Business Diversification
The saying goes that if a business is not
growing, it is dying. Our children are
learning to diversify their products in the
hopes of attracting new customers. James
now;sells;honey;in;various;sizes,;plus;he’s
added comb honey and beeswax products, including hand balm, lip balm, and
clean beeswax (made from the beeswax
from;his;hives).;Lauren;sells;various;fla-vors of dog treats and will soon expand
her line to include cat treats.
By;taking;on;the;challenge;of;running
a business and following their God-given
passions, our children are learning many
life lessons. As business owners, they have
a responsibility to produce quality products, maintain and improve their custom-er;service;skills,;answer;emails;or;phone
calls professionally and politely, and fol-low;Jesus’s;example;of;forgiveness,;love,
and patience with everyone they meet.
What does our future hold? I don’t
know,;but;God;does.;He’s;in;complete
control of my family and our lives. He
has;plans;for;our;future;(Jeremiah;29: 11).
Perhaps James will continue to grow
his apiary. Maybe Lauren will continue
baking dog treats, or perhaps she will
become;a;professional;baker;(which;she
talks;about;quite;often).;In;the;meantime,
we will continue to encourage James and
Lauren to be and do whatever God calls
them to do.
Meredith Duke is married to her college
sweetheart, John Duke, and is the home-schooling mama of two young entrepreneurs. Meredith loves the Lord, and in her
spare time she is often reading, writing, or
working. She is also the author of Shining
Through;the;Grief:;Memoirs;of;Emma’s
Mom ( shineonbook.weebly.com), which
chronicles the journey of God’s grace on
her family following their infant daughter’s death. You can read more about her
children’s adventures in their businesses at
www.bubbasbeez.com and www.caninehelp
. weebly.com.
. . . We believe that
God calls each of us to
do something for His
kingdom;to;glorify;Him.
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