Victoria Osteen Will Release A Line Of Childrens Books In January Of 2009

VICTORIA OSTEEN

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Victoria Osteen has always had a passion and energy for life that is contagious.

A life-long Houstonian, Victoria began her career in her family's business.

Now as a supportive wife and mother of two children, Victoria is an inspiration and mentor to women everywhere.

Victoria Iloff Osteen was born March 28, 1961 in Huntsville, Alabama. She is the co-pastor of Lakewood Church in Houston, Texas, and is the wife of Joel Osteen.

Victoria lived near the Marshall Space Flight Center. Her father, Donald Iloff, a mathematician with General Electric, was a member of G.E.’s Saturn rocket project team led by German rocket scientist, Werner Von Braun.

In 1963, at the age of two, Victoria moved with her family to Houston, Texas when her father took a position with the National Aeronautical and Space Administration (NASA). She grew up in a southern suburb of Houston, near the Manned Spacecraft Center, now known as the Johnson Spacecraft Center.

She was raised in a Christian home, attending the Church of Christ,

a protestant fundamentalist non-denominational church, where her mother, Georgine Iloff, taught Sunday school and her father served as a deacon.

Victoria attended the University of Houston where she studied psychology while working in her mother’s jewelry business. It was while working in the jewelry store that she met Joel Osteen in 1985 when he came in to buy a new watch battery.

Osteen’s spiritual philosophy is exclusively Christian, strongly espousing that salvation is found only through a relationship with Jesus Christ. As the co-Pastor of Lakewood Church, Victoria teaches and participates in every worship service. Her part of the service is not broadcast throughout most of the world.

However, she can be seen on the special one-hour program broadcast on the Daystar Television Network and on the live internet feed available on Lakewood.cc and JoelOsteen.com. Victoria founded the Lakewood Church Women’s Ministry in 2003.

Victoria’s first book, entitled Love Your Life: Living Happy, Healthy, and Whole was published by Simon & Schuster and released for sale on October 14, 2008. It debuted at number 2 on the New York Times Bestsellers list. At 750,000 copies, the initial first printing of Love Your Life was one of the largest by any publisher in 2008.

In January of 2009, Victoria will release a line of children’s books published by Simon & Schuster (Little Simon). Her five-year agreement with Simon & Schuster allows her to publish 13 children’s works in all, including a Bible for children.

Victoria was accused by a Continental Airlines flight attendant,

FA Sharon Brown, of assault prior to a December 19, 2005 flight from Houston, TX to Vail, CO. The flight attendant sued Victoria Osteen in a Harris County civil court asking for 10% of Osteen’s net worth.

On August 13, 2008, a Houston jury took three hours to reach a verdict and sided unanimously in favor of Victoria Osteen. The jurors rejected the claims in a lawsuit filed by Brown, who had been seeking at least $405,000 for actual damages.

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Rusty Hardin, Osteen's attorney,questioned Brown's motives for filing the lawsuit, telling jurors if an assault had taken place and the flight attendant had truly wanted

Victoria Osteen to be held accountable, she would have sought criminal charges.

Hardin stated: "If your motives are pure, that's where you go first. If you want to hold her responsible and not look to line your pockets and hit the lottery then you go to law enforcement. She didn't do that."

During the trial, several witnesses aboard the aircraft, including the captain and two Continental Airlines gate employees contradicted the flight attendant’s claims testifying that Osteen did not raise her voice or assault the flight attendant.

According to sworn testimony, the jury learned that the flight attendant had a history of making false claims and had made the identical accusations against a former Continental Airlines gate agent a few years earlier.

Though Victoria Osteen did not countersue the flight attendant,

Judge Patricia Hancock ordered the flight attendant to pay Victoria Osteen’s court costs.

In early 2006, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) fined Victoria Osteen $3,000 for “interfering with a crew member.” Victoria Osteen paid the fine, “in order to put the incident behind her.”

During the trial, Osteen’s attorney Rusty Hardin called the FCC order “sloppy and incomplete.” Testimony at the trial established that the FAA never interviewed the captain or the relevant passengers, but chose instead to rely on the statements of two flight attendants (one of whom later filed suit against Victoria Osteen).

The official FAA Order incorrectly describes the event as taking place at Dallas - Ft. Worth airport (DFW) instead of Houston Intercontinental (IAH).

The Greater Southwest Houston Chamber of Commerce named Victoria Osteen a Community Impact Award winner in 2006. Her activities include a regular feature on 89.3 KSBJ - Houston's afternoon drive show with Chuck Pryor and Amanda Carroll.

She also supports the organizations Feed the Children and The Bridge, a shelter for battered women. Victoria and Joel were the featured cover story of the May/June 2006 issue of Texas Family. She was also on the cover of Houston Pet Talk magazine, October 2006.

She is also working on a series of books specifically for children and teens. This new series promises to be a resource for parents who are seeking to raise children in the knowledge of God's Word.

Under Pastor Joel and Victoria's leadership, Lakewood Church has grown in every area of ministry.

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296939: Love Your Life: Living Happy, Healthy & Whole

Love Your Life: Living Happy, Healthy & Whole
By Victoria Osteen / Free Press

Read a Personal Letter from Victoria Osteen:

Dear Christian Books Shopper,

I am extremely pleased to be working with ChristianBook.com, the online arm of the largest distributor of Christian products, as an online bookseller and partner for the publication of my new book, Love Your Life.

I am excited to tell you about Love Your Life. I truly believe women who read this book will be empowered and begin to realize their true higher purpose. Make no mistake: Happiness is achievable. My new book outlines a simple plan for saying "yes" to life's bountiful gifts and allowing them to enrich you in every aspect of your life as a mother, sister, daughter or friend.

I am confident reading this book will help you embrace the choices in front of you each day; whether it's learning how to balance career, family and relationships, or coping with matters of faith and health. Be encouraged, accept the gift of who God created you to be and discover how to live happy, healthy and whole.

Believing for God's Best
Victoria Osteen

	Gifts From the Heart By Victoria Osteen & Diane Palmisciano(Illustrator) / Simon & Schuster Trade Sales

	Love Your Life: Living Happy, Healthy, and Whole By Victoria-Osteen / Simon & Schuster Trade Sales

	Daily Readings From Love Your Life By Victoria-Osteen / Free Press
In Daily Readings from Love Your Life, Victoria Osteen takes lessons she's learned from experiences with family, ministry, and business to give you 90 quick and easy-to-read inspirations. Each selection also offers a suggested Bible reading and "Prayer for Today."

	Ama tu vida: Como llevar una vida plena, sana y feliz - eBook By Victoria Osteen / Free Press

Love Your Life, Large print
By Victoria-Osteen / Christian Large Print

In Love Your Life, Osteen speaks directly to women harried by pressures of the modern world, providing a pathway to understanding their awesome responsibilities and embracing life's beautiful choices.

Whether it's learning how to balance career and family, community and church, or coping with matters of faith and health, Osteen outlines a simple plan for saying "yes" to life's bountiful gifts and allowing them to enrich every aspect of your life. Large Print.

	Unexpected Treasures By Victoria-Osteen / Little Simon Inspiration

Ama tu vida, Love Your Life
By Victoria-Osteen / Simon & Schuster Trade Sales

En el amor de su vida, Osteen se dirige directamente a la mujer acosada por las presiones del mundo moderno, proporcionando una vma para la comprensisn de sus responsabilidades y adoptar decisiones impresionante hermoso de la vida.

Si se trata de aprender a equilibrar vida laboral y familiar, la comunidad y la iglesia, o para hacer frente a cuestiones de fe y de la salud, Osteen se esboza un plan simple para decir "sm" a abundantes dones de la vida y lo que les permite enriquecer cada aspecto de su vida.

955498: My Happy Heart Books: A Touch-and-Feel Boxed Set

My Happy Heart Books: A Touch-and-Feel Boxed Set
By Victoria Osteen / Little Simon Inspiration

My Happy Heart Books brings an message of inspiration to children in a boxed set of three big books. Kids can read along as they lift flaps and look for touch-and-feels, and they can join in the refrains in each book...

HOORAY FOR TODAY!, HOORAY FOR MY FAMILY! and HOORAY FOR WONDERFUL ME! Each book contains 10 big spreads bursting with flaps, foil, and touch-and-feels on every spread. The big box with a carrying handle lets little ones take these interactive touch-and-feel books anywhere.