We are closing quickly on the first quarter of 2018, and I wanted to do a little something to commemorate that. . August 8th is Sneak a zucchini on your neighbors porch day and this is crucial to your business. Here’s why. . First of all, it is important to understand something about Zucchinis. These long, green veggies are kind of bland and perhaps are not the most snazziest nutritional product on your plate, but they are incredibly easy to grow, they take on herbs and spices extremely well and have the potential to pep up any meal if you respect a few rules of thumb when dealing with them. . The first rule is: ain’t no Zucchini gonna grow unless you plant that seed. . By the way, this is directly related to growing your faith and producing fruit, too. . Instead of the usual New Year’s resolution, I sat myself down last fall and strategically mapped out my full year coming up and it has been amazing so far. . You see 2017 was a year of struggle for me. . Constantly challenged to #takemythoughtscaptive and #renewmymind or else sink into a dark depression. . This planning has helped me shift my personal focus from being a mom of 6 to a servant of our King by using my story, experience and struggle to give testimony to what Christ is doing in me. . My goal? . Not to find the gone me. . But to find the new me. . The Christ in me. . In this quarter, I've spoked internationally as well as in my country of residence, taught weekly to a group of fierce women dedicated to winning the race set out before them and lined up more international and national speaking gigs in the coming months. I've even re-vamped my website, inkovator.com, too. All in the last quarter. . This is incredibly exciting because I finally broke out of the me, me, me cycle and I can plan ahead. . Like the zucchini preparing to burst forth and bear fruit, so too am I am also actively preparing to bear fruit this year. . Just as noone could ever sneak a zucchini on their neighbor‘s porch without someone planting and cultivating the seed, same goes for you and me. . The question is: are you ready to step into a season of growth so that you can offer your fruit? . Whatcha think?