“Where Magic Lives: In the Heart of Marisa” ✨
- Michele Renee
- Jul 26, 2025
- 3 min read
💖 Marisa (1997): Some Places Her Heart Has Been 💖 OG written 🗓️ December 3, 2016
This blog is lovingly dedicated to my beautiful daughter, Marisa, to remind her just how strong, silly, soft, and spectacular she truly is. 💪💫
Whenever life feels a little too loud or heavy, I hope this little time capsule brings a smile to your face 😊 and warmth to your heart. 💖 You’ve already overcome so much, baby girl these sweet spots in your soul? They’re just a few treasures you’ve left behind on your journey.
🐾 Little Bear and Raccoons Forever 🎶
Raccoons and Little Bear jammin’ out playing to the beat of their own drum. 🥁 We would laugh until our stomachs hurt 😁 and rewind this scene again… and again… and again. You’ll always be my Little Bear. 🧸✨
🗓️ This episode first aired September 14, 1997 — Season 3, Episode 30.
🎬 Pure joy in animated form. 🐻💕
👽 E.T.? Absolutely Not! 😱
To this day, Marisa refuses to watch E.T. She says he’s terrifying and honestly, I kinda agree. 😂
Some childhood fears stick with us… but so do the giggles and the way you hid under the blanket every time he lit up that weird finger.
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"Bravery isn’t the absence of fear it's the giggle behind the blanket anyway."
🎧 "Can You Play It One More Time?" 💿
Marisa and my sisters would beg me to replay this song in the car, over and over again. They'd sit so serious, full of questions about "Adrian" completely captivated. I’d let their imaginations run wild…🌬️✨
🎵 Though my old laptop took a decade to edit anything, we made memories that last lifetimes. 🫶
🖥️💾 “Complete Song” vibes still live in our hearts.
🐢 Franklin Sleepover Panic 😳
I used to tease her by asking:
“Should I invite Franklin the Turtle for a sleepover?” 🐢💤
Marisa would immediately say:
“NO, MOM! NO NO NO!” 😂
That serious little face is engraved in my memory like a treasure map. X marks the giggle spot. 🗺️❤️
🎶 Nightmares on Wheels 🚘💤
There’s one song that absolutely freaks Marisa out… so of course, as the teasing, loving mom I am I crank it up at night while we’re driving. 😈💃
She groans, rolls her eyes, but I know she secretly loves our ridiculous tradition.
Because this is us.
“Home is the person who knows your fears and still plays the song anyway.” 🎵💞
💖 This is Marisa When Her Mom is NOT Around 😇
📸 Candid chaos, gentle soul, my baby forever.
🔮 Tarot Tap: A Soul Spread for Marisa
Let’s see what the cards whisper to your beautiful heart, my girl:
1. Present
The Star ✨
🌟 Hope, renewal, and your radiant spirit lighting the dark.
"You are the miracle you’ve been waiting for."
2. Challenge
The Moon 🌙
🌑 Navigating fears and shadows with grace.
"It’s okay not to know. Walk anyway."
3. Root Memory
Six of Cups 🧃
Nostalgia, innocence, and the memories we’re honoring today.
"The past isn’t gone it’s a song we still hum."
4. Heart’s Wisdom
Strength 🦁
Gentle power, fierce love, and the roar of a girl who’s lived.
"You are stronger than the storms you’ve survived."
5. Guiding Light
Queen of Cups 🫖
Intuition, nurturing, and emotional beauty.
"Your heart knows what your eyes can’t yet see."
6. Future Vibe
The Sun ☀️
Joy, truth, and childlike wonder returning in full force.
"You are meant to shine. Loudly, wildly, fully."
💬 Final Love Note 💌
Marisa, you have always been magic. 🌈
Whether it’s Franklin, raccoons, or irrational fears of alien potatoes (aka E.T.) every part of your story has built the warrior, the lover, the soft soul you are today.
Your mama is so proud. ❤️
“Sometimes the best way to remember who you are is to laugh at what used to scare you.”
“You are not just my daughter. You are my teacher, my mirror, my music, my favorite laugh.”
🧸💫 Forever your Little Bear mama ...Mama Bear 💫🧸
With love always,
Mom ❤️
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