Tag: plans
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Month of May: Setting Wiser Intentions
Every month’s beginning is a fresh start. It’s another chance to live life with intention, setting the tone for what you believe to be wise for you, your family, and other pursuits. Every month end, I take stock of my personal and family life. What worked well? What didn’t work well? What was stressful? What…
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Keep Going…
Do not love sleep or you will grow poor; stay awake and you will have food to spare. Proverbs 20:13 The beginning of a new month is always a bright beaming light of “hope” in my opinion. It represents a clean slate. It offers a completely fresh calendar and planner page with opportunities to do…
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Peaceful Moments: Trip to the Farm
There will be many times in our lives that our peace will be challenged or threatened. These moments are inevitable as no one is exempt from experiencing or witnessing the hardship, suffering, and chaos of our ever-changing world. I promise you this isn’t a “gloom doom” blog post, and if you’re interested – KEEP READING……
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Making Decisions: What We Can Learn From the Woman Who Sat Under a Tree…
We all have decisions to make on a daily basis. Some decisions have less impact on the outcome of our day while some decisions are quite weighty and can seriously dictate the success of a matter in our lives. If you’re a mom, auntie, grandmother, mentor, female founder, or visionary who desires to decide, lead,…
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Letting Go of the Wheel…
Life can have a way of “sneaking” past us as we navigate the day to day activities and go through the motions of home, work, family, and other responsibilities. And if we are not careful, we can actually ”miss out” on what God is actually desiring to do in us and through us. As I took a pause in my…
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The Impact of Financial Stress and How to Deal With It (by Citizens Bank)…
Even during the best of times, financial problems are a significant source of stress and anxiety for many of us. According to a study by the FINRA Investor Education Foundation, 53% of Americans report that thinking about their personal finances makes them anxious and the 2019 “Stress in America” survey by the American Psychological Association finds…
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Back to New Brunswick…
Yesterday, my husband offered to accompany me to New Brunswick, New Jersey – home of Rutgers University and other notable establishments. And when he volunteered to drive, I was all in! I was going to be interviewed by the Founder of Hidden Gems Literary Emporium, a family-owned book store, about my new book. Kaila is her…
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The Pace Of God…
And how often our peace is undone and unraveled when the pace of God is not up to our standards and expectations.
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11 Things To Do As You Wait…
I won’t sugar-coat this reality: waiting can be a frustrating and sometimes intimidating process for any one of us… Consider these 11 tips: Reject a “false start.” Think of the Biblical story of when Abraham and Sarah solicited Hagar to “help” them achieve what God promised them. Read more HERE. Enjoy the “right now” and the ability to appreciate…
Keturah A. Ford 