The Heart Behind Grace & Glimmers

Hi, I’m Brenda.

I’m so glad you’re here.

Grace & Glimmers began with a simple belief: our world could use a little more grace.

We live in a culture that often rushes to judge, to criticize, to compare and to move on before we’ve truly seen each other. But grace invites us to slow down. To listen. To understand. To remember that every person has a story we cannot fully see. Grace is about offering what we all long to receive:

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• To be seen

• To be heard

• To be accepted

• To be loved

And while we cannot control whether others give those gifts to us, we can choose to extend them freely. 

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I've found that when I'm intentional about living with grace, I see people differently. The little things that might otherwise irritate me become easier to overlook. I'm more able to remember that the person in front of me is more than a habit, a quirk or a difficult moment.

 

And somewhere in all that looking a little more gently at people, I find myself paying closer attention to life too. To the small moments that have been there all along:

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• A kind word

• A quiet morning

• An unexpected kindness

• A handwritten note

• A comforting presence

• A sunrise 

• A burst of laughter

Those are glimmers.

Grace changes the way we move through the world. Glimmers remind us to pay attention along the way.

Welcome to my porch.