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...
Last night was the 27th anniversary of our wedding and I had this thought as Larry and I were driving back to the hotel from dinner... How many married couples would be interested in re-enacting their wedding night? A lot of people do vow renewals, which is sort of along the lines of re-enacting the past. I know people go on"second honeymoons" but are they really honeymoons or just trips? Is it about intimacy or travel? There's a difference. Don't ask me why I had this crazy thought. I just have them, and then sometimes I put them out there on a blog post. Yeah, I know...brave or cray-cray. You decide. Reliving the Past It crossed my mind that there are probably a lot of people who would secretly give anything to re-enact their wedding night. It would be the greatest thing ever. Maybe because it's probably the last time anything really exciting happened in their marriage. Perhaps it's a precious memory of a happier time gone by -- when...