| From Beauty Pageants and Skin Care Products, | | | | broken relationships, failed marriage, business set |
| to Preaching God's Word | | | | backs, and of a personal battle with bulimia. She |
| "Successfully You" is Leigh Valentine's story, a | | | | then relates her story of miracles which |
| testimony of God's grace and His drawing power | | | | transformed her life and ministry and of the |
| in her life. The first sentence is gripping, "The car | | | | triumph she experienced as a result of God's |
| slammed into the Corvette and a body flew out | | | | grace. |
| of its T-Top, through the air, and across the | | | | Throughout her story she tells of an underlying |
| three-lane highway into a ditch." From this opening | | | | passion to respond to the call of God on her life, |
| to her final thoughts Leigh shares from her heart. | | | | a call to preach. Opportunities for a speaking |
| Leigh intertwines her story of winning the Miss | | | | ministry began to open after graduation from |
| Missouri beauty pageant, and her narrow escape | | | | Rhema Bible College. Today Leigh is spreading the |
| from death with examples from the scriptures | | | | message of the Word of God in the United |
| that illustrate the truths she learned in her | | | | States, Europe and Africa. |
| personal journey of finding God's will and | | | | Leigh's writing is engaging, filled with hope, candid, |
| submitting to His leading. | | | | and heartwarming. "Successfully You" is a |
| The injuries from the accident forced her to put | | | | testimony of God's restoration process. Leigh's |
| her plans for acting, modeling, and stardom on | | | | story is an inspiration, an encouragement, and a |
| hold. Leigh changed her major in college and went | | | | powerful reminder of God's call on our lives. |
| on to graduate with degrees in fashion | | | | "Failure is never final." The reader is challenged to |
| merchandising and business administration. A job | | | | recognize God as the designer of our purpose and |
| opened up for her in the cosmetic industry. | | | | destiny. |
| I appreciated Leigh's vulnerability as she told how | | | | 978-0768426137, Destiny Image Publishers, Inc. |
| she moved from the devastation and despair of | | | | |