Maya and the Marshmallow
Saving & the marshmallow lesson — wait, and it doubles. Maya learns that a little patience today can grow into something bigger tomorrow.
Short stories to educate kids about finances, social skills, and other exciting education things.
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Follow Maya as she learns to save, budget, serve, and say thank you — one five-minute story at a time. A brand-new episode lands every Monday at 9:00 AM PT.
Saving & the marshmallow lesson — wait, and it doubles. Maya learns that a little patience today can grow into something bigger tomorrow.
Telling every dollar where to go. Maya writes her plan down first — tithe, savings, emergency, bills, and spending money each in its place.
Gratitude is more than the food. JJ joins the family table for his very first episode, and Maya discovers what Thanksgiving is really about.
Rest, family, and keeping plans. After a long rescue day, Daddy is too tired to play — and Maya learns that love sometimes means letting someone rest.
Kitchen math with the whole family — breakfast at $81 a month and cake Saturdays at $24. Good food, real numbers, and time together.
Serving others with a smile. Maya helps hand out food to neighbors and learns that giving is one of the best lessons of all.
Why we celebrate — a Christmas story about love, don't condemn. Maya learns what the season is truly for.
Shorts & Reels drop Wednesdays and Fridays at 3:30 PM PT — and every video ends the same way: with an invitation to come back next Monday.
What We Teach
Saving, budgeting, and patience with money — taught through stories a child can follow and a family can talk about together.
Gratitude, prayer, and giving — woven gently into everyday family moments, from the dinner table to serving neighbors.
Time together, keeping your word, and looking out for each other — the lessons that hold everything else up.
Books
Stories for kids, wisdom for marriages — and coloring books so the little ones can join in while parents read.
The companion coloring book to the very first Maya episode. Kids color Maya's saving story page by page — puffs, savings jar, and the marshmallow lesson included.
Made so families can read together: kids color while parents read the marriage book. Two pictures for every chapter, following a family just like yours.
ETMW Family Merch
Our signature tee is here — the gold family, big and proud, on a classic black shirt.
The gold family silhouette — Mom, Dad, and the kids holding hands — printed big across the chest, on a classic black tee for adults and kids.
More merch coming soon — the hoodie is on the way.
About Us
ETMW Family is Emmanuel Williams — husband, father of four daughters, notary signing agent, and author — and his family in Tacoma, Washington. ETMW Family is a brand of EthemanWilliams, LLC.
Through the Maya series and our books, we teach kids money, faith, and family values through short stories — the same lessons we live at our own table: tell every dollar where to go, be thankful, serve others, and don't eat your marshmallow too soon.
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New Maya episodes Mondays at 9:00 AM PT, Shorts & Reels Wednesdays and Fridays at 3:30 PM PT. Come be part of the family.