So I don’t know about you but for me and those around me 2011 has seemed to get off to a bit of a rocky start. When a New Year comes it brings the excitement for a new beginning, new resolutions, new changes. But then nine days later it occurs to you that you are [...]

The holiday season is upon us and for many, it means entertaining friends & family in our homes. With a few budget friendly additions such as candles, you can create an inviting and relaxing feeling to any room. Candles comes in all shapes, colors and sizes. Pillars, tapers, jars, votives, tealights….all create a “cozy” and [...]

Christmas is right around the corner! Have you started shopping yet? My husband just started the other day when he bought the materials to build the kids a special table/toy box for Christmas. There is just something so special about a handmade gift. It really says “I love you!” This Christmas it’s my goal to [...]

Today’s Mommy Minute is brought to us by Kelly Russo of Travel with the Magic. She tells us about the process of becoming and being a travel agent! I think that to be a Disney planner you need to have a passion for Disney and to want to help people.  My job is to help my [...]

Note from Nicole: My daughter suffers from eczema and had a horrible time with it when she was younger (you can see it on her poor little body in the picture I’ve included)  I think this information from Brandy is wonderful and hope it helps you as well! It seems everyone knows someone who has a child [...]

I want to take this opportunity to encourage all the moms out there who are on the fence about starting your own business to take the leap of faith. The thought of going into business can be daunting. The fear of failure can be crippling. The lack of understanding from your friends and family can [...]

By Shara Lawrence-Weiss – Owner of Mommy Perks, Kids Perks, Personal Child Stories and Early Childhood News & Resources There are countless websites now, telling us how to run our marketing campaigns, who to target and how, ways to generate more sales and ways to track our social media impact. Mom business owners, however, tend [...]

 She stretcheth out her hand to the poor; yea, she reacheth forth her hands to the needy. Proverbs 31:20 All of the verses of Proverbs 31 are just a treasure trove of valuable information! This one is particularly striking, however, as it shows that in order to be a good wife, mother, business woman, and [...]

By Shara Lawrence-Weiss – Owner of Mommy Perks, Kids Perks, Personal Child Stories and Early Childhood News & Resources. There are various lines of thought when it comes to early childhood parenting. Here are three of them: My child will learn what he/she needs to know when school begins. That’s what the teachers get paid [...]

 Waiting is hard. Whether you’re a two year old waiting to get down from your high chair to go play, a 25 year old who’s past her due date and waiting for her baby to arrive, or a 60 something year old man who is waiting to recover from quadruple bypass surgery–it’s hard.   Trust [...]