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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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Scenes from today's wedding...

Today was David & Cathy's wedding...what a beautiful day! It was just perfect...the weather, the ceremony, the bride, the groom, the preacher... (smile)...EVERYTHING!







The wedding was held at the Davis Island Garden Club. How absolutely exquisite the place was...and the bride and groom were just beaming...such a delight...


I really love weddings...not only because I'm happy for the bride and groom but because it reminds me of my own commitment to my marriage, and why it's something to be so cherished. I think at every wedding, the married couples there can't help but reflect back to their own day, and squeeze hands a little tighter during the ceremony...


I thank God every day for the blessing of my husband. Everyday I realize more and more how fortunate I am to have a relationship that has stood the test of time for 20 years and is headed for 20 more. It's amazing to think I've now been with Larry longer in my life than I've been without him. We have weathered so many things together, there is so much about the past 20 years, only we understand about each other because we've been the one constant in each other's lives.




The boys enjoyed the wedding a lot. Here they are texting and doing their thing before the ceremony. They all had a lot of fun at the wedding but I know as well they are all beginning to understand a bit more the seriousness of such a commitment. I know my boys greatly desire marriage - it isn't something they are iffy about...or are afraid of commitment. My prayer is that daily Larry and I can be an example to them in the way marriage is supposed to play out in real life, at least Godly real life...


Speaking of every day real life, here's one last parting shot for tonight, of Larry and I at tonight's wedding...

So glad to be home with my Teeby...



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