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?
photo of the Seattle skyline by Karen Molenaar Terrell
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?
photo of beach in Lincoln City, Oregon, by Karen Molenaar Terrell
I woke up feeling young again… 🙂
photo by Karen Molenaar Terrell
If I might offer a few suggestions for talking with others about religion? 🙂
An opinion about opinions…
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…
We were blest to have the talented Robert Harbison as our wedding photographer that day…
When I’m outside, amongst trees and birds, or standing on a beach looking towards the sea, I feel connected to something beyond myself. It’s impossible for me to feel lonely, or depressed, or friendless, when I’m immersed in the life of creation.
Photo of 700 year-old tree in Deception Pass, Washington, by Karen Molenaar Terrell.
A career is a precious thing. And those times when I’ve been inspired to go beyond the duties, responsibilities, and orders – those times when I’ve been more concerned about doing the right thing than “meeting expectations” Â – those are the times when I most honored the gift of my career, and claimed ownership of it.
photo by Karen Molenaar Terrell
Why would any of us – descendants of immigrants ourselves – want to deny others the same opportunities we and our ancestors had?
photo of a schooner in Bellingham Bay by Karen Molenaar Terrell
“Can I just hate this one person this one time?” I asked Myself. “He’s killed without remorse. Been cruel beyond imagining. Surely he deserves to be hated?”
“Will it help you to hate? Will it help anyone to hate?” Myself asked me in return…
Adventures of the Madcap Christian Scientist 