Grace Notes
a blog about life’s everyday magic
a blog about life’s everyday magic
After enduring months of cold, dark, dreary days, it can be easy to feel like the sun may never shine again. Putting together a “basket of sunshine” is a thoughtful…
Every morning I quietly slip downstairs, sometimes with my 4-year-old niece in tow, and open up the large cabinets as my eyes fall directly to the middle shelf. I have…
Standing barefoot on the wet grass, sipping coffee as the sun slowly rises An at-home manicure that doesn’t need to be fixed Cold breezes that make the curtains dance back…
Certain sights send my heart soaring, but they’re not ones you’d expect. I like clutter. I’m not talking the “I should be on an episode of Hoarders” clutter,…
“Remember there’s no such thing as a small act of kindness. Every act creates a ripple with no logical end.” — Scott Adams Every year around this time,…
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…
“When we focus on our gratitude, the tide of disappointment goes out and the tide of love rushes in.” – Kristin Armstrong My family has a…
“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…
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…
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.…
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…
Words: Christie Leigh Babirad Photo credit: Amanda Large, Bella Grace Issue 3 When I was little, I built forts with my brother, whether it was in the living room…