RESOURCES from 4word
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
When It’s All Too Much, Find Rest
None of us are immune to health challenges, whether they are personal or affect someone close to us. A major health crisis can threaten to throw the balance off in every area of our life, consuming our time, energy, and faith for a season or longer. Is it possible to… Read More
Dating, Double & Dad
What You Missed Mondays with Diane How to Recover From “Butijust” Syndrome We've all allowed ourselves to succumb to "ButIJust" syndrome at one point or another. When life gets busy, it's tempting to put off the things we need to do to take care of ourselves… 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
How to Recover From “Butijust” Syndrome
Knock, knock. “Mom?” Hand goes up. “I’m working.” “But I just wanted to see if it’s OK for the neighbors to come over and swim.” Knock, knock. “Mom?” Hand goes up. “I’m working.” “But I just need you to transfer some money into my account for…” Knock, knock. “Mom?" Hand… Read More
Retirement, Rejuvenation & Recipes
What You Missed Mondays with Diane Confessions of a New Christian On the blog this week, 4word staffer Lisa DeLuca shares how she came to know Jesus. Read her encouraging story and share with someone you know who is a new Christian! Wednesday Interview Run to… 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
Confessions of a New Christian
My testimony is unique (aren’t they all?) in that I came to Christ somewhat recently and am able to remember the distinct moment my spiritual eyes were opened. I am grateful because my life was not “bad” before I became a Christian. In fact, it was quite the… Read More
Classes, Credit & Cubes
What You Missed Mondays with Diane 5 Steps to Becoming a "Super-Worker" No one wants to be an overworked, overSTRESSED professional, but being an underperforming and laid-back professional is not desirable either. Diane Paddison shares her five tips for becoming a Super Worker, streamlining your life to make it… 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
5 Steps to Becoming a “Super-Worker”
If your everyday workload regularly leaves you feeling frantic, you’re probably doing it wrong. Over decades in the business world, I’ve observed thousands of different approaches to work and time management. The least successful approaches tend to leave people feeling pressured and overworked, while the best time-managers seem… Read More
Careers, Christians & Chewbacca
What You Missed Mondays with Diane 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… 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
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
Fights, Faith & Firsts
What You Missed Mondays with Diane Use Technology to Get Organized We often allow technology to distract us from our work (and home!) responsibilities, so why not use technology to get organized instead? Jordan Johnstone shares four digital organizational tools anyone can use to help… 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
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
Sprucing, Savings & Singleness
What You Missed Mondays with Diane It's Time to Plan Summer! Summer is almost here! If the thought of planning your vacation makes you shudder, it might be time to adjust your planning timeline. 4word Advisory Board Member, Sandra Crawford Williamson, shares a witty but impactful blog… 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
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