Mom Blog - Marci Darling

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Spread the sparkles! Navigating life's storms with MOM (Monarch of Magic)

Magic Marker Mission Statement

September 1, 2019

One of the first things we did after my ex left was to create a mission statement for the remaining three of us, a verbal picture of how we wanted

I have found the paradox that if I love until it hurts, then there is no more hurt, only more love. Mother Theresa

August 29, 2019

I have found the paradox that if I love until it hurts, then there is no more hurt, only more love. (Mother Theresa)

Divorce Divas Unite!

August 28, 2019

I love writing meaningful quotes on index cards and taping them up around my house. My bathroom mirror is so full of inspirational quotes it’s nearly impossible to see myself!

How Coaching a 6th Grade Football Team Helped This Glamour Girl Cope with Death and Divorce

August 27, 2019

Get open and stay open, because that’s how the miracles happen.

Mud Pies and Treehouses… A Thing of the Past?

July 3, 2019

When I was a child, I walked home from school through Mr. Farley’s lush green apple orchards. A fresh crisp apple was the perfect tonic after a long day

My Beautiful Barbarians

May 2, 2019

This blog post is a combination of one I wrote in 2007, continued in 2013 and finished in 2019, although maybe I’ll add to it in another 6 years. My

Healing and Dealing with Grief and Trauma

April 9, 2019

I haven’t wanted to post because there’s just so much, so much deep tragedy and trauma in my life. I don’t want to write any of it down because I

Ten Best Hallucinations from my Beloved Parents

September 7, 2017

The other day my Dad woke up and said with a smile, “Marci, why did you spin our bed around and rearrange our room last night?” “I didn’t spin your

“Take me out to the ballgame, take me out to the crowd…

September 4, 2017

I just returned from another late night at the hospital with my Dad. He was agitated and distressed, and it turned out the only thing that soothed him was singing