Steve & Mary
through the years
Steve and Mary Met in 1984
We met at Daybreak Singers a teen music group which spread
the love of Jesus and goodwill towards humankind.
We were married in 1985
STEVE Careers and Jobs
Kimberly Paper Mill various positions - Union
Kimberly Paper Mill, order management lead - Management
Kraft Pizza Forklift Driver
Fox River Fiber Yard Spotter
Schneider Customer Service
Business Owner, Steve Can Do That (renovation, landscaping, handyman services, and guitar lessons and entertainment.)
Kimberly Clark Neenah Cold Spring Machine Operator
Kimberly Clark Machine Leader
Kimberly Clark Process Technician
Kimberly Clark Platform Crew Leader
MARY Careers and Jobs
Student at Kimberly High
Mary Kay Consultant
Assistant Manager -Retail Clothing
Bookkeeper Appleton Christian School
Art Teacher, Appleton Christian School
HomeSchool Teacher
In Home DayCare Provider
Owner of Mother's Advocate Doula Services, Certified Doula and Birth Educator
Elizabeth Ministry Gift Shop Manager
Elizabeth Ministry Project Manager
Business Owner of Happy Doodler (Graphic Artist, Web designer, promo material designer, party & event design coordinator, custom fabric design/room design, and custom acrylic paintings and sale of reproductions.
OUR CHILDREN
Tim 1985
Nathan 1991
STEVE
Major Life Events
1985
April: Had our 1st baby, Timothy
July; Got Married
1987
Bought our first home
1988
Gave his life to Christ
both of us were baptized
1989
Started a Christian Band - Crossfire, original music
1991
After 6 years, finally had our miracle, baby number 2, Nathan
1992
The miracle healing continued, baby number 3, Levi
1993
Built a home in Appleton
Levi 1992
Lizzy 2001
Mary
Major Life Events
1985
April; Had our 1st baby, Timothy
July; Got Married
1986
Gave her life to Christ
Graduated Salutatorian
1987
Bought our first home
1988
both of us were baptized
1989
Started a Christian Band - Crossfire, original music
1991
After 6 years, finally had our miracle, baby number 2, Nathan
1992
The miracle healing continued, baby number 3, Levi
1993
Built a home in Appleton
Coming to the Party?
1995 - 2004
We became a homeschool family
1999
God called us to help raise up a new church,
New Song Christian Fellowship
Steve Became a Worship Leader
Recession & layoffs affect many in the Valley
sold our cars and our dream home
bought a 1912 four square home in Kaukauna.
Spent the majority of the next 10 years making the old house a home.
Learned many construction skills and patience
- well, Mary learned patience, Steve's still working on that. :)
NOT WORRYING ABOUT Y2K
figured if something happened God would provide
and tell us who to live with!
2000
PRAISING GOD WE WERE RIGHT NOT WORRYING ABOUT Y2K
2001
Had baby number 4, Lizzy, after many years of prayer that God would complete our family.
STEVE
Major Life Events (Continued)
2002
Participates in work redesign at Kimberly mill revealing great potential for his future.
2008
Receives a promotion to management (order management lead) at the Kimberly Mill.
Joins some of his high school classmates in the formation of a classic rock band - midlife crisis
Kimberly Mill closes, And Steve begins looking for work.
2009
Steve holds multiple positions for various amounts of time. Kraft pizza, Fox River Fiber, and Schneider National.
Steve and Mary start a business called “ Steve can do that” promoting Steve’s skills in renovation, landscaping, handyman services, and guitar lessons and entertainment. Although short-lived because he could not pass up on the 2010 Kimberly Clark opportunity, Steve says., “ one of the most fulfilling jobs I’ve ever had”
2010
Steve secures a job at Kimberly Clark, Neenah Cold Spring
Mary
Major Life (Continued)
2002
Mary begins providing Daycare for her niece Rhianna. 11 years together and She and Lizzy are like sisters.
2006
Mary finished doula training
and received certification.
Started the Business Mother's Advocate Doula Services
Continued to doula for 14 years, teach birth education, and create her own breathing/relaxation technique called Mother's Breath.
2006-2018
Mary supported over 100 women through birth.
2011-2012
We focus diligently on finding diagnosis and solutions for a child being left behind
in the public school system. Our efforts pay off and. . .
2013-2016
We became a homeschool family - Again
2018
Together we face challenges of Mary's Health. Strange muscle behavior is finally diagnosed as
Cramp Fasciculation Syndrome, a very rare debilitating neuro-muscular disorder.
Read a CFS Summary
2019
We sell our 1912 four-square home and opt to renovate a 1959 Combined Locks Ranch. This move reflects our desire for a more comfortable living space that meets Mary’s needs.
PAINT THERAPY
The new open fresh space of the renovated home prompt Mary to paint. To our amazement, while painting, most CFS symptoms disappear. Don't be surprised if you drive past
the home at 2am and see the art room light aglow.
2021
Officially Empty Nesters
Life is Good
2025
Became Grandparents
God is Good
Understanding Dyslexia,
Auditory Processing Disorder and Irlen Syndrome
