Today, Tim’s Home Improvement is a solid business built and going strong right here in Papillion. However, to get to this pinnacle of success, Tim and his wife, Chris, had to first draw up a blueprint that would include guidance from the hand of God.
Tim, a farm boy from Illinois, said when he first met that spirited Thunderette from Bellevue West High School, four-plus decades ago, he knew she was the one. Chris felt the same way and shortly after they were married.
Their life together has taken them to several states around the country. At each stop, Tim and Chris continued to heed their call in the Christian ministry by serving as surrogate parents to struggling youth. Along the way, Tim’s skills as a carpenter were put to work building a new room for storage in the rectory or perhaps a stage in the gymnasium.
“It’s a calling,” Tim said. “And when you receive the calling you have to rely on God and trust that He will guide you.”
While Tim and Chris said they loved their years of work in ministry, they knew the time was coming to put down roots for their growing family. “It’s time to go home,” Tim announced one day, and soon they were heading back to Nebraska.
Before long, Tim’s Home Improvement was established and is going strong today.
“We’re honest, we do good work, we enjoy the work, and that’s why we stay busy,” Tim said. “I’m a people person and that has helped catapult us into the thriving business we have today.” While he also builds basements, kitchens, and decks, Tim said bathrooms have become his specialty. Tim said in the future he sees his business branching out into live edge wood and designing and building specialty cabinets.
In the meantime, Tim is enjoying the couple’s success and places his gratitude with God. “It’s all in His hands. Nothing we’ve done is without God’s help.”