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Magic Marker Mission Statement
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 our home to be. We had hung magic marker mission statements up in our home for years, but one of -
I have found the paradox that if I love until it hurts, then there is no more hurt, only more love. Mother Theresa
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!
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! When people send me supportive messages or texts, I write them down and tape them up to remind myself, that -
How Coaching a 6th Grade Football Team Helped This Glamour Girl Cope with Death and Divorce
Get open and stay open, because that’s how the miracles happen. -
Mud Pies and Treehouses… A Thing of the Past?
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 at school. I made mud pies and tried to get my little sister to eat them. I walked through fields -
My Beautiful Barbarians
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 three-year-old daughter just took a parasol out of her baby brother’s hand. I say, “Miss Annabelle, you can not take -
Healing and Dealing with Grief and Trauma
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 want to pretend none of it is true. But as a person who has chosen to always live in truth -
Ten Best Hallucinations from my Beloved Parents
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 bed or move your furniture last night,” I answered softly, making his oatmeal the way he likes it with lot’s -
“Take me out to the ballgame, take me out to the crowd…
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 “Take Me Out to the Ballgame” over and over. he has no idea where he is, or what is happening