Happy Friday! I hope you had a great week! I’m super thrilled to share Inspired You by Marian Parsons with y’all today. One of the first home decor blogs I found and read was Miss Mustard Seed. I love Marian’s collected style, her easy to read tutorials and honestly, I just want to be her shadow for a day…or a year. I’ve had the privilege of hanging out with Marian a few times at conferences. She’s just as kind and wise in person as she is online and now, in her book, Inspired You – Letting God Breathe New Life Into Your Heart and Home.
I can’t recommend this book highly enough to you. Marian drew me in and I didn’t want to put the book down. I love how she tells her story with tutorials, tips and tricks and decorating ideas intertwined. Oh, and the photos. Yes, the photos are incredible! I just want to jump right into them and poke around. There’s so much vintage fabulousness!
My favorite theme of Inspired You is learning to be content with what you have and making your house a home. I love Marian’s description of a beautiful home:
“It’s not about big budgets and magazine-quality perfection: it’s about making the best of what you have and finding contentment despite what you don’t. It’s not about keeping up with the hottest trends, style setters, or the neighbors; it’s about creating a space that feels inviting, is functional for your family and shows off the style and interests of the people who live there.”
AMEN?
Here are some lovely photos from the book…
Beautiful Buffet!
This guest bedroom project was one of the first that I discovered on Marian’s blog!
Love these drawn-on placemats! SO cute!
Here’s a short video of Marian talking about her book…
I’m so excited to be able to give away TWO COPIES of Inspired You today!
To Enter:
- Leave a comment on this post saying that you want to win. Easy peasy!
This giveaway ends on Wednesday, November 21st.
Please note: The winner is chosen at random via blog comments. Entries left on Facebook or sent via email will not be counted.
Have a happy weekend!! 
XO
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totally want to win
This book looks awesome! I owuld love to win. Thanks
Oh pleeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaasssssssseeeeeeee please please. I want to win! This book looks A MaZing. Blessed, Tam
I would love to win!
I would love to win this book! Love some MMS!
I WANNA win !!
I would love to win a copy!
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Pick me, pick me…….please!
Would luv to win this book. Thanks for sharing!
I just randomly ran into your blog today – so glad I found it!
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Lovely pictures, truly inspiring! Would love to own this book!!
I WANT THIS BOOK!!! Pretty Please! Looks super awesome! I love Miss Mustard Seed!
I would love to win!
Love, love, love Miss Mustard Seed… and would love love love her book just as much
I know I would…
I would love to win this beautiful book!
Looks awesome! Wanna win it!
I would love to win this book!
Hi, I would love to win this wonderful book! Her post today had my favorite Bible verse of all: Psalm 61:2: “When my heart is overwhelmed, lead me to the Rock that is higher than I.”
Oh yeah, I want to win this awesome book. Thanksfor the chance.
awesome giveaway that i would love to win!
I hope I win this book! The photos look beautiful, and it looks like the kind of book that you don’t want to put down!
Oh, how I want to win!
I’d love to win a copy of Marian’s book.
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I would love to win a copy of the book. I follow Miss Mustard Seeds blog and love her work.
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Are you kidding!!!!! This would be an amazing book to win!!! Love it!
I really enjoy making our home unique and feel
like a home…This book looks and sounds lovely!
I really want to win a copy…
Many thanks to you!
Cindi
I would love to win this book. Thanks for the giveaway!
I want to win! Thanks.
I would love to win! Thanks!
P.S. My family LOVES your banana chocolate chip muffin recipe!
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I would be thrilled to receive this book. I have been so inspired by your blog and am in the early process of painting and redecorating. I love vintage, don’t have a big budget to start fresh, and want to learn how to accessorized beautifully (as you do and share on your blog!). I would really appreciate you considering me.
Hi. I’d love to win! Thanks for the chance.
love your blog — please enter my name in the contest — sounds like a fantastic book
I can’t tell you how excited I would be if I won this gorgeous book!!! Thanks for the giveaway and Happy Thanksgiving!!
The book looks awesome. Thanks for the chance to win a copy!
This looks like a book I’d like to win!
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Yes. would like to win this .. sounds like a great book to read during the holiday .. and I NEED God to breathe new life into my soul .. thank you!
I would love to win this book. MMS inspires me so much, now if I could get some of her energy!
Would LOVE the book — Marian is so sweet! I’m very excited for her.
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oh I sure would love to win!
Would love it!!!!
Would totally LOVE to have this book. Even the cover invites you into read it.
I’d love to win a copy of this book — it looks just lovely!
OMG!! a give away:) I would love to win a copy of this book, she is such an inspiration!! We just moved and I really could use some inspiration.
Making the most of what we have and repurposing items gives us a sense of gratitude — we see items in a new way, a new light, and they become treasures. Would love to be chosen for the book giveaway as I am making do with what I have in bringing back to life my old 1855 farmhouse. The key elements so far? Peace and grace throughout! Stay blessed ♥
Would love to win the book!
I would love to win a copy of Marian’s book! I’ve seen it in the bookstore several times now, but our budget this month is tight. It looks like an inspiring read!
Great Giveaway, Myra. 
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its easy peasy is what Miss Mustard Seed is all about….thanks so much for your shared assistance,information, and knowledge of all you do well…planting a little mustard seed of hoping to win with this little comment of thanks to you!
Would love that book.
I want to win this book because I really need to read this book.
Would love to win this book!
looks like a great book–thanks for the opportunity to win!
I need a reason to dream again:)
Both you and Marian have been abundantly inspiring in many more ways than decorating. I would SO love to win. Thank you!!
I’d love to win this book. Thanks for the chance!
Looks wonderful….please enter me!
Making a home is SO different from keeping a house…and such a privilege!
pick me pick me……
When I read your description of this book I thought, “Oh my goodness! I totally NEED that!” And then I realized it would be a prize. Wahoo!
I really would be thrilled to win this book, totally need the inspiration. Thanks for the chance!
I would love to win!
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I’d love to win!
this would be awesome to win
I’d love to win. Thanks for the opportunity.
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I would LOVE to win!!
WOULD LOVE TO WIN THIS BOOKS! THANKS FOR THE OPPORTUNITY!!!!
I would LOOOOOOVE to win! I see Miss Mustard Seed on Daily Decor Steals and always love the items! Thanks for the chance!
Thanks for the opportunity to win this awesome book
I would love to have her book.
I want to win this book.
Oh My Goodness…would love to win a copy of Marian’s book! Both of you gals’ blogs have inspired me!
This book looks inspiring and full of pretty ideas. Would love to win it!
have recently fallen in love w/ miss mustard seed as well; thanks for sharing this giveaway!
I love her blog, so the book would be wonderful to win!
I’d love to win thi book!
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