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Promotions, Phrases & Pancakes
THANK YOU to everyone who supported 4word during Giving Day! We are overwhelmed by the support we received from the 4word community during yesterday's national Giving Day event! Whether you offered your financial support, prayed for us, or helped spread the word about the event, we cannot thank… Read More
Make It Your Mission To Give
What is your life mission? Have you ever thought about defining one? It might sound like a daunting task, but deciding how your life will make an impact on the world around you is an exercise you will never regret doing. In preparation for 4word Giving Day on… Read More
Generosity: The Gift That Keeps Giving
Erin Botsford, 4word board member, was recognized by Barron's magazine as a Top 100 Women Financial Advisors for 2015. Erin is Founder and CEO of Botsford Financial Group and author of The Big Retirement Risk: Running out of Money Before Your Run out of Time. Today, I asked… Read More
9/11, Nerves & Failures
4word Giving Day is only 6 DAYS AWAY! Are you joining us? Have you been impacted by 4word? Pay it forward to other women who desire connection, support, and mentorship. Mark your calendar for September 17 (one day only!) to visit the Giving Day website and… Read More
Gender Identity in the Church
Women battle gender debates, gaps, and inequalities almost everywhere they go, from work to church to social events. It is an epidemic that, unfortunately, is not a surprise to most women and is certainly inciting various movements around the world to eradicate this gender predicament. But what about… Read More
Why Does God Allow Suffering?
“Our hearts ache, but we always have joy," (2 Corinthians 6:10, NLT). I have never gone through anything as horrible as watching my daughter, Annie, suffer through ten months of debilitating pain. Oh, I’ve experienced suffering before…a divorce, a rebellious teenager, the loss of my parents…but this tops… Read More
Balance, Bliss & Babies
Make plans to join us online on September 17 for 4word Giving Day! Have you been impacted by 4word? Pay it forward to other women who desire connection, support, and mentorship. Mark your calendar for September 17 (one day only!) to visit the Giving Day website… Read More
Get Out Of Your Own Way
Think for a moment about your professional journey until now. Has it been a satisfying climb toward well-established goals and aspirations? Or have you found yourself stalled at a career stage that you should have gotten through years ago? We spoke with Bethany Williams to hear her advice… Read More
It’s Time to Change the Office Culture
Does this sound familiar to you? The meeting is about to start when the committee chairman catches your eye, and you realize that you’re the only woman in the room, and you know what’s coming next: “Diane, would you mind taking notes for the meeting today?” What do… Read More
Texting, Testimony & Teary
Find a 4word: Local Group near you and get connected with your 4word community! 4word: Local Groups are an excellent way to see and take part in 4word's mission of connecting professional Christian women everywhere. Local Groups typically meet monthly at times and locations convenient for their working… Read More
Strength Through Smiles and Tears
Professionals today have often followed a tried and true course to get to where they are. They attended the right schools, earned the right degrees, applied to the right jobs, and climb the right ladders. How different would your life be if schools, degrees, and jobs weren’t even… Read More
Elf OR Tumbledown Shack?
Wife: What are you wearing to your boss’s party this weekend? Hubby: My black suit. Wife: Has it been cleaned since the last time you wore it? Hubby: Silence. Wife: What did you get him for his retirement? Hubby: Just a stare in return tells me I’ll be… Read More
Cold-Blooded, Classics & Coffee
Find a 4word: Local Group near you and get connected with your 4word community! 4word: Local Groups are an excellent way to see and take part in 4word's mission of connecting professional Christian women everywhere. Local Groups typically meet monthly at times and locations convenient for their… Read More
When Family Finds You: Meet 4word’s NEW Chair of the Board
Career spanning two decades with global leadership and c-suite roles? Check. Managing Partner in a dream firm? Check. Board Chair for 4word? Check. Husband? Sigh. With 4word’s announcement of new Board Chair Kelly McDermott, we decided to find out more about her. Who is this 4word woman? What… Read More
What Does Your Confidence Look Like?
How much do you depend on how you look to give you confidence? I’m not necessarily talking about physical attractiveness, I mean the whole image: clothes, shoes, makeup jewelry, how you fix your hair, how “put together” you look and feel. Many women slip into those things like… Read More
Millionaires, Mentorship, & Marriage
Do you feel called to be a mentor? Are you looking for a mentor? The 4word Mentor Program is currently accepting applications for the upcoming fall session. Visit the Mentor Program website today and submit your online application by September 2, 2016! Get someone in your corner this year! What You… Read More
Become a Safe Haven
While life can (and should) be something you enjoy and look forward to every day, there will be times in your life when everything seems to be going against you. Whether in your personal life, at your workplace, or even spiritually, there may come a day when you… Read More
No Supermoms Required
It’s back to school time again. That time of year packed with parent orientations, meet the teacher nights, supply shopping, clothing shopping, shoe shopping, and my favorite this year…..magnetic locker decorations. WHAT? And form, after form, after form to be filled out. And then we realize halfway through… Read More
Habits, Hardwired & Happiness
1 WEEK LEFT to apply for the upcoming session of the 4word: Mentor Program Taking your career from where it is now to where you've always dreamed it would be is never an easy task, and certainly one that could be simplified with the help of someone who's… Read More
Warning! U-Turn Ahead
In the ongoing battle to balance your life and time between work and home, there are often potholes and speed bumps along the way that will give you pause and cause you to wonder if you’re really heading in the right direction. In these times, it is vital… Read More