Single women are often expected to wait around for the perfect guy to walk into their lives and sweep them off their feet. Have you ever been annoyed when hearing something along the lines of, "While I wait on my husband to come…"? Or maybe even, "I'm waiting to meet Mr. Right…"? Well, I have! As a single Christian woman, I hear things like this all the time. It almost feels like the good, "Christian" thing to do is wait. BUT, I just cannot stand that term in this context! When you hear the ... View the Post
Archives for October 2016
How to Focus in the Midst of Distractions (Part 2): Discipline Your Thought Life
Overcoming distractions can be difficult, especially in moments when your focus really matters. There are so many things competing for our attention. Today we're going to dive into the topic of disciplining your thought life so that you can effectively overcome distractions. But first... Here’s the 3-fold system to overcoming distractions: You must become more emotionally stable. Discipline your thought life. Determine to be steadfast in the purpose God has for your life, even when ... View the Post
Becoming a Mighty Mogul: Jessica LaShawn of Mogul Academy Shares Her Journey of Gaining International Influence
Jessica LaShawn is a go-getter who has been a social entrepreneur since the tender age of 9-years-old. She tells her story about how her nonprofits, Mogul Academy and The Jessica LaShawn Foundation, gained national and international influence. She shares the struggles she encountered as an HBCU-educated Black Woman in the corporate world, and she speaks about how her entrepreneurial vision has grown over time. Jessica's story is an amazing journey of perseverance. She's been able to ... View the Post
From Faith to Faith: 10 Bible Verses Every Girl Needs to Know About Faith
Faith is a necessity to live a life that's pleasing to God. In order to go after your purpose, faith is required! When it comes to your life's purpose, you've got to have faith so that you can do the amazing things God planned for you to do. Whenever you need a little extra inspiration and a little more faith, remember these 10 things about faith... 10 Bible Verses about Faith Faith requires confidence. Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not ... View the Post
How to Focus in the Midst of Distractions (Part 1): Stabilizing Your Emotions
In today’s culture distractions are an inevitable part of our everyday life. We cannot always avoid the things, people and environments that compete for our attention and energy. Anything that competes for our attention can be considered a distraction. To be completely honest with you, even when you are in the will of God, doing all the right things and in the very place that He has called you to be... distractions will still be present and will be competing diligently for your ... View the Post
How Failure Led to Triumph: Founder of SoCo Sweets, Kia Benion, Shares Her Story of Sweet Victory
Kia Benion is a Chicago native and the phenomenal woman behind SoCo Sweets dessert company. In this refreshingly transparent interview, Kia shares the challenges she's faced as a woman in STEM, her journey of battling and overcoming depression, and her ongoing evolution of fulfilling her purpose. Kia's story is one of triumph! She gets real with us about her experience of taking a semester off of school after feeling like a failure. Despite the obstacles she's faced, she was able to complete ... View the Post