In 2011 we wed, enjoyed a romantic honeymoon in Italy, life was perfect. Three months after our wedding, my husband was laid off by his engineering firm due to a struggling economy. To say that it was a stressful situation is an understatement. Here we were just getting started on our life together and this huge bump in the road is thrown our way. However, sometimes the roads less traveled, the detours, actually lead to a blessing.

We had been toying with the idea of a small, home-based business for some time as more of a hobby than a real "business". Now was as good a time as any and I hoped the venture would at least supplement our income enough to help us get by until Brad was able to recover and rebound. At first it was just an order here or there for a friend, then it turned into a few orders per week. We were happy. Brad had decided to give a sales position a try since the engineering market was completely dry. The business continued to grow, surprising us both. I prided myself on sending out only high quality gifts made with care. I guess this showed up in the products and before I knew it, our business was starting to boom in the second year. In fact, MMB was growing so quickly that Brad decided to leave his sales job and focus his time on our growing business. The business that became a blessing is where we find ourselves today. We work long days, I still hold a full-time position outside of MMB, and then we're both working late into the night six and seven days per week but we wouldn't have it any other way.

Out of a hardship and necessity, we have built a business we enjoy and a blessing has been cast upon us. We are grateful and we sincerely thank our customers, each and every one!