Pastor Keeter teaches kindergarten at the Rescue Missionary Christian School.
"I love children. I love children. My kindergarteners, they come to school not even to make out their name. They learn how to do their name. I just see so much greatness in these children," said Pastor Keeter.
Fifteen years ago her life changed dramatically when she had to confront diabetes.
"I cried. I cried. I was sad because I didn't want that in my life. My life was busy," said Pastor Keeter.
Marilyn Keeter is principal of the school her mother founded 28 years ago.
"I knew that I had to be there, to support her, to take one day at a time. It's truly been one day at a time," said Keeter.
This month Pastor Keeter was honored as the grand prize winner of Whirlpools Mother Of Invention Grant Program for creating a temperature controlled case called MEDPACK for keeping insulin cold. As the winner, she receives a $20,000 grant toward setting up her business.
For more information on the MEDPACK, visit jconmedpack.com
