Ed Note: Here is the recording of a recent phone interview with Kevin Swanson regarding the story of The Urban Homemaker.
Hero Moms Incarnating the Proverbs 31 Vision
The Urban Homemaker In a day of fragmented families and big-business oriented economies, one family’s vision took them on an amazing journey. The life of faith is not always pretty, but it is also not without its joys and triumphs! When Duane and Marilyn Moll took the trip all the way home in the early 1990s with home schooling and home businesses, they had no idea what would lie ahead of them. Marilyn Moll tells the inspiring story of Urban Homemaker on this edition of Generations.
There are many different ways that Christian families are incarnating the biblical model for home life, integrated families, and Proverbs 31 home-managers. But in a world of egalitarianism, socialist-driven economies, family disintegration, and institutionalized, non-discipleship oriented education, it is a huge inspiration to see a few families embracing the biblical vision and trying out a few incarnations of that vision!
generationswithvision.com/RadioShow.aspx?sid=1159
jueves, 28 de mayo de 2009
miércoles, 20 de mayo de 2009
Entrepreneurial Moms/Families
On Friday, May 22, 2009, I, Marilyn Moll, will be the featured guest on Generations with Vision Radio with Kevin Swanson. Our topic will be Entrepreneurial Moms. At that time I will be talking about a how The Urban Homemaker business got started eighteen years ago, my late husband's vision for a home based business, how I have adjusted to running the business as a widow, and a new direction I will be taking the business later this year.
One of Duane's passions was education and so we introduced phone seminars Continuing Education for Moms four years ago. Many customers and readers have contacted me regarding when I plan to start up the "phone seminars."
The good news is that I am working diligently to restart this program in the Fall of 2009. As I plan the schedule I am looking your help. If you know of a small family businesses that offers products, services, or information products that encourages and support homemakers and families would you please tell them of a new opportunity to gain recognition and to get their message out to thousands of families?
If you have or know of a family home based business that supports or encourages homemaking, I may be interested in featuring this business/service in future issues of my newsletter From the Heart of the Urban Homemaker, as well as providing very low cost advertising and/or free exposure at one of my websites, urbanhomemaker.com, articles.urbanhomemaker.com, mentoringhomemakers.com, or my blog marilynmoll.com.
I am specifically looking to feature and interview people whose product or service and business objectives are compatible with the following criteria:
1. You are offering homemaking helps for busy moms in the spirit of Titus Two.
2. Your business in some way promotes old-fashioned skills for contemporary people.
3. You have an affiliate program.
4. You have a free resource or ebook that you are willing to share with my newsletter readers.
You do not necessarily have to have an affiliate program or free resource to be considered.
In order to be considered however, you must provide me with the following required information. I'm looking for unique family businesses. (However, national direct selling companies offering great products such as Mary Kay, Pampered Chef, Home Interiors, Juice Plus will not be considered.)
Continuing Education for Moms Program Application:
To be considered, please complete the entire application.
Business Phone Number:
Home Phone if different:
Cell Phone:
Website:
Email contact:
Name of Business:
Time in Business:
Business Objective(s):
Describe the products or service your business offers and how it can be of benefit to homemakers and families:
Describe briefly why you believe your business is uniquely suited to be compatible with and featured in From the Heart of the Urban Homemaker Newsletter:
Describe the free product or service you would be willing to share with readers (if any):
Describe affiliate program if applicable:
Describe what you would hope to gain from being featured:
Email your application to me at marilyn@urbanhomemaker.com
If your business is selected to be featured, I will contact you. Please do not call me.
One of Duane's passions was education and so we introduced phone seminars Continuing Education for Moms four years ago. Many customers and readers have contacted me regarding when I plan to start up the "phone seminars."
The good news is that I am working diligently to restart this program in the Fall of 2009. As I plan the schedule I am looking your help. If you know of a small family businesses that offers products, services, or information products that encourages and support homemakers and families would you please tell them of a new opportunity to gain recognition and to get their message out to thousands of families?
If you have or know of a family home based business that supports or encourages homemaking, I may be interested in featuring this business/service in future issues of my newsletter From the Heart of the Urban Homemaker, as well as providing very low cost advertising and/or free exposure at one of my websites, urbanhomemaker.com, articles.urbanhomemaker.com, mentoringhomemakers.com, or my blog marilynmoll.com.
I am specifically looking to feature and interview people whose product or service and business objectives are compatible with the following criteria:
1. You are offering homemaking helps for busy moms in the spirit of Titus Two.
2. Your business in some way promotes old-fashioned skills for contemporary people.
3. You have an affiliate program.
4. You have a free resource or ebook that you are willing to share with my newsletter readers.
You do not necessarily have to have an affiliate program or free resource to be considered.
In order to be considered however, you must provide me with the following required information. I'm looking for unique family businesses. (However, national direct selling companies offering great products such as Mary Kay, Pampered Chef, Home Interiors, Juice Plus will not be considered.)
Continuing Education for Moms Program Application:
To be considered, please complete the entire application.
Business Phone Number:
Home Phone if different:
Cell Phone:
Website:
Email contact:
Name of Business:
Time in Business:
Business Objective(s):
Describe the products or service your business offers and how it can be of benefit to homemakers and families:
Describe briefly why you believe your business is uniquely suited to be compatible with and featured in From the Heart of the Urban Homemaker Newsletter:
Describe the free product or service you would be willing to share with readers (if any):
Describe affiliate program if applicable:
Describe what you would hope to gain from being featured:
Email your application to me at marilyn@urbanhomemaker.com
If your business is selected to be featured, I will contact you. Please do not call me.
viernes, 8 de mayo de 2009
Before I was a Mom
Ed Note: This was sent to me by my sister with no copyright. A reader has notified me this quote actually appeared in a book by Mary LaGrand Bouma, The Creative Homemaker, which came out in 1973. I believe Bouma was probably the original author — just thought you might want to know.
Before I was a Mom,
I never tripped over toys
or forgot words to a lullaby.
I didn ' t worry whether or not
my plants were poisonous.
I never thought about immunizations.
Before I was a Mom,
I had never been puked on.
Pooped on.
Chewed on.
Peed on.
I had complete control of my mind
and my thoughts.
I slept all night.
Before I was a Mom,
I never held down a screaming child
so doctors could do tests.
Or give shots.
I never looked into teary eyes and cried.
I never got gloriously happy over a simple grin.
I never sat up late hours at night
watching a baby sleep.
Before I was a Mom,
I never held a sleeping baby just because
I didn ' t want to put her down.
I never felt my heart break into a million pieces
when I couldn ' t stop the hurt.
I never knew that something so small
could affect my life so much..
I never knew that I could love someone so much.
I never knew I would love being a Mom.
Before I was a Mom,
I didn ' t know the feeling of
having my heart outside my body..
I didn ' t know how special it could feel
to feed a hungry baby.
I didn ' t know that bond
between a mother and her child.
I didn ' t know that something so small
could make me feel so important and happy.
Before I was a Mom,
I had never gotten up in the middle of the night
every 10 minutes to make sure all was okay.
I had never known the warmth,
the joy,
the love,
the heartache,
the wonderment
or the satisfaction of being a Mom.
I didn ' t know I was capable of feeling so much,
before I was a Mom .
Send this to someone who you think is an awesome Mom.
May you always be overwhelmed by the Grace of God rather than by the cares of life
Before I was a Mom,
I never tripped over toys
or forgot words to a lullaby.
I didn ' t worry whether or not
my plants were poisonous.
I never thought about immunizations.
Before I was a Mom,
I had never been puked on.
Pooped on.
Chewed on.
Peed on.
I had complete control of my mind
and my thoughts.
I slept all night.
Before I was a Mom,
I never held down a screaming child
so doctors could do tests.
Or give shots.
I never looked into teary eyes and cried.
I never got gloriously happy over a simple grin.
I never sat up late hours at night
watching a baby sleep.
Before I was a Mom,
I never held a sleeping baby just because
I didn ' t want to put her down.
I never felt my heart break into a million pieces
when I couldn ' t stop the hurt.
I never knew that something so small
could affect my life so much..
I never knew that I could love someone so much.
I never knew I would love being a Mom.
Before I was a Mom,
I didn ' t know the feeling of
having my heart outside my body..
I didn ' t know how special it could feel
to feed a hungry baby.
I didn ' t know that bond
between a mother and her child.
I didn ' t know that something so small
could make me feel so important and happy.
Before I was a Mom,
I had never gotten up in the middle of the night
every 10 minutes to make sure all was okay.
I had never known the warmth,
the joy,
the love,
the heartache,
the wonderment
or the satisfaction of being a Mom.
I didn ' t know I was capable of feeling so much,
before I was a Mom .
Send this to someone who you think is an awesome Mom.
May you always be overwhelmed by the Grace of God rather than by the cares of life
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