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The Perfect Valentine’s Day – For Men Only

Patricia Hartman
9 Feb 2017
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Perfection is in the eyes of the beholder. Valentine’s Day has a number of beholders: Girls hoping for valentine cards from the right guys Couples hoping to charge their marriage with a romantic get-away Guys hoping to join the estimated six million who pop the question No matter which stage of love you’re in, romantic love is at the center – the desire to have a soul mate for life.   What makes it perfect? Our modern-day Valentine’s tradition started in England with men wooing their intendeds by sending handmade cards filled with love. Ultimately, it’s all about the pursuit. […]

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Operation Underground Railroad Rescues Children

Tami Gomez
7 Feb 2017
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Human trafficking is a horrible evil present in our world today. Worse than simple trafficking, however, is child sex trafficking; a booming criminal industry that specializes in providing depraved individuals with children to satiate their perverted desires. These children are often sold multiple times per day to such individuals to be used, humiliated and abused, and passed along. These children are human beings made in the image of God, who are being treated so horribly. Operation Underground Railroad (OUR) has dedicated itself to freeing children from these appalling situations and getting them safely back to their families or to new […]

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Personalize Your Wedding Vows

Keisha McDonnough Virtue
3 Feb 2017
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Weddings can be simultaneously beautiful, enjoyable events as well as stress-producing, thanks to a virtual plethora of choices from colors, to flowers, music to food. One choice that often gets overlooked is whether to use conventional vows or to write your own. On the one hand, using conventional vows is not only easy, but a time-honored tradition incorporating many tenets of the faith-based marriage such as “through sickness and health,” or “til death do us part.” Regardless of whether these formal phrases are included in the spoken vows of a marriage ceremony, they are an inseparable part of the very […]

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Finding That Perfect Mate

Chris Alexander
2 Feb 2017
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First of all, if you think there is a perfect mate out there, you’re probably also searching for a unicorn-riding leprechaun carrying a golden egg-laying goose. Believe me when I say this does not come from a place of cynicism but of reality. Too many of us have a glamorized view of what our potential mate should portray. Hollywood movies have done their share of skewing our views of what true love realistically embodies. And is true love the only requirement when searching for a spouse? Interview long-term married couples and most would say true love is just the tip […]

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BocaLead launches Take the Lead with a Purpose to Inspire and Mentor

Carl Foster
1 Feb 2017
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“But seek the welfare of the city where I have sent you…for in its welfare you will find your welfare” (Jeremiah 29:7). This verse is the foundation for BocaLead, a monthly business luncheon hosted by Bill Mitchell, a former real estate professional and current pastor of Boca Community Church, and John Barber, a successful Boca Raton businessman. Intended as a four-month trial balloon, the mission was simple: bring 25 fellow business leaders together for a monthly lunch with a specific purpose of delivering inspiration and raising the bar of ethical leadership in Boca Raton through mentoring. BocaLead has now grown […]

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Start Smart Builds Lasting Marriages

Shelly Pond
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Valentine’s Day is an extremely popular day for proposals. A study conducted in 2013 found that 6 million couples nationwide were planning or expecting to get engaged on February 14. Unfortunately many of these couples will spend more time planning their wedding ceremony than preparing for a lasting marriage. When it comes to your most valuable relationships, however, an ounce of prevention really is worth a pound of cure. Research shows that couples who go through pre-marital training can reduce the risk of divorce by 30 percent. And getting the training you need is easier than you may think. It […]

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Get Your Finances Right in 2017

Jeff Masters
26 Jan 2017
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It is good to have goals and plans financially for the New Year, but it is equally important to do the right things consistently and avoid doing the wrong things. It is critically important to get counsel and wisdom and avoid missing opportunities or blundering financially.  I don’t want “that experience that I can learn from”. Here is a short list of things to do right . . . and things to avoid doing.   Save your increases Our inclination is to get that item we want (not need) with our excess resources or windfalls of extra money. Be disciplined […]

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Five Questions to Ask Your Financial Professional

The Good News
16 Jan 2017
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You know how to tell your doctor where it hurts. You can tell your dentist about your toothache. So why can it be so hard to talk finances with your financial professional? A meeting with financial professionals can admittedly be a source of stress for some. Managing money can seem intimidating, is sometimes confusing and is always very personal. While they’re easy to avoid, missing financial meetings can bring similar issues as skipping a dentist or doctor visit. These meetings provide an important financial check-up for you to ensure your strategy is still on track and can help make sure […]

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Launch Your Leadership in 2017

Paul Greasley
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10 – 9 – 8 – 7 – 6 – 5 – 4 – 3 – 2 – 1 – Liftoff! Have you ever witnessed the launch of a rocket from the Kennedy Space Center on the coast of central Florida? It is a magnificent sight! I spent many years working as an aerospace engineer designing and developing rocket engines. When launch day arrived, there was always some excitement and a tangible anticipation of success. Your leadership launch day is Jan 1, 2017. Please think of yourself perched on the leadership launch pad of 2017. You are now completing the […]

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CityHouse Helps Single Mothers Escape Homelessness

Shelly Pond
9 Jan 2017
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Among all homeless families nationwide, over three quarters are headed by single women with children, and according to the National Center on Family Homelessness, about 30 percent of children in the foster care system would be discharged if their parents were properly housed. CityHouse in Delray Beach is making a difference in the lives of single mothers and their children by providing transitional housing and support for those who would otherwise be homeless and at risk of having their children placed in foster care. Offering hope for real change, CityHouse comes alongside single mothers and their children through a long-term […]

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