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SUPERMOM Michelle Murrill

BY LIESEL SCHMIDT

As the CEO of Southern View Media and the owner of Pelican Promos and Daphne Cowork, Michelle Murrill has an incredible amount of responsibility vying for her attention at any given point during the day—and it doesn’t stop when she walks through the door at home. The mother of three kids between the ages of 21 and two years old, Murrill may qualify as a “working mom”—but you won’t hear her using that term of her own accord. “but we are all working moms. We are either working outside of the home or inside the home. I choose to work outside of the home because I feel like I am making a difference in my community. I get to help local business owners see their dreams come to fruition. Helping other families achieve their goals is what makes me know I am doing the right thing each week. I do miss being home with my kids—the youngest especially—but I focus on quality time instead of quantity. Being a mom working outside of the home means making the most of every moment.”

With her two older children especially, Murrill has been able to reinforce her choice to pursue a passion with an example of also fulfilling a purpose of giving to something greater than herself. “My kids get to see their mom not only working, but working for a purpose,” says Murrill, who is also a board member for Bras for a Cause, an Eastern Shore Chamber Ambassador and a board member for TheAmerican Autism Society. “We volunteer together, and we talk about the events and organizations we sponsor or work with pro bono. We plan ways to help the community, and they get to be a part of it. They get to come to the Eastern Shore Business Expo and see all the businesses there and the connections being made. They’ve had the opportunity to drive to New Orleans after a hurricane and help hand out free tarps and chainsaws and deliver free yard signs to local businesses trying to make it without internet. They attend the galas, presentations, dinners and networking events that are appropriate for their age

group and are able to learn how the business community works. They not only see our dedication and vision to something bigger than us, they get to participate and feel what it feels like to help others and see how that affects not just the person you help, but the entire community.”

As her kids grow up and away in pursuit of their own lives and their own passions, she hopes that they carry her example with them. “I want my kids to remember not just that I worked and ran several businesses, but that I was happy when I did it,” she says. “I managed the stress well, found ways to make them a priority and took time for family vacation and quality time. There are special moments like birthdays and holidays, but I really want the day-to-day things like mornings and evenings to be happy and fulfilling for them, and I want them to remember that sense of everyday joy in being at home together.”

The everyday joy in the Murrill home seems in high attendance, thanks to the many little ways of showing love. “At least once a week, I wake the kids up by jumping on the bed and singing ‘Rise and Shine and Give God the Glory Glory’ as loud as I can,” she says with a laugh. “This is extremely enjoyable during the teenage years, especially when you have a toddler helping. I was able to wake me oldest up this way on her 21st birthday with both siblings helping me jump and sing.”

There are also weekly trips to the Grand Hotel almost every Sunday afternoon in the spring, summer and fall to swim, eat, play cards and enjoy time with their grandparents; regular family movie nights; and a long-distance road trip every summer. “We’re trying to get our middle child to all 50 states and all 30 MLB stadiums before he graduates high school,” Murrill notes. “We don't plan a lot and stay in a different city each night. There is a final destination, but the ultimate goal is that the joy is in the journey.”

Joy in the journey seems to be the approach Murrill takes to most things in her life— especially motherhood.

Christopher J. Bosarge, M.D.

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