Birthing Books

If books are an author’s children, then I am now a grand-author. 🙂 The youngest son published his first book yesterday – a book of poetry – and it’s FANTASTIC! I mean… really FANTASTIC! I knew the son had some talent from the scribblings I’d chanced upon now and then while tidying the house. But when he generously shared his poems with me a couple of days ago, my mouth, literally, fell open! Ahem… and like any proud grandma, I have to share a photo of my new grand-book, right?

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And a couple weeks ago I found myself giving birth to another book myself – a Christmas book. In August. Yeah, I know. But our books come when they come (and don’t when they don’t, too), and my Christmas book decided to come in August. And my fellow authors will understand that, once the labor begins, there is no way to stop the book from coming…

Here’s the paperback link (it’s also available as a Kindle book) – http://www.amazon.com/Madcap-Christian-Scientists-Christmas-Book/dp/1500855154/ref=la_B0044P90RQ_1_1_title_0_main?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1409147148&sr=1-1

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I love books. We can never have too many. We can never be over-populated with them. More! More! Give me more to write! Give me more to read! 🙂

Isn’t It Great to be Alive?!

Think back on the last five years of your life, my friend. Think of all you would have missed if you’d given up on life then – the new friends you never would have known; the sunrises and sunsets you wouldn’t have seen; the lessons you wouldn’t have learned, and the changes you wouldn’t have been able to make; the pictures never painted; songs never sung; all the love and laughter you would have denied yourself…  isn’t it great to be alive?!

great to be alive

photo of Mount Shuksan by Karen Molenaar Terrell

“Doctor, am I dying?”

“No, you’re living.”

Am I dying

photo of sailboat on Bellingham Bay by Karen Molenaar Terrell

That IS Life!

Life is what happens while you are busy making other plans – John Lennon

I use to think if I could just get through this appointment, and that meeting, and the scheduled event I could get on with living my life – and then it hit me – WHOAH – that stuff IS my life! I know. Duh, right?

that is my life

photo of the Seattle skyline by Karen Molenaar Terrell

Preparing for the Worst?

How much of our time should we spend preparing for the worst? And how much time should we allow ourselves just to enjoy the life we have?

preparing for the worst

photo of beach in Lincoln City, Oregon, by Karen Molenaar Terrell

Feeling Young Again

I woke up feeling young again… 🙂

young

photo by Karen Molenaar Terrell

Suggestions for Talking About Religion

If I might offer a few suggestions for talking with others about religion? 🙂

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What does healing feel like?

What does it feel like to experience healing? Like this… 🙂

healing

all photos in photo collage taken by Karen Molenaar Terrell

An Opinion About Opinions

An opinion about opinions…

opinions

Marriage Equality

When I think about that day I can’t imagine why anyone would want to deny others the same right to make a life-long commitment in marriage with the partner they love…

wedding

We were blest to have the talented Robert Harbison as our wedding photographer that day…