Winning Wednesday Winner - Born To Run

This week's Winning Wednesday book is ... Born to Run

by Christopher McDougall

 Here's why he wrote this book ...

I started running about 18 years ago while struggling with depression. It was my therapy in many ways. After receiving severe injuries in 2004, I didn't know if I would ever run again. But thank God! After dozens of surgeries and years of physical therapies, I began running again in 2008. 

Why? 

All I can say is there is just something about running that works for me - body, mind and spirit.

Recently, I heard Christopher McDougall speak at a local college - he's a great speaker and writer. Born To Run is a great read - whether or not you're a runner. I also enjoyed the book for the look into the world of the Tarahumara Indians and their culture. McDougall has a interesting reason as to why we like to run.
All our bodies need exercise to stay healthy - if you don't use it, you lose it. So even if running doesn't appeal to you - this book will inspire you to do something for your health.  

What do you do to keep your body healthy? 

Leave your name (and a way for me to contact you) for a chance to win a copy! Closes Thursday at 9PM - Winner posted on Friday.

"Hind" you won last week's book, I have no way to contact you -email me!

Winning Wednesday - Hear No Evil by Matthew Paul Turner

Hear No Evil 

My Story of Innocence, Music and the Holy Ghost

by Matthew Paul Turner

As a kid, Turner loved music, so he headed to Nashville for college and for work. Hear No Evil is a memoir (college years and beyond) of moving from his strict religious home to a boarder world beyond, especially in music. His college class had a good laugh when he asked who Bob Dylan is and told them he never heard his music. Later, he worked in the Christian music world and provides some interesting inside glimpses.

Turner desires for life to be authentic and honest. He is bothered by added hype and pretense. This is true in his connection with people and with God. Along the way, his journey of trying to understand God/love/grace shows. The writing style is easy and not preachy - he's had too many rules in his childhood to do that to his readers, so parts of it can feel slightly incomplete. He is not an 'answer' person and this thought shows that ..

"I was learning that I don't know a lot of things. And I think a part of faith is learning how to be okay with that." 

Turner is funny and he can't help but poke fun at his past and things he encounters - depending on your journey in life, you will enjoy his humor ... or not. 

Matthew Paul Turner has a BBA degree in business music. He is the former editor of CCM magazine, and has written for other Christian publications. He lives with his wife and son in Nashville.

Visit his site at Matthew Paul Turner

and he is on twitter as @JesusNeedsNewPR 

Leave your name for a chance to win this book. Also what song always reminds you of certain events/people/places?

Enter before Thursday at 9PM

Winner will be posted on Friday morning.

Winning Wednesday - Crave

Enter to win this book for -

Winning Wednesday

Crave: Wanting So Much More of God 

by Chris Tomlinson

Crave is a book about one young man's journey of developing a meaningful Christian life for himself. Tomlinson is real about the messy and bumpy road it can be at times. He writes about times when he didn't do something that he felt God was nudging him to do. Or times when he did good things and felt superior for doing them. 

He had some great practical examples of being a light in the world. He picked up trash around his home rather than ignore or complain about it. I like his idea of giving his first-class airline upgrade to someone else - he attempted to do this, but the airline won't allow seat transfers between passengers.

His writing style is easy to read and some of his analogies are refreshing. Each chapter is based on a different topic. The age and/or life experience of the author are visible in some of his thoughts and conclusions especially about subjects like - rules, suffering, needy children and joy. My thoughts/beliefs aren't the same as his on some of these.  

For more information about Chris Tomlinson and for a free download of the first three chapters of Crave, visit his website, Crave Something More

I was given two copies of Crave - one for me to review and one to give away. Leave your name in the comment section before 9PM on Thursday for a chance to win. Winner will be post Friday morning.

Winning Wednesday - Seasons of Solace

I am super excited about this book! I rarely read a book twice - this is one that I will keep in my living room to pick up again and again and again ... the photographs are priceless and the poems are meaningful treasures. 

Enter to win an autographed hardcover copy of -

Seasons of Solace

by Janelle Shantz Hertzler

Janelle lives in my area and I've had the honor of connecting with her a couple times over the past few years. This is a woman with depth and authenticity!

In shock after her husband was killed by a drunk driver while living in Thailand, Janelle began searching for a way through the pain. Her struggle to make sense of her loss and find peace resulted in this moving collection. Told through heartfelt poetry and inspiring photography, Seasons of Solace expresses the spiritual journey of a grieving woman moving toward acceptance. - Amazon

Though I've had other losses, I haven't lost a spouse, but I connected with Janelle's honesty and clarity about the questions she asked and the emotions she experienced during her journey of grief. And I'm convinced most people on planet earth will connect with it because we all ask questions (and if you don't, you should!) and experience loss at one time or another.

Here's a few lines from her writing: 

My body feels like a time bomb;

at any moment pieces could 

fly off in every direction.

Screaming obscenities

would be a release.

I can't;

I'm not that type.

I sink deeper 

into the blackness

bottling it all.

Questions have been a big part of Janelle's journey and her autograph in this book says - Honor the Questions. Here are some lines from her poem called Questions.

Questions cause revolutions,

and reformations.

They challenge us to go deeper

into the soil of our lives.

I'm growing to see that authenticity 

is worth the risk of inquiry.

She doesn't offer answers and reasons - because life (and death)  generally doesn't offer them. As the book records her journey, you learn with her as she searches.

True Me

I know well the me I'm told to be,

but I don't know the me

that was given me to be.

The true me, the inner me,

the deepest me remains unknown.

The Mundane and the Miracle

To live in the beauty of the ordinary,

to live in the holiness of simplicity,

there is the miracle,

the treasure to be found

within the mundane.

 

Before this book, I rarely read poetry, but Janelle's writing has changed that. These poems are wonderful - the style and words she chooses makes them a pleasure to read or hear. Last year, Janelle began doing public readings and I had the honor of being a part of the first one. The event was part of ongoing monthly series where someone shares their life story - always in story form. So doing an evening of poetry reading was new. Of the seventy or so people there, most were not sure if they'll enjoy it. They were all pleasantly blown away by the evening - seeing Janelle's photos on a large screen as she read her poems. Her reading voice is very moving -her website contains information about Seasons of Solace Poetry Readings for you and/or your organization.  

Janelle is now a consultant, retreat leader and spiritual director. You can learn more about her and her work at Journey Through Grief. You can read more about Seasons on Solace on Amazon and if you aren't the winner of this one - you will want to buy yourself a copy. Or if you are local - Janelle will be at iHope on Friday evening to autograph and sell copies of Seasons of Solace.

I am so happy Janelle recorded her journey in this way and is sharing it with the world! I will be giving copies to others that have questions and/or are dealing with loss.

Leave your name before Thursday 25th at 9PM and you could be the lucky winner! Winner will be posted on Friday morning.

UPDATE: I've posted the winner:

Martha Merritt Tousley

Winning Wednesday - Linchpin II

A few months ago, I signed up to receive a copy of Linchpin by Seth Godin by giving a donation to the Acumen Fund. A few weeks after receiving the first copy, I received a second copy of Linchpin, with a letter from Seth Godin saying, "Here's a thank you gift for reviewing Linchpin."

Last week I gave away one copy and I figured I will extend the same graciousness as Godin did and give away the second copy also. It's a great book ... you do want to read it, so here's another chance to win a copy.

Here's a repost of my review I posted last week: 

Are you scared to try new things? Wonder what others will say?

One of the main themes in this book is that you are unique and I am unique. The footprint we leave on the world can be unique if we allow (and push) ourselves to be who we are, not who others/environment/culture think we should be.

The one area we are alike - we all find more fulfillment in life if we are truly being ourselves and doing what we are best at. That can mean being self employed, working with one or two others or working in a corporation.

He admits finding our own path can be hard - "There is no map" and "Seeing clearly isn't easy."

There's many things that stop us from even trying, like worry. "Anxiety is practicing failure in advance." Some of his thoughts on how we rationalize not doing something made me feel like he was eavesdropping on the conversations I have in my head.

Godin's writing style is sharp and easy to read. The message in this book isn't necessarily new, but it's important, especially with all the changes the internet is bringing to our world. He does a great job reminding us that we have a lot of choice in what our personal world looks like.

The book includes this piece written by Ishita Gupta,

Every day is a new chance to choose.

Choose to change your perspective.

Choose to flip the switch in your mind. 

Turn on the light and 

stop fretting about with insecurity and doubt.

Choose to do your work and be free of distraction.

Choose to see the best in someone, 

or choose to bring out the worst in them.

Choose to be a laser beam, with focused intentions, 

or a scattered ray of light that doesn't do any good.

Leave your name before 9PM on Thursday and you could a hardcover copy of this book. Winner will be randomly chosen and posted Friday morning. 

If you subscribe to this site, you'll always find out what I'm giving away for Winning Wednesday. 

Winning Wednesday - Linchpin

Linchpin 

by Seth Godin

Are you scared to try new things? Wonder what others will say?

One of the main themes in this book is that you are unique and I am unique. The footprint we leave on the world can be unique if we allow (and push) ourselves to be who we are, not who others/environment/culture think we should be.

The one area we are alike - we all find more fulfillment in life if we are truly being ourselves and doing what we are best at. That can mean being self employed, working with one or two others or working in a corporation.

He admits finding our own path can be hard - "There is no map" and "Seeing clearly isn't easy."

There's many things that stop us from even trying, like worry. "Anxiety is practicing failure in advance." Some of his thoughts on how we rationalize not doing something made me feel like he was eavesdropping on the conversations I have in my head.

Godin's writing style is sharp and easy to read. The message in this book isn't necessarily new, but it's important, especially with all the changes the internet is bringing to our world. He does a great job reminding us that we have a lot of choice in what our personal world looks like.

The book includes this piece written by Ishita Gupta,

Every day is a new chance to choose.

Choose to change your perspective.

Choose to flip the switch in your mind. 

Turn on the light and 

stop fretting about with insecurity and doubt.

Choose to do your work and be free of distraction.

Choose to see the best in someone, 

or choose to bring out the worst in them.

Choose to be a laser beam, with focused intentions, 

or a scattered ray of light that doesn't do any good.

Leave your name before 9PM on Thursday and you could a hardcover copy of this book. Winner will be randomly chosen and posted Friday morning. 

Subscribe to this site so you don't miss a Winning Wednesday. 

Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from Seth Godin. I wasn't required to write a positive review. The opinions I've expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255: “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.”

Winning Wednesday - Food Rules

It's February - how's those New Year's Resolutions going? When talking about resolutions or goals, almost every person mentions how they want to eat healthier ... so it's safe to assume many of you have said that. Eating healthy is something that is often on our minds, but we still have a hard time keeping unhealthy food off our lips - which of course, then goes straight to our hips! Here's a great little book with simplified rules to give you a tool in your quest.

Amazon describes the book this way ...

Michael Pollan, our nation's most trusted resource for food-related issues, offers this indispensible guide for anyone concerned about health and food. Simple, sensible, and easy to use, Food Rules is a set of memorable rules for eating wisely, many drawn from a variety of ethnic or cultural traditions. Whether at the supermarket or an all-you-can-eat-buffet, this handy, pocket-size resource is the perfect guide for anyone who would like to become more mindful of the food we eat.

I knew some of the rules in this book - others were new, but either way it was good to reread them. 

Sampling of the rules: 

#11 Avoid foods you see advertised on television.

#36 Don’t eat breakfast cereals that change the color of the milk.

#58 Do all your eating at a table.

This can be carried with you all the time, since it is pocket-sized. Then when the urge/desire to eat something hits, open this first, read a few of the rules. It might be all the motivation you need to say no. Read a few of the rules before you enter the grocery store - if you don't buy the junk, you won't eat it later!  Or when you are at the drive-through to get your child something (children are generally more active than adults, so he/she needs the food) and you are only going to get a coffee or water. Then you see colorful pictures on the order board - also called the "let's suck them into buying" board. And though you tell yourself you are beyond falling for their marketing game, you find yourself rationalizing in your mind on why you NEED the burger/fries/wrap/ice cream/etc. As your child(ren) change their mind six times of what they want, you open the book - read a rule or two and  you will want to order the coffee or water :) 

Leave your name for a chance to win this book.

Do you have any food rules that help you eat healthy? If so, please share ...

Winner will be selected by random drawing from names posted before 9PM on Thursday 2/4/2010 and posted on Friday morning.

Winning Wednesday - What Difference Do It Make?

During November, I gave away a copy of the Same Kind of Different As Me: A Modern-Day Slave, an International Art Dealer and the Unlikely Woman Who Bound Them Together by Ron Hall, Denver Moore and Lynn Vincent. This was a book I couldn't put down once I started it, so when I saw they had written a second book, I wanted to read it also. I read it, liked it and want one of my readers to be able to enjoy it also.

 So this week's Winning Wednesday is a copy of:   

What difference do it make?

 
by Ron Hall, Denver Moore and Lynn Vincent 

Whether you've read their first book or not, you will enjoy this book. It's filled with new, stand-alone true stories of hope and healing - some of the stories are the authors and some are sent in by readers of Same Kind of Difference as Me. 

Reading about the love these two men have for each other and for God is a joy.  And seeing the difference they make to people around them gives me hope and confidence that I can make a difference in this world also. It's an easy read, but packed with wisdom and encouragement. 

I like the honest, fresh comments from the authors. In one chapter, Denver is tough on Christians ... he wonders why some of them are so busy studying the Bible - they don't have time (or don't want to) do what it says. He also says, "Everbody's lookin for God everywhere on the outside. He ain't in no book, and He ain't in no preacher, and He ain't in nothin or no one on the outside. You got to go inside 'cause that's where God is - in the deepest place inside you." 

I like this man and his logic.  

Leave your name for a chance to win this hardcover book.
Winner will be posted on Friday.

 Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from Thomas Nelson Publishers as part of their Book Review Blogger program. I wasn't required to write a positive review. The opinions I've expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255: “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.”

Winning Wednesday - Simple Compassion

It's Wednesday and you can be a winner! Actually, you already are a winner, because everyone's a winner all the time!

Don't you feel better about yourself now?

Okay - enough of pop psychology for today, now back to real life. Do something that makes you a winner today! "What should I do?" you ask. 
Well, since you asked - I have just the book for you ...

Simple Compassion: 

Devotions to Make a Difference in Your Neighborhood and Your World by Keri Wyatt Kent

 

This time of year - coats are collected, presents delivered to strangers and homeless shelters receive more calls. This is good, but there's eleven other months in the year. Simple Compassion is a 52-week devotional that talks about a lifestyle of compassion. Keri Wyatt Kent teaches the reader about genuine compassion, beginning with looking at ourselves and the reasons we do or don't do compassion well.

She shares personal stories of getting involved in inner city Chicago - from taking a class about urban leadership to handing her own hamburger, bought in the middle of a busy day of running errands, to a homeless man. 

Read one of the 52 short chapters a week and give yourself time to ponder the thoughts and challenges she presents about what Godly compassion should look like. Begin this book in January and by next Christmas, you could be a winner in showing compassion.

Leave your name in the comment section (before Thursday at 10PM) and you could win this book. Winner will be posted on Friday.

Winning Wednesday

Yesterday I took part in a Blog Carnival hosted by Peter Pollock and the theme was Grief. My post was about time spent with my mentor Audrey and how she taught me the importance of grieving losses in my life. Audrey gave me a few books to read during this time and I want to give someone a copy of one of them today.

Can You Drink the Cup?

by Henri J. M. Nouwen

(paperback)

This book isn't only about grieving - its about the range of experiences we go through in life. I found it comforting during the time of my emotional and spiritual 'hurricane.' If you need comfort, inspiration or hope - this book should help you find some.  

It's actually a small book - a quick read, but it's packed with wisdom and many thoughts to ponder. Nouwen pulls from his own experiences, using examples from his life working with the mentally disabled to make his points. Using the cup as a metaphor, Nouwen reflects on three images - Holding, Lifting and Drinking - to articulate basics of the spiritual life.

I'm in the mood to read another book from Henri Nouwen this winter. Any suggestions? 

Leave your name - with or without a comment - and you could win this book. Winner posted on Friday.

Winning Wednesday

Winning Wednesday is back!

Today you could win a hardcover copy of 

Same Kind as Different as Me

by Ron Hall & Denver Morre with Lynn Vincent

  The book's website describes it like this ...
and also has a short video about it.

A dangerous homeless drifter - 
who grew up picking cotton in virtual slavery.

An upscale art dealer - 
accustomed to the world of Armani and Chanel.

A gutsy woman with a stubborn dream.

A story so incredible no novelist would dare dream it.

This is a great book - a true story, with alternating chapters written by Ron and Denver. Two people whose world normally wouldn't connect became friends through an interesting series of events, started by Ron's wife Debbie.

I love how different Ron and Denver write - you feel like you are really hearing their voice, plus you never lose track of who the author is for the chapter you are reading, because the writing is unique to them. Both authors are real and honest about their ups and downs. The honesty of Denver and his life as a homeless person has changed the way I look at someone that is homeless. And I love how Ron pokes fun at himself, talking about how he usually didn't notice the homeless because he was too busy checking how good he looks in the mirror of his latest BMW.

You will laugh and you will need tissues! There's some major sadness in the book and yet it's filled with hope - especially about God's love for everyone and the change that is possible in a person's life. Even though this book is packed, it is an easy read. I got so pulled into the story, I finished it in a few days. A movie based on this book will come out next year with Samuel L. Jackson playing Denver - that should be good.

Ron and Denver have written a second book - What Difference Do It Make?: Stories of Hope and Healing. I will be giving a copy of that away in a few weeks - maybe you can win both! Leave your name in the comment section for a chance to win Same Kind of Different as Me today.

Winning Wednesday

Ugh ... I hate even writing this, because I don't like making excuses, but I do like setting some boundaries on my time. Life has been busy and I can't seem to get more than 24 hours in a day (actually, won't really want to!) so what this rambling really means is that ...

Winning Wednesday will return next week 
at its regularly scheduled time!

Any tips on how to get everything done you need or want to do?

Winning Wednesday

Today I'm giving away a book I was given at STORY - the conference I was at last week. When I walked into a workshop there taught by Michael Hyatt, CEO for Thomas Nelson Publishing, there was a hardcover book on each chair. I love receiving books, even if it's a book I already own, because then I can give it away!

I read this book about a month ago - and then thought that I hope many people read this book, so I'm happy to have a copy to give to one of you.

The Hole in Our Gospel  

by Richard Stearns

It's a great book - it has statistics and numbers about poverty in our world, but it's not all about that - it has stories of real people dealing with poverty. It's not guilt-producing for the sake of making one feel guilty - but it does help the reader take a second look at life, money and stuff. It also includes the personal journey of the author, Richard Stearns, from being a CEO of multiple companies to president of World Vision. This book is endorsed by many people who care about the world's poor, like U2's Bono. No matter where you stand as far as religion goes - this is a good book to read.

I've always believed in helping others - it's what makes the world go around - but after reading this  book I'm revisiting some of my thoughts on the poor and my responsibility to them. In an ideal world,  I think God, the creator of all, should be taking care of anyone that is starving, but obviously he has left it in our hands - we are his hands/feet to help each other.

I relate to this quote in the book ...

"Sometimes I would like to ask God why He allows poverty,  
suffering, and injustice when He could do something about it."

"Well, why don't you ask Him?"

"Because I'm afraid He would ask me the same question." 

- Anonymous

What can you or I do to help relieve someone's poverty and suffering?

Do you think your worldview and/or your understanding of the gospel of Jesus has a hole in it?

Leave a comment and/or your name to be entered in the drawing for this book.

Winning Wednesday

Bloom Where You Are Planted

This book is compiled of writings from my sister Rosene, along with some information about her life - it contains her writings I posted earlier this week, along with many more. Rosene lived on earth for 39 years with too many limitations and too much pain, due to Cerebral Palsy. In her twenties, her motto became "Bloom Where You Are Planted" and she did! She put her thoughts in writing, ranging from What is Normal to Her Prayers and many more. She enjoyed people, whether it was her family or her friends. Through the good and bad, she trusted that someday things would be better, so she did what she could with what she had. 

Last year on this date, doctors told us that Rosene would not be able to live (breathe and eat) on her own after complications from a needed surgery. Our first instinct was to do all we could to keep her alive - but Rosene had been clear about her desires to all of us and in a living will, so we honored her wishes to not prolong her life with machines. She passed away the next morning - October 22, 2008. We miss her, but are so thankful she is finally free of pain and limitations. She loved butterflies - so I imagine she's dancing with Jesus with beautiful butterflies all around them!

I compiled this book after her death - I'd read most of her writings, but I found some on her computer that I hadn't seen before. You can preview the first 15 pages of this book at Blurb.

Leave a comment with your email address today and you will be entered in the drawing. I will post the winner on Friday morning.

I wrote about Rosene's life this past week - here are those posts. 
Post 1 Bloom Where You Are Planted
Post 2 What is Normal
Post 3 Her Prayers
Post 4 Friends
Post 5 Trusting

Winning Wednesday Winner

The Winner for Winning Wednesday is

Amy Neff

Amy wins a copy of Scouting the Divine by Maragret Feinberg

Winning Wednesday

UPDATE - Winning Wednesday will be kept open for entries until midnight tonight (Thursday) Yesterday I commented on the author Margaret Feinberg Facebook Fan page - last night she commented back and said that she will put a link on her page for any of her readers to see it and enter. 

Here's how the home page of Scouting the Divine describes the book -  
A woman living a modern life. A Bible full of ancient truths. Join critically acclaimed author Margaret Feinberg as she invites readers on the spiritual adventure of a lifetime. In her quest to better understand what God wants to communicate through the Bible, Feinberg explores the symbols and metaphors within the stories. To discover these deeper meanings, she spends time with a shepherdess in Oregon, walks the fields with a farmer in Nebraska, explore a vineyard of California, and talks with a veteran beekeeper in Colorado. Along the way, she gains deeper insight about how scripture applies to life today and discovers answers to puzzling questions. Do sheep really know their shepherd’s voice? How often does a grapevine need to be pruned? What does it mean for a land to be described as overflowing with honey?

Scouting the Divine 

My Search for God in Wine, Wool and Wild Honey 
by Margaret Feinberg

In Scouting the Divine, Margaret Feinberg connects two worlds - the writings from centuries ago with current day activities. She travels across the country and spends time with a grape grower, a shepherdess, a beekeeper, and a farmer. She joins their world for a day or two, getting dirty and muddy (and I don't think it was all just mud) while hearing fresh insights about familiar Scriptures. She's impressed as she realizes that God didn't just give us abstract ideas to read, but he gave us real examples of the way nature works, and stories about the way life is.

One interesting thing I took away is that while both hard work and rest are required to grow and produce wine, wool and honey, there's more than one way to do most things. So one person might have one beehive and another one a thousand beehives - it they are diligent in their work, both will get honey. Its a good reminder that each individual and/or church's journey with God will not be exactly the same - and that's okay.

I enjoyed the stories and the insight in the book. When I ordered the book, she was offering a 2 for 1 special and I'm glad she was. I liked the book and want to keep a copy, plus I want to share a copy with you.

Please leave your name in the comments section below - I will select and post a winner on Friday morning.

Winning Wednesday

"A good book should leave you with many experiences
and slightly exhausted at the end.
You live several lives while reading it." ~William Styron

This week, Winning Wednesday is a book I read last year that I want to share with someone - "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini (he also wrote The Kite Runner) It is a good book and I experienced another culture in a way I hadn't before and I was exhausted at the end because I wanted to help every woman in Afghanistan. I wanted to fix their situation! Not that I think their world should look like mine, but I was sad at the centuries of traditions those women are burdened with and the degrading treatment and/or abuse that is a part of too many of their lives.
Well, you and I both know there are many facets involved in bringing hope to an individual, much less a country and/or culture. I won't be making amazing progress doing that anytime soon, but I think about how far the ripples from one drop of water go and I wonder ...

One Drop - Janet '07

Reading "A Thousand Splendid Suns" opened my eyes to other world, taking my view beyond the pictures on the evening news. And if I allow it, I'll be more compassionate because I will better understand individuals with a different life than my own. Individuals created by the same creator as me - and in his image, just like I am.

Do you want to read it? Leave your name below for a chance to win it.

Also, I would love to hear your thoughts about how far one 'drop' can ripple. Have you seen that in your own life or someone elses?

Winning Wednesday

Too many books ... too little time.

I love books and want to share some with my readers -
so each Wednesday you will have a chance to win a book.
Sometimes it will be one I review for Thomas Nelson -
other times it will be one I love and want to share for the joy of sharing.

Today you could win "A Million Miles in a Thousand Years"
by Donald Miller, which I wrote a review about yesterday. This is a book I want to reread (I rarely say that!) so I won't want to give my copy away, so thankfully Thomas Nelson gave me an extra copy to give away.

Leave your name in the comment section today - up to midnight. I will put all the names in a hat, I mean bookbag, and blindly select a winner. If you are comfortable leaving your address, do so - if not, check this site on Friday to see if you are the winner, then you can email me your address privately.