ENCOURAGED IN HEART

Ladies, please keep posting your comments to win one of two free autographed copies of Carolyn Gray’s (just released this month) book, Secrets of a Skinny Jean Queen. Tomorrow, Carolyn will select and I’ll post the two winners!

Today’s an exciting day for me as I have my very first speaking engagement tonight to a group of women leaders.  My message is titled, “A Bright Light in a Dark World”.  I’m psyched but judging by the perspiration in my palms and pits (TMI!), I clearly need some prayer!  Sure, I’m all typed up and ready to roll…and then I came across Maya Angelou’s statement, “Words mean more than what is set down on paper. It takes the human voice to infuse them with shades of deeper meaning”.

Would you please pray that my crazy Jersey girl voice would be infused with shades of deeper meaning tonight?  I’m wondering, what can I pray for you too?

Today I’m rolling out the red carpet to introduce royalty….the one and only, Skinny Jean Queen!  Also known as Carolyn Gray.

We have similar hearts, senses of humor and love of free goodies! Just for Encouraged In Heart readers, Carolyn is giving away two free autographed copies of her hot-off-the-presses book, Secrets of a Skinny Jean Queen: A 7-Step Guide to Help You Eat & Act Like You Have Some Sense (I know, I love the title too!)

How do you win one?

Post a comment answering the following question, “What Queenly title do you claim and wear proudly?”

My answer: Queen of the Crazy Jersey Girls!

The winners will be contacted and posted here on Friday night! For my friends that don’t win a copy, you can still buy a copy on Amazon for $16.99!

Today, Carolyn and I taped a blog cast at Starbucks as I thought it’d be fun for you to hear from her!

On behalf of the two queens, we hope you have a royal day!

“I like the color babe, it looks great!” The Finkster noticed over our family breakfast. Not sure if he noticed the box in the trash or the fact I didn’t have Don King  like bed head at breakfast – but either way, he noticed.

“Thanks babe, it’s part of the chocolate series,” I less-gray-fully stated.

“You ate a whole bunch of chocolate just to look like that?” inquired Dave’s oldest offspring, Jake.

Self, ignore the statement of Dave’s oldest offspring…

(Sometimes and in some moments – ownership needs to be shared…

“No babe, chocolate is brown, and the hair color I use, is part of the chocolate series because it’s different shades of brown. Get it?”

“Ohhh….”

Which reminded me of a funny statement that seemed far too appropriate. My friend Jo put on her cell phone home page, “I could give up chocolate, but I’m not a quitter!”

Amen sister…both my hair and stomach say, “AMEN!”