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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 inve
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Larry just got even sexier!


...and all he had to do was clean the garage!


I'm sure if he knew I would have reacted the way I did he would have tackled it even sooner. (GRIN) He took an entire truckload to the dump to throw away and still has a little bit of organizing to do and a few things to sell in a yard sale, but 95% of the work out there is done.

We have been working on a myriad of projects around the house. I'm sure I'm not the only one who feels like this cycle of house stuff will NEVER end, and really in all reality, it won't! But at times, you feel more in control of it than others. At least I do. Now is one of those times. Although the majority of my house is very together right now, I am sitting here looking at my room which is a mess but I'm too tired to do anything about it until after church tomorrow.

We have been painting, doing deep cleaning, yard work and more. Plus Savanna has a school project we've got to help her with that was due this past week however she had been sick and home from school for 3 days so it's got to be done this weekend.

Aside from visiting with our friends who just moved here, I have spent this weekend wrapping up church preparations, returning phone calls, doing pruning and weeding in my yard. (Keeping up on my yard is an endless job I've blogged about often here in my frustration. I'm trying to find new ways to like it more. Since I got my Zune I do enjoy it more as I listen to lots of preaching podcasts now while I am out there weeding.)

Aside from all that I cooked and cleaned up the kitchen several times today and washed three loads of clothes. I'm absolutely EXHAUSTED however very excited because tomorrow is going to be an amazing day in the house at our church.

I've waited for this day for a long time, that's all I'll say. For now.


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Aaron said…
I listen to preaching cd's and podcasts too. Funny thing is...some of my best times hearing from God are when I start a teaching and God takes me somewhere else. I just follow Him in the direction He's taking me. I don't hear the teaching anymore and it's just me and Him.
I just thought you'd like to hear this. I don't know how unique it is.
It only happens when I don't expect it but sometimes I know He wants to go there. I am pretty sure it's only when somebody's talking/preaching and not singing.
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