Leah Stirewalt

Out of Deep Waters

Survey Says…

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Happy Thursday!

I can’t believe we’re inching that much closer to another weekend…already! It seems like just yesterday I was rafting down the Ocoee River with my family and doing everything I could to stay in the raft. Well…that was LAST weekend, and it’s a story for another day. Ha!

Anyway…I digress.

I actually need your help with a project. God birthed a book idea in me a long time ago, and I’ve been a bit disobedient in getting it started. In order to progress a little further, I need some help from widows or former widows. That’s where YOU come in! If you are a widow, have been a widow, or know a widow, would you be willing to take a little 17-question survey? Your answers will help mightily in the research I’m doing for the book. And…the more responses I get…the better!

All you need to do to access the survey is click on the link below:

Click here to take survey

Then, please send your widow friends right back here to access the survey also. For those of you that follow me on Facebook, I plan to post it there too. I can also email it to people…just leave a comment below with the name and email address to where it needs to be directed. If there are women that you know that would be willing to take this survey but are not computer savvy or have access to a computer, would you be willing to ask them the questions and enter the answers for them? That would be a HUGE help, and their voice could still be heard.

Friends…thank you SO much for your help with this. I can’t wait to see what God does through this next step in the book-birthing process.

You are a blessing!

ODW Now on Facebook and a Giveaway!

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Happy Tuesday blog friends!

I’ve got some fun news to share with you today. This has been “in the works” for awhile, but it’s just now coming to fruition. Out of Deep Waters now has its own Facebook page!

I’m reminded each and every week how important it is to share the story God’s given me…one of rescue and restoration. There are too many other people that are stuck awaiting their rescue or not even sure if/when it could ever happen for them. And, I know I’m not the only one with that type of story. But, God has entrusted this story to me, and I’m doing what I can to reach out to others with God’s gift to me of a life restored following a lifetime of pain and heartache.

It would be a beautiful thing if we could grow our little community a little wider don’t ya think? Ya…me too! That’s where you come in.

The only way people are gonna know about Out of Deep Waters is by getting the word out. I can do that to a point, but it really makes a difference with others help me in that effort. So…

From now through Sunday (8/4), I’m opening up a giveaway where one of you will be awarded with this prize pack:

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It contains…

  1. small plaque with the 1st Corinthians 13 “Love” scripture
  2. a journal that says “Pray, Love, Live”
  3. a hanging metal decor item with the words “Love One Another”
  4. a bottle of vanilla rose-scented body cream with Psalm 37:4 imprinted on the bottle AND
  5. a $5 Starbucks giftcard (not pictured)

In order to have the opportunity to win this prize pack, please fill out the Rafflecopter form below. You actually have several entry opportunities, and it should be self-explanatory, however the first two are required in order to enter (answering a brief question and liking the FB page). If you already like the FB page, that’s okay…still go through the process in order for it to count your entry. Each of the first two entry points give you two entries and the last two give you one additional entry point each. (This is the first time I’ve used Rafflecopter, so bear with my wordy explanation. I’ve participated with it on others’ blogs, so I wanted to try it out here.)

With the 40 consecutive days of blogging ending this Friday AND with my girlie coming home from Africa Friday, I plan to take a few days off from blogging, but I’ll be back here next Tuesday (8/6) to announce the winner in a new post!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Just a little note – feel free to like the Out of Deep Waters Facebook page without entering the giveaway, but I thought it would be fun to give a little tangible “thank you” to one of you. Thank you SO much for helping to launch the Out of Deep Waters Facebook page! I’m praying God blesses it immensely!