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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...
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Mother's Day Gift from Larry



I wasn't able to blog earlier about plans for today although I fully intended to. I'm late in posting because last night I got sick and remained so until a little after noon today.

Last night my family went to see Star Trek along with our friends, the Currie family. My head started aching a little bit during the movie. On the way home it turned into a full blown migraine and I was holding my head all the way home, wanting relief. All night long I was sick and woke up all through the night, nauseated, and sick. I remained like that until noon today and was hoping so much to be better by the time we had to leave for my gift from Larry (at 4:00 pm) Thank God I got better!!! I think my body was just responding to some stress I had gone through earlier. Anyhoo...



Tonight Larry and I went on a double date with our friends, Bernie and Lisa Currie, from church. It was a mother's day gift to Lisa and I, and we had dinner at Maggiano's and then saw Amy Grant in concert! It was amazing.

Amy sang some new songs that she just wrote for her album that will be forthcoming and they are AMAZING...so deep lyrically. Some of Amy's best work. I am so excited for the project to come out so I can load these songs onto my Zune.

I am so thankful and blessed for this great evening and I take joy in him doing something so wonderful for me. Thanks babe!

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Anonymous said…
Color me jealous!!!! It's been 20 years since I saw Amy Grant in concert..I still have grand plans to visit Nashville and eat at the Pancake Pantry. I've heard she and Vince eat there a lot, lol!
9:38 AM
Sharon said…
Awesome gift! :-) So glad that you felt better!

Much love,
Shari
9:38 PM
Melissa said…
oh so jealous here! Amy is awesome. I love her voice! What a great gift! kudos to Larry!
1:26 AM
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