2026 May issue of InMaricopa Magazine

COMMUNITY

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Clockwise from left: Mollie Skorski poses with a newfound cousin in Maricopa, embraces her biological mother at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport and smiles as her mother hugs the man she met at Skorski’s wedding and later married.

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He was living in Mesa and moved out here with me. When we got married, we did it at the park around the corner from where we lived. That was the first time my adoptive mom and my biological mom met. That day was huge. Both sides of my life coming together, and it went wonderfully. And something else happened around that time involving your families, right? Yeah. After my wedding, my mom ended up marrying my husband’s uncle. They met at my wedding. It was love at first sight. It shocked everybody. It caused a lot of drama in the family at first, but it turned into a really beautiful story.

What do you do for work now? I’m a therapy streamer. I talk to people every day. People come into my stream and just talk about life on an app called C2. I also started a business, Lunar Eclipse Boutique. I make dog tags and cat tags. It’s named after my pitbull, Luna. What do you love about living in Maricopa? The authenticity. I feel very safe here. Everyone is super nice and helpful. I love the sky. Every single night I need to see it. The pinker the better. I love small businesses. I love that people have lemon trees. It even got me into gardening. I’ve become close with my landlords.

I’ve watched the city grow, and I really love that.

Do you see yourself staying here? For now, yes. This whole Maricopa chapter has come together the way it was supposed to. But my dream is to live in a tiny home up north. I grew up very extravagant, and now I realize I don’t need much. I use three rooms, that’s it — so, why not live in a tiny home? I want at least an acre so Luna can run like she used to in Sorrento when it was quiet. It was really ballsy for me to come out here by myself and do all of this. It was spontaneous. It was a lot to take in. But no regrets.

May 2026 | InMaricopa.com For more information: email: SantaCruzBranch@BGCSunCorridor.org or SaddlebackBranch@BGCSunCorridor.org or Call: 520-705-4925 (Santa Cruz Branch) or 520-858-4084 (Saddleback Branch) 17

InMaricopa.com | May 2026