Grace Notes

a blog about life’s everyday magic

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Ordinary Magic

Words: Natalie Skeith Photo credit: Juskteez Vu   That night we sat on the kitchen counter eating takeout Indian food right up until our normal bedtime. When we began to…

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A Moment With: Bella Grace Issue 9

Words: Heather Taylor Issue 9 cover: Meagan Abell   “Winter is an etching, spring a watercolor, summer is an oil painting, autumn is a mosaic of them all.” — Stanley…

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A Different Point of View

Words: Diana Foster Photo credit: Diana Foster   Early in my artistic journey, macro photography beckoned.    The sharp focus of a water droplet on a flower petal is dramatic…

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A Thank You Note to Pretending

Words: Elle Harris Photo credit: Morgan Sessions   Dearest Pretend,   I’m writing this letter to thank you for never leaving me, even after all this time, after I went…

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An Ode to Gardening

Words: Amber Bartek Photo credit: Brooke Cagle   Imagine a lush garden in your backyard teeming with growth and abundance — full of life. You grow your own fresh ear…

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The Wonders of Diving

Words: Kayla Dean Photo credit: Tim Marshall   If you’ve ever swam, stood by, lived by, or even flown over an ocean once, you know that deep waters hold a…

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10 Maya Angelou Quotes to Inspire Your Daily Life

Words: Bre Lyles Photo credit: Tachina Lee   I can clearly remember the day I recited a Maya Angelou poem in front of my church. I was a young girl,…

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My 5 Go-To Summer Reads

Words: Christen Hammons Photo credit: Annie Spratt   It’s no secret that I’m a huge bookworm. From the moment my mom taught me to read “Hop on Pop” by Dr.…

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Be a Part of Bella Grace! Our Winter Issue Deadline is Approaching

Words: Heather Taylor Photo credit: Lisa RedWillow   “There’s beauty in ordinary life, pages full of stories that turn ordinary into magical moments… Bits of magic everywhere you look from…

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A Summer Recipe: Fig Bruschetta with Cashew Ricotta

  Words: Michelle Gerrard-Marriott Photo credit: Michelle Gerrard-Marriott   We often associate romance with relationships and it is so easily forgotten that there are many romances to experience in this…

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An Ode to Tea

Words: Ella Wilson Photo credit: Ella Wilson   Tea, you and I go way back.   I first heard about you when I was about three or four years old.…

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The Magic of Writing on a Typewriter

Words: Kayla Dean Photo credit: Kayla Dean   He carried a floral gift bag bigger than any purse I owned into my kitchen. My birthday present. I wore a dress…