The Lifted Lady

Posted by Keisha Mitchell On Sept - 14 - 2009

It is amazing to me how several of the most coveted positions (in the church and in the secular world) appear, from the outside view, to carry great grandeur and few tribulations. However, this is a great misconception. Many desire to carry the titles of honor, but they truly do not understand the reality of the burden that comes with these positions.

Removing The Clutter

Posted by Paulette Harper On Sept - 14 - 2009

Do you have a closet that no one is allowed to open? I wonder why not. Is it full of junk and you keep telling yourself you are going to use one day? Just like cleaning out the closet, at times we need to do a spiritual and emotional cleaning.

Don't Stop The Love

Posted by Tanya White On Sept - 14 - 2009

Have you noticed that now that Valentine’s Day is history you have made being in and demonstrating love a mystery? Your unexpected kisses have been kicked to the curve. The peace has passed away. Your loving words of encouragement and compassion have quickly crept away like a thief in the night.

God Has The Final Say

Posted by Tonya Blount June - 1 - 2009

After years of emotional, physical, and verbal abuse, I finally ended my marriage. My exodus wasn’t planned. After a vicious beating that led to my arrest (at my former husband insistence), I prayed to God and heard an audible voice that asked, “Are you ready to Leave the Wilderness?” Several days later, I packed up my children and left. I had no plan and nowhere to go. We were immediately homeless...

Flawless Every Time

Posted by Elizabeth Hamilton On Sept - 14 - 2009

Every stiletto has her secrets to her own personal style. These coveted secrets cannot be gleaned from the glossy magazines at the checkout stands in the grocery store or the latest best-selling guide to style.

Managing The Stress In Our Temples

Posted by Patricia Bridewell On Sept - 14 - 2009

Have you ever had those days when you just wanted to throw your hands in the air and give up? I know the feeling because I have rough days, too. The burden of stress falls on all of us and although it can be challenging, it is something we must all face. I would like to share some faith-based information and stress management techniques that I hope will help you cope with the stress in your lives.

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A Night To Remember with Tonya Blount

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We're a few days away from the deadline of our early tickets purchase for "A Night to Remember with Tonya Blount." If you haven't purchased your tickets yet and plan on attending, this is a gentle reminder.

A Night To Remember with Tonya Blount is a fundraiser event for her organization, Leave the Wilderness, Inc., so your ticket purchase is tax-deductible. All proceeds for this event will go toward Bertha Mae's Place, a Brooklyn, New York based home for battered women and children. The home is named after Tonya's late mother.

The black-tie gala will be held on Friday, November 6, 2009 at 7:00pm - Midnight. We have special performances by Melba Moore, Karen Bernod, and yours truly will perform with the harp. We have special guest speakers: Dominic Carter, NY1 news reporter and host, NYC Mayor Mike Bloomberg's Official, Sally MacNichol, Director of Programs at Connect NYC, Dr. Alfred Phillips, and many more.

If you are unable to attend, please consider sponsoring one of the survivors that will be attending, or you can donate $20.00 and be listed as a Friend of Leave the Wilderness, Inc., in the program journal. For $100 your company, name can be displayed as the table sponsor. Any contribution will be greatly appreciated.

During the event, we will be remembering those women that have lost their lives because of domestic violence by honoring them in "Remember Me," a video tribute that will be shown.

Please visit http://www.anighttoremembertb.com/ for more details, location of the event and to purchase tickets. The event is 10 minutes from LaGuardia Airport. Crowne Plaza and Comfort Inn are also ten minutes away.


Tonya Blount is the Founder/Executive Director, Leave the Wilderness, Inc. and also the new Editor-In-Chief of Having Church For Women Magazine. Tonya will be our featured columnist dealing with the issue of domestic violence and provding solutions for women who have experienced this pain.
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Though Your Beginnings Be Small...

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With only four months under our belt, Faith Filled Stilettos is making an impact in the Kingdom that has reached beyond our virtual audience. Our newest contributor, Tonya Blount, has some exciting news to share. Please read the info below and remember Mark 4:27-29 (New King James Version) 27 and should sleep by night and rise by day, and the seed should sprout and grow, he himself does not know how. 28 For the earth yields crops by itself: first the blade, then the head, after that the full grain in the head. Don't despise the blade.

Greetings to you!

I hope you are all enjoying your summer. I just returned with my son, Dario from beautiful Carolina, Puerto Rico. The trip was supposed to be my first vacation in five years, however, I ministered a few days and worked most of the trip. Still, it was great being able to lay in the sun and just RELAX a bit.

I'm writing because I have some exciting news to share. I was recently appointed Editor-in-Chief of "Having Church for Women" magazine. The magazine is a spin-off of "Having Church" magazine which has been in print for five years primarily on the east coast. "Having Church for Women" will be a 52 page, national bi-monthly publication with an initial circulation of 50,000. Our premiere issue is September/October 2009.

A few months ago, I was interviewed by Tifany Jones host of "Sistah Confessions." During the interview, I shared with Tifany that it was my desire that magazines across the country set their focus on domestic abuse. At the end of the interview, Tifany who recently launched her online magazine "Faith Filled Stilettos" answered the call and asked me to write a column each month in her magazine highlighting domestic abuse. After that interview, I became flooded with other requests to write a column for other magazines related to domestic abuse. I thought to myself "What have I done?" Then a few weeks ago, I was asked to take on this role. God and His perfection amazes me.

I will continue to be Executive Director of my organization, Leave the Wilderness and minister as God directs me. This new position, albeit demanding is very flexible and it will allow me to hire additional staff for my organization.

I recently tapped some of good friends who are also the best writers in the industry to bring forth the vision God has given me for this awesome magazine. Some of the contributors are:

Nathasha Brooks-Harris (contributing editor of "Today's Black Woman" magazine)
Tia Danzler (Make-up artist to Jennifer Hudson)
Dorothy Goins (Bestselling author)
Heather Covington (Publisher, "Disilgold" magazine)

I am currently looking for a part-time professional proofreader. 1 - 2 years industry experience a must. Please email your resume and cover letter to resurrectionpr@yahoo.com

Next week, I will be posting on Monster.com and Craigslist.com for the following positions:
Account Executive
Marketing Assistant
Research Assistant

Please contact my assistant Lisa Jackson at resurrectionpr@yahoo.com for further details and job descriptions if you are interested.

I'm so excited about our cover girl for this premiere issue...You all LOVE her and I think she represents the epitome of a Godly Woman. More details on the magazine, subscriptions, etc. will be available next week.

Thanks so much for your time.

Blessings,

Tonya Blount
Elder Tonya Blount
Founder, Leave the Wilderness
Tonya Blount Ministries
Office: 641-715-3900 ext. 70722
Blog: http://theresurrectionofme.wordpress.com
www.facebook.com/tonyablount
www.Twitter.com/tonyablount
www.myspace.com/tonyablount
www.tonyablountministries.org
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Answering The Call

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From as early as I can remember, I loved to perform. I sung, played the piano and the harp. My parents recognized that I was blessed with many gifts. I also had a big personality to match. They, along with my great-grandmother cultivated those gifts by enrolling me in piano lessons, purchasing microphones, easels--anything to enhance what God had placed so generously in my spirit.

It was paying off. By the time I was a teenager, I was the lead singer on many songs in my church choir. In addition, I did back up vocals for local New York City rap artists and continued to audition in hopes of becoming a part of a group. I still can’t figure it out even today, but I never wanted to be the lead.

In my mid-teens I joined civil rights leader and radio pioneer Bob Law’, Harlem based, Respect Yourself Youth Choir. That was wonderful--a dream come true. The choir afforded me the opportunity to travel and meet so many people in the entertainment industry. I was on my way.
However, by the time I was 16 years old; I became a mother and fell in love with a man a few years my senior. Years passed by, and we became parents again, got married and eventually I gave up my love and passion for performing to focus on my new love--being a wife and mother.
After years of emotional, physical, and verbal abuse, I finally ended my marriage. My exodus wasn’t planned. After a vicious beating that led to my arrest (at my former husband insistence), I prayed to God and heard an audible voice that asked, “Are you ready to Leave the Wilderness?” Several days later, I packed up my children and left. I had no plan and nowhere to go. We were immediately homeless.

In October 2001, I suffered a mild heart attack, which propelled me into a state of deep depression. Throughout the years, I always held onto hope. I always felt that it was just a matter of time before things would get better for the children and me. However, the years of abuse had taken a tremendous toll on me. My mind, body, and spirit were tired. Following my illness, I had convinced myself that I was going to die and I lost my will to live. The enemy was attacking me.
One evening, while I was lying on my bed, I felt a sudden urge to write. It was forceful and immediately I began to sit up. I decided to write a memoir--what I thought would be a final gift. Sort of like a legacy to leave behind for my children. Oh, but God! The writing became therapy. Writing about my pain began to give me healing. I can still feel that moment--the liberation. The pain was suddenly transforming into power. I showed the first few chapters to a few friends. After my close girlfriend, Roxanne read a few chapters; I felt empowered and was ready to share my story with the world.

Less than five months later, Leaving the Wilderness, my debut novel was birthed! Immediately the book received many accolades from the publishing industry. I received an invitation to speak at a women’s event and the response was overwhelming. Women lined up after hearing me speak just to share their obstacles and stories. I was not alone. God had begun to show me the need for battered women to hear my testimony. My story, as well as, my survival was much bigger than just me!

The Spirit of the Sovereign LORD is on me, because the LORD has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners. Isaiah 61:1

In 2004, I founded Leave the Wilderness, an organization dedicated to aiding and uplifting battered women and their children. A year later, God gave me a vision to present Leaving the Wilderness the stage production. Many women were delivered from abuse after witnessing the play. The star-studded production also received rave reviews. The Lord continued to bless me with other opportunities to share my testimony and empower women. I was entrusted to host a television show on FOX, The Tonya Blount Show. The show provided me another opportunity to uplift and empower an audience of nearly a half-a-million women. Look at God!

Nearly four years had passed since the release of my first book. I now had two published books. I had suddenly lost my father, my uncle (who was like a brother to me) and my beloved godmother, all within six months of each other. All unexpectedly. I was emotional and spiritually drained and was growing weary of leaving my children to speak. I felt I was ready to close the book on my past with my former husband. I was ready for whatever was next.

Shortly thereafter, I received an e-mail from my former husband informing me that he had cancer. God directed me to take my children to visit with him. While driving there I began to talk with God. He reminded me that although I spoke to battered women about escaping their abusive relationships, I couldn’t testify on forgiveness! For a few weeks, I drove back and forth to visit him, oftentimes, without the children. I took care of him, prayed for him, and loved him--limitless--the way that Christ loves us. I forgave him.

God had given me the next phase of my assignment: Testify to battered women on forgiving their abusers. Glory to God!

I have seen my ministry grow tremendously. I have been asked to minister to the women in Uganda, Africa. In February 2009, I released my spiritual memoir, “The Resurrection of Me,” the memoir has landed on BCNC National Christian Bestselling list for three consecutive months since its release. Through my organization, I will continue sponsoring events that benefit battered women across the globe. My organization will also begin awarding a scholarship to a domestic violence survivor yearly. I know that this is my calling--healing, empowering, and aiding abused women. What a wonderful way to live -- to share, witness and feed the lambs.

Elder Tonya Blount is our Believe I'll Testify columnist, which will not only shed light on the dark issue of domestic violence, but provide solutions to those in this unfortunate circumstance. To learn more about Tonya, visit her official website http://www.theresurrectionofme.wordpress.com/ or www.myspace.com/tonyablount.
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