One thing that I have learned is that when you are clear on your goals, you do not cling to less important priorities. You recognize that, like everyone else, you have limited time, energy and resources. As a result, you learn to let go of the idea that somehow you should be able to do everything.
You learn to keep your focus on your objective, and distribute your time based on three priorities: God, you, and family. You then prioritize and make goals; making sure to give yourself ample space for rest and rejuvenation.
Grabbing as hold to the fat was very important to me, especially in the last few months. I start a path to purposely obey God. Why?
Because obedience is just that – purposeful!
I grew tired of trying to figure it all out on my own and when my business literally came to a standstill, I had to look to God to figure it all out.
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I often tell them that if they feel that they may fall back into old habits, they have a choice. We always have a choice!
The bottom line is that you are the one who is primarily responsible for YOU. Therefore, you have to pay attention to the signals that your mind and body send you. You must be cautious in keeping yourself from renewing bad habits, especially in those times when it is tempting to slip.
During the month of March 2010, Dawn McCoy, author of Leadership Building Blocks will highlight great women in leadership during Women’s History Month.
LaTara: Thank you for allowing me to be a guest blogger today at Mom Unplugged. Today, in the Celebrate Women in Leadership series, I want to highlight my grandmother, Mrs. Eula Clotelle McCoy (pronounced “U-la” and “Clo-tell”).
Eula Clotelle McCoy, Exceptional mother, church and community leader
Mrs. Eula Clotelle McCoy (pronounced “U-la” and “Clo-tell”) was born in Abbeville, South Carolina on May 10, 1917. She is the fourth of seven
children of Rufus and Ethel Bradley Searles and was raised in Coatesville, Pennsylvania. In 1935, she graduated from Coatesville High School. A year later, she married the late Reverend William M. McCoy, Sr. and this union lasted for 63 years. She had three children—two sons, a doctor and a minister and a daughter, a special education teacher.
Who I’ve Become is NOT who I AM, is Sonya Visor’s first non-fiction book. Her passion is to minister to the people who hide behind masks. Sonya’s calling is to break and destroy the yokes of bondage, releasing the power of God into the lives of others by the preached Word and prayers of deliverance. When you can find the strength, to step into who you truly are; you can find the strength to BE THE (Tru U). TruU Ministries is the women’s ministry that God has charged her with to help other’s become free.
Sonya shares her heart with her husband, Pastor Tony Visor, who she calls her better half, for nineteen years. She and her husband have ministered effectively in the city of Racine together at NCC since 1999. Sonya is blessed to love two sons, Jason and Tony, Jr. Visit her online at sonyavisor.com.
One thing that I have learned is that when you are clear on your goals, you do not cling to less important priorities. You recognize that, like everyone else, you have limited time, energy and resources. As a result, you learn to let go of the idea that somehow you should be able to do everything.
You learn to keep your focus on your objective, and distribute your time based on three priorities: God, you, and family. You then prioritize and make goals; making sure to give yourself ample space for rest and rejuvenation.
Grabbing as hold to the fat was very important to me, especially in the last few months. I start a path to purposely obey God. Why?
Because obedience is just that – purposeful!
I grew tired of trying to figure it all out on my own and when my business literally came to a standstill, I had to look to God to figure it all out.
Dwan Abrams is a full-time novelist, freelance editor, and publisher. She’s the best-selling author of My Mother’s Child (the sequel to Divorcing the Devil), Married 
Strangers, Divorcing the Devil, Only True Love Waits, and The Scream Within. She’s the founder, publisher, and editorial director of Nevaeh Publishing, LLC a small press independent publishing house. She’s currently signed to Urban Christian, an imprint of Urban Books/Kensington. Her sixth novel, the second book in the Married Series, is set to hit national bookshelves in 2011. Visit Dwan online at http://dwanabrams.com.
Dwan stops by Mom Unplugged today to tell us how she balances writing and being a wife and mom. Welcome Dwan!
Thanks for having me! Having a career and a family is like throwing many balls in the air and hoping that none of them hit the ground. On the rare occasion that a ball gets dropped, it’s best to pick it up and throw it back in the air instead of sulking about it.
