RESOURCES from 4word
Don’t Be So Quick to Say No
As a woman driven by demanding careers, Anita Phillips learned early on that in order to maintain a healthy work/life balance, she’d have to set some boundaries. She talks with us today about how to protect your time away from work. ------ 4word: What drew you to… Read More
Define Your Dash
We learned last week how Christa Steele rose to such professional acclaim at a young age. Now we learn how this meteoric rise affected her work/life balance to the detriment of her family. ------ 4word: As your professional journey rocketed forward, did your personal life and relationships… Read More
Small-Town to CEO
From small-town girl to youngest female CEO of a bank in the U.S., Christa Steele’s professional journey has been nothing short of inspiring. She shares with us how she rose to such success and offers her advice for future CEOs. ------ 4word: Business has been part of… Read More
Shark Tank Entrepreneur’s Tips for Taking a Break
Wondering if your work/life balance is a little off kilter? Melissa Hinnant, entrepreneur and founder of Grace and Lace (featured on Shark Tank), speaks with us about when she knew it was time to take a break and let her mind turn off. (Click here for a chance… Read More
When Someone Else is YOU: Protect yourself against identity theft
Identity theft. It's something you always hear about, but chances are you might not know just how at risk you (and your children) are. Rose Barker joins us today to tell us what to be on the lookout for, and shares with us a way to protect yourself.… Read More
My Fixer Upper Journey: Working with Chip and Joanna Gaines
Laura Stafford, designer at Magnolia Homes and on HGTV's Fixer Upper, talks with us about career uncertainty and learning the importance of rest. ------ 4word: Tell us a little about your story and how you came to work at Magnolia Homes. Laura: I grew up in Norman, Oklahoma, and… Read More
Giving Her the Spotlight
Eldridge and Alicia Broussard are both busy professionals working to juggle their careers with their family time. When Alicia received an exciting and sizeable promotion at work, Eldridge made a drastic decision about his career path in response. ------ 4word: Eldridge, can you share your background with our… Read More
Run to Him for Rest
“Rest” and “peace” are noticeably absent in almost everyone’s lives, and yet, they are vital to being at the top of our game. Susan Thomas, author of The Best Life and Girlfriend Revolution, and co-founder of Keystone Church, shares her advice for finding and maintaining time to rest.… Read More
Sowing Empowerment in Sudan
When Missy Williams and her husband, David, were told repeatedly that their mission to help empower the people of South Sudan was a waste of time and resources, she knew her journey to bring Seed Effect to life would be a difficult one but also incredibly rewarding. Read… Read More
Waiting on a Miracle
In the final part of our three-part series on embryo adoption, we spoke with Misti Sanders, the second woman to adopt the Henderson’s embryos. She talks with us about her and her husband Jeremy’s walk in faith through infertility treatments, news that IVF would likely not be successful,… Read More
A Unique Journey to Motherhood
We continue our exclusive embryo adoption interview series by talking with Kelli Gassman, who adopted the embryos of Chris and Rebecca Henderson. Kelli shares with us her and her husband’s journey to become parents and the unique relationship they have with the Hendersons today. ------ 4word: What… Read More
Giving the Gift of Motherhood
We are very excited to bring you a three-part interview series dedicated to discussing and raising awareness for embryo adoption, a unique option for anyone desiring to start a family but unable to do so on their own. To begin our series, we first spoke with Rebecca Henderson,… Read More
#4under4
Working moms are everyday superheroes. They juggle multiple schedules, tasks, and worlds, making sure their families are cared for and their jobs and managers are satisfied. Not every mom has to contend with four children under the age of four, though. 4word woman and author, Elizabeth Knox, talked… Read More
Honor and Lean on Your Community
We want to introduce you to the latest 4word woman to join the 4word family: Debbie MacDonald, Director of Development. Debbie talks with us about her dreams for 4word and how she wants to help you honor your mom this Mother’s Day! ------ 4word: Tell us about… Read More
True Self: Living Fearlessly Where You Are, As You Are
Have you come to realize that who you are at work or at church is not who you actually know you are? Do you notice yourself changing your answers, or tone or demeanor in order to fit into certain expectations or roles? Lesa Engelthaler struggled for years to… Read More
Human Trafficking in the U.S.
Even though Annie Perkins, founder of Unlock Freedom, had a heart for missions work, she had no idea that God would be using her to combat the growing threat of human trafficking in the United States. Read how she began her journey to educate America’s youth (and their… Read More
Careers STEM from Early Interest
STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) careers are a rapidly growing sector of the professional world, yet many positions go unfilled by qualified professional women. Sheryl Sleeva, an executive leader and STEM champion, is working to change that. ------ 4word: What has your career path looked like up… Read More
The Dangers of Happiness
Every day, we are bombarded with enticing invitations to stray from the path God has placed before us and enter into sinful and life-altering situations. Ines Franklin, the president and founder of Trochia Ministries, an online Christian discipleship ministry, talks with us today about her story of redemption… Read More
Female Jerry Maguire Reinvents her Career
Moving from one job to another is always a little nerve wracking. Changing from one industry to another...that’s another ballgame entirely. We talked with Molly Fletcher again to learn about her experience transitioning careers and why she did it. ------ 4word: You left a highly successful and lucrative… Read More
Listen Up!
Did you think your career path would go one direction, only to now be on an entirely different path altogether? Charisse McCumber thought she knew exactly where her professional journey was going to take her, until God laid out a different plan. ------ 4word: How did you… Read More