Down Home Mom

Rochelle crafts beautiful, customized and one of a kind cards. She has a knack for asking the right questions about the recipient and making the card absolutely perfect for that person. Rochelle uses high quality materials and does not only create a card but a keepsake. Anyone would be proud to receive one of her [...]

Are you one of the thousands of people who work hard every day building your business?  Do you have a great website, but need to increase traffic to increase sales?  Do you have a blog and just don’t have the time or energy to devote to it? As a small business owner you are very [...]

LipSense is unlike any conventional lipstick, stain or color. These kiss-proof, smudge-proof liquid colors are perfect for busy moms on the go! The colors last for up to 12 hours and are available in over 50 shades! SeneGence is an environmentally conscious company that uses naturally reoccuring ingredients and reduces paper waste by eliminating individual [...]

Are you considering a survey for your website, blog or event? How about your Facebook page or Twitter account? If you are looking for discussions on the benefits of a survey then check out my site: www.checkmarksurveys.com. Surveys are an effective way to listen and respond to feedback that can affect your bottom line with [...]

I have been an Avon Representative for almost 17yrs, but have just recently become an Avon e-Rep! That means I now have a website that ANYONE in the UNITED STATES can place an order through my website! And anyone with a UNITED STATES MAILING ADDRESS can place an order on my website and use DIRECT [...]

During the month of May, I am offering a deal that can’t be beat!  Women in business can submit an article about their business and I will post it to my blog! Please follow these instructions.  Send a write up,  pitching yourself and your business (whether service or product related) to joan@downhomemom.com.  Please put MY [...]

In Part 1 and Part 2, I covered a journey that brought me to starting my own business and meeting amazing women like Cindy Morrison, Tory Johnson and Deborah Shane.  Now I am going to tell you about what I gleaned from Spark and Hustle. Spark and Hustle is not your everyday rah-rah conference.  Sure… [...]

When I lost my job, the wheels started turning and I decided that developing my own business at localhoma.com was the way to go.  I was planning and planning and planning… until one day I read this quote from Bob at ChristianPF.com:  “I am a planning fanatic and think it is a critical component of [...]

Try as I may.. this turned out to be a really long blog post.  This chronicles an 18 year journey.  I made it as short and sweet as I possibly could, and ultimately decided to post it in several parts. Part 1 covers my journey from dreaming, deciding and ultimately to doing. I had the [...]

This is an article I wrote several years ago. It is copied from my site at: http://www.freewebs.com/suffer-the-little-children/whychildrenmisbehave.htm Why Do Children Misbehave? Jane Nelson: “A misbehaving child is a discouraged child.” Does this hold up to the light of God’s Word? What does God say about discouragement? Colossians 3:21 says: “Fathers, provoke not your children to [...]