About the Book:

Everybody wants to get to heaven, but nobody wants to pay the dues.

One thing I know for sure is that

You Can't Get to Heaven Wearing Tight Shoes!

Sunday morning in church, Hallelujah! Praise the Lord, pass the collection plate, and where did you get those awesome shoes? 

Ladies and gentlemen, believe me when I say, there is absolutely no place on earth from which to bear witness to some of the greatest demonstrations of pride, envy, gluttony, lust, anger, greed, back biting, deception, judgment, and even downright hating, than in church on a fine Sunday morning. 

But, brothers and sisters, it didn’t start there, and it is not restricted to the congregation.

Well, where did it begin you ask? 

It actually started in the mall I tell you, in that den of iniquity called the SHOE STORE!

Can I get an Amen? 

www.notightshoesinheaven.com

About the Author:

Patricia St. E. Darlington, Ph.D., is a writer and college professor who has dedicated her life to helping others reach their greatest potential.  She received a Masters degree in Mass Communication and Public Relations, and a Doctorate in Communication and Cognitive Psychology from the University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida. 

Dr. Darlington is an Associate Professor of Intercultural Communication at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, Florida, where she also serves as Director of the Intercultural Communication Program.  She was nominated for the 1999 Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Faculty Award in the Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters at Florida Atlantic University, and was the 2003 Dorothy F. Schmidt Nominee for Distinguished Teacher of the Year.  Dr. Darlington was also nominated for the 2010 Inspire Integrity Award given by The National Society of Collegiate Scholars.

Dr. Darlington is the founder of the Not-for Profit organization Life Skills Academy, which is dedicated to the personal and social development of youth in order to create competent, effective, productive, global citizens, and Life Skills Training and Consulting, Inc, which provides services for corporations.

She is the co-author of the book entitled Women, Power and Ethnicity: Working Toward Reciprocal Empowerment, and the author of several scholarly journal articles.  She has presented numerous workshops across the United States, in Hawaii and in West Africa, on the value of diversity, personal empowerment, and the power of women.  Her most recent book You can’t get to heaven wearing tight shoes:  A book about personal honesty, is due in book stores in summer 2010.

Dr. Darlington is an Ordained Non-Denominational Minister, and is the mother of three young adults, Bashir, Rolda, and Headley III.  She lives in South Florida with her husband Headley II.

pat@notightshoesinheaven.com