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Friendship & Sisterhood & Community, OH MY!

Finding and building community among family, friends, and co-workers is one of the most time-consuming yet eternally rewarding tasks one can undertake. The relationship between siblings can be one of the truest forms of the idea of community. We spoke with sisters April Swaine and Jana Ventura about… Read More

Let’s Take the Time to Get Down & Dirty!

What is keeping you from building deep friendships? One of the key pillars of 4word is building connections between women. Authentic, supportive relationships with people who “get you” and can speak into your life in myriad ways. In fact I devoted an entire section of Work, Love, Pray to… Read More

YOU Can Make an Impact!

Living in America, we constantly see how the devastation of poverty, disease, and war has affected other parts of the world, and it often leaves us wondering if there is anything that can be done. Erin Bernhardt, a social entrepreneur from Atlanta, took inspiration from her time spent… Read More

Just Say NO to His Friend Request

Meet Anne. Anne has a busy life. She has a career that she loves AND it takes a lot of her attention and time. She has a husband and children that she loves. Anne is a busy, working wife.  She is trying hard to make everyone in her life… Read More

Fatherhood: THE Critical Component

A father is one of the most influential people in a child’s life. Think about how your own father or father-figure helped shape the person that you are today. Now, imagine what your life would have been like without that paternal influence. As a child who grew up without… Read More

Are YOU Addicted to Work?

Has work taken over your life? The day I realized it had gone too far, I woke up at 5:00 am to go from dreaming about work to doing it. As I slid out of bed, I glanced at my sleeping husband and felt a pang of guilt.… Read More

No (Career) Regrets!

Decisions can you leave you feeling one of two ways: relieved or regretful. If you’re feeling like the second option, what can you do about it? We talked with 4word woman, Dawn Atwood, about how her company, a licensee of Disney products, recovered from the missed merchandise opportunity… Read More

What is YOUR Ambition Gap?

The economic empowerment of women has been a hot topic for quite some time and understandably so. There are numerous studies highlighting the noticeable absence of females in upper-level management positions or certain industries, while others vehemently discuss the sizable difference in pay between male and female employees… Read More

Where’s My Roadmap?

Do you remember the moment you decided what you would do with your life? Was it a moment of clarity or a moment of desperation? Julie Champion discovered her passion for mentoring high school and college students when she was a freshman in college and has since devoted… Read More

Goodbye, Comfort Zone. Hello, Life!

Finding your calling in your professional life is never an easy road. It will almost always entail hitting a few pot holes and finding yourself broken down on the shoulder of the road. It’s how you react to these circumstances that help define who you are and determine… Read More

Anxious? Then Click Here to Recalibrate!

Bills. Work. The kids. We are bombarded with situations and things that fester worry and frustration in our lives. Amy Simpson, professional and personal coach and author of Anxious: Choosing Faith in a World of Worry, talks with us about how to identify if you’re a victim… Read More

My Career First, Infertility Later

4word: COO Sandra Crawford Williamson has become not just a co-worker to me, but also one of my closest friends.  With an impressive resume and marvelous faith in the Lord, Sandra truly embodies what it means to be a 4word woman. I approached Sandra about giving our readers a glimpse… Read More