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grace & gratitude | winter 2025
“Spring shows what God can do with a drab and dirty world." —Virgil A. Kraft The calendar says winter, but the south says spring. The...
Grace A. Johnson
Mar 44 min read


grace & gratitude | june
“June is the pearl of summer, shining with warmth and joy." - L.M. Montgomery I'mma be real. June is one of my least favorite months of...
Grace A. Johnson
Jun 3, 20246 min read


grace & gratitude | may
“May is the month of expectation, the month of wishes, the month of hope.” - Emily Brontë Somewhere along the way, I blinked, and it’s...
Grace A. Johnson
May 2, 20244 min read


grace & gratitude | april
“April is the month of dreams come true.” ― John Baillie Once again, we’re over a week into the month before I manage to get around to...
Grace A. Johnson
Apr 10, 20246 min read


grace & gratitude | march
“March came in that winter like the meekest and mildest of lambs, bringing days that were crisp and golden and tingling, each followed by...
Grace A. Johnson
Mar 7, 20246 min read


grace & gratitude | february
“While it is February, one can taste the full joys of anticipation. Spring stands at the gate with her finger on the latch.” ― Patience...
Grace A. Johnson
Feb 8, 20246 min read


grace & gratitude | december
“With the arrival of Advent, Christians everywhere turn again towards the Savior. Advent marks the beginning of the celebration of His...
Grace A. Johnson
Dec 4, 20236 min read


grace & gratitude | november
“The thinnest yellow light of November is more warming and exhilarating than any wine they tell of. The mite which November contributes...
Grace A. Johnson
Nov 1, 20235 min read


grace & gratitude
“I’m so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers.” ~ L.M. Montgomery October has come in a flurry of leaves and cool breeze,...
Grace A. Johnson
Oct 1, 20233 min read


friends & forbidden projects | august updates
July is actually over, folks. Not only that, but we’re already five days into August. Summer is practically over—although where I live,...
Grace A. Johnson
Aug 5, 20235 min read


good books & gratitude | july updates
For the first time in the last several years, I actually wish June hadn’t ended so quickly. Festivals, weddings, and VBS went by in a...
Grace A. Johnson
Jul 3, 20236 min read


humility & humidity | june updates
“If my people who are called by my name humble themselves, and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear...
Grace A. Johnson
Jun 3, 20233 min read


welcome to may! (april wrapup & may goals)
You know what they say...April showers bring May flowers, and that’s so true as my basil is blooming, my bell peppers have blossomed, and...
Grace A. Johnson
May 1, 20234 min read


welcome to april! (march wrapup & april goals)
I’d open with an April Fool’s joke, but I just can’t bring myself to do it. I tried the whole “guess what, my book’s gonna be a movie...
Grace A. Johnson
Apr 1, 20234 min read


welcome to december (november wrapup + december goals)
You guys. It’s here. The end of the year is here. Y’all. It is flippin’ D e c e m b e r. I’m not even gonna remark on that. We just gon’...
Grace A. Johnson
Dec 3, 20225 min read


Welcome to November! (October Wrapup & November Goals)
*drops in* Hello there! Yes, I am still alive...but barely. It has been SO busy lately, which means I ended up pushing back a lot of...
Grace A. Johnson
Nov 5, 20224 min read


Welcome to October! (September Wrapup & October Goals)
Y'ALL. DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT DAY IT IS? IT IS OCTOBER FIRST. OCTOBER. FIRST. THE RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS LIED. TIME DOES NOT GO BY "SO...
Grace A. Johnson
Oct 1, 20224 min read


Welcome to September! (August Wrapup + September Goals)
Y'ALLLLL. IT'S ALMOST FALLLLL. (Yes, the rhyme was intentional. *winks*) I dunno about y'all, but DADGUM has time flown! I'll be...
Grace A. Johnson
Sep 1, 20223 min read


Welcome to August! (July Wrapup + August Goals)
Y’all. This is literal insanity. I’m serious. Google “what is insanity” and it will say “the fact that it is already August.” (*coughs*...
Grace A. Johnson
Aug 3, 20224 min read


Welcome to July! (June Wrapup + July Goals)
For once, I am actually glad another month has passed! June is, naturally, my new least favorite month of the year…not that I’m very fond...
Grace A. Johnson
Jul 2, 20223 min read