Teri

Less than 6 months ago I had to “google” the word BLOG, I didn’t know what it meant and to me it sounded like something that you do with make up……you “blog it” or maybe it’s “blot it”??  I don’t know – my point is, I had NO clue!  I’m a little out of it when it comes to surfing the web – besides email, booking an occasional airline ticket, quickbooks and now Facebook, I don’t typically spend much time on the computer or the internet.  So, here I am blogging……..who would’ve thought it?  NOT me!!

Keeping it Personal was a business I started several years ago.  Simply put, we offered a service to sales professionals to help them “keep it personal” in their connecting with past/current customers.  The majority of our clients were realtors and mortgage loan officers, so as the market declined, so did our business.  BUT, that was ok because “adversity leads to opportunity” ~ that I have learned from my husband!

As I approach my 40’s (I know ~ I know), I’ve been searching and asking God to show me my purpose – what is it that You want me to do with my life???  My work experience has consisted of sales, business management/development, and marketing – GREAT experience, don’t get me wrong, but nothing that I’m passionate about.

I’m a wife and mother of two boys.  I woke up one morning with the vision of Who We Are for Keeping it Personal and now I’m a blogger – FUN!!  I’m slowly learning the “tricks of the trade” and am excited where this journey will take me.  I am inspired everyday by the comments, personal messages, and feedback that others are sharing on our blog and our Facebook Fan Page ~ that’s what keeps me going.  My hope is that you are encouraged to keep it personal – Thank you for reading our blog and being a part of keeping it personal.

Leah

This past fall, my dear friend Teri shared with me her vision for Keeping it Personal.  She was talking to me- a nurse, a mom, someone who still uses an old fashioned cell phone- you know, the flip kind that can’t do anything but make and receive calls? I explained that I had no idea how blogs worked, but trusting Teri’s vision, I graciously agreed to begin this chapter with her!

I am a wife, mom, daughter, sister, friend, neighbor, nurse. I am married and we have two beautiful children. I guess you could say we have a pretty typical household, busy juggling our schedules. I work part time as a nurse at a Child Abuse Specialty Clinic. I have a huge passion for kids in general, and more specifically those who are subjected to harm at the hands of others. So that is my official career- what I went to school to do.

I’m blessed to work part time, so the remainder of my time is spent doing typical mom things. Taking kids here and there, to this activity and that, playing a game of go-fish, facilitating a homework assignment, doing  loads of laundry and scrubbing toilets.  Glamorous, I know. I really do find satisfaction in those things (well, maybe not the toilets) but could there be more? When Teri first started talking about blogging, I needed to educate myself about what a blog even is, and what would I have to say? Honestly, I still struggle with the latter. And… who really cares what I have to say? When we began, we didn’t know what this would turn into. But from the very beginning, we said that if we could somehow positively impact just one person’s life, it would be worth it. We have been overwhelmed with the wonderful responses and encouragement from our fans and followers. So, with that, we continue.