Grace Notes

a blog about life’s everyday magic

All, Holidays, An Introvert’s Guide to the Holidays

An Introvert’s Guide to the Holidays

  There’s no time of year I love more than the days between Thanksgiving and New Year’s.

All, Sneak Peek, Bella Grace Issue 14

A Moment With: Bella Grace Issue 14 + Win a Free Issue

  Winter is a season that beckons us to slow down.   As snow settles, the landscape becomes quieter, giving us more chances for solitude. It provides the perfect opportunity…

Photography, Write For Us, Writing, New Generation Call for Submissions

Be the Voice of a New Generation

We’re pleased to announce the launch of Bella Grace: New Generation! This new magazine, hitting newsstands in the spring of 2018, will feature everything you know and love about Bella…

All, Wordless by Elle Harris for Grace Notes

Wordless

  “Read to me at the end, if there’s time. And if I fail to understand, read to me anyway.” — Robin Behn   There are very few experiences I’ve…

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Four Ways to Beat Writer’s Block

As an editor of several magazines, I have a lot of different writing assignments.

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The Wonders of Reading

  “I do believe something very magical can happen when you read a good book.” — J.K. Rowling

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Stories in Skin

  We’re riding down the highway. I’m in the passenger seat and the Buick feels comfortable and still a little like a boat, so they say. I understand that. Perhaps…

All, Quotes,

10 Cozy Quotes to Get You Excited for Fall

  The sudden chill in the morning air tells me that fall has arrived. It’s time to move my coziest clothes to the front of the closet and light a…

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What’s Playing?

  There’s something magical about being in your car, alone, windows down and your favorite song blaring. Your hair blows in the wind and for just a moment, you don’t…

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The Best Medicine

  “A day without laughter is a day wasted” — Charlie Chaplin

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Introducing Bella Grace Issue 13

  When I think of autumn, I think of change.

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When It’s All Too Much (And It Frequently Is)

  Wouldn’t it be nice if, on those days where everything seems to be going wrong, we could just crawl back into bed and hide from the rest of the…