Grace Notes

a blog about life’s everyday magic

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Creativity, Everyday Magic, Inspiration, Cultivate Creativity Wherever You Are + Project Idea

Cultivate Creativity Wherever You Are + Project Idea

  Some of my best ideas found me when I wasn’t looking.   A song on the radio, walks through glistening snow, and early morning coffee runs are a few…

Everyday Magic, Gratitude, Life's Beautiful Journey, Musings, Stumbling Upon Beautiful in Venice

Stumbling Upon Beautiful in Venice

  Perhaps it is the glossy pictures in magazines or the romantic gondola rides featured in films that romanticise Venice. Yet, as I meandered across the canals of the city…

Everyday Magic, Health + Wellness, Seasons,

Hygge: Forever in Search of Cozy

  For years I’ve had a fascination with creating the coziest life possible.   I’ve filled my dresser drawers with fuzzy socks, covered my couch with as many throw blankets…

Everyday Magic, Joy of Reading, Life's Beautiful Journey, Making Time to Do Nothing

Making Time to Do Nothing

  My life seems to be busier than ever these days.   Between long workdays, family obligations, and household chores, the days just fly by. While I used to look…

Everyday Magic, Gratitude, Inspiration, Life's Beautiful Journey, Lovely Lists, Writing, The Other List

The Other List

    “Beware the barrenness of a busy life.” — Socrates     Preparing for a trip recently, I found myself overwhelmed with an especially long to-do list.     As…

All, Everyday Magic, Inspiration, Life's Beautiful Journey, Grace Notes

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…

All, Everyday Magic, Inspiration, Seasons, Sneak Peek, A-Moment-With-Bella-Grace-Issue-9

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…

All, Creativity, Everyday Magic, Inspiration, Photography, Grace Notes

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…

All, Everyday Magic, Inspiration, Musings, Grace Notes

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…

All, Everyday Magic, Gratitude, Health + Wellness, Inspiration, Grace Notes

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…

All, Courage, Everyday Magic, Health + Wellness, Inspiration, Life's Beautiful Journey, Grace Notes

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, Everyday Magic, Gratitude, Grace Notes

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.…