How Do You Measure Success?

When we returned home yesterday I was feeling a bit deflated. It had been a long day, the smell of bratwurst was making me sick, and my feet were killing me. I knew our day had not been as profitable as I'd hoped and as I sat down to count the cash I wasn't feeling like much of a success. I was praying we'd make enough for half of a plane ticket - last year we had made $700 and $400 on our brat frys. After counting out $231 I was thinking that this day had been a bust! We didn't even make enough for 1/4 of a plane ticket to Ghana...sigh.

After a nice steamy shower and a meal other than bratwurst, I decided the day had actually been a huge success - maybe not financially - but in other ways:

• God blessed us with beautiful weather - the sun was shining and there was a cool breeze blowing all day long!
• Jeff, Delaney & I got to spend the day together!
• We had the ability and the resources to have a fundraiser!
• We got to visit with many friends & family who came to show their support!
• We got to meet someone new from Junction City who follows our blog!
• We had the opportunity to talk with someone who had volunteered several weeks in Zambia and Malawi!
• We are $231 closer to our Ghana trip than we were the day before!

All of those things made for a very successful day indeed.

Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good;
His love endures forever.
1 Chronicles 16:34