RESOURCES from 4word
Gifts, Joy & Asking for a Raise
Take Part This Year In 4word Giving! New 4word Givers receive a receive a FREE 4word Christmas Tree Ornament commemorating your involvement in 2016! To "Give 4word," click the button below! What You Missed Mondays with Diane When Christmas Changes Many of us… Read More
How Satellite Dishes Bring Hope to the Middle East
Nancy Stafford has made a name for herself in Hollywood, starring in many movies and television series, including "Matlock" and Hallmark and Lifetime movies. She also carries a deep desire to minister to women, both in Hollywood and around the world, and is part of an amazing organization impacting… Read More
When Christmas Changes
When it comes to Christmas, I challenge you to find a more diehard fan than myself. Growing up, I often "joked" (not really a joke) that I wanted to dedicate an entire room in my future house to year-round Christmas decorations. My parents gave each Mechling child a small… Read More
Research, Rituals & Real Change
Take Part This Year In 4word Giving! New 4word Givers receive a receive a FREE 4word Christmas Tree Ornament commemorating your involvement in 2016! To "Give 4word," click the button below! What You Missed Mondays with Diane Your Career Path Isn’t… Read More
A Light for God in Hollywood
When Shari Rigby arrived in Los Angeles to pursue an acting career, she never could have imagined the plan God had for her to impact the lives of other women looking to make it big in Hollywood. ------ 4word: Tell our readers a little about yourself! Shari: I’d… Read More
Your Career Path Isn’t Set In Stone
Over the years I’ve seen many smart and talented women (and men for that matter) “burn out” of their professional careers. They leave their jobs not because they feel called to something else, but because they are tired and fed up. A job that once seemed exciting has… Read More
Success, Suffering & Conversation Starters
Happy Black Friday! We are so thankful to have your support as we mentor and equip women to use their careers as a ministry. As you shop this Christmas season, please prayerfully consider a donation to 4word. Click here to give! … Read More
Get Ready for Thanksgiving
Tomorrow is Thanksgiving (what?!) and we at 4word wanted to share with you some of our favorite articles on thankfulness. This year has been packed full of every emotion, it feels like, and we all need a little reminder of all we have to thank God for as… Read More
Do You Believe in Miracles? … A Thanksgiving Message
In September, we celebrated 4word’s fifth birthday. Reflecting back on our journey over the past five years, I can say that I’ve seen God’s hand clearly providing in a way that I never would have predicted or thought possible. I was honored to share these 4word miracles with… Read More
Slackers, Singleness & Sexual Harassment
What You Missed Mondays with Diane The Beauty Behind the Bad Times Have you ever felt so crushed by hardship that you weren’t sure what God was doing in the midst of it? Sometimes it feels like the hard knocks just keep coming, and… Read More
Should You Hit ‘Pause’ On Your Career?
To celebrate the launch of Diane's latest book, Women Who Work, Love, Pray, we wanted to revisit one of the interviews featured in the book and get an update from Sonya Crawford Bearson to see where God has taken her and her family in the two years since… Read More
The Beauty Behind the Bad Times
"I'm so thankful I got that cancer diagnosis." "I could not be any happier that my car got totaled." "I have to clean out my savings account to make ends meet this month? What a blessing!" If you heard any of those statements in real life, you'd probably… Read More
Influence, Infidelity & Improvements
What You Missed Mondays with Diane Be Thankful For YOU As working women, mothers, wives and friends, we know what it feels like to be burdened by a hectic schedule. In the midst of our never-ending to-do lists , it gets easy to put aside our… Read More
Veteran and Servant: Living Out My Faith in the Military
Rachel Sherburne, a former missionary serving troops and families turned business owner/speaker, served in the Air Force in Baghdad shortly after Saddam Hussein’s death and right as the troop surge began. Her experience of living out her faith in the military inspired her to begin a career ministering… Read More
Be Thankful For YOU
Is it time for a self-assessment? Though mentors, coaches, and sponsors can help guide your life and career, it’s also critically important not to overlook what may be your most valuable assessment resource: yourself. Jack Zenger and Joseph Folkman are management consultants who specialize in 360-degree reviews. The… Read More
Departments, Decisions & Dreams
What You Missed Mondays with Diane Make Church Work For You As working women juggling busy schedules, it can be hard sometimes to make it to church every Sunday! While this isn’t something we should feel guilty about, it is important to consider how… Read More
Ashlyn’s Story: Finding Healing After Sexual Abuse
When Lisa Johnson’s daughter was molested at the age of six, their entire family went on a journey toward healing that has led to an incredible organization to help families going through situations just like theirs. ------ 4word: Share with us your daughter's story. Lisa: Let me begin… Read More
Make Church Work For You
In our face-paced, high-tech, 24/7 world, is it important to make time in our schedules to go to church? How does going to church, and more importantly, being connected, involved, and serving, benefit us and our families? How does our presence and involvement benefit the church, too? These… Read More
Perfection, Peacemakers & Pay Cuts
What You Missed Mondays with Diane Image Isn't Everything Dress code in the church has long been debated in Christian circles. Jordan Johnstone talks about her transition from a conservative church home to a church that adopted a more relaxed approach. She learned through it all that the… Read More
A “Game-Changer” for Breast Cancer
Last October, we spoke with the CEO of Concure Oncology, Sandra Rorem, to learn about a ground-breaking new breast cancer treatment. A year later, we check in with Sharon Purcell to see how the treatment is spreading out across the country and what women have to say about… Read More