Bless Your Heart: Book Giveaway

Sister Tater and I pulled into the parking lot at the very same Starbucks where we took Mama almost everyday. It was a terrible Starbucks as far as Starbucks go. Never could get the simplest of orders right, which, yes, I know is a first-world problem. But when you have six brain tumors and the only thing you want in the morning is your coffee done right, it can seem like a bigger problem. 

“Close your eyes,” Sister Tater said.

“What?” I replied.

“Close your eyes and keep them closed.”

I wasn’t sure I should trust Sister Tater at that point. You know how it is after somebody dies. Everybody is hurting, and things are said or done that make the hurting worse. I had just said to Sister Tater, “If you stay mad with me I am going to run far, far away.”

Or something like that.

So I was a little worried that if I shut my eyes Sister Tater was going to put a cockroach in my hands and wish me well on my great escape.

Instead, she put this in my hands:

A Dale Evans doll! Just like the one I’m holding in that photo. The doll I wrote about in this post. 

I burst into tears, of course. Amazed that she found a Dale Evans doll.

Actually, it was nephew Mannie who searched for it and found it online. Mannie and his mama got it for me. When I called to thank Mannie, I bawled. Mannie just laughed at me. He does that a lot — laughs at me.

Did you ever have anyone bless you in the most unexpected of ways?

What did they do?

Have you ever surprised anybody in a way that made them burst into tears and made you bust out in laughter?

Tell us about it and you just might win one of these three amazing books I’m giving away:

I first came across Lisa’s writing in a non-fiction book about the funeral business. It wasn’t the sort of thing everybody would want to read but as a journalist I was mesmerized by her depth of reporting and her fearlessness. So I was surprised when I learned that Lisa had written a novel, but delighted when I read the novel. It is smart and funny and layered — all the things I enjoy most in a book. All you readers of Will Jesus Buy Me a Doublewide? will appreciate the way that Lisa tackles the issue of celebrity pastors… and their wives.

Do you ever feel like your wasting your life? Like you aren’t doing enough to be the change you want to see in the world? Maybe you aren’t quite sure how you can be a Revolutionary for Good. Moore and Yim give some great insight into how being a revolutionary can be a part of your daily life.

Lamott.

Need I say anything more?

Well, yes, one more thing.

Bless your hearts for sticking with me during the hurting times, too.

If I decide to run away, I promise to leave a forwarding address.