Eleanor Grace
Stories, reflections, faith, and grit from Eleanor Grace—raw, real, and still growing.
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Don’t Play With Your Food
What are your best healthy eating habits? Mom always said, “Don’t play with your food.” Since I can remember, I haven’t stopped having fun with it. I’ve planted it.Watched it grow.Pulled it out of the dirt. Cooked it.Baked it.And occasionally… Continue reading
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Established in 1985
What are some life hacks that you practice? I grew up watching MacGyver. Now that man hacked things. Give him a paper clip, a stick of gum, and seven minutes, and somebody was getting rescued. He escaped from locked buildings… Continue reading
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When Forgiveness Hugs Karma
Do you believe in karma? Karma keeps score.Forgiveness puts down the pencil. Karma waits for what is deserved.Forgiveness stops waiting. Forgiveness has other plans. It walks into the placeswhere anger has gotten comfortableand starts opening windows. Karma locks the past… Continue reading
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The Menu Ate the Cook
How do you write what people actually want to read? Elena had always wanted to open a restaurant, one where she could cook the food she loved. She made the announcement. Almost instantly, the opinions arrived. “You need vegan options,… Continue reading
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The Unscripted Occasions
What’s the most spontaneous thing you’ve ever done? I am the butterflythat does not drawher journey across the sky. I leave the flowerand allow the windinto the conversation. Light catches me,another blossom appears,the wind shifts— And still,I am going somewhere.… Continue reading
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When Did I Become an Appointment?
How do you make time for self-care? When did loving myself become another thing I was supposed to find time for? Don’t get me wrong. There are parts of “taking care of myself” I could happily live without. Shaving my… Continue reading
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But They Know Me Here
What’s a place you visited that felt like home? I’ve traveled looking for places worth visiting. I’ve never traveled looking for another home. You can love a place, be fascinated by it, stay longer than planned, and still never confuse… Continue reading
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But It’s Not April
What’s one thing you wish you had started doing earlier in life? WISH? I can’t answer that today. It’s not my birthday. “Wish” is a word I’ve reserved for those three seconds between someone lighting the candles and everyone yelling… Continue reading
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A Giant in the Garden
If you could pick any fictional animal to be your lifelong companion (like a Pokémon or fantasy pet), what would it be? The neighbors came over Thursday to discuss Kong. Apparently, they were concerned. “He’s enormous.” “Yes.” “And he’s living… Continue reading
