#1 Shutterfly Memory Game Customize a matching card game that they’ll never forget. #2 101 Conversation Starters for Families One of the signs of a healthy family is open and meaningful conversation. But it's not always easy to get your kids talking. 101 Conversation...
Holiday Prep Time-Prepare Now-Enjoy Later!
We are entering the season of giving. I love this time of year for too many reasons to list. Above all, I love modeling the art of giving without expectations with our children. You may remember our family participating in a variety of service projects in the past...
Three Things Thursday!
Welcome to this quarter’s blog series, Three Things Thursday! I am here to share just THREE things that I am into right now to enhance my world as wife, mom and work from home business owner. Feel free to reach out at any time if you have any questions about the...
Three Things Thursday!
Welcome to this quarter’s blog series, Three Things Thursday! I am here to share just THREE things that I am into right now to enhance my world as wife, mom and work from home business owner. Feel free to reach out at any time if you have any questions about the...
Three Things Thursday!
Welcome to this quarter’s blog series, Three Things Thursday! I am here to share just THREE things that I am into right now to enhance my world as wife, mom and work from home business owner. Feel free to reach out at any time if you have any questions about the...
Three Things Thursday!
Welcome to this quarter’s blog series, Three Things Thursday! I am here to share just THREE things that I am into right now to enhance my world as wife, mom and work from home business owner. Feel free to reach out at any time if you have any questions about the...
Three Things Thursday!
Welcome to this quarter’s blog series, Three Things Thursday! I am here to share just THREE things that I am into right now to enhance my world as wife, mom and work from home business owner. Feel free to reach out at any time if you have any questions about the...
Parenting Hacks-Christmas Preps
Coffee with Maria-Parenting Hacks is a Facebook live series about all thing parenting by Publisher and Children’s Book Author Maria Dismondy, a parents advocate and children advocate, who loves to share positive messages to the world. In this video, you will learn...
Three Things Thursday!
Welcome to this quarter’s blog series, Three Things Thursday! I am here to share just THREE things that I am into right now to enhance my world as wife, mom and work from home business owner. Feel free to reach out at any time if you have any questions about the...
Three Things Thursday!
Welcome to this quarter’s blog series, Three Things Thursday! I am here to share just THREE things that I am into right now to enhance my world as wife, mom and work from home business owner. Feel free to reach out at any time if you have any questions about the...
Three Things Thursday!
Welcome to this quarter’s blog series, Three Things Thursday! I am here to share just THREE things that I am into right now to enhance my world as wife, mom and work from home business owner. Feel free to reach out at any time if you have any questions about the...
Three Things Thursday!
Welcome to this quarter’s blog series, Three Things Thursday! I am here to share just THREE things that I am into right now to enhance my world as wife, mom and work from home business owner. Feel free to reach out at any time if you have any questions about the...
Blessing Bags
A few weeks ago, I posted an Amazon Wish List on my personal Facebook page, requesting personal care items in bulk from my family and friends with the intent to package them into something called Blessing Bags. The response and amount of support was amazing and we...
Family Illustration-Great for a Holiday Gift!
I love my job because not only do I get to do what I enjoy, but I also get the opportunity to work with creative people. I networked with an illustrator a few months back that I met through a colleague in my mastermind. Ona Praderas and I met via Skype and I was...
Valentine’s Day Last Minute Fun
Valentine's Day is just a few days away. Here are some of the lastest and greatest crafts floating around Pinterest. I am not sharing anything that would require too much time because I understand how busy families can be! 1.Craft: Tissue Paper Stained Glass Hearts 2....
Gift Ideas for the “Hard to Buy For” Person
Here is my final post in the three-week "gift" series. Gifts for the person that is SO HARD to buy for... 1. The Gift of NOTHING-for real. Check this out. 2. Choose something from the World Vision Gift Catalog. We just heard a speaker at MOPS this week talk about the...
Unique Gifts for The Kids
This week I am sharing some of my favorite gift ideas for children. We have a big family and when we had our first child, we decided to give just one gift from us for Christmas and Santa delivers three gifts under the tree. Something to wear, something to read and...
Unique Gift Ideas
This week I thought I would share some of the unique gift ideas I've purchased, plan to purchase, or wish I had someone to purchase something like this for! These are mostly adult gifts and next week I will share unique gift ideas for children. 1. Prinstagram: They...
Thanksgiving Preparations
Part of this blog is inspiring families and those that work with little ones to make each day count. In order to do so, sometimes big celebrations take preparations and that is something that I am good at! My friends all joke with me about my organization and my...
Last Minute Halloween
The title of my blog is Be The Difference. For three years of writing here, I have been inspired to share ideas either of my own or gathered from the web, to my readers on ways you can Be the Difference in your own child's life, the lives of children you work with, in...
Valentine’s Day Gifts for Mom & Baby
Valentine's Day is around the corner. I am so thankful to be a part of these mom-owned businesses (featured in the picture above) that can help you find Valentine's gift for the wife (mama) or baby in your life! Thank you for supporting mom-owned businesses like...
Inspiration to Pay It Forward
I want to tell you a story. A story of how an idea my friends and I put into action inspired two others to pay it forward. It's the perfect story to share as we begin the holiday season. For our friend's birthday in January 2013, we spent the night out in Ann Arbor...












