SHILOH: The Peace Fathers Provide

By D Nicole Williams, Alexis Thomas and Temika Walker

In a society where men-fathers-are little celebrated, Shiloh offers a solution.

Men are often categorized as breadwinners, providers, superheroes, and our protectors. In a world that typically only celebrates the surface qualities of a man, I would like to challenge you to dive deeper with me. Close your eyes and take a de

• Language: English
• Publisher: Our Sister Circle
• Release date: Nov 1, 2021
• ISBN: 9781942650812

D Nicole Williams

Coach D Nicole is passionate about helping, supporting and encouraging others within their personal and professional lives as well as within their business endeavors. As a transformational life coach, D Nicole is most loved for her wit, boisterous personality, direct and upfront coaching style, and generous, authentic smile. Through remarkable leadership and modest humility, Coach D Nicole has presented numerous audiences with the opportunity to confess their deepest challenges and concerns. Audiences very readily connect with Coach D as she never shies away from the opportunity to help others through sharing inspirational stories of her own! D Nicole holds a Master's Degree in Business Administration and a Bachelor's Degree in Psychology with a minor in Criminal Justice. After having lived in various cities in Florida and Georgia, including Atlanta, Orlando and Tampa, Coach D Nicole has returned to her hometown using a widely-spread, highly supportive network as a platform upon which to bolster her emerging life coaching and training career. Since obtaining her formal certification as a Certified Professional Christian Life Coach, D Nicole has gone on to pursue her credential as a life coach trainer which positions her to guide aspiring coaches along their own coaching paths. The bulk of client list includes pastors and their leadership teams, various women's groups, politicians, entrepreneurs, other coaches and young women. She draws inspiration from the young ladies whom she mentors formally, and she seeks to give back the blessing of mentoring in ways not provided to her back in her youth. With these goals in mind, Coach D Nicole established Sh'Shares NETWORK as an agent for growth, support, and open dialogue with a focus on highlighting and promoting business success! Future plans include helping to build a healthy respect and admiration for the coaching profession within the North Florida market. Coach D Nicole is looking forward to developing relationships with high schools, colleges and universities, religious and community organizations throughout the area with the goal of affecting impact within thought-provoking, insight-seeking environments. Of it all, Coach D Nicole is MOST excited about the opportunity to help YOU... #ChangeYourPosture! #ChangeYourLIFE!

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Acknowledgements

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hank you to all the fathers who are addressed in this book and those who were considered for these writings. Your examples have impacted us—and the women around us—in ways that deserve honor. Though we don’t always do the best job to pay tribute to you all regularly, please receive this book as an acknowledgement that we have not honored you as well should. We love and appreciate you much!

Thanks also to the women who have co-authored this work! Women like Mrs. Temika Walker and Lady Alexis Thomas are just golden in my eyes!!!

Ladies, I am so grateful to have had this opportunity to collaborate on this project which is immensely special to each of us. Your participation and patience have helped me to move forward in ALL the ways!!! Thank you.

I would also like to acknowledge the willingness and efforts of our editor, Lady Renate Lee.

Your gracious wisdom, teaching, help, commitment, and patience encourage us to continually use our gifts as writers.

We are immensely grateful for people like you who help those gifts flourish.

Foreword

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ithin the Bible, Shiloh has many meanings. Since this book has the title Shiloh, I want to give you just a little background on one meaning of Shiloh.

Now, the first thing that comes to mind for me is the phrase until Shiloh come, which is found in Genesis 49:10.¹

When scripture says, until Shiloh come, it is speaking of Jesus, the coming Messiah. In this Genesis text, Shiloh is mentioned as one of the names of Jesus, who is the peacemaker.

In Isaiah 9:6, Jesus is referred to as the Prince of Peace.² This is one of the many names given to Jesus. Now, when we connect all of this together, we should know that peace is found in and through Jesus Christ. When we say that the chastisement of our peace was upon him, it means that Christ died to pay the ultimate penalty for our sins.³ The punishment for our sin is death, so Christ gave his life so that we could be forgiven and have peace. Through salvation, we have eternal life, and when our minds are stayed on Him, Jesus will keep us in perfect peace.⁴ That is when we, as believers, are in Shiloh. That is when we are in peace.

When Jesus tells believers, My peace I leave with you, he's giving us the gift of peace that is not based on what happens around us. This type of peace that was left by Jesus is based on what happens within you, so we must put our trust in Jesus, who brings the ultimate peace.

For this book, the word Shiloh is an experience of peace. Many people know that Shiloh means peace, and now, you know it, too. The women writing these letters are coming from the angle of peace. They want us to know that peace can be found through the presence of a loving earthly father.

—Bishop Virgil C. Jones, Sr

If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?

Matthew 7:11 KJV

Preface

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have been writing and publishing books now for seven years. Each time I release a new book, I share the publication with my daddy, and he is uber excited!

Uber excited!

I take joy in that.

Yet every time I tell my daddy that I have published a new book, he asks if I dedicated the book to him. For many years, I could not tell him, Yes, Daddy. I dedicated the book to you! Most of my books—all my previous books—are for women.

All my books are by women, so I could not figure out how to dedicate a book to my father. With this book, I am happy to say that we have found a solution to that problem!

My daddy has been a great man for me. He came into the lives of my siblings, me, and my mom when it was immensely valuable to have him as an addition to the family. I admit that I have a soft spot for my daddy, so it brings me great joy each time he asks if I dedicated the book to him. My daddy takes this publishing and dedication business really seriously, so I know I have done a great thing in my daddy's eyes, and I know he will be quite pleased.

My dad has his collection of my books on display. He will put this book right next to all my other books—books that he purchases from me each time (even though they are for women). This book will hold a special place on his shelf. And I know it will hold a special place in his heart because, finally, I have a book that I can dedicate to my daddy—my daddy.

He clarifies that being a daddy is different than being a father. He is better than a father. Fathers give birth to children, he says, but daddies take care of children. Daddies show up for children. Daddies hold a soft spot in the eyes of their children, and… Daddies have little daughters. So, for my daddy from his baby girl, here is a book, Daddy, that you have waited for forever, and it is high time you received it. Here is the book dedication that you totally deserve. In searching for the opportunity to find a single dedication for you, I created a complete book dedicated to all the fathers because that’s how much you mean to me.

I love you, Daddy. Thank you for being a great daddy and the best father for a girl like me.

Your Baby Girl,

Dr. D Nicole

Introduction

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en are often categorized as breadwinners, providers, superheroes, and our protectors. In a world that typically only celebrates the surface qualities of a man, I would like to challenge you to dive deeper with me. Close your eyes and take a deep breath as you reflect on what your good father or positive father figure meant to you. How does this man show up in your memories? Can you smell his cologne on a Sunday morning on the way to church? Do you hear his voice in a crowd cheering you on? Can you remember the first time he shared raw emotions with you? These are the experiences we tend to gloss