12/23/2019
Eight days from now, we change decades. Not a big deal, right? But, it is my 9th decade. Whoa. Sobering. How much time shall I spend worrying over this? Not a bit. Rather, my hope is to be more observant than ever before, more introspective, more intensely hopeful of seeing “one more person” come to know Christ as Saviour. And, to be ever able to insure the truth does not “fall in the street’ from my lips instead of being worthwhile to the hearers, regardless of how many come my way. That’s all I’m going to say about that, now.
We’ve just gotten word that the new building for Blue Jug of Fort Payne is ready for us to step in and prepare to open on Thursday, the 26th. We think this will coincide with our new system being here to hook up (5-6 hours work probably) and start making water. Things are going to get exciting around here in a few days!! We do seriously believe we’re going to have a beautiful new store. It’ll be a lot of work for several weeks, but we think very much worth it.
For the next few days, before actual labor gets underway to re-open in the new store, I’m engaging in product system packaging for new stores in 2020! We very much need some updating and reaching toward a more perfect package of system, products, training, promo materials, etc. to make the package for new stores more directed toward the perfect “turnkey’ opportunity (one day.) We can do this. Everything we improve for offering now will teach us the methodology of a Turnkey Franchised Store, defining even the very dimensions of our stores. I wonder how long this will take to bring about?
Because our store here in Fort Payne can now truly be a “flagship” store, we can possibly experiment with products, product displays, promotions and events that might enhance our new stores and provide insight and innovations faster than we’ve been able to do till now.
This past Sunday, we had a wonderful fellowship dinner with the folks in Alexandria, AL. As small as that group is, these dinners are some of the best food I’ve ever had and the friendship and fellowship is grand, also! I’ve truly come to love my association with these folks and pray the Lord allows us to continue to be close to them in both Spirit and companionship in service to the Lord who bought us all. Short blog for now, but more about our 2020 hopes and prayerful considerations in a couple of days. For now, let me wish all who read this a very precious and very meaningful holiday with all the blessings of the Lord being manifest in your lives.
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