RESOURCES from 4word
Why Strong Women = Strong World
We're kicking off the new year by introducing you to Cindy Breilh. She's led quite the career, working in a wide variety of industries from education to marketing to small business. She now works as National Director for World Vision's Women of Vision, a volunteer ministry connecting like-minded Christian… Read More
Practical Steps to a Stronger Faith
Have you established goals in the area of faith for this year? In a way, setting goals for your faith seems redundant. Shouldn’t we always be striving for our best when it comes to our relationship with God? Yes! But we all know it’s easy to get distracted… Read More
Becoming the New You, Do a Better Job in 2013 and Be Like Jesus
Take Notice LOOK: 4word’s founder, Diane Paddison was featured on the front cover of Lyre Magazine. Check out the online version and interview here. Diane was also featured in TwoTen Magazine article called “Working Women" READ: Relevant decided 2012 was the “Year of the Outspoken Christian Athlete.”… Read More
Top 10 Interviews of 2012
Welcome to 2013! The new year is officially here, but before we forge ahead with another series of interviews with inspiring women, we wanted to pause and call your attention to some that you might have missed in the past year. What follows is a list of our… Read More
A New Year for Love
It’s “resolutions” time again! Something about starting a new year makes everything seem possible. That’s why it’s a great time to reflect on your goals for the year. Plenty of people make offhanded New Year’s resolutions. This year I encourage you to act, scheduling a specific time to… Read More
Mentoring in 2013, One Word for the year, and getting Resolution Results
From all of us at 4word, we hope you had a very Merry Christmas. As 2012 draws to a close, here are some of our favorite links from around the web to help you celebrate the highlights of this year and plan for an even better one in… Read More
Raising Middle Schoolers
As an area director for Young Life and step mother to two girls aged 17 and 20, LaTonya Stevenson has a good deal of experience with the challenges facing today’s middle schoolers. Last week, she shared some of her insight with us. -------------------- 4word: So you work at Dallas… Read More
My Christmas Traditions
A couple of weeks ago, my friend Beth mentioned in her interview that Christmas traditions help make the holidays special. On this Christmas Eve, I wanted to share a few of mine with you. My favorite thing about Christmas is having our whole family together: Chris, all four… Read More
The BIG idea of 2013, 4 things to say to your wife, a terrible present and gingerbread snowflakes
Hard to believe Christmas is just 4 days away, and while there is still shopping to finish, house cleaning to be done, and family visits to plan, we hope you will take a little break and check out our great finds from this week. Be blessed and remember… Read More
Reaching Fatherless Children
In light of the tragedy that occurred in Newtown, Connecticut last Friday, Christians across the country are asking, “What can we do to prevent another tragedy like this one?” While we must ultimately trust in God’s sovereignty to work all things together for good, there are already many… Read More
How to Socialize with Coworkers
Have you ever been to an office party that got out of hand? Most of us have. It’s not a comfortable position to be in, is it? And as a Christian, it can be hard to find the right balance for handling such situations. Do you avoid parties… Read More
gifts that give back gift guide, downtime, Christmas cliches and gangnam style
We’ve collected our very favorites of gifts this season for you. Not only will they make anyone on your list smile, but each item on our list will also give back to those in need. From clothing to accessories, to gadgets and more, we hope you find just… Read More
Holiday Entertainment and Decor Made Simple
The holiday season is in full swing, and we’re featuring timely entertaining tips from the White House. Beth Gibson, now doing freelance communications from home, is the former Director of Presidential Writers for President George W. Bush. In fact, her first day on the job was the White… Read More
Holiday Christianity in the Work Place
Every December we hear about a battle over the word “Christmas,” as some businesses have gone to the more generic “Happy holidays” type of greeting. On one hand, the holiday season represents a great opportunity to live out your faith at work in a non-aggressive way, but is… Read More
God is Near, Rock a Scarf, Resolve a Conflict and No Stress Shopping
The Christmas season is officially in full swing. Take a break and enjoy our great selection of favorites this week. Take Notice GO: The holidays can be a stressful time when it comes to some relationships. PURE in NYC is hosting an event December 12th: “Navigating Difficult Relationships… Read More
Making Long-Distance Dating Work
Today we’d like you to meet the newly engaged Anna Demyanik and Sergey Kalinin. Anna is a 4word Portland member and a Global Buyer at Columbia Sportwear Co. She met Serge through a mutual friend a decade ago but didn’t connect with him until he moved to Seattle,… Read More
Staying Sane during the Holidays
This time of year it’s easy for us women to get overwhelmed, feeling like we have to get all the right gifts and decorations, bake cookies for our kids’ school parties, fulfill family and in-laws’ expectations, etc. I’ve blogged before about setting healthy boundaries for yourself, but I… Read More
50 Shades, Praying from 9-5, 13 things, and ‘Like’ Us on Facebook
Goodbye November; Hello December! Take a look at our collection of favorites. Take Notice READ: Good Workplace Boundaries in a Post-Petraeus World by our founder Diane Paddison in Her.meneutics. LIKE: Hope you don’t think we’re too “forward”, but 4word’s social media team would love to be “liked” on our… Read More
Advocating for Women
Meet Emily Voorhies, President of Tirzah International. She and her husband Sam currently live in Colorado, and they have three grown children. Emily (pictured here with Peace Nihorimbere, Tirzah’s Regional Leader for Central Africa) is passionate about promoting the spiritual and physical well-being of women around the world.… Read More
Empower Your Team, Choose to Make, Give Twice and Double Holiday Laughs
We hope you all had a fun, restful Thanksgiving celebration yesterday. Take a break from the Black Friday madness and browse our selection of this week’s best of the web. Take Notice GO: This coming Monday is the 4th Monday Bible Study in Dallas. RSVP here. Also, Sunday,… Read More