The Power of Joy in Purpose

As I live my true purpose, joy and contentment fill my life and all my actions are in perfect harmony with my purpose.

The Power of Value

I ensure that there is purpose and value in each day of my life and  honour my vision and purpose through the completion of my goals. 

The Power of Clarity

Every day I further my life’s work, and understand my purpose with greater clarity.

Friday's Regaining the Power of the Dollar

There is a Big Difference Between Being Frugal and Cheap

When it comes to money, you could say that I’m a Frugalista. You may be asking, what in the world is a frugalista? A frugalista is a very frugal person.

And let me be clear in saying that there’s a big difference between being frugal and cheap.



Being frugal does not mean that you are a cheapskate. It just means you are more conscious in how you spend your money.

Find out more at the Faith & Finances Business Networking Breakfast and Credit Repair Workshop on Saturday, March 26th ~ Register online, http://www.powerandpurpose2011.eventbrite.com/


Excerpt from http://gainmoneycontrol.com/blog/

Thursday's Regaining the Power of the Dollar

As with anything we must use our own judgment to determine whether something is worth replacing. For example, do the costs outweigh the benefits?

Be frugal and when it’s broken, consider fixing it first. Also seek a second opinion, because it could save you money and give you the leverage you need to negotiate a lower price.



Register today for the Faith & Finances Business Networking Breakfast and Credit Repair Workshop with Guest Speaker, Gail Perry-Mason!  http://www.powerandpurpose2011.eventbrite.com/

Women What the Hell are You Thinking: An Inspirational Guide to Becoming A Virtuous Woman

Who can find a virtuous woman? Her price is far above rubies. Women are more precious than jewels. That's what the bible says. Yet, far too many women live their lives as though they are worthless.


Women What the Hell are You Thinking was written to provide women with the inspiration to get out of their present situations. "I have been a pregnant teenager and a single mother. I have lived from paycheck to paycheck and I have been in an abusive relationship. It wasn't until I took responsibility for my choices that I was able to make a change. Blaming others for your circumstances, (my husband is abusive, my boyfriend got me pregnant and left), are all only excuses for staying in the pit that is your life. I chose to forgive those that had mistreated me and I used those experiences to rise above my circumstances and persevere much like the biblical characters that I write about in the book."


It is Mrs. Donovan's hope that through this book women will see that their current circumstances don't have to be permanent. The book uses well learned life lessons as well as biblical principles to provide women with tools that can eventually propel them up and out of hopelessness, fear, and dismay.

Wednesday's Regaining the Power of the Dollar

Continuing the same behavior and expecting different results is probably not the best plan. In fact, many people say that’s the definition of insanity. Improving your financial situation is all about education first, but most importantly, developing good money habits that keep you on the road to success.

You don't want to miss the Credit Repair Workshop with Ali Sanders on Saturday, March 26th!  Register online, http://www.powerandpurpose2011.eventbrite.com/

Tuesday's Regaining the Power of the Dollar

Focus on your relationship with the Lord!  “The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it” – Psalm 24:1

#PowerandPurpose Focus of the Week: Regaining the Power of the Dollar

Money Saving Tip:  Have cupboard meals.  Make a meal with what you have in the cupboard saving you time and money at the store.

To find out more about the Power of the Dollar, register for "Faith & Finances"...  http://www.powerandpurpose2011.eventbrite.com/

Prayer Blast! Join us at 7am (EST)...

Our prayers must be persistent. Jesus said, "Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you" (Matt. 7:7).  Visit Power & Purpose for dial-in number: http://www.powerandpurpose2011.blogspot.com/

Discovering the Purpose of God's Will

God hears & answers the prayers of His children.  We, as His children, must trust Him & know that His answers are always for our best good.  So, we focus on faithfully serving Him - praying always - and submitting to the will of God in all things.

Join The SISTAHS Ministry International for the weekly Power and Purpose PRAYER BLAST at 7am (EST):
Dial-In:  (218) 862-1115 | Conference ID 45895#

Surviving with Power and Purpose

Many African American women have had experiences of being stereotyped or judged based on the preconceived notions of service providers. Because of the assumptions of the provider, a service or product that is available is not accepted or accessed. This book seeks to show through the experience of a survivor, how it feels to be in need of a service yet unable to attain it. This book is about being able to walk side by side with survivors of color. The goal is to reduce the barriers faced by women of color by providing a framework for understanding the role of culture in domestic and sexual violence.

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"Chéree Thomas is deeply committed and passionate to end violence against women. She is a true advocate who really gets the human rights quality of empowerment advocacy."
 Paula Callen, MCADSV Director of Program Services and Building the Safety Net Project


"It is far beyond the time that women of color have our voices heard around the service provision and understanding of our issues regarding domestic and sexual violence. Chéree Thomas has a clear vision and innovative ideas for women of color leadership in this work. I know this book will serve as a guide to those of us who continue to advocate for women of color who have had to manage, navigate and process the pain of being assaulted and will prove to have solutions to how women of color can heal."

Kalimah Johnson, LMSW, LCSW, Assistant Professor ~ Marygrove College, Detroit

Sabotaging Purpose with Comfort Zones

We all have within us a self-regulating, self-balancing scale that keeps our emotions perfectly balanced as far as the amount of emotion we allow ourselves to feel. Each of us has a limit to the extreme of which we will allow ourselves to feel ups and downs emotionally. The up is always exactly the same amount of emotion as the down. If we could weigh the emotions we feel, then we could say that we allow ourselves to feel only ten pounds of fear. This also means that we will allow ourselves to feel only ten pounds of love. No more. No less.

When we are taken out of our comfort zone on the feel-good side of the balance scales, our subconscious mind knows that this means that we will also be taken out of our comfort zone on the feel-bad side. This is the self-balancing scale at work. We don't want to feel bad emotions that are more intense that we have become accustomed to, so we self-medicate and self-regulate ourselves back into the safety of our emotional comfort zone.

This is where we see our weight loss plans fail, our exercise programs fall apart, our new found strengths scare us into retreating back to our emotional comfort zone. Sabotage of a new exercise program is a form of self-medication. It allows us to move back into our old familiar emotional comfort zone. We don't want to feel too good because if we feel too good then we know that feeling too bad is lurking around the corner.

Don't sabotage your purpose staying in a comfort zone... BREAK THE BARRIER, and LEAP IN TO YOUR DESTINY!

The Power of Asking... Start Your Week in Power and Purpose ~ Monday at 7am (EST)!

Asking is the simplest thing to do. It is about the first thing we learn to do. Nobody can say "I'm so weak that I don't know how to ask." The weaker we are, the better we are at asking. It is only when we become too clever or too proud that we do not know how to ask. We need not fear our lack of eloquence because we are not approaching an English teacher. Neither need we fear that we are not intelligent enough to remember all that we are to ask because we are not approaching a scholar. Help is given to the needy, not to those who are too able.


A Christian's life should be one of asking (1 Thessalonians 5:17). Nothing is too small to ask from the God who created tiny atoms, or too big to ask from the God who created the universe. We must not postpone prayer till we feel more worthy to do so because we will never be worthy enough to ask from God. We ask, not because we are worthy but because Jesus has invited us to ask and ask and ask.


Join The SISTAHS Ministry International for the weekly Power and Purpose PRAYER BLAST at 7am (EST):


Dial-In:  (218) 862-1115 | Conference ID 45895#

I'm a Piece of Work!

Rev. Dr. Cynthia L. Hale has written out of her own experience of struggle in order to help other women realize and celebrate our uniqueness, acknowledge without shame our issues and challenges, and receive healing and forgiveness. I m a Piece of Work! Sisters Shaped by God features poetry, reflections, and Scripture, taking women on a journey from brokenness to wholeness. It is a book designed to help women affirm themselves and to claim God's best.

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Cynthia L. Hale, MDiv, DMin, is founder and senior pastor of the 5,000-member Ray of Hope Christian Church in Decatur, Georgia. As a woman of vision, Dr. Hale is honored locally, nationally, and internationally for her leadership, integrity, and compassion. She serves on various boards in her denomination and in the Atlanta area, as well as being co-chair of the Samuel DeWitt Proctor Conference. Inducted into the Martin Luther King s Board of Preachers of Morehouse College, Dr. Hale was also selected to give the opening invocation at the 2008 Democratic National Convention.

Experience SOMETHING BIG!

Fearless. That one word eloquently captures the creative spirit of groundbreaking duo Mary Mary. Ever since siblings Erica Campbell and Tina Campbell broke through in 2000 with the pioneering crossover hit “Shackles (Praise You),” the chart-topping sister act has never wavered from defying convention to fulfill its mission: sending uplifting messages through music and words.

CLICK HERE TO ORDER:  Something Big

Faithful, Focused and Fearless

Faith is needed in facing life, trials, and setbacks.

If you could know the truth about successful people, the fact is they failed many more times than they succeeded. They learned from their failures, they found different ways to accomplish their goals, they didn’t give up when it would be easy to.

The same applies to the many victorious Christians that became "pillars of faith". They had their moments of doubt, their moments of discouragement’s, their many setbacks. There key is to never give up on God and move closer to him with faith.

Even during our moments of doubt, the effort and discipline of faith allows us to grow.

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Rev. Dr. Browning s newest book will inspire your spirit, calm your fears, and help you live a life that is empowered by faith. Her lessons provide the guidance you need to live your life to God s honor and glory, and to reap the benefits of his promises to you. --Dr. Dorothy I. Height, Chair/President Emeritus, National Council of Negro Women

There comes a time when everyone must fight for their future. Dr. Jo Ann Browning presents a prolific power tool to help all of us fight the good fight of faith - and win! This is a must read. --Bishop Vashti Murphy McKenzie

Celebrating Women... "Points of Power" with Yolanda Adams

Using the Points of Power presented on her daily radio show and themes from her gospel songs, Yolanda Adams advances her belief that God has a plan for each life that includes success and happiness. She develops 37 points, each packaged with scripture passages and thoughts for further consideration, with a collection of stories about people who have overcome various struggles. She is transparent about her own failures and triumphs as well.

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"Yolanda Adams has been an inspiration to me through her songs for a while now, and to my pleasant surprise her spoken words to me backstage on many occasions have helped me in my walk of faith in ways I know she cannot know. Her spoken words are [now] in writing in a book. Yolanda, I'm hanging on every page 'cause I need all the help I can get. Thank you so much for touching me." (Steve Harvey, author of the #1 New York Times bestseller ACT LIKE A LADY, THINK LIKE A MAN 2009)

"Yolanda Adams' faith is infectious and her spirit joyful. If you need a quick pick-me-up, you will find Yolanda a welcome companion on your spiritual journey." (Tyler Perry 2009)

"Yolanda draws out the practical application of powerful biblical truths through inspiring stories and nuggets of wisdom found in POINTS OF POWER." (Bishop T. D. Jakes, Senior Pastor, The Potter's House of Dallas 2009)

Keeping Up with The View

Joseph was a dreamer who was thrown into a pit.  Have you ever felt like you were in the "pit of life", but have dreams, desires to fulfill and walk in your purpose, and to grow in your purpose?
Then there are dreams that God bestows on everyday people like you and me. Dreams for your family and dreams for your future.  There were definitely some pit-stops or valleys on Joseph's journey to his dreams destination! We too will face some pit-stops on the road to our palaces.  The path to the fulfillment of a dream is always filled with valleys.  While in the pit, however, don't allow your view to fade. 

Develop a Dream Team and put the purpose back in The View!












The View, recipient of the 2003 Daytime Emmy® Award for "Outstanding Talk Show," is ABC's popular morning talk and entertainment program, featuring a team of dynamic women of different ages, experiences and backgrounds discussing the most exciting events of the day. The program has received critical acclaim since premiering August 11, 1997.

The Power and Purpose of Being "IN THE PINK"

Perhaps you are across the relationship aisle. Maybe you are married and have been for some time. But lately, you have been questioning your decision to be with THIS man. Why is there anger, even hostility, between the two of you? Just a few short years earlier, you couldn't keep your hands off of each other. Now your sexlife is virtually non-existent and you are at a lost on how to get things back to how they used to be.

In The Pink: A Woman's Guide to Being a Girl might deceive you into thinking that the word "girl" is synonymous with "immature and underdeveloped". Truth is, nothing could be further from the truth. It takes a real woman to act upon the concepts outlined in this book.

Snuggle up and get the real truth about getting and keeping a man, Pink Style!

GET YOUR COPY TODAY at http://www.inthepinkbook.com/

 

Radio Personality Ramona Prater hosts Talk/Magazine Show on WCHB AM 1200 from 4pm- 6pm Monday through Friday. Ramona has been a women’s advocate on the radio for many years helping to inform, encourage, and educate the public on issues women and families face every day.

Ramona’s provocative show called The F Club - “The Fab life of Forties, Fifties and Forever”. The show specifically caters to women in the Reinvention Phase of their lives. It will address Lifestyle issues like, Flirt - love, Fit - the weight war, Fashion – what to wear, Family-raising children and Finance - making money. The show is always entertaining, thought provoking and very informative!

Powerful Prayer Plan

Seek God’s Prayer Plan for Your Life!

There are many levels of prayer. God knows exactly where each of us are in our prayer life and our knowledge and understanding of prayer.

He will honor even the most pitiful prayer a person offers in faith, if that is all they know to do. But He will not let us stay at that level.  He wants us to move to greater levels of understanding, faith, and power.





1. Prayer is a vital key that connects us with our Heavenly Father.

2. Prayer is both an incredible privilege and an awesome responsibility. It can move the hand of God in situations where there is no other hope.

3. Biblical prayer is crying to God out of the depths; it is the pouring out of the soul before God.


Join us on Mondays at 7:00 AM (EST) for our weekly 15-Minute, Power and Purpose PRAYER BLAST to empower, inform and inspire you:

Dial-In Number: (218) 862-1115 | Conference ID: 45895#

The Discovery

We all follow our purpose in some way, whether we know it or not. If we are not clear on that purpose, the path can be difficult and erratic. If we know our purpose, we can live it lightly and happily. It becomes a question, not of deciding or creating a purpose, it is a matter of discovering your purpose. ~Frederick Pearce

Begin the journey and watch it grow!

The Road to Fulfilling Your Vision

Understand your natural talents and gifts.  Stop right now and mentally review your day.  When did you feel energized?  What were you doing?  Identify those moments of strength. Mesh them with your passions and I believe you will find a career or a focus for your life that will constantly keep you growing, energized, trying new things, discovering new enjoyments, on the road to fulfilling your vision for your life!

Excerpt from http://www.positivepurposecoaching.com/category/strengths-stuff/

Dare to Be Yourself.. Make History on Purpose!

In 2004, Shirley Chisholm said about herself, "I want history to remember me not just as the first black woman to be elected to Congress, not as the first black woman to have made a bid for the presidency of the United States, but as a black woman who lived in the 20th century and dared to be herself."

Shirley Chisholm was born in New York but spent seven of her early years growing up in Barbados with her grandmother. She returned to New York and her parents in time to study at Brooklyn College. She met Eleanor Roosevelt when she was 14, and took to heart Mrs. Roosevelt's advice: "don't let anybody stand in your way."

In 1971, Shirley Chisholm was a founding member of the National Women's Political Caucus.

When she ran for the Democratic nomination for president in 1972, she knew that she could not win the nomination, but she nevertheless wanted to raise issues she felt were important. She was the first black and the first woman to run for president.

Shirley Chisholm served in Congress for seven terms, until 1982. In 1984, she helped form the National Political Congress of Black Women (NPCBW). She taught, as the Purington Professor at Mount Holyoke College, and spoke widely. She moved to Florida in 1991. She briefly served as ambassador to Jamaica during the Clinton administration.
 
Shirley Chisholm died in Florida in 2005 after a series of strokes.

God Can't Bless Mess!

How long will you allow the embarrassment of your challenged credit, dictate your everyday life? Only you have the power to initiate change.  Regain POWER & PURPOSE in your finances.

"Don't allow your challenged CREDIT to hinder where you're going in life. Having Good Credit & a Good Name will take you places. God will favor you but God can't bless mess." ~Ali Sanders

Learn more from Ali Sanders, ACS Credit Life Coach & CEO, at the Faith & Finances Business Networking Breakfast and Credit Repair Workshop...

Saturday, March 26, 2011 - 10:00 AM

Guest Speaker:  Gail Perry-Mason, Author of "Girl, Make Your Money Grow"

Network & Social Media Workshop by Teen Facilitator, Aryn Smith

The Chapel LIFE Church ('Williams Chapel")
3100 Elmwood | Detroit, MI  48207 | Rev. James C. Jones, Pastor


SPACE IS LIMITED AND GOING FAST, REGISTER TODAY!
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Did you know that late pays on your credit report can decrease your score more that a collection, judgment and sometimes even bankrupcty? Whatever you do, NEVER EVER go 30 days late on a credit account that reports to the three bureaus.