Tara Middleton Has Chispa

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Tara Middleton: Dream Coach, Motivational Speaker, Minister, Writer, Daughter, Sister, Mentor, Friend, Mom to One of Her Students.

What have you overcome? I have overcame many challenges in my life. I had to put my senior year of college on hold to be a primary caregiver to a terminally ill parent. After losing my mother from cancer, I finished my B.S. in Biology/pre-med. Then, I was diagnosed with a cancerous brain tumor and was placed in Hospice. Last year, I was given three months to live. In some ways, I feel I have cheated death. No matter my situation, I am still a young woman who deals with heart break, rejection, or simple insecurities.

My endurance has grown because of the many trials and challenges I have faced due to my illness. The majority of what has occurred in my life in the past few years has been out of my control.  Being a Christian has taught me patience and that everything may not happen when I think it should.  I have used the adversity in my life as a chance to grow spiritually and as an individual. There are things that I experienced that I didn’t believe I could survive. Instead, it has strengthened me and now I know there is nothing that I cannot overcome. I am purpose driven. Therefore, my faith in God and fulfilling my need to help others discover their purpose, gifts, and talents is how I deal with this fight that I am currently facing. I encourage others through my life challenges and tell them there is nothing we face that we cannot overcome to experience our victory.  I do not spend time dwelling on the negative things like my diagnosis, prognosis, and things I can’t control.  I believe our words are very powerful. I am careful of what I confess and I choose to use positive confession in my life. I celebrate each day I am given by pursing passion and purpose.

For more of Tara Middleton, and the many faces of perseverance order your copy of the November | December, Overcoming Issue here. 

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Mavian Arocha-Rowe

Mavian Arocha-Rowe

Editor-in-Chief at Chispa Magazine
Mavian Arocha-Rowe is known as an asset to the business and communications industry and is motivating and advocating “your authenticity should be your strategy,” for all women, regardless of their season and roles. For the past 20 years she has directed magazines, plus multiple art and marketing departments as creative director and brand manager. What supersedes all of her great career moves is her role as wife and mother living in Atlanta. Challenging herself to discover and bravely pursue the calling for her life, Arocha-Rowe helps other women discover and pursue their life’s assignment. She is a passionate, and loud-laughing speaker on the topic of purposefully redeemed, and mentors young women so they can exercise a mind that is doctrinally pure, along with a heart that beats toward sanctification. She will almost never turn down Marlow’s Tavern double-tavern cheeseburger, a cooking-demonstration from Leaning Ladder, or any opportunity to head to Miami to spend time with family.
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Mavian Arocha-Rowe is known as an asset to the business and communications industry and is motivating and advocating “your authenticity should be your strategy,” for all women, regardless of their season and roles. For the past 20 years she has directed magazines, plus multiple art and marketing departments as creative director and brand manager. What supersedes all of her great career moves is her role as wife and mother living in Atlanta. Challenging herself to discover and bravely pursue the calling for her life, Arocha-Rowe helps other women discover and pursue their life’s assignment. She is a passionate, and loud-laughing speaker on the topic of purposefully redeemed, and mentors young women so they can exercise a mind that is doctrinally pure, along with a heart that beats toward sanctification. She will almost never turn down Marlow’s Tavern double-tavern cheeseburger, a cooking-demonstration from Leaning Ladder, or any opportunity to head to Miami to spend time with family.