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Lessons from a Christmas Cookie Marathon

So my friend Patty and I planned an all day baking/cooking marathon for Saturday.  We got a little bit of a late start – that was fine with me.  Patty had shopped for the ingredients and planned to bring her mom’s tried and true recipe for Pecan tarts.

That is when the best laid plans fell [...]

Free Download from The 12-Week Holiday Planner {Weeks 13 & 14}!

After the busyness of Christmas is over and the children are still on vacation, smart moms will have some fun but informal ideas planned to continue building cherished family holiday memories.

In the spirit of giving, Sheri Graham and I have teamed up to offer this free downloadable [...]

What Simple Tradition Tickles Your Family?

“When we recall Christmas past, we usually find that the simplest things, not the great occasions-give off the greatest glow of happiness.”  (Bob Hope)

My goal, this Christmas holiday season, is to focus on the simple, memory making activities that are short on expense, and long on memory making.  Sometimes [...]

Black Friday and Cyber Monday are over, Now what?

If you missed Black Friday or Cyber Monday Doorbuster deals, I have good news for you, although it is bittersweet for me!

I spent today clearing my bookshelves of items I no longer need.  Now that Mary is set to graduate in May, I am no longer a homeschool mom after 23 year of [...]

Real or Artificial Christmas tree?

To do or not to do, that is the question!  To get a real tree or an artificial tree was the choice Mary and I wrestled with over the Black Friday week-end.  My late husband, Duane, insisted we decorate for the holidays with a REAL Christmas tree each year.

So one of our favorite family traditions, [...]

No Fuss Floor Care

Ed Note: For a Complete List of my Norwex Overstocks and discontinued items at 50% off, please email me at marilyn@marilynmollsnorwex.com.

For years the ability to maintain attractive, clean, sparkling floors without exhaustion and the use of nasty, expensive chemicals has eluded me.  That is, until I discovered the secret of environmentally [...]

Creme Brulee with Chocolate

Do you dream of a “dessert angel” sneaking into your kitchen and preparing a delicious and rich dessert for your family?  It only requires five ingredients.

Mentoring Moms are demonstrating and serving Creme Brulee on Friday for an elegant and easy dessert lesson.

To prepare ahead, I spent a mere 90 minutes with my friend Michele this [...]

The Big Book of Trials, Errors, and Lessons Learned

Front Cover of my Book of Wisdom

Ed Note:

The following article is written by my daughter Laura Coble, a young mom expecting her second baby in March.  You can read her blog at The Coble Column.

As a Grandmother, I  think it would be great to get started with a book of Wisdom to pass on [...]

Lord, Undo me

Most readers of this page know I have been a widow for three and half years, now.  It’s been a hard journey for me to be a single mom and business owner.  I’ve found that working through grief takes much longer than I ever expected.

No More Super Mom?

Ed Note:  The following blog was written by Laura Moll Coble, my daughter, and it was originally published at her blog.

I don’t know if its okay to review and recommend a book before you’ve finished reading it, but I’ve been so encouraged by this book so far that I couldn’t help myself!

The book [...]