It is my firm belief that God created my family collectively, not separately, with the intention that we would function perfectly together. I met the love of my life and now husband, Nathan Dempsey, and realized he perfectly complemented my strengths and weaknesses. Together we have been blessed with three unbelievable children: two sons and a daughter. My identity, attitude, purpose, and even approach to the world have all been transformed. The depth of the change and influence my family has had on me has been more dramatic than I ever dreamed possible. Starting with Nathan and continuing with each child born, my world has been redefined time and time again, making a better person out of me each time. I am honored to introduce you to my family, who they are, and ways they have strengthened me.
My Husband Nathan
Nathan and I met while working at Chippewa Hills High School. Nathan was a Biology teacher and boys’ football coach; I was coaching girls’ varsity basketball and finishing my college degree. He caught my eye sharing some of my strong values and characteristics, being highly competitive, passionate about sports, and desiring to help high school students succeed academically, socially, and spiritually. I often tease him by saying the only reason he asked me out was because he viewed me as a challenge, and enjoyed the competition I offered him. In the end, he did win, he won my heart. Nathan loves to romance me, take care of me, and be our “knight in shining armor.” He and I were always very independent people, but once we found each other, somehow we fit into all the places no one else ever could. I greatly respect my husband’s boundless love for our children. From day one he has shown me just how serious and influential every large and small aspect of our parenting can be. He and I are devoted to discerning the love, encouragement and boundaries our children need. Nathan was the foundation to our success in the home-based business I started with It Works! Global. He encouraged and believed in me, which gave me the motivation and inspiration to quit my job as a teacher and fully commit myself to this opportunity.
Landon Timothy Dempsey (6 yrs old)
Landon is my oldest son. I never knew I could love anything as deeply as I instantly loved him. He was my first glimpse at what it means and how it feels to be a mom. Nine months of pregnancy followed by a few hours of painful birth, and I was suddenly left with Landon, a precious, innocent baby boy, completely dependent on me to fulfill his every need. My heart minimally tripled in size that day. Landon is six years old and has a huge heart that he uses to encourage everyone he gets to know. He especially encourages those he knows best like his daddy, brother Colton, sister Skyler, and myself. He has a wise soul that seeks to understand people, emotions, and the world around him on a very deep level. One of the best gifts Landon has given me has been confidence. He constantly compliments and reassures me with his special gift of encouragement. He reminds me daily of my strengths and often unveils strengths I did not know I had.
Colton Mark Dempsey (3 yrs old)
Colton is my second born and our middle child. He is 3 years old, full of joy and loves to make people laugh. Curious for understanding, Colton explores and observes everything he encounters, even when told not to. He is loyal and deeply values and loves everyone in our family. While pregnant with Colton, I wondered if I was capable of loving another child as deeply as I loved Landon. My heart did not seem capable of loving beyond what it already was. Colton’s birth blew my understanding of love because not only did I love Colton just as much as Landon, but seeing him and his brother together actually deepened my love for each son. My definition and understanding of love contained limits that did not exist. I realized I had been living inside limits that were based on my perception of reality but were not real throughout many aspects of my life. I had limited my love, limited the ways I could build my business, and limited my success. Colton has taught me to continually look for and challenge any limit I can identify and this lesson has transformed my family, my business, and my life.
Skyler McKindsey Dempsey (2 yrs old)
Skyler is my first daughter and our family’s newest arrival. Unlike many women, I have always wanted a large family made up of mom, dad and lots of sons. When I was first told I was expecting a girl, I realized I never included a girl in my “big family” dream. I have always favored “go get em” personalities that are rough and tough because I related best to that. I did not want to put limits on what my family needed so I put my faith in God and trusted that he was sending my family and I exactly what we needed. It turns out God knows best because Skyler has turned out to be just that. She was born October 28, 2009, and has already taught my family and I so much. Skyler has a soft, gentle spirit that can best be described as angelic. But she has changed greatly, as expected, in her short 21 months. She has adapted to life with two big brothers. She has become very independent and believes without a shadow of a doubt she can do anything her big brothers can do. Something inside her tells her she can do anything she sets her mind to. As an entrepreneur, I too see the value in a “if it’s going to be, it’s up to me” mentality. Skyler has reaffirmed in me my self confidence and drive to persevere and overcome. I pray for everyone in our business to have an inspiration liker her!
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