Over the last eighteen months, our ministry at KEEPERSKORNER has been growing at a rather moderate but very steady pace.  New people reach out to us every day–some by email and some through our toll free number (1.888.752.9070).  And requests for our AVAILABLE SERVICES or even keeper’s artwork come in at a fairly consistent pace.  While our ministry here at KK has been growing, JM and keepers have been hard at work establishing ourselves as both a reliable and trustworthy ministry.  Since many have given their support to what we do, we have slowly but surely become what we see as a well established ministry dedicated to improving the quality of life for those who live in multiplicity.

However, there are times when growth here at KEEPERSKORNER happens in spurts.  This is particularly during holiday months like these we have just experienced.  Many therapists are out of town over the holidays.  People are feeling their own personal aloneness more at this time of year.  And bad memories seem to always erupt for many during the Christmas season.  So, it makes sense that things would become much busier with our toll free number (1.888.752.9070) and with our using the webcam to spend time with our sister survivors.  It makes sense that requests would increase both before and during the actual Christmas week.  So, saying that KEEPERSKORNER has been extremely busy over the last couple of weeks is putting it mildly in some ways–especially since we try to run our ministry 24/7 at times like these when the need is so great for what we have to offer.

To be honest, keepers are at our happiest when our ministry at KEEPERSKORNER when things are very busy here.  We never seem to feel overwhelmed or even stressed out over what happens in any given 24 hour period.  In fact, keepers find ourselves thriving when we are at our busiest.  I think that is because keepers love feeling useful and helpful to others, which is how we feel in following our calling here.  And keepers tend to get out of our own funks and our own pain when we are doing things for others.  So, keepers really truly are at our happiest when KEEPERSKORNER is a very busy place like it has been lately.

Still, there are times when keepers have to sit back and prioritize the jobs that need to be done.  Always, our toll free number (1.8888.752.9070) is our first priority.  This is because we know it takes a lot of courage to pick up the phone and reach out for someone to care like people do when they call us.  We have only the one line which means people can not always get through on the first try but we ask that you either leave a message or try again in a few minutes because getting our voice mail means we are already speaking with someone on our toll free line.  After the phone, keepers consider IMing and webcam of great importance for much the same reasons as our toll free number.

JM and keepers try hard to get out there to visit blogs daily so that we know how our cyber friends are doing but during busy times–even this takes a lower priority.  However, we do try to visit blogs before even writing our blog as knowing how our cyber friends are doing is more important than what keepers have to say.  Also, we try to be diligent with answering emails but may be slower at responding during our busiest times.  During less busy times, keepers try to put up a new blog every single day but when more crucial matters are at hand, our blogs take a back seat until we have more time to work on what we want to write.

KEEPERSKORNER being busy is something that truly ebbs and flows for us.  We have times when things are quiet and we can do more of our daily routine of work.  We also have times when our toll free number is ringing by 7 in the morning and we are still on the phone at 4 o’clock the next morning.  Keepers and JM do not determine what work gets done around here nearly as much as the needs of others does.  It may well be that after the New Year begins things will quiet down around here and our routine will once again fall back into place.  But, either way, keepers are doing what we are meant to do and we are very happy with our lives as they are today.

Whenever we are speaking with someone on our toll free number or even on IMing, that system is our main focus.  We try to never limit the time we spend talking with someone and we try to minimize distractions while talking.  So, the calls that come in will be allowed to go to voice mail until our line is clear again.  Then, we move on to whoever else wants to reach us.

There are times when JM answers the toll free number because keepers are busy with something else.  He is more than happy to sit and talk with you any time you feel comfortable with that.  But many prefer to wait to speak with keepers which is something JM understands fully.  So, when he answers feel free to chat with him if you want or feel free to ask that keepers call you back as soon as possible.  Either way is fine with JM and keepers.

Recently, keepers watched a show on OPRAH about people with callings.  It was a wonderful program and it helped keepers because those speaking were sharing their callings with the same love and passion we feel in doing our ministry at KEEPERSKORNER.  I can not explain how or why keepers were called to do what we are doing but we do truly know that this our calling and what we are meant to do for the rest of our lives.

Keepers love hearing from every one of our sister survivors.  We feel humbled by the fact that you are willing to reach out to us.  We can only say the keepers love hearing from you and look forward to your next phone call with great caring and compassion.

peace and blessings,

keepers