The First Fruits of My Journey with Arbonne!

Proverbs 3:9-10 Honor the Lord with your wealth and with the firstfruits of all your produce; then your barns will be filled with plenty, and your vats will be bursting with wine.

This verse came to mind yesterday when I received my first paycheck from Arbonne!  Although it is small compared to my normal job's income it still shows that for not a whole lot of work I have been compensated.  I have joy because I know that this can be done!

Another reason I have joy is I know that I will be able to give back!  Along this journey we intend to pay debt off, increase tithing and assist our children with their college education.  Yes those are pretty hefty goals.  However, I had to define my WHY when I chose to do this venture...My WHY's were big and with big WHY's have to come BIG Actions!  That brings me to another point that our pastor spoke about on Sunday.  Proverbs 75 was the topic of discussion and for those of you who know the bible you may know that this is where the phrase "don't toot your horn" comes from.  In summary, Proverbs 75 is discussing the need to be patient for the Lord, allow Lord to move - don't believe that your better than what the situation is displaying.  As Pastor Craig asked, are you a member of the AAA club?  How you handle situations and those situations of out of your control includes, having a good ATTITUDE, choosing appropriate ACTIONS, and allowing ACCEPTANCE of what God has provided.

I can take this journey I am on with a very HAPPY ATTITUDE right now because I feel so positive - I must be real though, I am sure there will be times where a bad attitude may come into play...I will pray.  My ACTIONS are necessary to excel...what I chose for my actions will do more to define the outcome.  I must treat this venture as a business and remain positive in the darkest of times!  Finally, ACCEPTANCE of where I am and the work that must come!

So let me update you on a few things that has happened since my last entry.  I have signed up Zoey and Haley - they're the beginning of my team!  Although I have just started I feel that God has placed these two young beautiful women in my life for my growth and theirs!  They're smart, beautiful and on fire for this business! Below is a picture of Haley and her before and after pic of using Arbonne make-up!  She is beautiful!

I have successfully done a full presentation on my own - with multiple areas I need to work on improving.  The biggest one is the closing!  If you don't have a good closing all the work you have done up to that point - is well a waste of time!  One of the items I am working on is creating beautiful gift boxes that I will use for a game at the end of my presentation.  It's called....DEAL or NO DEAL!  Check out my boxes!

I LOVE making these and in the process of putting together some promotional Christmas items that I will offer free hand-made gift boxing for!  How fun is that? Great shopping and the wrapping completed!

If anyone is interested in knowing how to make these cute boxes I will be happy to share!

So you may be wondering - what does my family think?  They are all very supportive and even willing to help me out!  A matter of fact my husband tried out my favorite product, the "instant lift gel" and was completely impressed!  Chad also uses the RE9 mens line and my 14 year old daughter uses the "Clear Advantage Set".  Chad has used the RE9 line for almost 4 years and loves the results.  I am working on creating  before and after pics of me using the RE9 line for 30 days...those will be coming soon!

As I continue on this venture, I will keep posting and I hope that you will continue to read! God Bless!