to me through your studies.
Thank you for being willing to Listen.
Happy Happy Birthday Miss Beth, you are an inspiration and I am so glad the Lord allowed me to be encouraged by the brilliant gifts and talents He has bestowed upon you.
To the Birthday girl,
Sweet, dear Beth our ferocious our leader; I wish you the sun, the moon and the stars.
Most of all I wish you these two things; a world filled with young girls, women of all ages that would listen and take to heart your teachings that are directly inspired!, secondly a long and healthy life showered with blessings from God.
“Put another candle on your birthday cake”
Peace and joy,
Gerry
Happy Birthday!!!!!!
Happy Birthday, Beth! You are such an inspiration to women everywhere. I had the joy of seeing you speak in Charlotte, NC, a few years ago. Thanks for being such an encouraging spokeswoman. I am starting the Kelly Minter study tonight – woo-hoo! Have a great birthday and enjoy some CHOCOLATE!!! Love, Shelli
Happy Birthday Beth!! I can not thank you enough for how your ministry & testimony has blessed my life. Thank you for loving Jesus & allowing that love to flow through you. When I’m struggling and feeling alone I watch one of your tapings. Your laughter and wisdom always point my heart to Jesus. Praying God continues to pour His anointing over you!
Oh what a beautiful post! Happiest of Happy Birthdays to Beth- my most favorite author/mentor, speaker, and encourager in the faith in all the land! And ironically someone I have never met, but feel a true heart connection with! Thank you, Beth for the love of Jesus you pour out on us women through your books, your messages, you Tweets, your blog posts, and your conferences. We all love you so much! ~Abigail Dubbe =)
Hi Beth, Happy Birthday! I cannot begin to briefly explain to you all the ways you have changed my life & my relationship with the Lord! One day I hope to meet you, if not in this life then in Heaven! I’m so thankful that you keep letting the Lord use you, grow you, and transform you. My prayer is that the you know Jesus better this year than in years previous. That this year will be one of victory, hope, and grace. I hope you have a great day! 🙂
Happy Birthday to one of the most Godly and inspiring ladies I have ever heard speak. May God continue to use you greatly!
Happy Birthday Beth! Thanks for being such a blessing in my life. God bless you and your family.
Happy Birthday, Beth! I penned this poem years ago when you were here in Ktown with LPL and sent it to you and KMac responded so graciously on your behalf…I was so thrilled! In honor of your birthday and hopes YOU might read it, here it is again!
Loving Well
Beth, you have shared with me and many others,
How to love, and love well.
I have learned much from listening to you,
And in my heart these lessons will dwell.
I wish I had more Joys in my life,
It seems my Testy friends outnumber them.
I’ve seen God perform miracles in lives of my Foes,
And to find Fars, I must get “out on a limb.”
If I can strive to live in the reality,
That God’s perfect love is in me.
I know I can love anyone,
And, in the process, become free!
I gained insight about myself from your questions,
That being, I try alone to be strong.
God desires to be strong for me,
Believing I can conquer strongholds myself is wrong.
I must allow God to love me perfectly,
And to trust him to reveal his will for my life.
His love cannot be hampered,
By my anxiety, insecurity, and strife.
Nothing can and will ever separate me,
From God’s perfect love.
For he sacrificed Christ for this very reason,
And for that, I praise him above.
God has used you to minister to me,
At this very season of my life.
I vow to love well from this day forward,
And strive to be a better mom, sis, friend, and wife.
Wishing you a very happy birthday Miss Beth!!! I “met” you this year when my bible study did James. I loved learning all about him through you and your daughter’s views!!! I can’t wait to meet you in person one day!! May your burthday be as much a blessing as you are to others!!!
Dear Beth,
Thank you so much for your passion for Jesus as you have always inspired me to keep the passion for my first Love. I have facilitated many of your studies in my home and at church. I have cried and laughed at the same time! However one does that! You prayed over me at one of your conferences and God spoke to me loudly and gave me a vision that I have never forgotten! I love you so much, I love your heart for Jesus and other women that is so evident. I am so glad God created YOU!
I pray I can exhibit the fruits of the Spirit as much as you do! The Good Lords countenance is upon you!
Happy Birthday! May His love cover you this day and everyday!
Love you, ❤️☕️✏️✈️
Phyllis Mandziara
Happy Birthday Dear Sister Beth, what a blessing you have been to my life. I was opposed to video led Bible Studies, very narrow-minded I think, until I moved to Albuquerque and went to one of yours I am hooked. The Conference you held here so spoke to me I know that God guides your every word, your every step and I thank Him for bringing you into my life. May He continue to bless and use you always and only for His Glory!!
A Very Happy Bkrthday, Beth!!! I wish you a day filled with sweet memories, surrounded by friends and family, and precious moments with our Jesus!
Happy Birthday Beth! You are an amazing inspiration to myself and many others. Praying that the year ahead will bring you many blessings 🙂
Happy Birthday! I am not in time for a prize but considering that I get to wish you, Beth Moore, happy birthday myself, well that’s enough for me! I believe I have done every one of your studies with the exception of one. I delight in studying the Word with you. Please, please don’t stop or retire. Love, Carlee
HBTYHBTYHBDearBethHBTY!
Dearest Beth
Your heart of teaching Gods precious word has absolutely changed my life through your many books, bible studies, TV programs, live presentations and memory scripture experiences. I hope and pray you have the most wonderful birthday EVER. You deserve he absolute best.
Thank you Melissa for coordinating this opportunity to share our love with your precious Mama. And thank you for sharing her with us all if these years.
your Siesta in Christ
Marcia
Happy Birthday,Beth!!!!!
Thank you for your ministry. Always so blessed by your teaching.
Martha
Thank you, Beth, for listening to Him and giving us such great teachings! I hope you have the best birthday ever! The various video series we have used at our church make me feel like I know you. Thank you for inviting us in to your heart and your passion.
Happy Birthday Beth!
I can’t even begin to tell you what a blessing you have been to me. Your studies have pulled me out of some very dark times in my life. Your faithfulness to Jesus and your family is what endears me most. Thank you for being there to help me grow in my relationship with our blessed Lord. I’m beyond tickled that you are coming to Cincinnati in a few weeks. I can’t wait to sit under your teaching in person.
May you have the happiest of birthdays this year!
Deepest regards,
Carol
Happy Birthday Blessings to you Beth! Love you lots !
Happiest of Birthdays to you Beth!
Happy Birthday Beth!! So very blessed by your sharing God’s word with so many! Wishing you the very best on this day!!
Happy Birthday Beth! Thank you for sharing God’s Word and His Love with women all over the world.
Beth, Very Happy Birthday!!! I lead a couple of women Bible studies and have to be the strong one. I am thankful God provided you as a strong woman for me to look to and be inspired by and challenged by. He knew what I needed. Much love, Jennie in DeWitt, AR
Happiest of birthdays to you, dear siesta mama! You are dearly loved, respected, and appreciated. Thank you for blessing so many of us sisters on this journey through earth.
Dearest Beth, wishing you the happiest if birthdays, with God’s richest blessings showering you today and always. Live in Jesus from South Africa
Happy Birthday to a bondservant of the Lord. Your life, in how your daughter describes it, is an encouragement to me to continue to press into the Lord. May God continue to bless the work of your hands.
Happy Birthday Beth. Thank you for blessing me with your passion for Him!
Praying God will bless your birthday with the measure of blessing you are to me and so many others! What a beautiful tribute from your beautiful daughter…treasure it always. Elsie
Happy birthday to one of my favorite Bible teachers! You have taught me so much in various Bible studies, and you have encouraged me to memorize Scripture. You have had a impact on my life, and we haven’t even met! Hope you have the best birthday ever!
Dear Beth,
As you start a new age year may God continue to bless you, your family, and your ministry. I have done numerous Beth Moore Bible Studies over the years but my all time favorite was James. At that season of my life it struck home in so many ways. It was the first Bible study I had the courage to lead and all of us grew in our faith that summer. Thank You!
Every time I travel to TX to see my sweet daughter Meg I am sure I am going to see you in the airport. It hasn’t happened yet, but I have not lost hope.
Your sister in Christ,
Denise Garner
Happy Birthday, sweet Beth!
I have been so blessed by your Bible Studies, and have been fortunate enough to experience them at First Baptist. I hope your day is blessed and joy-filled <3
Happy birthday, Beth:) Asking God to bless you today and in this next year with all His best…
You have blessed me so many times with your wisdom, encouragement, and exhortation. May God continue to use you for His glory in this next year.
Happy Birthday dear sweet Beth! You are an amazing women and I am so thankful that I am part of the Houston sisters that has sat under your teaching. Thank you for all your hard work. You are a super woman, mother and grandmother! Blessings to you.
Happy Birthday sister!! May God shower you and your family with many blessings in the coming year!
Have a happy and blessed birthday Beth! Our women’s group is doing “Believing God” right now and we are truly enjoying the gift of believing and trusting our God more. May you continue to grow more and more in the knowledge of God’s love for you. Thank you so much for all you do for God’s kingdom.
Happy Birthday! Hope you have a blessed day. I have done every Bible study that you have written. God has blessed with a great gift. I hope you do many more. Just wanted to thank you for all time you have spent in doing these studies. God Bless you and have a wonderful day
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Happy Happy Birthday Beth! I cannot begin to tell you how much I appreciate your studies. And I am so looking forward to you coming to Fargo in August! Have a wonderful birthday and may God richly bless your year ahead. — Liane B.