Grace Notes

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Saying No: Healthy Boundaries as a Form of Self-Love

Clear personal boundaries include many moving parts and are instrumental in cultivating a sense of self-love and self-worth. Such boundaries are the guidelines you establish to safeguard your emotional and…

All, Courage, Creativity, Say Yes: 3 Inspirational Women on Living Passionately

Say Yes: 3 Inspirational Women on Living Passionately

  Passion is whatever nurtures your unique spark and lets it blaze untamed.

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The Choir of Chaotic Voices

  The sound of a choir singing together brings to mind harmony, exaltation, a blissful sound.   It is uplifting and joyous. It can move us emotionally and with great…

Courage, Life's Beautiful Journey, Self Affirmation, Writing, To the Girl in Braided Pigtails

To the Girl in Braided Pigtails

    It’s funny how life never turns out how you envisioned it would as a child.   I am at an age where I recognize this, accept it, and…

Courage, Creativity, Inspiration, Finding My Voice Through Guitar

Finding My Voice Through My Guitar

  Before I’d play golden music on my Fender guitar, I’d admire the stained wood and strings. Every day was the same: the moment I returned home from school, I…

Courage, Life's Beautiful Journey, Grace Notes

Forever Is Real

Words: Hayley Solano Photo credit: Hayley Solano   It was an evening in late September when I knew we were losing each other.   I knew we were forgetting. So…

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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…

All, Courage, Inspiration, Grace Notes

A League of Her Own

Words: Becky Hartung Photo credit: Deb Taylor, Bella Grace Issue 1 Digital Edition   The word “trailblazer” is often associated with the names of important people that have made big…

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Unraveling Gifts

Words: Tina Zarlenga Photo credit: Johanna Love, Bella Grace Issue 2   “It is in the unraveling of this world that we are reminded where our true gift is found.”…

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Befriending the Darkness

Words: Shelby Deering Photo credit: Haris Bahrudin, Bella Grace Issue 5   “The woods are lovely, dark, and deep, But I have promises to keep, And miles to go before…