Skip to main content

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...
Post a Comment

Sometimes...



I just love to breathe. 

I enjoy being by myself.

I like when I'm with a friend with whom silence is comfortable.  When I'm in a truly close relationship with someone we can be laying on separate couches in the same room for hours reading books, and be perfectly fine without saying anything.  If I'm not as close with someone I feel like I need to "babysit" and keep the conversation constantly going.  Not that I don't LOVE conversation.  I do, but close friends become comfortable in either situation.

I wish Adam and Eve would have made different choices.

 I figure out what time it is in Africa and think about what my friends there might be doing.

I think I'll burst if I don't get back to Africa soon.  

I wonder if I'm making enough of a difference at enough things during my time on this earth.

I dream about where the next miracle is going to take place.

I really wish a Dove chocolate had as many calories as a brussel sprout.

I wonder when people will figure out I don't always know what I'm doing.

I have long conversations with myself.

I can't wait to get home and nap with my dog.  She's the best cuddler.  

I can't stop laughing for quite a while.

I wish my Christmas trees could stay up all year.

I love to cook dinner.

I don't.

I feel like a terrible parent.

I wish I had ten more kids because parenting is just so freakin'' amazing!!!
 
I wonder how I developed some of the mindsets I have when no one in my environment has ever had them.

I wish my heart could truly be exposed to those I love for just a second so they would really KNOW how much I love them.
Labels:

Comments

Unknown said…
Lovely. Just lovely. You are such a joy!
2:50 PM
Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Some people will never understand this...

And that's okay. Just let us be as we lavish love upon the fur-kids of the world. It doesn't mean we don't care about people. We do care. In fact most of the people I know who are great pet lovers are also the greatest philanthropists. If you're not a dog lover, you might not understand the overwhelming intensity that many of us felt about Tank's reunion this past week. You might think we've lost our marbles. That's okay, we think you've lost your heart. ;)  Before I go on with this post, let me say that we were delighted that CBS 10 posted the video and article about Tank and his Celebration Church reunion yesterday. Click here to watch it. (But then come back!) If you haven't realized it, there is a revolution in America about dogs. Dogs have always been loved and known as the most loyal companions ~ "man's best friend". But things have gone way beyond this. Dogs aren't just dogs or friends anymore. They are family me...
3 comments
Read more

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...
Post a Comment
Read more

Sisterhood Rises Up To Change Lives Forever

God is in the business of preserving families. It is His heart. It's my heart too. And, I'll unabashedly say here that I believe it should be everyone's heart. Everyone likes good news and I've got some for you today. If you are in doubt that God still speaks today and that He uses people to accomplish His work, I pray this will speak to you. Last night I was sitting in service at Celebration Church where we are pastors, and my husband was preaching. His message was about what we want to be remembered for in life, and he made the statement that we can't change our past but we can change the future.  In that moment, God spoke to me. He began to give me my next post for Lost Daughters, where I'm also a blogger. To be honest it's more than just another place where I blog. It's a sisterhood. A lifeline. A place that has come to mean a great deal to me, because of the amazing women who are there. During the service I basically had this entire post...
Post a Comment
Read more