Grace Notes

a blog about life’s everyday magic

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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…

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Inspiration, Life's Beautiful Journey, Self Affirmation, Finding Stillness Through The Senses Photo by Eli DeFaria

Finding Stillness Through the Senses

  Sometimes I just want a “do-over.”   Have you ever felt that way? You wake up and things just don’t flow well… the coffee spills, the toddler doesn’t want…

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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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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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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…

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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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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…

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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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A Day’s Worth of Simple Pleasures

Words: Ella Wilson Photo credit: Brent Cumminger, Bella Grace Issue 6   “For the great doesn’t happen through impulse alone, and is a succession of little things that are brought…

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17 Eleanor Roosevelt Quotes to Live By

Words: Hayley Solano Photo credit: Hayley Solano   On a Sunday morning not too long ago, I was sitting at the coffee table with a cup of tea and notebook,…

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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…

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17 Perfectly Imperfect Things Everyone Secretly Loves

Words: Heather Taylor Photo credit: Michela Ravasio, Bella Grace Issue 4   Confession: sometimes I secretly wish I lived a “Pinterest worthy life.” In the carefully curated Pinterest world, everything…

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