Our Little Family

Who that is loved is poor? – Oscar Wilde 

Well, we are. We are a blended family of 6 ages 2, 4, 8 and 16. Although biased we know, they are beautiful, talented children who amazing prospect in this world. We are 29 and 36 with her being 7 years older and the former “babysitter”. Scandalous we know. Born and raised as Jehovah’s Witnesses we saw each other often until I went down the path of least resistance and we lost touch for many years, only to be reunited and discover so much about ourselves, our past and now our future. Our present however, although hopeful, is in need of divine intervention. Working in construction for the majority of his life a knee injury has left Kevin in need of a career change which has led him to pursue a talent and passion which for so long was stifled. It also requires establishment and dedication to make successful, which of course requires time, and money. I had a career for ten years that was lucrative and successful in the Spa industry which I was passionate about until I resigned due to unethical, inappropriate behavior from my superiors. Not having any recourse since the courts did not think the behavior was severe enough to be punishable left me as well searching for a new career. It also opened my eyes to the fact that it was a move I should have made a long time ago. It forced me to find my true passion. Which also requires time, and money. Working side jobs when we can and focusing our energy on our new endeavor with all of our heart and soul has left us financially struggling, down one vehicle and stuck between one door closing and the process of building a new one. This is our humanity experiment, this is our story.

We want to start off saying that this is not us feeling sorry for ourselves, a cry for pity or absolving ourselves of the responsibility of taking care of own lives. We are just asking for belief. Unable to turn to families we are seeking the support and faith from those that take the time to read our humble story and feel our passion, our belief for something bigger; the ability to make a difference. Born raised and excommunicated from a very rigid religion at young ages which has caused our families to have little or no contact with us we have had to learn the basic skills of life through self-reliance and experience. We have fallen and gotten back up only to fall again. Both possessing talents and gifts never encouraged we struggled through the mundane routine of structure and rules based on narrow minded imperfect men. We each always felt we possessed qualities and abilities to make a greater difference yet with inflicted limitations and then self-induced dysfunction those abilities were never fully realized. Reunited after 17 years we each finally found the person who was able to see those qualities and we began to find our purpose. We began to grown and learn lessons from each other, some the hard way and some that were vital to our mental health and needed for so long.

After losing our jobs that were considered successful and well paid for our area as well as our lack of schooling we knew that we had to create our own success now. We had to build our next door of opportunity. Kevin turned to the one thing he has forever had a passion for and decided to put it to something useful. The internet. Designing webpages since he was fourteen it only made sense to pursue this god given undeveloped talent. A web design, social media company specializing in clean, mobile ready sites. I supported his decision to leave his now limited career of the blue collar world and show his techie side. He will still throw on his Chippewas now then for me though which gets me every time. Anyway, things were fine for a while, I had my full time job and Kevin would work side jobs to earn some extra cash while he educated himself on things he didn’t know and sharpened the skills he did have. Leaving my job of ten years was unexpected and sudden. I was the manager of a well-known Spa that I brought it from a mere unprofitable amenity to the attached hotel to a prospering, thriving establishment. No longer able to work for a company who displayed gross amounts of hypocrisy and unethical behavior, after ten years of dedicated passionate service my time there was up, I had already done what I needed to do for those that needed me, and the Universe like it always does was sending me an invitation to move on and take a risk. Now what? The emotional grief I experienced was the same of when I was disfellowshipped from the Jehovah’s Witness organization. Since I left on less than desired terms in both instances, everything and most everyone I had known for a substantial amount of my life was removed as if they never existed.

After finding other mediocre employment that was “just a job” and realizing the gas I was spending to get there was more detrimental to our financial status than helpful. I needed my own door. After much brainstorming and tears I saw a light in the crack of a new door. Web pages. OK, I know here I am talking about passion and the universe and doing great things and we are going to offer you …webpages? Yes, and so much more. We live in an area that is some ways is so advanced, yet behind in so many others. We began to notice a need within our community that was hindering their progression and felt with our combined passions we could help our local community to unite, grow and prosper. Our goal is to help small businesses enhance their online presence; to rediscover their passion for what they do and educate people about that passion. To encourage businesses to unite together for a greater common goal and network with one another to boost local economy. To assist in marketing and branding and to help businesses see the value and importance in connecting with consumers through their online store fronts, to spread their message to a broader spectrum of people; to make a difference.

Now we understand, nothing comes easy and it is only through hard work and perseverance that you can truly be successful. We are ready to do the work, we want to do it. We have such a vision for the greater good and are spending countless hours researching small businesses, nonprofit organizations, and filling our toolbox with the tools needed to execute the plan. The only thing we are currently lacking is financial backing. We have no collateral for a loan, no family able to invest, and with 4 children to support and everyday expenses we barely make ends meet. Actually, the ends don’t meet at all, they are kind like the belt we have had for 10 years that as hard as you try and as many new notches you make, what you really need is a new belt. We believe all we need to make a difference is a push forward. The Spa industry is still my true passion and my dream is to have my own place to practice my true passion, my healing work which for so many years also was stifled. The sooner we can make our dreams a reality the sooner we can help others unlock their potential. We are both very intuitive, progressive people that are late bloomers due to the limitations our former religion and families had placed on us but realize our struggles and experiences have not been in vain, and we hope you believe.