Oprah's ALL-TIME favorite items!!

What an amazing time it is for Heritage Makers!! The December issue of the O Magazine made it to subscribers on Monday, and check out page 93! Heritage Makers is listed as one of Oprah's all time favorite items!

So, is a Heritage Makers book one of your favorite items as it is for Oprah?

Are you going to make Heritage Makers a favorite item for your loved ones this holiday season? Get started today at www.story2remember.com! What better gift is there than one from the heart? Why not write a book to your spouse about why you love him/her? Or write a book telling your child why they mean the world to you! It's a gift that can be read, loved, and cherished over and over again! It's a book that won't just sit on the book shelf waiting to go to the next garage sale! It will be held near and dear to your loved ones, read over and over again, and a true gift from the heart!

This year it has gotten easier to create those personalized storybooks! The template gallery (filled with over 550 FREE templates) continues to grow each day! You can select the template you want to use, drag your pictures into it, write your text, and have a beautiful storybook in less time than you'd spend waiting in long check-out lines in the stores! So, not only will you be giving a gift from the heart, but you'll be able to enjoy more of the holiday season at home with your loved ones!

Strengthen your family one stroy at a time!

A Story I want to remember!

It was last Monday afternoon and my husband had the afternoon off. Because I was watching some of our friends' kids, he agreed to pick up our children so that at least Eliana and Lydia could get a good nap. Well, it turns out that he thought he needed to wear them out more than they already were, so he was bold and took all 3 to the beach (remember, that's a 5, 3, and 19mos old!). I called home to let him know what time I'd be getting home, and he had Josiah talk to me on the phone. Josiah was so excited that he found 2 huge shark teeth - they are seriously the size of the kid's palms! Derek was a bit frustrated as he'd been looking for a long time and only found little teeth - Josiah had been playing much of the time and quickly found the huge ones! As you can tell in the picture, he's very proud of what he found! That boy loves his sharks and other sea animals! I can't wait to get that picture in a book for him so he can remember what happened that day on the beach! I'm thankful that my husband was brave and took all 3 to the beach on his own....Josiah wouldn't have found the shark teeth had Derek not taken them! It's a story that I'm so glad Josiah will be able to remember! And yes, the younger two did get a nap even though they spent some time at the beach!

My Story

Yes, it's 2008, and I'm FINALLY getting a blog! About time..huh? Well, the last 8 years of my life have been quite the whirlwind. On July 7th, 2001, I married my high school sweetheart, Derek, and I began my adventure as a military wife. Derek's an active duty sailor, but when we were first married, he was stationed with the Marines in 29Palms, CA. It was interesting being sent to the middle of the desert when the Navy needs water! It was definitely an adventure, and we came to love the people in the desert - I can't say the same for the climate, but the people made it all worth the time out there!!

Our one and only son was born in 29 Palms making us proud parents on December 12th, 2002. Just a few months after Josiah was born, we headed down the interstate a bit where Derek was then stationed with the Navy on the USS Nimitz. That began our first deployment as the ship was already out to sea when he reported. We lived in San Diego for 3 years. During that time, we went through 2 deployments and countless sea trials, and we also celebrated the birth of our first daughter, Eliana, on October 24th, 2004. We loved the community of San Diego, but ship life had its ups and downs.

So, once his 3 years on the ship were over, we took a road trip with the 2 kids from southern CA all the way to Eastern North Carolina (I was also pregnant at that time & we were driving a TINY Kia Spectra!!). We took the scenic route and took just over a month to reach our final destination. We were able to see a lot of family on that trip as well as some friends we hadn't seen in quite a while. He is currently stationed at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina again with the Marines. It's the one place in the world I said I didn't want to go, but such is life. We're thankful that Derek has been home & was actually able to experience the entire first year of our 2nd daughter's life - Lydia joined us on September 9th, 2006.

This has been the longest we've lived in 1 house! We've been here almost 2 years (in San Diego we lived in 2 different houses because of our growing family). It's been an adjustment to actually "live" in a house rather than just unpack in time to repack it. While being here Derek's been able to focus on his schooling (only 2 more classes to go until he's done!!). I've also been able to start a business with Heritage Makers!

I LOVE MY JOB!! It is great to share the joy of storybooking with friends and family. It's also an amazing business opportunity. I'm excited where the company is going & can't wait to see what the future of Heritage Makers holds for our family - sounds like it'd be a good book for me to write ;-) You can check out my website at www.story2remember.com and get started on your story.

New products will be available May 12th......I'll fill you in on that soon ;D