Day 13: Tiny big life moments.
LAST THURSDAY, I drove to Aiken, SC, to be among 16 authors who were signing books at the Aiken Center for the Arts during the town's Night of 1000 Lights holiday festival. What a treat it was to be in that magnificent art space and to meet so many fellow authors and...
Day 12: It’s the world’s very best holiday playlist, EVER.
For friends new to The Daily Grace and for those long-timers who simply need a reminder: I've curated for us the world's very best holiday playlist and it's available to you right this very minute (and all through the holidays) right there on Spotify. My...
Day 11: Friendship Coffee
IT WAS EARLY October and Suzann and I were strolling along Main Street, enjoying the Fall Fling festivities in our small Southwest Virginia hometown. We stopped by a booth that featured pretty pottery and gorgeous wood products and we chatted with the young couple...
Day 10: Let’s be at peace with this.
Originally posted on The Daily Grace on November 30, 2020 THIS WEEKEND we secured, lit and (mostly) decorated our Christmas tree. My husband and I agree this is a major accomplishment because we’ve been married 18 years and he understands the #1 rule of the...
Day 9: Is there something waiting for me here?
FOR MANY YEARS I've followed Hannah Brencher, a questioner, a seeker, a believer who holds incredible wisdom for her (relative to me) young age. Among other things, she offers a beautiful Advent series to which I always subscribe, and this morning's email touched me...
Day 8: Ex—pec—ta—tion
I'VE SUNG IN a choir much of my life, first as a child at Gladeville Presbyterian in Wise, Virginia, and for the last 30 years at Providence Presbyterian in West Columbia, SC, the congregation I joined when, newly divorced and suddenly a single mom, I took my broken...
Day 7: Together.
ALLOW ME TO INTRODUCE to you Stella, Edwin and Ellie—the three who may well have had the finest time of all when we gathered for a family Thanksgiving atop beautiful Cats Mountain. Stella, or "Lella," as sweet 19-month-old Posey calls her, belongs with Tim and me....
Hi. I’m Cathy.
This is a blog about writing, creative living, and grace in the everyday. It’s my hope this little spot on the internet will be for you a place of quiet and reflection, a source for inspiration, and a reminder there’s beauty all around—we simply need to keep our hearts open to see it. Thank you for being here with me.