TWITTER : I'M IN LOVE WITH A TWITTER BIRD

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WEBSITE OF THE SOUTH-EAST: GRACE ACTS

www.graceacts.com

I have loved planning events for as long as I can remember. It was the family business; my grandmother catered for audiences of all sizes. She was blessed with a creative eye for design, incredible culinary skill, and a keen ability to manage large and small budgets and teams. As a little girl, I marveled as she flowed with almost effortless grace while addressing every minute detail of an event. She taught me.

Fittingly, the company is named in her honor. In fact, it was through her eyes that I first realized my love for planning events. Yet, I decided to pursue more ‘legitimate’ business and law degrees and although I became a licensed attorney and an accomplished corporate executive, few things compare to the joy I realize in executing an event. So, its no irony that regardless of what I’ve done over the years, event management always seemed to play a role.

From reviving my law school’s Barristers’ Ball to leading countless Fortune 25 meeting and gala plans with budgets literally ranging from hundreds to millions of dollars, to assisting friends with weddings, fundraisers and social events, I have always been blessed to pursue my passion for planning events, and have gained invaluable experience in the past 20 years. In fact my expertise in negotiating contracts was actually honed during my years as the Lead Meeting Planning Attorney for the world’s largest retailer. Back then I didn’t realize how God was putting all of the pieces of the puzzle together, but now I do.

Today, I embrace the fact that nothing could be more ‘legitimate’ than pursuing one’s passion. One of the things God created me to do is design, organize and orchestrate events; it is my way of helping others celebrate life’s personal and professional triumphs.

So, in 2005 Grace Acts was officially launched and we are blessed to do work we love. The greatest testament to that effort is that a lion’s share of our new business comes from word of mouth referrals. That is what we set out to do - create experiences worth remarking about!

WEBSITE OF THE SOUTH-EAST: ORIGINAL BELLYWORKS

Original Belly Works sells pregnant belly casting kits that make a beautiful gift for mom and a unique keepsake for Baby. These are Functional Art that can be decorated with paint, fabric, flowers, or other enhancements; the final work presents a wonderful, whimsical piece of art and an expressive symbol of love. Taking belly casting to a new dimension, OBW offers fiberglass sculptures as an upgrade of the belly casting.

FARRAH FAWCETT: NOBODY DOES IT BETTER

Her Story Was Told On NBC Last Night And Oxygen Today. You Can Send Your Thoughts and Letters To Farrah Via http://ETOnline.com. Farrah Was Diagnosed With Anal Cancer in 2006.

AND THE WINNER IS.....A GIRL!!!

Rachel Alexandra is the 2009 Preakness Winner.....Now That's What I'm Talking About. You Go Girl!!!

MS. CALIFORNIA ~ ARE YOU WIILING TO COMPROMISE?

Miss California to James Dobson: 'Satan Was Trying to Tempt Me'
May 11, 2009 11:40 AM ET | Dan Gilgoff | Permanent Link | Print
By Dan Gilgoff, God & Country

Three weeks after becoming a hero to conservative Christians with her answer to a gay marriage question at the Miss USA pageant, Carrie Prejean hits the big kahuna of Christian radio this week, appearing today and tomorrow on James Dobson's daily Focus on the Family program.

In the most intriguing part of today's interview, Prejean describes the battle between God and Satan as she was formulating her response to Miss USA judge Perez Hilton's thorny question. I haven't heard her describe those moments in such starkly religious terms before. Here's the transcript:

Dobson: It sounded, Carrie, like your first reaction was to hedge, to say "Well, this is a free country" and then something took over.

Prej ean: It really was a switch.

Dobson: And you did one of the most courageous things I've seen anybody your age or anybody else do. What was going on in your mind?

Prejean: I started off by saying I want to win this pageant so bad, I've worked so hard, I wanted to sound politically correct but still stay true to my values. But I just knew at that moment that God was just telling me "Carrie, how bad do you want this? Are you willing to compromise your beliefs for a one year crown of Miss USA." And I just knew right there . . . And I said you know what and the switch went off. And I said, "A marriage should be between a man and a woman and that's how it should be. "

. . . . And I knew there was no way I was going to win Miss USA. No way.

Dobson: So you put it on the line, that's what I mean when I said you're courageous because this was the goal of your life to that point. And yet you gave it up. And yet the Lord is using you all over this country.

Prejean: And we are all faced with that at times. And just by me being here, I want to encourage other people that when you're faced with an issue which you know in your heart what to say, but you're faced with someone asking it, don't ever compromise that just for pleasing them. Your goal should be to please God, not to please man . . . .

Dobson: Why did you give the answer you did with regard to the affirmation of marriage?

Prejean: . . . I felt as though Satan was trying to tempt me in asking me this question. And then God was in my head and in my heart saying, "Do not compromise this. You need to stand up for me and you need to share with all these people . . . you need to witness to them and you need to show that you're not willing to compromise that for this title of Miss USA."

And I knew right here that it wasn't about winning. It was about being true to my convictions.

Could Prejean's next job be in Christian media, perhaps on Christian radio?