DAUGHTERS OF A KING
SACRED by MP
Written by: Ebony Murrell
Contributing Editor: Constance Owens
DOAK Magazine
Monica Parks
Monica Parks is the owner and jewelry
designer for Sacred by MP. Her beautifully
hand-crafted pieces are made from quality
metals and stones, fashioned into an exquisite
collection of earrings, necklaces, and bracelets.
Some months later, she noticed every time she went
to a neighborhood stone store, she felt her depression lift. She says, “The colors, textures, and natural
A Daughter’s Dedication to Her Father.
Monica named the business Sacred in memory of
her dad and everything she went through during
that period of her life. She says, “I learned that life
is shorter than you think and you need to get moving and enjoy it if that’s your plan. My time, my
body, my love, and my life holds value, and should
be treated as such, but it is I who sets the price.”
“I learned that life is shorter than
you think and you need to get
moving and enjoy it, if that’s your
plan.”
A bit of a risk taker in activities as well as
life, Monica had what she calls an ‘a-ha’
moment and with no vision in sight, sold
everything she had and moved to California
in a matter of three months. She shares with
Daughters of a King [DOAK] Magazine, “I
like the fact that I can look over my life and
I don’t have to wonder about the what ifs.
If there’s something I want, I go after it and
give it my best shot. If it doesn’t work out, I
can, at least, say that I tried.”
The vision for Sacred by MP was accidental and
came from the loss of Monica’s father in November
2012. She was preparing to visit him for the Thanksgiving holidays and three days before she was to see
him, she received a call that he was gone. That day,
the old Monica died and a new person was birthed.
thing she knew, she was getting approached by
store owners and more people wanting to purchase
her designs. The business started from there.
The domino effect of circumstances placed Monica
in a two-year process of many challenging lessons
that birthed her into who she was supposed to be.
She shares, “I cried. I was depressed. I felt isolated, but most of all, I was forced to face my own
demons and because of that, I grew and matured;
and more importantly, I thrived. I paid a high price
for this. I don’t want to learn this lesson again, so
I can’t let just anything or anybody handle it - it