Love Your Life

Victoria 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, pastor of the same church. Mr. Osteen is also a bestselling author.

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.

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. 030