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celebrating the spirit within 

MARCH 2017 

WOMEN'S 

FRONTLINE 

M A G A Z I N E 

CYNTHIA 

DIGGS 

MY PAINFUL 

JOURNEY 

MARY 

PRIDDY'S 

BLOG 

FROM BROKENESS 

TO WHOLENESS 

ENTREPRENEURSHIP 

DR. COZETTE WHITE 

RESTORATION JOY PEACE 

ANGELA 

EDWARDS 

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6. GUEST PUBLISHER - SHELLY WILSON 

22. THE PERFECTED WOMAN SERIES - 

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28. ENTREPRENEURSHIP - COZETTE 

WHITE 

36. MARY PRIDDY'S BLOG 

40. MY PAINFUL JOURNEY - CYNTHIA 

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50. WALKING IN CONFIDENCE - 

YOLANDA SHERMAN 

54. RESTORATION JOY PEACE - SALENA 

WILLIAMS 

60. JAZZMIN MONET HUGHES 

64. RESTORATION JOY PEACE - JOY 

JALLAH 

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66. FAITH CONQUERS HER FEARS - 

BETTE SPEAKS 

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68. RESTORATION JOY PEACE - ISAAC 

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I N S P I R I N G T R A V E L S T O R I E S 

UPCOMING 

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INSPIRING 

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THE BUZZ ISLAND 

JOHNSON 

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SHELLY WILSON 

BY SHELLY WILSON 

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I was taken with 

Luke 5 today as I was 

preparing for this 

coming weekend of 

ministry. My pondering 

ended up once again on 

paper in my time with 

Him. Take some time to 

go look at this story in 

The Word. So many 

nuggets hidden within..I 

could go on for some 

time at all I felt the Lord 

put His finger on. Oh, 

how we must ponder 

more…………….sit 

more……………listen…….. 

may some of that which 

poured into me also 

speak to your deepest 

heart need. Perhaps you 

have been awaiting 

answers or 

confirmation…perhaps 

you have been 

discouraged in a certain 

season…almost in a 

place of confusion. 

Perhaps there is a tiny 

thing the Lord has to 

show us today…A tiny 

thing that could mean 

everything… 

“Nevertheless..At Your 

Word…” 

Has it been indeed a 

long night? 

The toil of fishing has 

left you empty? 

And you catch 

nothing..? 

So you begin to wash 

your nets…preparing to 

go home…pondering 

another failure…you’ve 

worked hard..spent your 

finances preparing for 

the big catch…the 

beautiful dream 

launch… 

….and ….nothing…. 

happens… 

Yet the Master climbs 

into your now idle and 

stranded boat…”put me 

out a little from land.” 

From here He taught the 

multitudes… 

Then he merely says 

“Launch into the deep 

Simon..and let down 

your nets for a catch…”

Then he merely says “Launch into 

the deep Simon..and let down your 

nets for a catch…” 

I can almost picture his weariness 

and discouragement. His eyes are 

blood shot from an all night work 

and his shoulders are slumped from 

the wear and tear from the push and 

pull of the heavy nets..he is 

physically and emotionally spent. I 

wonder what he was thinking that he 

never said aloud.. 

“What’s the use…let’s just clean our 

nets and head home..we are 

exhausted. All of this work has cost 

us so dearly. .yet we have nothing to 

show for it…perhaps this dream 

wasn’t mine after all…” 

But Simon’s heart is to obey the 

Master…so he gently responds: 

“Nevertheless…at Your word..I will 

let down the net..” 

Suddenly the net was about to break 

with the fullness of fish..and Simon 

couldn’t reel in the net alone. So he 

called his partners in the other boat 

to help him. The catch was so large 

both boats began to sink… 

Immediately Simon fell in sorrow of 

heart at his lack of trust in the 

Master. Surely at also his lack of 

sight…discernment…and his ears that 

seemed to not hear. 

Perhaps he realized he had been 

fishing all along without the Master 

in his boat with him…for his skill and 

self reliance surely would be 

enough… 

Perhaps he realized he had kept safe 

staying too close to the shore..when 

Christ was calling him to go into the 

deep places of his heart and 

Kingdom…he was in shallow water 

trying to catch that which can only be 

caught out in the deep. Simon would 

need different tools and a different 

mindset for deep sea fishing… 

Perhaps he realized he had kept 

casting the nets on the wrong side of 

the boat…he kept going left when 

Jesus said go on the right side! His 

vision was not in line with the Lord’s 

yet…for in the past and present the 

left was always the side he dropped 

the nets..he was stuck in a familiar 

pattern…yet going nowhere….only 

coming up empty time and time 

again… 

Perhaps he saw he was trying to 

catch the wrong things…money, 

success, prestige, or 

acknowledgement…when Christ was 

calling him to catch men….. 

Yet..the one moment when simple 

obedience overruled his emotions, 

his fatigue, and his lack of faith…he 

said…”Nevertheless. ..at Your Word..” 

and the rest is history.. 

A Pondering of Luke 5:1-11

ABOUT ANGELA 

Angela Edwards is featured on 

the cover story, where she 

shares her journey of 

Restoration, Joy and Peace. 

Angela is a Christ-centered 

woman and Worship Presenter 

with a vibrant personality! Using 

her superb communication skills, 

she employs her keen insight to 

reach people of all ages and 

levels. Read her inspiring story 

and give us your feedback. I 

hope you enjoy reading through 

the magazine as it fills you with 

the knowledge and love of living 

our lives...Christ-centered.. 


RESTORATION 

JOY 

PEACE

ANGELA EDWARDS 

Woman of God, let me ask 

you this: 

What do the Words 

restoration, joy and Peace 

have in common? 

Without a doubt, you may quickly 

dive into the recesses of your mind 

and reference passages of Scripture 

from the King James Version of the 

Holy Bible, such as, 

Psalms 51:12 - 

RESTORE unto me the joy of thy 

salvation or 

Nehemiah 8:10 - 

The JOY of the Lord is 

your strength, or even 

Jeremiah 29:11 - 

For I know the thoughts that I think 

toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts 

of PEACE, and not of evil, to give you 

an expected end 

However, as I sought God's guidance 

on how to present Restoration, Joy, 

and Peace to His daughters, He simply 

stated: 

Tell them YOUR truths. Let 

she who is without sin cast the first 

stone. Its awesome how He makes 

it plain. 

In the telling of MY truths, I pray you 

will connect with what is for 

you, grow from it, and find that sweet 

spot of harmony within your own soul. 

Amen? Amen! 


''I pray 

you will 

connect 

with 

what is 

for you,''

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''He was 

also suave, 

cunning, 

and.. 

(I later 

learned) 

full of 

deceit.''

RESTORATION 101 

Recently, I was in conversation with one 

of the co-authors of the upcoming book 

collaboration (the third in a series) 

entitled God Says I am Battle-Scar Free: 

Testimonies of Abuse Survivors. 

During that conversation, she shared 

with me one of her ''ugly truths''. She 

had a baby by a married man. 

I cannot go into ALL that her story 

entailed here (as that is being reserved 

for the book release), but I had to stop 

and do a quick reality check on 

myself. 

See, many moons ago, I was dating a 

married man. Hold on. Wait. Stop. 

Put down the stone. He was legally 

separated from his wife - and had 

been for about a year before we met. 

The ISSUE was this: I was deceived by 

him. He never made mention that he 

was STILL married. 

Conversations about that particular 

topic were vague - which should have 

sent up flares…but they did not. Not 

only was that man STILL married; he 

had a child with her. Let me backtrack 

for just a moment. 

When he and I met, I was freshlydivorced 

and FREE! If you can relate on 

ANY level to being FREED from any toxic 

relationship - friend or romantic - that 

was not designed AND ordained by God, 

you know that feeling is nothing short 

of being able to inhale and fill your 

lungs with fresh air. 

Well, that's where I was when he and I 

met (for the sake of the remainder of 

this story, let's name him ''Victor''. I was 

breathing…freely. He was tall, dark, and 

handsome - literally. He was also suave, 

cunning, and (I later learned) full of 

deceit. 

How did I come to learn that he was 

STILL married? His sister found it HER 

place to tell me. That is a whole other 

story, but rest assured: Her intent was 

not one of concern or love for ''Victor'', 

his wife, nor me. 

Even after finding out he was 

''technically''off the market, I continued 

on with the relationship - much to his 

sister's disappointment. 

Moving along… 

The relationship with ''Victor'' was 

unhealthy. It was apparent early on that 

both of us were dealing with 

unaddressed internal issues that would 

not allow for proper growth of our 

professed love for one another. He was 

running from his, and I (being the 

nurturer I am) was enabling his 

behavior. It was a LONG seven years of 

being together, breaking up, and getting 

back together again. Yes. I said SEVEN 

YEARS.

The end came by way of me one day 

taking a stand for myself and my 

children (none by him). I simply said, 

ENOUGH! - and that was it. I walked 

away and never looked back. Once I 

allowed God to RESTORE my peace 

and sanity, two years later, HE sent 

me the man who is now my husband 

of 10 years: James Edwards. 

James is my rock, a fabulous 

stepfather, my biggest cheerleader, 

and ride-or-die supporter. I am 

grateful for him and all that GOD 

designed him to be in my life. 

Restoration 101: 

Complete. 

Restoration 101: Complete. 

''Victor'' learned his wife 

had filed for and was 

''Victor'' 

granted 

learned 

a divorce 

his wife had filed for 

and was granted a divorce 

roughly 

roughly 

two 

two 

years 

years 

into our 

into our 

relationship, but she but didn't she didn't share the 

news share with the him news until with after our himfinal 

split. She told him rather pointedly, 

until after our final split. 

I didn't want you to marry her, so I 

didn't She told tell you. him rather 

pointedly, 

To I didn't her I say, want ''Thank you you!'' to marry 

her, so I didn't tell you. 

JOY 101 

To her I say, ''Thank you!'' 

JOY is contagious! Did you know? 

Everywhere you turn, there are 

uplifting quotes that speak of being 

joyful. The Holy Bible instructs us to 

''Make a JOYFUL noise unto the Lord 

(Psalm 98:4, KJV). 

There's a gospel song that says, ''I've 

got the joy, joy, joy, joy down in my 

heart. ''Who doesn't appreciate JOY? 

Well, I, for one, can attest to a time 

when I wasn't joyful and despised 

being around those who were. I was 

suffering from undiagnosed 

depression and didn't know what to 

do to get out of the ''funk of 

depression's grip. 

How did I get there? It's all a bit fuzzy 

now, but I will do my best to tell my 

''ugly truth.'' 

The first thing to note is that at the 

time, I wasn't in close fellowship with 

Christ or His family of believers. To 

keep it plain, I had backslidden into a 

''comfy place'' where I felt I didn't 

NEED Christ (a lie and trick of the 

enemy). 

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''I was suffering 

from 

undiagnosed 

depression and 

didn't know 

what to do to 

get out of the 

''funk of 

depression's grip. 

''

I had it going ON: 

A good job, a stable relationship, 

children were healthy, I owned a 

home, and the list goes on and on. I 

was PROUD of all I had accomplished 

Pride goes before destruction, a 

haughty spirit before a fall 

Proverbs 16:18, NIV). 

I knew the Word. I knew I was 

operating in error. 

I couldn't help myself, though. I felt I 

had strayed too far away from the 

Father. 

I soon found myself at the bottom 

looking up. I was looking up, but not 

reaching up. I slowly but surely 

turned into a ''functioning closet 

alcoholic'' . 

I I was drinking my breakfast, lunch, 

and dinner (Fuzzy Navels were my 

choice). I never allowed myself to get 

sloppy-drunk, but the spirit of 

alcoholism was present and counted 

for in my life. Together, alcoholism 

and I could turn away from any 

problem while making it appear as if 

it was nonexistent. 

IIn truth, I knew the issues I was 

dealing with were not going away, 

but in the moment, ignoring them 

seemed to be the ideal fix! 

Score: 1 for the enemy, 

Angela zero 

Much like I mentioned before, one 

day, I said, ''ENOUGH!'' 

That day came when I literally looked 

into a mirror (something I had 

purposefully been avoiding) and 

HATED who I saw peering back at me. 

I had lost a tremendous amount of 

weight, my normally healthy and long 

hair was brittle and falling out, and I 

LOOKED unhappy (all stress-related 

complications coupled with NOT 

providing proper nutrients to God's 

temple). 

I am grateful to God that He kept me 

during that phase in my life. I asked 

for forgiveness for my prideful ways. I 

prayed for Him to restore my JOY. 

Our Faithful Father blessed me with 

GREAT JOY! 

Today, I am SO full of JOY, there are 

many who ask, ''How do you do it? 

How do you ALWAYS smile? 

My answer is this: ''If you knew 

where I've been and how GOD 

restored joy to my soul, you would be 

JOYFUL, too! 

Score: 1 for the enemy, Angela 

TWO (God gave the increase!) 


''in truth, I knew 

the issues I was 

dealing with 

were not going 

away, but in the 

moment, 

ignoring them 

seemed to be 

the ideal fix!''

PEACE 101 

Peace is not the absence of 

trouble, but the presence of 

Christ. 

~ Sheila Walsh ~ 

Having peace in our lives every 

second of every single day is 

difficult. Situations come along to 

bump us off of peace's path. Hurts, 

heartbreaks, loss of jobs, children not 

''acting right''loved-ones passing 

away, and countless other 

circumstances can quickly wipe a 

smile off of our faces and prompt a 

flood of pain-filled tears. 

At those times, it's important that we 

remain mindful of where our peace 

comes from. It's imperative that 

during those times of pain, we 

continue to focus our hearts, minds, 

and souls on Christ and approach His 

throne in earnest prayer, as well as 

fellowship with Christ-centered 

believers. 

MORE THAN conquerors! We are STILL 

here! 

Glory to God! Hallelujah! 

Do not be anxious about anything, 

but in every situation, by prayer and 

petition, with thanksgiving, present 

your requests to God. And the peace 

of God, which transcends all 

understanding, will guard your hearts 

and 

your minds in Christ esus; 

(Philippians 4:6-7, NIV). 

I leave you with this closing passage 

of Scripture spoken by Jesus Christ 

Himself: 

Peace I leave with you; my peace I 

give you. I do not give to you as the 

world gives. Do not let your hearts be 

troubled and do not be afraid 

(John 14:27, NIV). 

My sincerest desire is that my 

personal message blesses and 

encourages you. May you continually 

grow and be a blessing to others, 

Woman of God! 

We will be dealt a [perceived] losing 

hand from time to time in life, but 

just as during times past, we are 


''My sincerest 

desire is that my 

personal 

message blesses 

and encourages 

you'' 

PEACE 

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letter would have been written a few 

Hello Redefined Women! 

Hopefully the past two weeks have been great in 

laying up some foundational Truths which we 

often need to be reminded of. Get in touch and 

let’s find out how it’s been for you! 

Lets go ahead and continue building the 

foundation and allow the text for the next two 

weeks to inspire us to keep “Pursuing the 

Light”… 

What if we went back to Jesus’ time and reimagined 

a letter He wrote to the Woman at 

the Well…FOR US (a poetic one at that)! Let’s 

dress up the story in John 4:1-42, with some 

Fiction and hopefully be inspired by Jesus’ 

(imagined) letter addressed to the Woman at 

the Well for her “future daughters” (us 

millennial women).

Eve Redefined Ministries is a para-church 

organization made up of Christ-centred young 

women, for all young women, with its 

headquarters in Accra, Ghana. Our Mission is to 

inspire young women to lead full, authentic and 

empowered lives in Christ. 

Louise Des Bordes 

Founder 

DEAR 

SAMARITAN 

WOMAN 

http://www.everedefined.com/ 

You will always be 

remembered in history as the first 

evangelist who testified of my Name 

and brought many to Salvation in 

Samaria. I know how thankful you 

are, each day, for that time we met at 

the well..when your life changed 

forever. For this reason, I urge you to 

share these important truths with 

your daughters, and let them pass 

them on to their daughters’ 

daughters. 

Those future daughters will be 

known as millennial women, and 

these millennials will live in a world 

you could never have imagined in 

this lifetime. 

Do you remember that day- when 

you walked out in broad day light by 

yourself? Your intention was to show 

up at noon to draw water from 

Jacob’s well…many saw you leave the 

town in the middle of the day, as you 

hid from yourself and the other 

women who knew about your dark 

past and your: 

Flight from responsibilities. 

Your five previous husbands. 

The man you lived with (who wasn’t 

your husband). 

you walking in the daytime but living 

in darkness.. 

Yet the beauty of your story is that as 

soon as you encountered Me- you 

immediately confessed to your 

deviant past. 

You weren’t afraid to be exposed in 

the Light. You let my light shine in 

your darkness and that day, 

consumed by the Light, you walked 

away a new Woman. 

Never stop testifying of this day, for 

your future daughters will often need 

to be reminded of your story. 

Just like you, some Millennial women 

will walk in broad daylight, this time, 

with ‘perfectly contoured faces and 

outfits that slay’. 

Most, will be drenched in darknesswith 

a presumption that they actually 

have a relationship with me. 

They’ll preach to themselves a 

message of grace without a need for 

righteousness.

They’ll chase ‘Purpose’ without Purity 

and blend within a culture where sin 

is normalized. Instead of running to 

the Light they’ll mask their secret 

sins and self-medicate on arbitrary 

Bible Verses pulled out of context 

like bandaids on bullet wounds that 

only I can heal.. 

but Remind them of my Light. 

Remind them that after their 1000th 

confession to me, I will still receive 

them with opened arms. 

Remind them that the power of 

repentance and confession destroys 

darkness. 

That though the darkness threatens 

to drown them My Light Shines a 

million times brighter. 

Remind them of how Truth found 

you. 

How I set You ablaze in an instant. 

How you became the spark that set 

the City on Fire. 

How the Fire from you lips turned 

Souls into bearers of Light and 

ignited every heart once lost in 

darkness. 

DEAR 

SAMARITAN 

WOMAN 

Remind them. 

That you too- had questions as to 

whether I was enough. 

How you could not believe that 

someone would have ‘Living Water’, 

or anything comparable to Jacob’s 

well, where your ancestors and their 

ancestors had drawn water from for 

years. 

Let them know that it is okay to have 

questions, but just like you believed, 

My Word should be enough to drown 

every one of their doubts… 

That generation of women, you see, 

will have more distractions than you 

could imagine. 

They will thirst for new things and 

constantly chase after the novelties 

of life. 

Remind them to guard their hearts. 

Remind them that I AM enough, that 

they will be most satisfied in Me, 

when they seek Me wholeheartedly 

and keep me at the center of their 

lives. 

I AM not an afterthought. Nor a 

medium to be used to seek “earthly 

success”. 


I AM not a means to an end. 

I am the End. 

The Only One to be sought. 

And so remind them, 

how you thirsted after me. How you 

became the Woman With a Well. How 

your belly became a well spring of 

life defying gravity, 

as the truth of my Word came 

gushing out of your lips, to a land 

living in a season of drought it was 

not even aware of. 

Remind them, that they too, in their 

persistent pursuit of Me, in their 

passionate pleas for grace and 

mercy, in their constant quests for 

intimacy with Me, they too will 

become rivers of Living Water to a 

dark and lost generation.. 

Yours Truly, 

Jesus Christ. 

*Sigh. Pause. Recap. thank You Jesus! 

For the next two weeks, we’re taking 

on 4 Scriptures..Write them down in 

your notepad/prayer book/phone/ 

wherever it’s most convenient, and 

let’s meditate on ONE Bible verse 

DEAR 

SAMARITAN 

every two/three days. 

WOMAN 

Write down what the Holy Spirit 

reveals to you for every verse and 

let’s allow His Spirit to unveil new 

mysteries to us as we journey 

together with Him! 

Stay Blessed! 

Scriptures: 

Whoever believes in me, as the 

Scripture has said, ‘Out of her heart 

will flow rivers of living water.’ John 

7:38 

I am the Light of the world. Whoever 

follows Me will never walk in 

darkness, but will have the Light of 

Life. John 8:12 

…whoever drinks of the water that I 

will give her will never be thirsty 

again. The water that I will give her 

will become in her a spring of water 

welling up to Eternal Life.” John 4:14 

…you are a chosen people, a royal 

priesthood, a holy nation, God’s 

special possession, that you may 

declare the praises of Him who called 

you out of darkness into His 

wonderful light. 1 Peter 2:9

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Establishing a 

Spiritual 

Foundation in 

Your Business 

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A ESTABLISHING 

SPIRITUAL 

IN FOUNDATION 

BUSINESS.' YOUR 

If you are 

passionate about your 

goals, or you are on a 

vision quest, or you are 

resilient, or you engage 

in soul-centered decision 

making, or you love 

hustling, and you can 

take calculated risks, 

then you are an 

entrepreneur. 

Entrepreneurship plays a 

significant role in the 

growth of individual 

financial freedom. With 

financial freedom, you 

can do anything you want 

whenever 

you want, and with 

whomever you want. 

There is freedom to 

attend the kids’ school 

activities, freedom to 

travel, and freedom to 

take time off when a 

family member is sick. 

Sometimes 

entrepreneurship does 

not automatically come 

with all these freedoms. 

Hard work and long 

hours are common as the 

entrepreneur 

plays many roles to get 

the business off the 

ground. The business can 

swallow an entrepreneur 

whole, leaving no time 

for family, friends and 

the 

self. This can lead to 

burnout, family 

breakdowns and 

distance from 

friends. 

An entrepreneur can 

change the way they run 

their business by 

introducing 

spirituality into their 

business. Instead of 

relying on grind alone, 

which can leave them 

frustrated and worn out, 

entrepreneurs can count 

on the power, 

presence, passion, and 

purity of God in the 

marketplace. 

It does not matter 

whether one is religious 

or prefers spirituality 

since there is only one 

Universal Power. The 

idea is to put the 

business in the hands of 

Spirit and let spirit run it.

SPIRIT-CENTERED 

ENTREPRENEURS 

TO SERVE SEEK 

ALL ELSE 

ABOVE 

Focus on Service 

Spirit-centered 

entrepreneurs seek to 

serve above all else. 

The provision of quality 

goods and service to 

customers and to keep 

customers happy is 

their aim. They go out of 

their way to make sure 

the customers are 

happy 

even if a particular 

effort does not bring 

immediate monetary 

rewards. 

However, they know 

that every kind gesture 

is a seed sown into the 

customer’s mind and 

when the customer is 

finally ready to buy, 

they will go 

to that business which 

came out of its way to 

help. They know that 

satisfied 

customers will keep 

coming back and tell 

others about the 

products and the 

business. 

Values 

Spirit-centered 

entrepreneurs are 

values-centered. They 

believe that ethics and 

profits need not be 

mutually exclusive to 

achieve success in 

business. 

In fact, they believe 

that principles and 

values should go hand 

in hand. 

Integrity, mutual 

respect, enjoyment, 

teamwork, diversity, 

and flexibility are 

some of the values that 

spirit-centered 

entrepreneur live by. 

Everyone who 

works for such 

entrepreneurs has to 

adopt these values as 

well and apply 

them in their 

relationships with each 

other and with the 

customers they 

serve. These values 

have the result of 

building trust in the 

minds of all 

stakeholders, and this is 

a seed that brings 

abundance in future. 


Integrity, mutual 

respect, enjoyment, 

teamwork, diversity, 

and flexibility are 

some of the values 

that spirit-centered 

entrepreneur live by. 

Everyone who 

works for such 

entrepreneurs has to 

adopt these values as 

well and apply 

them in their 

relationships with 

each other and with 

the customers they 

serve. These values 

have the result of 

building trust in the 

minds of all 

stakeholders, and this 

is a seed that brings 

abundance in future. 

Delegation of 

Authority 

The hardest thing for 

entrepreneurs to do is 

to trust others enough 

to delegate 

responsibilities. Spiritcentered 

entrepreneurs will 

coach others to 

take over some of their 

functions so that they 

have more time to look 

at the business 

objectively and to look 

for ideas to grow it. 

This is the only way 

they can stop working 

in the business and 

start working on the 

business to build it. 

Once they focus on 

building the business 

and on continuous 

improvement, the 

business thrives. 

Decision Making 

When spirit centered 

entrepreneurs make 

decisions, they look for 

answers 

from within. They take 

the time to think about 

the problem from 

every angle and to 

meditate on it. During 

meditation, they ask 

for answers. They may 

get answers in the 

form of the gut feel or 

as words spoken by 

someone or random 

words spoken on 

television or the radio. 

The entrepreneur 

always recognizes the 

words as the answer 

sought. 

HARDEST THE 

FOR THING 

ENTREPRENEURS 

DO IS TO TRUST TO 

ENOUGH OTHERS 

TO 

DELEGATE 

RESPONSIBILITIES. 

'

MORNING EVERY 

GETTING UP, UPON 

Alternatively, they ask a 

question to Spirit at bedtime and 

ask to be given answers during 

dream time. Usually, the answer 

will come through the dreams. 

This is how great inventors used 

to get their answers 

Visualizing Daily Results 

GO INTO THEY 

MEDITATION. 

Spirit-centered entrepreneurs do 

not force results. Because they 

delegate work to others, they 

have time to look at the business 

from outside without stress. Every 

morning upon getting up, they go 

into meditation. They decide what 

results they want to hear from the 

managers for the day and they 

visualize exactly that. If there is a 

particular meeting with a 

customer 

or the bank or some other 

important stakeholder, they 

decide the outcome of the 

meeting and visualize that in 

advance. This is the prayer of faith 

in 

which the answers are determined 

and accepted as received in 

advance. 

In most cases, the faith is so 

absolute that the results of the 

day as reported by the managers 

are what the entrepreneur 

decided upon and visualized. 

. 


Visualizing the Future 

Spirit-centered entrepreneurs also 

look at the long term, say five 

years in advance. They determine 

the state of growth that they want 

to be reported at a particular time 

at a particular event five years on. 

Naturally, the 

entrepreneur decides on 

profitability, expansion of markets 

for the goods, 

international branches, and overall 

growth of the business. This is al 

determined, visualized and 

accepted as received. 

Events will be organized 

mysteriously in such a way that 

what is envisioned takes place. For 

the entrepreneur, this is not a 

miracle. It is the result of working 

in partnership with God or Spirit. 

For those who hear from outside, 

it may sound like a miracle. 

This article was written by Dr. Cozette 

M. White. 

Dr. Cozette M. White inspires 

individuals to live in purpose, 

embrace passion and achieve 

personal greatness through a balance 

in work and life. 

A leading authority on personal 

finances and business strategies. 

White is the Founder and CEO of My 

Financial Home Enterprises, a 

financial management firm helping 

organizations and entrepreneurs 

develop solutions that fuel business 

growth and transform products into 

accelerating profits. Her advice has 

been called upon by ABC and FOX 

television stations. She’s been 

featured on the radio, Black 

Enterprise, Women of Wealth 

Magazine, Upscale Magazine, 

The Huffington Post and countless 

newspapers across the country. Women of 

Wealth dubbed White, “Wealth Builders 

Extraordinaire.” In addition, White is the 

recipient of the Presidential Lifetime 

Achievement Award under Barack Obama. 

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Sweetness 

For 

The 

Soul

mary priddy blog 

restoration joy peace 

and Joy. 

The Love of God in so 

immensely powerful that it can 

take anyone from brokenness to 

wholeness, from sick to healed, 

from deeply troubled to 

overwhelmed with peace, and 

from lost to found! 

However, we have to move out of 

the way and allow Him to be God 

so that He can do what he needs 

to do within to allow the Peace 

and Joy to flow through our lives, 

and so that we can truly live a 

Restored life abundantly. 

He longs so deeply to show His 

powerful love to all, and Restore 

them to a life filled with Peace 


MARY PRIDDY'S 

BLOG 

''Unforgiveness can 

be a very nasty 

thing'' 

Gods love can restore us back 

to Him, back to who we were 

created to be before life got in the 

way. So many of us have had our 

hearts broken over and over and 

this has left that part of us dead, so 

to speak. 

That part of our inner most being 

has to be revived and restored so 

that we can tell our Heart to beat 

again and to allow love in. We have 

to get to a place where we trust 

again and know that not everyone 

is out to hurt us. 

This happens by letting go and 

allowing God to heal us and to 

strengthen us so that we 

can forgive. This is the life-force 

that will resurrect that part that has 

died and will restore it back to the 

place where love is waiting. 

Once we get restored back to the 

place that love is waiting then we 

are able to feel the Joy and the 

Peace that only comes from God. 

Because see while we harbor 

unfogiveness within, this blocks the 

peace of God to flood over us. 

Unforgiveness can be a very nasty 

thing. This can stay within us long 

enough to lead into offense and 

then bitterness. You have to forgive 

in order for you to have peace and 

joy once more. 

Once the forgiveness takes place 

God will restore all to you that was 

lost while you were in the never 

ending pit of Unforgivenss. 

He will restore to you peace, love, 

joy and also will restore to you the 

feeling of a revived heart and spirit. 

God loves us so much that he never

MARY PRIDDY'S 

BLOG 

For years I had such anger and 

unforgivenss, but not at a person, it 

was at God. I felt He had left me 

many years before and that is why all 

the bad stuff had happened to me. I 

was so angry that my brother had 

died at such a young age and I was so 

Angry that my parents left me so 

many times. 

This anger and unforgivenss 

separated me from God for many 

years. In these years of separation I 

was searching for that peace and joy 

I had once known with God. 

I searched nonstop with drugs and 

men for this peace and joy and never 

found it. I lost myself to the drugs, 

while I was searching. I was like a 

race horse running around and 

around the same track but never to 

reach the finish line, which to me 

was that peace and joy. 

Until one night I had reached my 

point of desperation for freedom 

from the drugs, that I swallowed my 

pride and cried out to the God of my 

childhood, the God I was so angry at. 

I just knew that He had forgotten me 

''He is standing nearby 

to catch if you stumble 

or to answer you if 

you call.'' 

and that He would never answer me. 

But He did and He did in such a 

gently and loving way, It was like He 

reached down from Heaven and 

wrapped His loving Fatherly arms 

around me and just held me as I 

wept. I felt His love, at first it was 

strange, but then it engulfed me and I 

didn’t fight it but welcomed it. Gods 

love is everlasting, No matter how far 

in the depth of this worlds darkness 

you may be or no matter if you too, 

like me, was or is angry at God for 

whatever reason He still Loves you. 

He will take all your anger, and all 

your hurt, and He will wrap you in His 

arms and just let you cry and cry. 

Then He will release you to stand on 

your own once more, but He is not far 

away at all. He is standing nearby to 

catch if you stumble or to answer you 

if you call. That is the Amazing, 

unending, unconditional Love of our 

Father God! Our God is the God of 

Peace! The God of Love! The God of 

Joy! 

The God of Restoration! And with him 

Nothing is ever impossible! 

-Mary Priddy 


DANCING IN 

THE LIGHT

FEATURE 

CYNTHIA DIGGS 


MY 

PAINFUL 

JOURNEY 

BY CYNTHIA DIGGS 

It was the year of 2007 

and life was really good 

for me. I was working a 

job that I truly loved 

and had just 

been promoted with a 

great opportunity! God 

had already proven 

Himself to be so very 

faithful to me 

but it was something 

special about this 

promotion. A couple of 

months prior, I 

distinctively remember 

in my time of prayer 

expressing my love to 

God and, asking Him for 

a closer walk with Him. 

I could feel a greater 

tug to move towards 

the things of God and 

allow Him to use my life 

fully. I had no clue what 

was about to take place 

but here is my story. 

When I stood to 

pray for the people, 

my entire right side 

was in pain. 

On a beautiful day while 

sitting in my office, out of 

nowhere, I remember feeling 

pain and numbness shoot 

through my body at the same 

time. It was something I’d 

never felt before. The next 

day, in a Wednesday night 

service at my church, I began 

to feel quite light headed for a 

moment but, it soon went 

away. When I stood to pray 

for the people, my entire right 

side was in pain. It caught me 

off guard and I nearly lost my 

balance. I managed to 

continue my assignment and 

then took my seat. After 

service ended, I shared with a 

couple of members what I was 

experiencing. After praying 

with me, one suggested I go to 

a nearby medical facility.

facility. I was feeling a 

little better and drove 

myself as they followed 

me. Later, I learned that 

alone was a miracle. After 

I was checked out at that 

facility, I was told I 

should go to the closest 

hospital emergency room. 

Not the news I wanted to 

hear but I took the advice 

and went. After several 

tests, I was then told to 

follow up with my PCP. 

This visit led me to 

several visits with 

a neurosurgeon because I 

was told my spine was 

deteriorating. I was so 

afraid and really didn’t 

know what to expect. I 

was told I had a 50/50 

change of ever walking 

normal again if I did not 

have the surgery. Then, I 

was told I would always 

need some kind of aid or 

device to help me walk 

even if I did have surgery. 

I was told I had a 

50/50 change of 

ever walking normal 

again if I did not 

have the 

surgery. 


I thought each day would get 

better but, it seemed to get 

Company 

worse! 

Statistics 

Then, I was told I would 

always need some kind of aid 

or device to help me walk 

even if I did have surgery. 

Not really understanding 

those kind of options, I began 

to ask the surgeon if she 

knew Jesus? I was afraid but 

not too much to mention the 

name of Jesus. I was just not 

going out like this! She 

told me verbatim, “I do now 

because you really shouldn’t 

be able to walk at all and this 

has to be His work!” I told 

her to do what she knew to 

do and I was going to talk to 

my Savior and let Him do the 

rest. 

This began a chapter in my 

life that I had not planned 

for. I knew about planning 

family gatherings, social 

events and even vacations 

when I needed to get away. 

But this, I had not 

planned for! What do 

you do when your life 

changes right before 

your eyes? Sitting in the 

neurosurgeon’s office, I 

was given all of the 

side effects that I could 

possibly receive and 

sure enough, I did. I had 

more numbness as a 

result which prevented 

me from walking 

normal, having any 

feeling on my right side 

and unable to return to 

work. 

What was supposed to 

take six weeks to heal 

turned into six months 

of immobility! I thought 

each day would get 

better but, it seemed to 

get worse!

Through the 

mouths of prophets, I 

heard what God was 

doing and, what He 

was about to do in my 

life. 

Family and friends had to 

come and care for me which 

was really hard to accept. As 

much as I love them all, I 

wanted to be able to take care 

of myself. My car sat in the 

garage while I laid on the floor 

trying to stay in a comfortable 

position for six months. 

However, it was at this time 

that God began to speak to me 

in a way I had never heard Him 

before. Through His word, I 

could hear the scriptures come 

alive and make so much sense 

to me. Although I was raised in 

a Christian home and my 

father was a pastor, it was 

something about this 

experience that caused me to 


hear God in a way I had 

not experienced for 

myself. Through the 

mouths of prophets, I 

heard what God was 

doing and, what He was 

about to do in my life. I 

didn’t want to hear what I 

was hearing; I just wanted 

my old life back! I began 

to feel fear as my job was 

now on the line. Although 

the physicians were 

sending in all the 

appropriate documents 

regarding my health, my 

job still needed and 

wanted me there. 

Unfortunately, I was 

unable to return in the 

time that was allotted for 

me, even after the grace 

of more and more 

FMLA’s, I just couldn’t do 

it! A month later, I was 

faced with nother surgery 

to check for degenerative 

nerve damage.

It was at this time that I cried 

out and asked God what was 

really going on and He 

reminded me of my prayer to 

Him, “Lord, I just want a 

closer walk with you!” Lord 

have mercy, I didn’t mean I 

didn’t want to walk but God 

knew His plans for me. 

Despite all the pain of not 

being able to walk and care 

for myself, the loss of my 

corporate job, the friends 

that walked away or, never 

showed up, and the financial 

issues that followed and 

even, the fear of losing 

control of my life, GOD 

SHOWED UP! 

This time in my life pushed 

me to a dependency on God 

that NO ONE could ever give 

to me. I watched God take 

care of me day by day. People 

I didn’t know would 

encourage me and help me in 

ways I never thought 

possible. My prayer life 

increased and I trusted God 

on a whole new level. 

This was all taking 

place WHILE I was 

going through and here 

it where I told God I 

would do anything He 

wanted, wherever He 

wanted me to go and say 

whatever He wanted me 

to say. I stopped 

worrying and began to 

worship God on a whole 

new level. 

I was witnessing and 

writing from a place I’d 

never been. Physical 

therapy was difficult 3 

time a week. It was so 

hard that after a couple 

of month, I stopped 

going. 

I stopped 

worrying and 

began to worship 

God on a whole 

new level.

My therapist 

was so worried about me 

that he came to my 

house to check on me. I 

told my mother I was 

just going to trust God. I 

trusted God and just 

crawled around when I 

could and pulled up to 

the furniture and walls 

the best I could. It was 

so bad that my mother 

told me she wished she 

could take my pain but 

just like the Psalmist 

David, God knew I 

needed this affliction. I 

was DETERMINED to 

walk on my own again! 

My story ends with this, 

God healed me! I was 

not back to normal, I 

was better than before! 

My mind was elevated, 

my gratitude was better 

and my life was 

changed. Just as the 

prophets had spoken 

over my life, it 

happened. I was 

teaching and preaching 

on a regular basis 


I was 

DETERMINED to 

walk on my own 

again 

and sharing of the 

goodness of Jesus! It 

seemed to happen 

overnight but it was not, 

it was a process; a 

painful learning process. 

Nine years later, God 

has allowed me to 

launch a full-time 

ministry schedule that is 

still growing each 

day. 

I have been afforded the 

opportunity to travel to 

several countries 

including Rio de Janerio, 

razil, Ontario and 

Toronto Canada, 

Hamilton, Bermuda and 

Narobi, Kenya to preach 

His word!

I tell it everywhere I go, 

“God IS a healer!” I 

learned to only call Him 

who He is to me! I am a 

believer on another level. 

I never imagined this in a 

million years, but God! I 

can’t say I have not 

experienced setbacks but 

God has remained faithful 

to me. My life has and 

never will be the same, 

not just because of what I 

went through but rather, 

the grace, mercy and 

healing power that God 

has shown towards me 

and is able to do for 

you. I tell it everywhere I 

go, “God IS a healer!” I 

learned to only call Him 

who He is to me! I am a 

believer on another level. 

Sometimes, God will allow 

us to go through things 

that no one can handle 

but Him. 

Yes, I cried, yes, I lost nights 

of sleep, yes, I worried but I 

learned to put ALL of my 

trust in God. The slogan of 

Cyndi4REALMinistries, the 

ministry God gave me 

became, “All I have is what 

God said”. He said I was 

healed and I had to believe it 

even before I saw it! May I 

encourage someone today to 

keep 

believing that God will come 

through for you, too, no 

matter what you are facing 

today? There is no way He 

will leave or forsake you. 

Every obstacle in our lives 

can be used as an opportunity 

for a greater testimony. I 

promise you, better days are 

ahead.

N E R ' S P R E S E N T A T I O N 

YOU HAVE LOVED RIGHTEOUSNESS AND 

HATED WICKEDNESS. THEREFORE GOD, 

YOUR GOD, HAS ANOINTED YOU WITH THE 

OIL OF GLADNESS BEYOND YOUR 

COMPANIONS; 

psalm 45:7

''There is no 

limitation in 

your life and 

this is not the 

season that 

you settle for 

less than 

God’s best 

concerning 

your 

purpose'' 

I N S P I R I N G T R A V E L S T O R I E S 

DR. 

YOLANDA 

SHERMAN 


WALKING 

in CONFIDENCE 

Confidence according to Webster’s 

dictionary is “faith or belief that one 

will act in a right, proper, or effective 

way”. 

There comes a time 

when we face difficulties and must 

have a clear understanding of who 

God is in our lives. He gives us an 

assurance that his guidance will be 

with us every step of the way. When 

you have faith that is unmovable it 

will allow you to walk in a place that 

you are confident in finishing your 

purpose in God. 

My question to you is: 

what does it mean to be a person 

walking in confidence? 

There are many things in life that 

challenges our level of confidence, 

such as, pursuing a higher level of 

education, being a public speaker, 

starting a business, or even launching 

a new ministry. We must develop a 

confidence in God that says, ''I can 

do anything with Him guiding me 

through the process.'' 

This reminds me of a scripture 

Philippians 4:13 

I can do all things through Christ who 

strengthens me.

There are many examples in the 

bible that demonstrates a person 

dependency on God for strength 

such as Esther, Paul, and even Jesus 

at His crucifixion. We are destined 

to walk in greatness and the 

authority of God that brings about 

results. 

There is no limitation in your life 

and this is not the season that you 

settle for less than God’s best 

concerning your purpose. You don’t 

have low self esteem issues, 

because God is with you and for 

you. You will not fail as long as you 

have the will power to not give 

upon your God given purpose. 

Failure is not an option for you. 

I remember in my own life starting a 

vision God gave me in 2007 for 

starting my nonprofit to help those 

that are hurting to be healed in 

every area of their lives. 

This was one of the most difficult 

things I ever tried to accomplish, but 

I realized that God had to give me 

strength to move forward. There 

were so many challenges and it 

came to a point where I almost 

wanted to throw in the towel, but I 

remembered that '' I can do all 

things through Christ that 

strengthen me. '' 

We can’t do it on our own and must 

have confidence to know that ''with 

God, all things are possible.'' 

The one thing I can assure you is 

that confidence is a way to stop 

second guessing yourself, manage 

your fears and become able to do 

more than you can ever imagine. 

Knowing what you are skilled at, the 

value you provide, and acting in a 

way that shows to others.

You are not arrogant in anyway 

and there is always a drive to do 

better. When you are confident, 

that places you in a position to 

inspire others. I know from my own 

life it is a joy to help others build 

their self worth. These tools are 

necessary to bring about 

transformation, that will help them 

realize their full potential. 

They will be confident in 

themselves and in return help 

others. A person that is confident 

does not have an ''identity crisis'' 

of who they are and know that 

their life is worth something. We 

are driven to reach our highest 

peak and won’t allow anything to 

stand in our way. 

I want to encourage you to finish 

the goals you have set and failure 

is not an option for you. You need 

to know that God is with you every 

step of the way and there is no 

room for fear. You can do anything 

that your heart desires and he will 

give you the power to accomplish 

it. Remember you are a person 

walking in confidence. 

Dr. Yolanda Sherman D.C.C., M.A. 

Board Certified Christian Counselor 

As Founder and Executive Director of Break 

Free Release Ministries (founded in 2007), 

Yolanda Sherman has inspired many to 

embrace spiritual change and live a 

more fulfilling life, free from bondage. 

Yolanda was ordained in January 2009 as a 

licensed minister. Yolanda is a graduate of 

the Grace Bible Institute where she became a 

Certified Christian Counselor. Yolanda 

attended the College of Biblical Studies in 

Houston, Texas. She also received 

a bachelor's in 2012 in Christian 

Counseling from International Kingdom 

Christian Counseling and Bible Seminary. 

Yolanda has recently completed a Masters 

Degree in Christian Counseling from Juliana 

King University, ( an affiliate of University of 

Family Bible Institute College and Seminary) 

in 2016. In the summer of 2017, she will 

receive her doctorate in Christian Counseling. 


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The first 

educational goal I 

achieved was earning a 

four year degree in 

Business Education in 

1982 at Virginia State 

University in Ettrick, 

Virginia outside of my 

native home of 

Richmond and 

Petersburg, Virginia. 

The above degree 

opened the first door for 

me to work as a business 

teacher in Jefferson 

County, WV for 34 years. 

I have always intended 

to go beyond the 

positions of my own 

basic position, and to 

incorporate into my 

experience a number of 

supplemental roles in 

addition to the duties of 

a full-time business 

teacher. I have made 

myself available for 

handling a variety of 

other duties. 

On the lighter, 

extracurricular side, I 

can make mention of 

being a cheerleading 

coach, a sophomore 

class advisor 

and a club sponsor for 

the creation of JHS 

Grooming for Success 

Club to service most the 

school’s 

student body. 

On the professional 

side, besides serving as 

a curriculum specialist 

who created the 

curriculum for In School 

Suspension (I.S.S) for 

student’s behavior 

problems afforded me a 

paid stipend of $500.00. 

The name of the above 

discipline program has 

changed to Modified 

Instructional Program 

(M.I.P). 

I have had the 

responsibility of being 

the JHS Business 

Department Head or 

Lead Teacher for at least 

ten years, a coach to less 

experienced business 

student teachers who 

were trained on how to 

prepare professional 

lesson plans, and a 

coordinator of the JHS 

Business Partnership 

Program after it had 

been allowed to lapse 

for a number of years. 

I am a self-publisher of a 

sci-fi novel She’ra 

published in 2010 with 

Xlibris0VCQA.com and I 

have completed the 

second saga “She’ra II 

Dangerous Secrets” to 

be published

SALEMA WILLIANS 


real soon in 2017. I have 

three published songs as 

a songwriter with 

HillTop Records in 

California. 

' It was a joy to have 

been given an 

opportunity to be a 

Motivational Guest 

Speaker on February 12, 

2017 for Black History 

Month at 3:30 p.m. from 

my mentor in 

2000-2009, Dr. Gertrude 

Dixon, Senior Pastor and 

Joseph B. T. Dixon, Jr., 

Pastor of the Church “An 

House of Prayer for All 

People Deliverance 

Ministries, Inc.” to learn 

about the Spiritual 

World at 116 East Race 

Street, Martinsburg, 

West Virginia 25401. 

The reception of all who 

were in attendance 

showed me how each 

one was engaged to 

what I had to speak on. 

The audience of the 

Christian Saints had 

restored my faith, my 

peace and my joy. To see 

and watch the Christians 

as they participated and 

interacted with my 

message presented from 

a biblical and secular 

stance encouraged and 

pushed me to lead by 

the foundation that God 

had placed in me to 

become the leader he 

had always known I had 

inside of me. 

I have been re-instated 

in another role on 

February 14, 2017, 

which will help me to 

work to improve others 

when I re-instated 

myself as a member in 

the local chapter of the 

NAACP organization in 

Jefferson County, West 

Virginia. 

As for my mission today, 

I will continue to take 

stock over the 

importance of positive 

leadership skills needed 

in schools, local 

churches, businesses 

and family living. 

I am working to help 

restore the harmony, the 

effectiveness of all 

entities to work 

together as a team to 

better service all as a 

form of an educational 

process that will 

empower all 

communities of people 

within the surrounding 

counties in West 

Virginia. 

It is important for me 

and everyone to invest 

into the lives of the 

youth and adults 

through good 

leadership. I have also 

noted the impoverished 

and uninspired 

experiences our people 

can face and have face 

under poor or inept 

leaders within various 

organizations that were 

designed to have 

stability. 

I have sensed through 

my personal 

relationship with God, 

that my ability to listen 

to his voice, to adhered 

to the Holy Spirits helps 

me with my purpose in 

life to work on the vision 

and the mission to make 

a difference in people 

with the skills, the 

knowledge that he has 

allowed me to obtain 

with this scripture 


John 14:26-27 

“But the Helper, the Holy 

Spirit, whom the Father 

will send in my name, he 

will teach you all things 

and bring to your 

remembrance all that I 

have said to you. 

Peace I leave with you; 

my peace I give to you. 

Not as the world gives do I 

give to you. Let not your 

hearts be troubled, 

neither let them be 

afraid.” 

which I keep in my mind 

daily. 

Each and every day when I 

ask God to let his mind be 

my mind, I seem to excel 

in excellence in whatever 

task, problems, trials and 

tribulations I may face. 

My destiny is a path I have 

found to be like no other 

as I have had to battle 

some evil spirits within 

my world of everyday 

living, whether it’s my 

home life or my work life. 

The educational gain with 

God as my 

leader has projected 

peace that has allowed 

me to conquer and defeat 

the adversaries that had 

denied me 

credit for projects I had 

provided within my 

workplace, such as 

creating a system of color 

coded cards to be 

distributed to all teacher 

to keep account of all 

students when teachers 

had their yellow school 

registers stolen, drawing 

up a form and presenting 

the usage of the form to 

the school board for the 

evident of students and 

parents being able to see 

their child’s mid progress 

results before the end of 

a grading period and 

many more projects 

which has gone unnoticed 

by leaders who 

were out for themselves. 

I am constantly seeking 

God’s way and God’s 

guidance as he prepares 

me to assume the 

responsibilities for 

bringing people such as I 

have mentioned to a 

place of competent, 

caring, nurturing others 

who are lead to fulfil their 

goals in any given climate 

of his or her environment 

without jealousy and 

strife. 

I can only thank God for 

him developing my sense 

of being, which calls me 

to help motivate, 

challenge all who pursue 

leadership positions. 

Philippians 4:9 

“What you have learned 

and received and heard 

seen in me-practice these 

things, and the God of 

peace will be with you. 

This scripture has helped 

me accomplished the 

goals of completing two 

graduated degrees such 

as: Mountain State 

University, 

Martinsburg, West 

Virginia, a Master’s 

Degree in Strategic 

Leadership Organizational 

Structure in May of 2008 

and a Principal Certificate 

Post Graduate Program 

from American Public 

University (APU) in 

January 1, 2016 in 

excellence. 

I have been restored with 

God’s potential and with 

God’s promotion unlike 

mankind that enables me 

to feel like a champion 

and for me to be a warrior 

for the Kingdom of God. 

What God has bestowed 

upon me invaluable and 

no one can make me feel 

any less confident to do 

what God has ordained 

me to do, when it comes 

to the leadership of 

others and of myself.

C O L O R 

Y O U R L I F E

For the LORD God is a 

sun and shield; the 

LORD bestows favor 

and honor; no good 

thing does he withhold 

from those whose walk 

is blameless.

JAZZMIN MONET 

HUGHES 

MEET 

JAZZMIN MONET HUGHES 

J A Z Z M I N M O N E T @ G M A I L . C O M 

jazzminmonet@gmail. 

com 

Objective: 

To create an 

environment where 

stories are told through 

lively movements, 

passionate sounds and 

spirited expressions, 

thus music and dance is 

appreciated, health 

and fitness is the 

lifestyle. 

Academic Background: 

Columbia College 

Chicago 

(September 2012- 

Current) 

Music Major -Vocalist/ 

Songwriter Dance 

Minor -African 

-Jazz - Modern 

Von Steuben 

Metropolitan Science 

Center (September 

2008- June 2012) 

Scholarship (Von 

Steuben Alumni 

Scholarship) awarded 

based on leadership 

and talent 

Employment: 

Lawndale Fitness 

(2010- 2015) Dance 

Instructor - Hip Hop 

Dance and Stomp 

(Youth) 

- Afro-Fusion/ 

Dancehall (Adults)J 

Monet Studio (2015- 

current) 

Dance Instructor - 

Founder of Chez Elite 

(youth dance team for 

girls) 

- DanceLab (adult 

fitness classes, Afro- 

Caribbean, Hip Hop, ) 

BTB Program of 

Northwestern 

University at Michele 

Clark HS (2015-current) 

Frazier Elementary 

Dance 

Coach, Facilitator - Chez 

Elite (dance team 

)Experience: 

Training at Bryant 

Ballet (CMDC; 2002, 

2004-2005) - Ballet 

with Homer 

Bryant - Hip Hop Dance 

(CMDC) - Jazz 

(Columbia College) - 

Modern(Columbia 

College) - Tap (CMDC) 

Workshops in East St. 

Louis under the late 

Katherine Dunham 

(Summer of 2004) 

- Cultural Dance 

(African Diaspora) - 

Modern Dance 

Technique as African 

and Caribbean Dance 

God Get's the Glory, 

Gospel Recording 

Group 


Founder of F.I.Y.A. 

(school dance team) 

Ed Kotler Leadership 

Dance Coach, 

Facilitator - Founder of 

FEMMES (dance team)

MEET 

JAZZMIN MONET 

HUGHES 

- Performed in Ohio, Alabama, 

and Georgia - Sang behind Fred 

Hammond in Gospel Fest 

Voluptuous Divas Pageant - 

Dance Choreographer 

Miss Beautiful Nurse Pageant - 

Dance Choreographer 

Wedding - Dance 

ChoreographerQualifications/ 

Skills: 

Passion for Dance and Music 

Consistent with 

Responsibilities 

Great stamina and Body 

Movements 

Commitment to Work 

Excellent with Building and 

Maintaining Relationships 

Optimistic and Receptive to 

Develop Adequately and 

Holistically 

Volunteer Work: 

18 th District Peer Jury and 

Explorers 

Hosting various events 

dedicated to the community 

Annual 5k Run at Lawndale 

Fitness 

Assisting the participants with 

supplies, water, etc. 

References: 

Peer Jury & Explorer 

Scouts 

Officer Mary Kay Ferguson 

(312) 742-5778 

Richard Adams 

(312) 771-3698Columbia 

College Chicago 

Malik Camara (African Dance 

Instructor) Keesha Beckford 

(Jazz and Modern Dance 

Instructor) 

Jazzmin Monet Hughes 


R E S T O R A T I O N 

JOY PEACE 

J O Y J A L L A H 


God is all about restoring our lives. 

When God restore us of all our losses., 

he gives us the ability to create and 

invent things so they manifest in our 

lives. 

The book of Nehemiah shows us how to 

rebuild the broken down walls of our 

life. God rebuilds our character in the 

times of difficulties, and as we wait on 

him. This is one of the greatest ways 

that God restores our lives from all the 

broken pieces. 

All the disappointment, and setback we 

go through, or are going through can be 

restored by God. Gods restoration 

allows us to enter into his favour of 

multiplication . 

He multiplies our resources, wealth and 

all that we need to fulfill our God given 

mandate, purpose and vision. The 

restoring hand of God restore us into 

becoming like Christ. God transforms us 

into the character and the likeness of 

him. God uses this opportunity to 

teach us how to be slow to speak and 

quick to listen. He teaches us how to be 

still and quiet in his presence. He shows 

us how to take one step at a time and 

not rush the process. 

Everything we ever go through in life it 

is not to harm us, but it is to build us, 

better us and develop our character. 

God cares about every details of our 

lives. He wants to restore our lives. As 

we learn to wait on him, we learn to 

trust him. 

The bible says that, nothing is too hard 

or too difficult with God to them that 

believe. It is a time of completely 

trusting In God at his word and wait on 

his tming. The scriptures says, when we 

are faithful with little, God will make us 

ruler over much. The way of developing 

in God is knowing that God will restore 

us in his perfect timing. Sometimes the 

wait can be so long, however it is always 

worth it. God knows the end from the 

beginning. God is faithful to do what he 

says he will do in his word. The promises 

of God will be fulfilled in our lives. It 

requires us to take simple steps of 

walking in faith regardless of what we 

see. God is all about restoration and 

recovery. We can believe to recieve full 

recovery from the Lord. God promised 

Job that he wiould give him double for 

his trouble. And God restored Job for all 

l his losses and more. 

The book of Isaiah says, ''For all the 

shame the beloved of God go through, 

God will reward them with double 

honor.'' Believe in the impossible. 

Nothing is impossible to them who 

believe. It takes trusting in God to do 

what only he can do. God is able to do 

exceeding above and beyond what we 

hope or imagine. 

When God restores his beloved people, 

they recieve great joy and peace. Their 

joy is everlasting and overflowing. The 

kind of joy that comes from God is 

beyond understanding. It truly brings 

restoration and great glory. I hope that 

you experience the glory of God 

through the joy of God. 

His joy is comforting and brings peace 

and gives us a sound mind. It is so 

refreshing when Gods peace is poured 

into our life. God is the Prince of peace. 

who brings peace that surpasses all 

understanding. His peace is a place of 

rest for the soul. What a great joy God 

brings with his presence. I surely hope 

that his beloved people walk in his

FAITH 

CONQUERS 

HER FEARS 

B Y B E T T Y S P E A K S 

My client name is Faith. 

Faith is currently 14 years of age 

extremely promiscuous and filled 

with depression. She especially 

seeks attentions from men or boys 

who greatly compliment her. Faith 

being 14 years of age and 

promiscuous propose a variety of 

issues. Faith resides, in Providence, 

Rhode Island, with her impious 

parents. She has a passion for 

singing, modeling, and dancing. She 

is very intentional or ...calculating 

with her actions when she sees 

something or someone that sparks 

her desires for attention. 

EASTWAY UNIVERSITY 

OF SOCIAL SCIENCES 


From time to time, Faith lashes 

out to her peers and teachers. 

She's always in a defensive mode 

protecting her demeanor. She 

lacks adult guidance and 

directions. Talking to her is 

actually complicating. Often she 

looks for love and attention in the 

wrong places by surrounding 

herself with those who have bad 

characters and supports or 

persuades her to pursue unethical 

acts which often push her into a 

state of hopelessness. 

She has a good heart but it is 

harden. She has a huge network of 

family, so-called friends and 

acquaintances plus she has a great 

connection with her dance 

teacher. She is always practicing 

her dance routine in the absence 

of others (kind of out of site - out 

of mind mindset). She loses focus 

easily and is not aware of her true 

identity as a result of the negative 

distractions that are within her 

boundaries. 

Faith can attend a local 

neighborhood church, available 

after school programs or seek 

guidance counseling with efforts 

of being an example and not the 

sample. 

The immediate action is to get her 

to participate in school or church 

activities where she can explore 

her talents and have a change of 

heart by interacting with positive 

influential individuals who will 

make a difference in her precious 

life for years to come.

Isaac Harrison Gyan is my name. 

I was born in Kwesimintsim in 

the Western Region of Ghana in 

West Africa. I had my formal 

education at Ambassadors 

Preparatory School and 

furthered my studies at Takoradi 

Senior High School where I had 

my college education in Pure 

Science. Currently I am in 

Takoradi Technical University 

studying HND Civil Engineering. 

After my three years in college 

before entering into the tertiary 

education in 015, I taught in my 

former school Ambassadors 

Preparatory School as the 

Science and Mathematics teacher 

from 2013 to 2015. Isaac 

Harrison Gyan is a prophet of 

God who has desire in teaching 

and training 


by Isaac Harrison 

Restoration, peace and joy 

are terms which are mostly used 

in the field of religion, philosophy 

and culture. They are integral part 

of human existence. The word 

‘restore’, ‘peace’ and ‘joy’ can be 

found written in the Bible 101, 

191 and 183 times respectively. 

This implies that we can never 

deny ourselves of them as 

humans because in our everyday 

endeavor to fulfilling divine 

purpose, we will have to live by 

them.

y Isaac Harrison 

The term Restoration was first used 

in the 14 th Century to mean the 

act or process of returning 

something to its original condition 

by repairing it according to the 

Merriam-Webster Dictionary. Peace 

is also defined according to the 

English Dictionary as the state of 

being free from oppression and 

unpleasant thoughts and emotions 

whiles Joy is the feeling of extreme 

happiness or cheerfulness. 

From the various definitions above, 

one can notice that before a person 

can have peace of mind and joy, he 

or she will have to be restored 

from every state of distortion or 

confusion. 

As humans, most of the battles we 

fight are the battles within – the 

battle of the mind. When one is 

confused within, he cannot relate 

well with his surrounding because 

who we are outside as humans is as 

a result of who we are on the 

inside. 

Therefore these three entities – 

restoration, joy and peace work 

hand-in- hand to make a person 

whole and give him complete 

soundness of mind befit creature in 

the image of his Creator. 

In most situations, one will realize 

that most of the negative actions 

we portray on the outside are as a 

result of the reactions within. 

Sometimes one can be annoyed 

with a friend on a no-reasonable 

ground. When such circumstance 

happens, the person that is 

angry is confused within or battling 

with an issue in his inner man. In 

this state of 

incompleteness and troubling 

within, he can never relate very 

well his colleagues, family or even 

with himself. This in the end will 

leave him in a complete state of 

confusion, depriving him the joy he 

deserves. 

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estoration joy peace 

Therefore, the question is, 

how can one be restored to give 

him peace and joy? For one to be 

restored after a state of confusion, 

anxiety and pain, below are some 

things he can do; 

ACCEPT AND MAKE PEACE 

WITH THE PAST 

Life has been an endless 

unfolding; babies unfolding into 

children, children into youths, 

youths unfolding into men and 

men into old men. As this 

unfolding continues there are 

many mistakes that are bound to 

take place of which one can never 

erase. Some of them leave a mark 

in one’s life whiles others 

transform a person totally. 

When that happens one may end 

up living in the past which in 

effect will constantly leave one in 

a state of fragmentary. However 

one will have to accept all the 

happenings of the past and make 

peace with it because it can never 

be altered. Making peace with the 

past will give one a free mind and 

spirit to plug into what the future 

holds. So Paul said in 

Philippians 3:13 that, “but this one 

thing I do, forgetting those things 

which are behind, and reaching 

forth unto those things which are 

before”. 

ACCEPTING ONE’S FALWS 

For one to be restored so that he 

may have peace, he will have to 

accept his flaws as human because 

they are things that make up who 

he is. Being too hard on one’s self 

will leave the person in absolute 

displeasure and confusion. As the 

saying goes, “to err is human, to 

forgive is divine”, one will have to 

accept how he was made because 

that was the Creator’s decision to 

make you so. 

Therefore, whatsoever pothole 

that needs to be filled have to be 

filled so that there can be total 

soundness in the life of a person. 


estoration joy peace 

SEEK DIVINE GRACE 

THROUGH PRAYER 

To be complete, sound and have 

wholeness of mind, heart and 

life, one will have to always 

seek divine grace through 

prayer. Grace termed as charis 

in the Greek is defined 

according to the Strong’s 

Concordance as the divine 

influence upon the heart, and its 

reflection in the life. 

There are some things in life 

that cannot be achieved by 

human tsength so they have to 

be granted by divine grace. We 

cannot divorce ourselves of the 

importance of God’s grace in 

our lives so for one to have a 

complete soundness of mind 

and peace, he will have to 

surrender his all to Jesus Christ 

our Lord who is well able to 

sustain the person. 

We will wrap up from the 

various points by saying that if 

one is not restored he can never 

have peace (within or without), 

and if one does not have peace 

he can never have joy and if one 

does not have joy he can never 

live a fulfilled life. This means 

that, restoration of life brings 

peace and peace brings joy. We 

can never run away from reality 

because no matter how fast a 

person runs, reality will still 

catch up with him. 


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