Hi, I’m Katrisha — the heart and hands behind Good Graces.

If you’ve followed my writing for a while, you might remember that this blog wasn’t always Good Graces.

It began as a self-titled blog where I wrote about identity, mental health, healing, and occasionally beauty. I often struggled to bring all those pieces of myself together in one creative home. Splitting my interests and energy across different platforms left me overwhelmed, blocked, and frustrated that I couldn’t figure out how to show up fully in any one place. In the increasing busyness of life and my other platforms becoming primary income sources–I found myself writing here less and less, even though the ache that started my writing in the first place was still there.

With time and at the bottom of that ache, I found what I’d been reaching for all along: the steady presence of God. Once I met Him, my over-active creative ego and identity burden was finally subdued. In my heart I knew–it was time to step out of the way.

Although I’m sharing my faith journey here, I’m not here as a teacher, a role model, or an authority—I’m simply a woman walking out her own faith journey, candidly sharing what I’m learning and where I’ve been. My faith notes are not meant to point you to me, but to shed light and give glory to the God who met me in my searching and continues to guide me still. I hope that my transparency and encouragement refreshes and welcomes all– whether in doubt, in curiosity, in step of a similar season, or beyond.

That to say, after a very quiet couple of years, I finally found motion in writing again, slowly learning to communicate in step with the shifting of my heart. Instead of circling around the ache, Good Graces is about living with both the ache and the answer.

What does it mean to endlessly become — while holding onto the hand of your Creator? What does it mean to heal, love, and learn to celebrate yourself, while holding yourself accountable to the truth? What does it mean to validate and be present in the struggles and the valley-seasons of life, while continuously noticing the unsuspecting joys and mercies that meet us, in the middle of it all? As a writer, the question I ask myself now is: What does it mean to stop romanticizing my scars, and instead let the light of God shine through them, as my victories with Him?

If I had to describe my personality, I’d say I’m equal parts sentimental and silly. I love going deep, finding the hidden meaning and heart of things, and asking the questions that search us to our depths– but I’m never far from a good laugh about it all. I’ve always been a girly-girl, a goof, an artist, and a romantic. Pouring into my own cup has always looked a little like taking my time getting ready, grabbing coffee or window-shopping with someone I love and talking for hours, or getting lost in a flowery painting or a piece of writing. I love to admire and create beautiful things, and it it’s always been more than skin-deep for me.

While you may have heard me say I’m “just a girl,” I’m a bit more. I’m a mother of two, with our third on the way. Motherhood isn’t an aside in my life; right now, it’s the bulk of it. It took a long time for me to accept that this makes me part of an intimate group of women who understand the journey, sacrifice, and honor of raising children. And sure, when I share about my life as a mother, I may become unrelatable to some — but an even closer friend to others. I know how badly I’ve needed those mom-friends along the way, so I choose to be one, and save a seat here for those who need one.

And that is the mix you’ll find in Good Graces: notes on beauty and the feminine details that make life lovelier; reflections from the heart of raising little ones; words of faith that meet us right where we are; and glimpses of what it means to endlessly evolve in the middle of real life. An inner and outer mosaic of a whole human, held together by grace.

This space, as you now see it today, has been years in the making. I’m overjoyed you’ve come to see what it’s all about. Subscribe to the posts that speak to you, explore the categories, or come hang out with me on socials, where I share the unpolished daily bits between blogs. Wherever you start, I hope you leave feeling seen, encouraged, and reminded that grace is for all of us.

Talk soon. -K