♫ Oil That Is. Black Gold, Texas Tea. ♫

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"Come and listen to a story about a man woman named Jed Amy
A poor mountaineer, barely kept her family fed,
Then one day she was shootin' at some food,
And up through the ground came a bubblin' crude.

Oil that is, black gold, Texas tea."
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Okay well it's not exactly oil.

Or black gold.

Or Texas tea for that matter.

And, come to think of it, I didn't really even shoot at anything.

But I did receive a very exciting surprise here in Crazyville.

I won a contest.

Me.

The girl who never wins anything.

Well, if you don't count the book I won for being a homeschooling dinosaur. But I digress.

Anyway, my bloggy friend Mari at the Mari's Morning Room blog announced about a giveaway that was going on at TitleTrakk.com.

So, I entered, and long story made short, I won their Fantastic Fall Giveaway! I could not believe it. Mari, thank you so much for letting all of your bloggy friends know about the contest.

Here is a list of the items that I won.

The Grand Prize Winner will receive:

BOOKS:

Whispers of the Bayou by Mindy Starns Clark
Rachel's Secret by BJ Hoff
Beach Dreams by Trish Perry
Playing God by Michelle McKinney Hammond
White Soul by Brandt Dodson
The Legend of the Firefish by George Bryan Polivka
Finding Marie by Susan Paige Davis
The Power of Praying Through the Bible by Stormie Omartian
A Man After God's Own Heart by Jim George
Evidence for Faith 101 by Bruce Bickel & Stan Jantz

CDS:

Wake Up! Wake Up! by Everyday Sunday
Rock What You Got by Superchick
Sunday by Tree63
Houston We Are Go by Newsboys (Live CD/DVD)
Nothing Left To Lose by Mat Kearney
I Am Free Worship Collection
Salvation Station by Newworldson
Not Without Love by Jimmy Needham
Pages by Shane & Shane
Colors and Sounds by Article One

MOVIES:

Love's Unfolding Dream
The Ten Commandments Animated
Between the Walls

I was so excited to win all of these items. What a blessing!

So, my bloggy buddies, what can you learn from this post today? Never ever give up. I have entered many contests and never won a thing. But, I didn't let that stop me. And finally, my persistence paid off.

Of course, you should apply this persistence to all areas of your life, not just giveaways. But giveaways sure are nice, amen? ;)

When the world says, "Give up,"
Hope whispers, "Try it one more time."
~Author Unknown



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Well now its time to say good-bye to Amy and all her kin.
And they would like to thank you folks fer kindly droppin' in.
You're all invited back again to this locality
To have a heapin' helpin' of their hospitality

Hillbilly that is. Set a spell. Take your shoes off. Y'all come back now, y'hear?
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