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What To Do First to Make a Profit

The PF Women Team at our Annual Team Retreat  ~ 2018 Today on Seth Godin's blog, he said: It's tempting to decide to make a profit first, then invest in training, people, facilities, promotion, customer service and most of all, doing important work. In general, though, it goes the other way. Yes, it does. If you are waiting to make a profit before you do these things, in my experience you're  not going to make a profit. So many organizations, ministries and churches are struggling with financial issues. I know your pain. As anyone who follows our story knows, our ministry was in a ton of debt four years ago when I came on as director.  Since that time, we've gotten out of debt and turned a profit every year.  God has done amazing things through out team, for which we give Him the glory! I find that what Seth is saying here is absolutely true, with one disclaimer. For Christian leaders, spiritual disciplines must always be first. Before we started i...

What's right with my world...


So many times we want to look at what's wrong with the world, particularly with our personal world. Like anyone else, I face trials and as a matter of fact I'm in the midst of one right now. But I've learned at times like this it's much more beneficial to look at all that's right rather than what is wrong. So right now I'm going to do that. What's right with my world?

1) God loves me. This is enough to get a person through anything, I've learned.

2) My husband loves God with a passion, but after that he gives me everything he's got.

3) My kids love God.

4) My home is a refuge for me.

5) I love our church.

6) I am so blessed with so many people I love in my life...who also love me.

7) My bed is REALLY comfortable. I mean it's so comfy it will put anyone to sleep in 2 seconds.

8) I am able to follow the plan of God for my life.

9) We are serving in a HEALTHY church. This makes up for most anything in the church I might get upset about at any given time. There's a lot to be said for health.

10) My kids are musical.

11) I have three sets of china. Need I say more?

12) When I get stressed I can soak in my hot tub.

13) I enjoy a Tampa Bay sunset on most days unless I'm preoccupied with something else.

14) I have so many wonderful women friends in my life.

15) I'm blessed with having a lot of Bibles. It amazes me how some peopel don't have any.

16) God just keeps opening doors for me. More about that later...

There's so much that's right with my world, come to think of it.

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