RESOURCES from 4word
Time Management: Non-Negotiables and Seasonal Swings
In the world of working women, time management is a hot topic. With only 24 hours in each day, how can women juggle all the responsibilities of a job, a marriage, and a family, and still find time to care of ourselves - sleep, and maybe exercise?… Read More
Use Technology to Get Organized
Organization. Deadline. Timeline. Did any or all of those words just send a shiver down your spine? As a professional, those words should be part of our everyday vocabulary, and yet, they are usually curse words mocking us everywhere we turn. Today's work environment is rife with distractions,… Read More
It’s Time to Plan Summer!
Everyone has their own idea of what makes a vacation a dream vacation. For some, that might be a week-long cruise. For others, the dream is to pack up the family and criss-cross the country on an epic road trip. And for those of us with hectic schedules,… Read More
Jesus Standard Time
If you want to know the truth, ask an 11-year-old. I think of myself as an excellent time manager. I plan things in advance, artfully maneuver our family’s schedule, work full time, study for my Master’s classes, and volunteer for our church and community. You might even say… Read More
How nice is TOO nice? 6 tools for dealing with anger at work
Sometimes, women in the workplace feel the need to put on a tough “game face” to impress their coworkers and bosses. Women feel forced to walk the tightrope between acting too feminine, showing their emotions, and too masculine. Instead of playing to their relational strengths, they follow advice… Read More
I’m Too Young to be a Mentor!
As a member of the 4word team, mentorship is part of my everyday vocabulary. Prior to working at 4word, mentorship was not something I really knew anything about. I pictured mentors as older men and women sitting behind grand desks, rattling off statistics and hard-earned knowledge to a… Read More
I Know that You are For Me.
God, I know that you are for me. It’s dance competition season. As she wriggles into the dance costume that would be the first of four that night, my 11-year-old daughter, Bethany, notices the tiny red dots that had shown up on her legs three weeks ago are… Read More
Don’t Get Defensive
“As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another” (Proverbs 27:17, NIV). Or rather we could sharpen each other—if we were just willing to listen. Is it hard for you to hear feedback? Most of us would like to say that it’s not. After all, each of us wants to… Read More
When Our Work is a Lifeline
Work is a complicated thing. It’s often hard - it’s supposed to be! - and events in the workplace can leave us frustrated at the end of the day, in need of a hot cup of tea and a hug. But our work can also be life-giving, fuel… Read More
Diapers and Deadlines: Working from Home
The moment I saw the word "Pregnant" on my Clearblue test, I could almost hear my brain click over into a new gear. This baby wasn't a surprise. My husband and I had just started trying that month, so we knew there was a chance our journey into… Read More
Someone to Pull You Up
Ask any woman who has traversed the winding path of career, family, and faith, and they are sure to tell you one thing: they wouldn’t be where they are today without the help of women who walked ahead of them. These women come in all shapes and sizes:… Read More
I Want My Baby Back
Any parent will tell you that from the moment that little baby lets out their first cry, life becomes a roller coaster of happiness and heartbreak, balance and bittersweetness, pride and patience. Parents will also tell you that the roller coasters have many different loops and turns, each… Read More
Single Mom, You’re My Hero
Working mothers are everyday superheroes in my book. They are not only nurturing a home and family, but also nurturing a career and all of the responsibilities that come with it. As a working mother myself, I understand the daily struggle with "mom guilt" and making sure that… Read More
Single? Embrace it!
Singleness. It's a topic that everyone seems to have an opinion on, especially during the month of February. "Why aren't you seeing anyone?" "That biological clock is ticking!" "The 'right one' is out there! You just have to keep looking." While it's true that a significant other becomes part… Read More
Don’t Let Work Come to Dinner
No one wants workplace stress and drama. It's not like we go into the office in the morning and announce to our co-workers that we are currently accepting exorbitant doses of gossip, last-minute deadlines, impossibly difficult clients, and emotionally draining decisions regarding work/life balance. (And if you are… Read More
“Secret Recipe” for Marriage Success
I don’t cook. In fact, I struggle to follow recipes that have more than three ingredients, so when people ask me what the secret recipe is for a long, happy marriage, I giggle at the irony. I guess being married 25 years qualifies my husband and I to… Read More
When “No” Should Be Your Goal
This month, we've focused on goals and ways you can successfully plan and implement them, whether they're career goals, health goals, or spiritual goals. Depending on where you are in life, you might have set goals for yourself in one or all of those three categories. But there's one… Read More
Stick with Spiritual Habits
It’s only mid January, and I’m already a failure (according the goals I set just a couple weeks ago). My resolution to try to consistently eat at home has become one colossal miss. I know my family needs to stop our habit of driving through the most convenient fast… Read More
4 Tips To Keep Healthy Resolutions on Track
January is traditionally a month centered around goals and setting resolutions for yourself for the brand-new year. As we previously discussed, career and professional goals are a popular and important choice many people craft their goals around. Others might want to dedicate their New Year's resolutions to their… Read More