[2] In 1981,[2] helped by a modest investment by family members and a friend, Dorothy launched New Day Christian Distributors in her garage.

Over time, the company added books, clothing, games, gifts, and toys and became "a major source of distribution for the Christian retail market.

"[3] Recording labels distributed by New Day include Fuel, Daywind, Malaco, Reach, Tooth and Nail, Gotee, Fair Trade, GoDigiPath, Tyscot, Lunjeal, and Word/Curb.

Artists whose music has been supported by Daywind include The Blackwood Brothers, Brian Free and Assurance, Gold City, Mark Lowry, Crabb Family, Karen Peck and New River, Perrys, Legacy Five, Greater Vision, Wilburn and Wilburn, LeFevre Quart, The Sound, HighRoad, Tim Menzies, Jason Crabb, Joseph Habedank, Triumphant Quartet, The Lewis Family and The Nelons.

[4] In 1990, Dorothy created Daywind Music Publishing, one of the top publishers in Christian music with a songwriter roster of 16 including Jason Cox, Gerald Crabb, Lee Black, Sue C. Smith, Karen Peck Gooch, Devin McGlamery, Bill Whyte, Dianne Wilkinson, and many more.