Karen Miller's Blog

I am Karen Ann Jensen Miller, born in Hackensack New Jersey on January 19, 1955. I am blessed to have wonderful parents, a great sister and brother, a fabulous husband and great in-laws, a beautiful and talented daughter, and lots and lots of aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces, nephews, and even a grand neice, and lots of girlfriends! I’ve been in the banking business since 1973, getting my start as a teller at Liberty National Bank in Hillsdale NJ, a bank that my father started. I own a company called Sterling Miller (www.sterlingmiller.com , blog at www.sterlingmiller.wordpress.com ) that helps banks and credit unions achieve their balance sheet goals. I love my work because it’s hard to do, but carries with it a great sense of satisfaction.

One of my hobbies is a great love for a breed of dog called “Borzoi” or Russian Wolfhound, as they were called many years ago. My husband, Kevin and I have owned them for over twenty years and for ten years or so have raised them and shown them ( www.mikajeborzoi.com , blog at www.highmeadowfarm.wordpress.com ). They are a great source of satisfaction for both of us because they are wonderful creatures to live with and are living, breathing works of art. I also love photography and art.

Since I found out that I have cancer, I’ve decided that I will treat this journey as a new project, just like  learning photography, learning digital photograhy, starting Sterling Miller, breeding dogs, learning to show dogs, or taking on a new bank client that has challenges to face, and needs their own success story in order to survive.

If you are a cancer survivor, or a family member or friend has a story to share, please send it to me at karen@sterlingmiller.com or karen@mikajeborzoi.com . Success stories are important for everyone to read, because they are reality. Cancer changes everything, but in some ways for the better.