So Many Options

I just got back from a training conference in Denver. It was a good conference, entitled "The Marketing and Social Media Conference". Right down my (Gwen's) alley. Exciting...and discouraging all at once. On the one hand, I've been doing some things right, without knowing why. And I came home with some ideas I feel like I can implement right away.

On the other hand, there are so many things that we could expand into or improve upon, but there's just no time. And this is the crux of many discussions Tim and I have lately. There's so much more that we could be doing here at Shepherd's Staff, but eventually we have to set limits on our work time, or it will eat up our lives and we'll be burned out and useless. We're at a point where we really see a need for more staff at Shepherd's Staff...but not at the point where leadership here is ready to pursue it.

You can pray with us that God will give us wisdom--to know which projects get our attention and how much, and in presenting the need we feel to our boss and our board. We will need grace and patience in the coming busy months: our food service/housekeeping person had a bad break in her leg this fall and everyone is pulling together to meet the gap. Please pray also that we will be able to step back when needed, to let things fall through the cracks--even when that means something important gets left out or not done quite as well as it could have been.

Just a quick update on our lives this week. You might see some changes in the way we market Shepherd's Staff (and our TAGG Team publicity) and hopefully those changes will reflect the things I learned today. Be watching!