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Category: 🩵 Finding Extraordinary

Finding Extraordinary celebrates meaningful coincidences—those chance encounters and unexpected connections that quietly transform our lives. These muses reveal how ordinary moments can become crossroads of magic, grace, and human connection. Inspired by “Locker Room Moments with Dad,” this collection honors life’s beautiful accidents: the strangers who cross our paths, the small gestures that change everything, and the reminders that even our darkest moments hold light. The extraordinary isn’t far away—it’s woven into every day. When we stay open to wonder, meaning finds us right where we are.

Touched By An Angel: What Small Change Can Do
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Touched By An Angel: What Small Change Can Do

January 9, 2020February 8, 2025 Stephanie Ortiz

I thought $4 was small change, but I was mistaken. Even the smallest moment can be sacred.

In Hot Pursuit Of…
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In Hot Pursuit Of…

December 26, 2019February 9, 2025 Stephanie Ortiz4 Comments

Every Christmas season I find myself in hot pursuit of something. It used to be the latest doll that the girls had to have. We’ve moved beyond that stage, (I could very well start feeling sorry for myself), as a new age has definitely begun. Luckily, I can still make sure Christmas is merry as… Continue reading In Hot Pursuit Of…

Click Away Negative Thoughts
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Click Away Negative Thoughts

December 10, 2019November 18, 2025 Stephanie Ortiz

This is my latest fashion statement. Whenever I wear my clicker, someone will comment how cool my ring is. And then the conversation goes like this: Interested MOS (Man on the Street, leftover from my TV days): What is it? Me: I use it to count my bad habit. Interested MOS: What’s your bad habit?… Continue reading Click Away Negative Thoughts

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I’m Stephanie Ortiz, a storyteller–like a professional organizer; only I use words instead of boxes. I’ve written fiction and nonfiction since being a journalism major at UNC-Chapel Hill–before there were iPhones, to know a story when it hits me. And whenever I need a muse, there’s always real life to draw from.

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