Grace Notes

a blog about life’s everyday magic

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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…

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, 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, Inspiration, Life's Beautiful Journey, Grace Notes

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…

All, Everyday Magic, Gratitude, Life's Beautiful Journey,

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…

All, Courage, Life's Beautiful Journey, Grace Notes

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…