Grace & Grit by PSI

Grace & Grit by PSI Bringing people together through Christ-centered faith, innovation, strategy, community, and legacy.

We create spaces for growth, leadership, and meaningful connection—one step at a time.
✨ Faith | Community | Growth | Legacy Hi, I’m Denise Colon, M.P.A. – a speaker, faith-based coach, author, and founder of Grace & Grit by Precious Stones Industries. I’m a proud Puerto Rican, first-generation leader, and former teenage mom of three. My journey—from trauma and survival to executive leadership and

spiritual purpose—is the reason I’m so passionate about helping other women rise. With over a decade of experience in supply chain and operations, I’ve learned how to lead with strategy in the workplace and with grace and grit in real life. I share my heart and testimony in the collaborative book Promise to Love and Honor, where my chapter “Unshaken” tells the story of how God turned my pain into purpose. Now, I coach, speak, and create spaces for women to heal, grow, and lead. Whether you're in transition, rebuilding, or finally saying yes to your calling—you don’t have to do it alone. You're a precious stone—refined, resilient, and ready to shine. 💎

Closing August with gratitude. 💜I’m stepping into this new season feeling re-energized, empowered, refueled, and realign...
08/31/2026

Closing August with gratitude. 💜

I’m stepping into this new season feeling re-energized, empowered, refueled, and realigned.

The Sacred Pause reminded me what happens when we make room for God when we slow down, listen, reflect, and allow Him to renew us from the inside out.

As September begins, I’m moving forward with renewed faith, expectation, and gratitude for what God will do next.

May this new month bring peace, clarity, restoration, and blessings upon blessings.

Release • Renew • Realign

To God be all the glory. 💜

SeptemberReflections

First and foremost, to God be all the glory! 🙌🏽💜It was an honor and a blessing to be entrusted with a vision and then wi...
08/30/2026

First and foremost, to God be all the glory! 🙌🏽💜

It was an honor and a blessing to be entrusted with a vision and then witness it come to fruition. From beginning to end, God moved miraculously through every single detail. My heart is overwhelmed with gratitude and joy.

Something beautiful happened today at The Sacred Pause, presented by Grace & Grit by PSI. What began as a vision became a sacred encounter filled with worship, prayer, healing, renewal, and the presence of the Holy Spirit.

Thank you to every speaker, worshipper, volunteer, sponsor, supporter, and woman who entered this sacred space with an open heart.

One moment in the presence of God can change a life—and one moment like this can change history.

Professional photographs, testimonies, and a full recap are coming soon. For tonight, I simply want to say: Thank You, Lord. You did it!

Release • Renew • Realign

First and foremost, to God be all the glory! 🙌🏽💜It was an honor and a blessing to be entrusted with a vision and then wi...
08/30/2026

First and foremost, to God be all the glory! 🙌🏽💜

It was an honor and a blessing to be entrusted with a vision and then witness it come to fruition. From beginning to end, God moved miraculously through every single detail. My heart is overwhelmed with gratitude and joy.

Something beautiful happened today at The Sacred Pause, presented by Grace & Grit by PSI. What began as a vision became a sacred encounter filled with worship, prayer, healing, renewal, and the presence of the Holy Spirit.

Glory be to God, our Savior, for moving among us and allowing us to see His Word come alive before our eyes.

Thank you to every speaker, worshipper, volunteer, sponsor, supporter, and woman who entered this sacred space with an open heart. God moved, hearts were touched, and something new has begun.

One moment in the presence of God can change a life—and one moment like this can change history.

I am still taking it all in. Professional photographs, testimonies, and a full recap are coming soon. But tonight, I simply want to say: Thank You, Lord. You did it!

Release • Renew • Realign

Tomorrow is the day! 💜Everything is being prepared with prayer, purpose, and love for The Sacred Pause—a time to release...
08/28/2026

Tomorrow is the day! 💜

Everything is being prepared with prayer, purpose, and love for The Sacred Pause—a time to release, renew, and realign with God.

📅 Saturday, August 29
⏰ 12:00–5:00 p.m.
📍 Stephen Adubato Athletic Center
Branch Brook Park, Newark, NJ

Registration is still open! Tap the link in my Story or visit the link in my bio.

💜 IT’S TOMORROW! 💜After months of prayer, preparation, and pouring into every detail, The Sacred Pause is finally here.T...
08/28/2026

💜 IT’S TOMORROW! 💜

After months of prayer, preparation, and pouring into every detail, The Sacred Pause is finally here.

Tomorrow, we gather to Release • Renew • Realign and make room for what God wants to do. 🙏🏽

✨ General Admission: $69
✨ Sacred Pause attendee kit included
✨ Pay at the door available

📅 Saturday, August 29
⏰ 12:00 PM–5:00 PM
📍 Stephen Adubato Athletic Center
Branch Brook Park, Newark, NJ

There’s still time to join us. 💜

Humbled and grateful. 🎓🙏🏽After three years of studying, I am overjoyed and deeply humbled to share that I have officiall...
08/27/2026

Humbled and grateful. 🎓🙏🏽

After three years of studying, I am overjoyed and deeply humbled to share that I have officially completed Ministerial Studies through the New Jersey School of Ministry.

First and foremost, to my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ — thank You for carrying me, strengthening me, correcting me, and giving me the grace to keep saying yes.

I’m grateful for my family, church community, pastors, professors, classmates, employers, friends, and every person who made room for this journey.

During these years, God also allowed me to publish two books and help bring The Sacred Pause to life.

And to my classmates who walked this journey alongside me, I am so grateful for what God is doing in each of our lives. I can’t wait to see where He leads us next.

All for His glory. 💜

FaithJourney AllForHisGlory

Humbled to be part of this journey. 🎓🙏🏽After three years of studying, I am overjoyed and deeply humbled to share that I ...
08/27/2026

Humbled to be part of this journey. 🎓🙏🏽

After three years of studying, I am overjoyed and deeply humbled to share that I have officially completed Ministerial Studies through the New Jersey School of Ministry.

As I reflect on these past three years, I can see God’s hand in every chapter.

First and foremost, to my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ thank You for sustaining me, directing me, correcting me, strengthening me, and giving me the grace to continue saying yes.

God placed the right people around me in every moment and every season.

From my family making room for the time it took to study, to my church community, my sisters and brothers in Christ, the pastors and professors who poured into me, and the employers and leaders who extended flexibility and understanding this journey was never mine alone.

To my children, my dad, my mom, Pastor Eileen, Pastor Luis, Celebration Church in Newark, the New Jersey School of Ministry, Cabrera LLC, Obed, Wanda, Correction Officers for Christ, Taria Avant, Ernie Peppers, Jazz Unisex, Arlene Ferris, and so many others whose names could fill pages thank you.

Every prayer, every word of encouragement, every opened door, every adjustment of a schedule, and every act of support gave me room to continue pursuing what God had placed in my heart.

And while I was studying, God continued to create.

He allowed me to publish not one, but two books.

He also gave me the opportunity to dream, pray, brainstorm, and bring together an extraordinary group of women whose gifts are beyond measure to build The Sacred Pause: A Sacred Leadership & Renewal Experience.

I am humbled by what God continues to do.

This morning, I am simply grateful for the stretching, the lessons, the people, the obedience, the closed doors, the opened doors, and the grace to keep moving forward.

And to my classmates who have walked alongside me on this journey, I am so grateful. It has been a blessing to witness what God is doing not only in my life, but in each of yours as well. I’m excited to see where He leads us next and what the future holds for all of us.

This is not the end of a journey.

It is another beginning.

I can't wait to see what God does next.

All for His glory. 💜🙏🏽

Sometimes the pause is where clarity comes. 💜When the noise settles, we can hear more clearly.When we make room for God,...
08/26/2026

Sometimes the pause is where clarity comes. 💜

When the noise settles, we can hear more clearly.

When we make room for God, we can realign with what He is saying for the season ahead.

That is part of the heart behind The Sacred Pause.

📅 Saturday, August 29
⏰ 12:00 PM–5:00 PM
📍 Stephen Adubato Athletic Center
Branch Brook Park, Newark, NJ
Entrance through Lake St. & 2nd Ave.

Registration is open + pay at the door is available.

Release • Renew • Realign

Sometimes the pause is where clarity comes.3 DAYS AWAY 💜Sometimes the pause is where clarity comes.When the noise settle...
08/26/2026

Sometimes the pause is where clarity comes.

3 DAYS AWAY 💜

Sometimes the pause is where clarity comes.

When the noise settles, we can hear more clearly.
When we stop carrying everything, we can see what needs to change.
When we make room for God, we can realign with what He is saying for the season ahead.

That is part of the heart behind The Sacred Pause.

A space to Release • Renew • Realign.

📅 Saturday, August 29
⏰ 12:00 PM–5:00 PM
📍 Stephen Adubato Athletic Center
Branch Brook Park, Newark, NJ
Entrance through Lake St. & 2nd Ave.

Registration is open + pay at the door is available.

4 DAYS AWAY 💜What are you carrying that God may be asking you to release?The pressure.The disappointment.The fear.The ne...
08/25/2026

4 DAYS AWAY 💜

What are you carrying that God may be asking you to release?

The pressure.
The disappointment.
The fear.
The need to have every answer.

Sometimes renewal begins when we finally make room to let something go.

This Saturday, we’re creating space to:

RELEASE • RENEW • REALIGN

📅 Saturday, August 29, 2026
📍 Newark, NJ

Registration is open + pay at the door is available.

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