Grace Notes

a blog about life’s everyday magic

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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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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…

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The Memory of Worn Things

Words: Christine Hiester Photo credit: Christine Hiester   The soft hum of conversation surrounds me. I sit at a small rectangular table by the wall of my my favorite local…

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Stay Found: How to Make Your “Me” Time Magical

Words: Elle Harris Photo credit: Erica Schneider, Bella Grace Issue 1 Digital Edition   I am never alone.    On the rare, and somewhat monumental, occasions that I am, I…

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It’s Not About the Equipment

Words: Joy Jordan Photo credit: Joy Jordan   There are moments where I wish life was wrapped up and under my control, but I also want openness and ease. I…

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We Conclude the Grace Notes Blog Hop: Life’s Ordinary Magic

  Words: Heather Taylor Photo credit: Diana Foster, Bella Grace Issue 3   “I believe in magic. Subtle, everyday magic. Each morning before I give myself a chance to to…

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20 Tiny Victories Worth Celebrating

Words: Christen Hammons Photo credit: Nasos Zovoilis, Bella Grace   We’ve all had those days — maybe even weeks or months — where absolutely nothing seems to go right. Your…