Monday, June 15, 2009

Tour de Force by Elizabeth White & Giveaway

Beth has graciously agreed to give away an autographed copy of this book, so be sure to play along and leave a comment!
Isn't this cover beautiful! I purposefully didn't ask for this book for review. I'll buy it after I turn this next book in, but here's the blurb...doesn't it sound good. And keep reading for something fun they asked us "creative" types to try...

Tour de Force by Elizabeth White.

Gillian Kincade is a soloist with Ballet New York, a sought-after guest artist, and a committed Christian. Though she may be an anomaly in the world of dance, Gilly believes her devotion to God isn’t compromised by following her dreams. Then she meets Jacob Ferrar.

Jacob is the brilliant young artistic director of the Birmingham Ballet Theatre and a born-again Christian. When he offers Gillian the lead in his latest ballet she accepts, knowing it won’t necessarily further her career, but it will touch her soul.

On the chaotic road to opening night, Gilly and Jacob develop a deep professional respect for each other and begin to fall in love. Then their brilliant first performance is destroyed by a terrible accident, and suddenly both must face an uncertain future. Together, they dance the fine line between personal vision and God’s will, listening for the guidance of the Father’s heart. You can learn more about Elizabeth's books at http://elizabethwhite.net.


Okay, so here's the fun thing. They asked us to write an acrostic using the letters in the title. Um, I'm so not creative in that respect. So prepare to laugh as you read this! I'm calling this an ode to summer :-)

Tomatoes
Oversized-slushies
UVA rays
Rainbows
Delicious ice cream
Everybody dance now
Frolic in the sun
Outside all day
Roast marshmallows
Carefree days
Evaporates too quickly

Tada (envision bow here). Anyone want to play? Leave an acrostic for one of the words in the title, and I'll have my kids select a winner. The winner can have their choice from my stack of giveaway books. So leave your acrostics :-)

13 comments:

Marybeth Whalen said...

Tootsie Rolls
Orange Julius
Uno bars
Rice Krispy Treats
Donuts
Everlasting Gobstoppers
Five pounds of gummy bears
One hundred grand bars
Red M&M's
Chocolate Chip Cookies
Endless bags of popcorn

What can I say? I was hungry!

beth White said...

Wow, now that's creative! Thanks for playing, y'all! (and thanks for the shoutout, Cara--good luck finishing your book!)
Beth

Carmen said...

T Trust
O Obey
U Understand
R Respect
D Devotion
E Everlasting Life
F Forever
O Oh, The Glory!
R Run the race
C Christ
E Everyone is invited

Kristen said...

Tour de Zoo
(I mean Force!)

Tigers
Orangutans
Urials
Rabbits
Ducks
Elephants
Frogs
Otters
Rhinoceros
Crocodiles
Eagles

(BTW-Urial is a type of sheep)
Thanks

windycindy said...

Hello! How fun.....
Tour ~
Tumbling
Over
Under
Roundabout.....
Many thanks, Cindi
jchoppes[at]hotmail[dot]com

KR said...

I made one for Fathers Day!!

Tons
Of
Understanding
Resourceful
Dad
Ever loving
Forgiving
One
Respectful
Courageous
Everyone's hero

mj.coward[at]gmail.com

Cara Putman said...

Y'all are so creative! I love it :-)

Martha A. said...

I have four sons so things that they do everyday were where my thoughts were!
T- Tumbling
O- Oranges
U- Underestimated
R- Radical

d- Dangerous
e- eating

F- Flips
O- Oreos
R- Rambunctious
C- Candid
E- Endless Energy

martha(at)lclink(dot)com

Patty said...

This was a lot of fun. My daughter helped me. Mine is about softball since that's what our world consists of at the moment.

T - Tournament
O - Out
U - Umpire
R - Run

D - Dugout
E - Error

F - Foul
O - Overthrow
R - RBI
C - Cleats
E - Equipment

pleblanc_1[at]charter[dot]net

Emma said...

T Timeout
O Ocean
U Unappreciated
R Royal
D Divine
E Everlasting Love
F Fortune
O Oval
R Red robin
C Cat
E Endless patience

beth White said...

I love this! The winner's acrostic will go in my next newsletter, if that's okay with Cara!

Merry said...

Three
Open
Umbrellas
Rainfall

Drizzling
Enchantment

Friends
Openhearted
Running
Carefree
Exhilarated

I tried to capture a moment... :-)

Anonymous said...

I'll try a school theme...being a teacher and all!

Tardy or on time?
Oral reading today?
Understand the concept?
Respect others, please!

Devote youself!
Excellent Effort!

First Aid is important!
Observe the golden rule!
Reward for hard work!
Choose wisely!
Eyes on the teacher, please!

ldneuhof at hotmail dot com

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