“O weary pilgrim, lift your head: for joy cometh in the morning!”
– Mary M. Weinland
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And now for a moment of joy…
“Happiness is spiritual, born of Truth and Love. It is unselfish; therefore it cannot exist alone, but requires all mankind to share it.”
– Mary Baker Eddy
This morning Scotty and I went up to Bellingham for a walk on the boardwalk with Sam the Wonder Dog, and then breakfast at the Harris Avenue Cafe. It was like this little piece of Heaven. We stepped out of the stresses and pressures for a couple hours – took a little break together – I told Scott it felt “luxurious.” It was fun sitting in the cafe, surrounded by happy people sounds.
I’m thinking we ALL need a little break right now – time to fill our beings’ up with the things that don’t rust, depreciate, or decompose: Love, joy, integrity, kindness, wisdom – these are things that never lose value.
“Think of all the beauty that’s still left in and around you and be happy!”
– Anne Frank
“Stop complaining about the management of the universe. Look around for a place to sow a few seeds of happiness.”
– Henry Van Dyke
“I believe we’re on earth to delight each other, make each other laugh, and to infuse one another with His joy. Why not? What’ve we got better to do?”
– Burt Rosenberg
(all photos by Karen Molenaar Terrell)
Clara and her tail.
Happy Girl
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Snow geese in Skagit County, WA. Photo by Karen Molenaar Terrell
An alpine butterfly flits among the flowers on Table Mountain. Photo by Karen Molenaar Terrell.
Sunrise on the Way to Work Photo by Karen Molenaar Terrell
Shuksan Reflection
Sunset from Clayton Beach
photo by Karen Molenaar Terrell
Windowsill (photo by Karen Molenaar Terrell)
Mama Robin and babies on our porch. (Karen Molenaar Terrell)
The sons at Lincoln City.
This bird settled on my hand while I was tromping around Mount Baker, and let me snap his picture…
Tartan
Mount Shuksan
sunflower and bee
Trumpeter Swans and Snow Geese in Bow
Otters in Bellingham
Dancing in Boulevard Park
Sunrise on the Way to Work
“Hope” is the thing with feathers –
That perches in the soul –
And sings the tune without the words –
And never stops – at all –
And sweetest – in the Gale – is heard –
And sore must be the storm –
That could abash the little Bird
That kept so many warm –
I’ve heard it in the chillest land –
And on the strangest Sea –
Yet – never – in Extremity,
It asked a crumb – of me.
– Emily Dickinson
Sunrise on the Way to Work Photo by Karen Molenaar Terrell
I Discovered
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Kind people, unite!
I am discovering there are a lot of beautiful people in this world:
- One of my dear Facebook friends asked me to tell my students (who are mostly Latino) that she loved them. This teared me up. One of the students – a student I know has been dealing with some fear today – happened to appear at that moment and I passed on my friend’s message. He smiled and thanked me and left the room to go wherever he needed to go next. Pretty soon one of the counselors comes up, smiling. He tells me the student I’d just been talking with asked him to come up and make sure I was alright. He says the student’s concern really touched him. It really touched me, too.
- My friend, John, who voted for Donald Trump, FB messaged me last night to ask me how I was doing! And he stayed on Facebook and listened to my answer – and responded with nothing but kindness.
- AND another friend who voted for Trump joined me and three of my fellow Clinton supporters in a group hug yesterday.
Solidarity, my friends – not solidarity in this party or that party, or this candidate or that candidate – but solidarity in kindness. If humanity is going to survive, I’m thinking this is the kind of solidarity we’re going to need.
Kind people, unite!
And now pictures of the sunset last night – just because…
photo by Karen Molenaar Terrell
photo by Karen Molenaar Terrell
photo by Karen Molenaar Terrell
My Joy
My Joy
My joy depends on no man
or woman or place
or circumstance and nothing
can keep my heart from soaring.
– Karen Molenaar Terrell
Photo of snow geese by Karen Molenaar Terrell.
Be still, and know that Love is God.
photo by Karen Molenaar Terrell
Because that is how you roll…
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Copper Puddles
Copper puddles and puppy cuddles
autumn brings apple cider smells
and musky leaves and wool sweaters
out of cedar chests and crisp mornings
and rainy days and cold starry nights
that hint of winter to come…
– Karen Molenaar Terrell
photo by Karen Molenaar Terrell
Autumn Sings
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Adventures of the Madcap Christian Scientist 