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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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It's Throwback Thursday!


Check out my hair...could there possibly be more of it?  It was more like a mane than a hairdo. ::giggles::  Do I look tired?  I was!  I had just given birth, and I was nursing all the time, not to mention running after two active boys.  And as you might notice, I was married to the guy from The Wedding Singer...hahahaha!!!

I still hadn't lost all my baby weight and wanted to hide behind my handsome boys. The baby is 14 now and many are wondering why I still haven't lost the baby weight.

And I know, I know...we're all in matching shirts.  Some of you might be ready to send this photo off to Awkward Family Photos.

What's awkward to some is precious to others.  Okay, it's precious to ME. 


Notice that Savanna even had a color coordinated hair bow to match her tie dye shirt.  Right now she'd say, "Motherrrrrrrrr...what WERE you thinking?"  She is praising God that she can now dress herself.  


What's the point of this post?  Simply to share a family memory with you and encourage you to make your own.  Take some photos too.  They say a good snapshot stops a moment from running away.  :)

This is one of my favorite memories...our first family vacation after Savanna was born.  She was just a few months old and we went to Ocean City, Maryland.

All these years later we're still making memories.  This is mine and Larry's 25th year!  We have lots of them. Today I have the delight of being with these same four people that color my world in such a beautiful way.  We aren't wearing matching shirts or anything like that, but we're loving life and spending it in Cozumel today. 

Thank you Lord, for your blessings on me.

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