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Did you get the house decorated for the holidays yet?<\/p>\n

No. Me neither.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m hardly home lone enough to wash clothes much less decorate a Christmas tree.\u00a0But that doesn\u2019t mean I haven\u2019t found a way to celebrate the season of giving.<\/p>\n

We took time from our Thanksgiving events to do just that. We put all your names into a hat \u2014 literally into Stephan\u2019s hat \u2014 and let our grandson Sullivan draw out the winner for Shane Hipps\u2019s latest, Selling Water by the River.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

To find out who the winner is, you\u2019ll have to watch the video.<\/p>\n

Remember, if you didn\u2019t win this time, there will be plenty more chances to score a book over the next few weeks. Y\u2019all know I have access to some of the best books around, so stay tuned. Giving away some great books next week.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, here\u2019s the latest winner:<\/p>\n http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-npTkkCSa-Y<\/a>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"