An Update!

I want to be truly transparent and honest with y’all. This is my “State of the Union” for all things PPC! Prickly Pear Coffee has truly been my dream for as long as I can remember. To get to have the creativity and freedom to pursue my own passion, to make some dang good coffee, and to glorify God in all of it! I say this to y’all all the time and I sound like a broken record at this point, but I truly am blown away at the way this little quarantine project took off and I am so excited for its future. That also meant that in saying “yes” to this quick growth, I said “no” to many other things that I have a heart for. Right now, in this season, I am pivoting a little bit to give myself the time and the space to fully experience and explore the other places that I have a heart for. 🤍

I have been learning so much about surrender these past few months. To surrender my plans, my goals, my relationships, all of it! The Lord truly has a better plan for my life than I could ever dream up, and in the past month He has flipped my life upside down. I never thought that I would be working a more corporate job, but He gave me this amazing opportunity that has already been such a blessing. ✨

I really wrestled with the question, “is this me taking the easy route of financial stability?” Working PPC, there is always the question of how we are going to pay the bills or what the next step is, and it feels really freeing to have a routine and put someone else in charge for a change. I wrestled with the possibility that this is me walking away from where I feel called, because that is the last thing that I want to do…. In talking with some professional and personal mentors, it was ultimately decided that this opportunity is actually one of the best things I can do for my little small business right now. The connections I am making, the things that I am learning, and the people I am being lead by are truly equipping me to grow this business and to do it well. That being said, I took the 9-5. (Hello marketplace ministry!) I took the 9-5 and it has rearranged my priorities, but it has already been so rewarding! 🔥

In that rearrangement, PPC is taking a little bit of a back-burner right now. We are not closing, we are not stopping, we are just scaling back so that I can be my best self in all aspects of my life right now. I am learning, and I am growing as a leader and an entrepreneur so that I can hit the ground running and open the coffee/shop and yoga studio store front that I have always dreamed of. 🙌🏼

We will be honoring all of our 2022/23 bookings and will be selectively taking on a few more. I am cutting down from an average of 7/8 events a month to 3/4. Please continue to follow along. Every like, comment, and follow feels like a sweet hug of encouragement, and I am so thankful. 💘

I am honored and blessed to have supporters in my corner and to have the opportunity to pursue this passion. I truly truly love y’all, and I am excited to be equipped to pursue this passion even more headfirst. 🕺

Xx,
Annika

ISAIAH 61:1-3
The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me, because the Lord has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor.
He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners, to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor and the day of vengeance of our God, to comfort all who mourn, and provide for those who grieve in Zion—to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of joy instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair.
They will be called oaks of righteousness, a planting of the Lord for the display of his splendor.