About Us

DONNA EISENBATH: Donna spent the first 12 years of our marriage as a fantastic stay-at-home mom to our four children. Somewhat accidentally – more accurately, by the unseen and unexpected hand of God – Donna found herself working for many years as the youth minister at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church in St. Charles, Mo. Even though our children have left us with an empty nest, God has continued calling Donna in the area of young people, as she has recently accepted the job as youth minister at Holy Spirit Catholic Church in Maryland Heights, Mo. She also recently completed the degree she put on hold to be a wife and mother, as she graduated in the Spring from Lindenwood University with a degree in corporate communications.

In reflecting on her life as it currently shapes up, she said, “When I am asked what I do, my first instinct always is to answer in terms of my vocation. I consider myself first and foremost as a wife and partner, and a mother. It is this calling that has taught me and shaped me. I learned how to manage a small business (try keeping schedules straight and finances on track), how to plan events (family vacation anyone?), be a nurse (stitches, Kara?), how to be a counselor (no more broken hearts, please), and I have enjoyed learning from and being challenged by my husband and children to grow and stretch in every area of my life.

“I have so many interests that I couldn’t begin to name them all, and you would be bored silly with quite a few. I love music, art, learning, good books and learning ridiculously useless facts. I am learning to enjoy travel and meeting new people, and am passionate about mission with the poor or abandoned, environmental issues, and experiencing deeper spirituality.

“In short, I am continually in awe of how blessed I am and filled with joy to be living this life.”

MIKE EISENBATH: Raised in St. Charles, Mo., Mike graduated from prestigious University of Missouri-Columbia School of Journalism a couple of decades ago. From the age of 10 he dreamed of becoming a sportswriter and covering the St. Louis Cardinals; he realized that dream during his 18-year employment at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and won several awards along the way. About nine years ago, for personal and professional reasons, Mike left the Post and journalism behind to become a financial advisor with a major brokerage firm. After more than five years in that role, he accepted a job offer to work at the firm’s home office as a supervisor of advisors. He couldn’t leave writing behind. An author of two baseball books, including the comprehensive “The Cardinals Enyclopedia,” Mike strayed from that subject with “Hence My Eyes Are Turned Toward You: Confronting Depression With Faith and The Prayer of Jehoshaphat”, published in 2009. This book could open a bridge into managing a life with depression for those who are its victims and their loved ones.

Donna and Mike met on a 1982 Teens Encounter Christ retreat and were married January 12, 1985. They are blessed to worship as part of the special St. Cletus Catholic Church community.

Donna and Mike are accustomed to a full house. There are daughters Kara, in her junior year at Columbia (Mo.) College, and Erin, a recent graduate of Truman State University with a degree in Visual Communications. Joshua, their only son, graduated from the University of Missouri-Columba with degrees in Psychology and International Studies. And Jessica, the eldest, works as an assistant manager in a convenience store and is married to Donny Seiffert. Each has been gifted with many talents, special hearts and never-ending laughter. Indeed, the best part of any day for the Eisenbaths is when all are able to gather around the dinner table. The world also looks extra-special when Mike and Donna get to spend time with 3-year-old grandson Colin James Seiffert.

Oh, and the household includes dog Macy, kitty Charlie and python Cora.