Successfully You by Leigh Valentine - Book Review

From Beauty Pageants and Skin Care Products,broken relationships, failed marriage, business set
to Preaching God's Wordbacks, and of a personal battle with bulimia. She
"Successfully You" is Leigh Valentine's story, athen relates her story of miracles which
testimony of God's grace and His drawing powertransformed her life and ministry and of the
in her life. The first sentence is gripping, "The cartriumph she experienced as a result of God's
slammed into the Corvette and a body flew outgrace.
of its T-Top, through the air, and across theThroughout her story she tells of an underlying
three-lane highway into a ditch." From this openingpassion 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 Missministry began to open after graduation from
Missouri beauty pageant, and her narrow escapeRhema Bible College. Today Leigh is spreading the
from death with examples from the scripturesmessage of the Word of God in the United
that illustrate the truths she learned in herStates, Europe and Africa.
personal journey of finding God's will andLeigh'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 puttestimony of God's restoration process. Leigh's
her plans for acting, modeling, and stardom onstory is an inspiration, an encouragement, and a
hold. Leigh changed her major in college and wentpowerful 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 jobrecognize 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 how978-0768426137, Destiny Image Publishers, Inc.
she moved from the devastation and despair of