Follow Your Dreams!

Our first blog post will be covering how an unemployed man turned an opportunity into a career. Ten years ago when I began Pinette Lawncare and Landscaping I was under no illusion that it would be an hard venture to start. I had some experience in the field as I had started my first company called Carpin Landscaping in 2006 with a small push mower, electric hedger and blower and one weed whacker. As a novice in the industry it was trial by fire and as I look back now I shake my head at all the mistakes I had made. People say I am a slow hard learner but making those mistakes and learning from them has helped me overcome adversity over the years. Do I still make mistakes? Absolutely.

I want to take this opportunity to thank my Dad who has since passed away. He had given me many of the tools to begin this adventure and early on lent a hand when ever he could. For that I will always be grateful.

Carpin lasted till 2008 when my dad had a pretty bad stroke and I myself had some health issues we had to take care of. I had prayed for a job the following year but that never materialized. It was in the fall of 2010 that the clouds parted and God gave me an opening. I didn’t have much equipment but I had something else, determination, perseverance and hope. In the Bible, Matthew 10:26, Jesus said  "with men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible". I have taken that as our motto that with hard work, perseverance and above all with God guiding you anything is possible. I am thankful for the business and like to think of our customers and contacts as our mission field. The harvest is ripe but the laborers are few.