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Hi, I’m Marcia.
Teacher turned storyteller, coast dweller turned city explorer. I share everyday beauty through words, music, and photos…welcoming slow mornings, garden paths, and all the little joys that make a life well-loved.
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Monthly Archives: May 2025
Dressing for this New Chapter
In this new chapter, my wardrobe has softened…welcoming comfort, ease, and quiet confidence. I’m dressing for slower days, peaceful moments, and the simple joy of feeling at home in my own skin. Read the full blog post
A Small Victory: Stepping Up and Settling In
In the quiet moments of change, we often met was surprising clarity. This post is a gentle reflection on finding peace when life feels uncertain, and how faith, presence, and even small victories can anchor us. Part of the “Seasons of Home” series, it’s an offering of encouragement to those navigating new chapters, wherever you find yourself today. Read the full blog post
In Faith and the in-Between
There’s a tender space between what was and what’s not yet. A space where the old chapter has gently closed, but the new one hasn’t fully settled in. I’m living in that space right now. We’ve moved. A new town, a new rhythm, new sidewalks I’ve only just begun to walk. Some days I still reach for things that no longer fit my life here, and other days I notice a new leaf on the path that tells me…I’m starting to belong. It’s a liminal place. That space between familiarity and unfolding. And while there’s an urge to rush ahead, … Read the full blog post
The Things We Keep
There are just some things we hold onto. Sometimes for a reason, sometimes simply because they’ve always been with us. There’s a small wooden jewelry box. My father brought for me during a summer our family spent in Mexico City, between my fourth and fifth grade years. I remember the afternoon he brought it back from the marketplace… he had bartered for it, a proud smile on his face. I placed a little charm inside, a tiny, Our Lady of Guadalupe, a souvenir from the cathedral we visited there with my grandmother. The scent of the wood still lingers when … Read the full blog post
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