Persistence pays off for coffee shop owner
“My husband had a very persistent attitude. He never wanted to give up. He always said, ‘A winner never quits and a quitter never wins.’
“We stood by that. There were days when we were tired and didn’t know how we were going to make it. But we took one step at a time and one day at a time, with lots of prayer.
“He was a man of prayer and a man of faith. I think that’s what really kept us going. When we were tired and weary he would say, ‘It’s the last lap. You have to get up. You have to keep going. You have to push yourself through every circumstance if you want to win the race.’
“Now that he’s gone, there are times when I feel like this is too much to handle. But I know there’s a vision and a mission to where we’re heading. And I think that’s what keeps us going here.”
— Samantha Payton
Following the death of her husband, Oscar, to a heart attack this year, Samantha has continued to run Payton’s Blend coffee shop in Baytown. She and her son, Oscar Jr., honor her husband’s goal of helping others in the community.
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