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1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
Thank you Karen for Writing this Book Jan 27, 2009
To echo the reviews of others, I did laugh, I did cry, this book touched my soul. My wife and I read it out loud on a snowy New Hampshire day and there were numerous times when I had to pause as the lump formed in my throat. I've been a Christian Scientist for most of my adult life and this book tells my story and the story of many fellow travelers. I recommend this book highly for anyone who would like to see how prayer can make a difference in your life, in ways both large and small.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
A Soul Cleansing Read Jan 16, 2009
Karen Molenaar Terrell's, Blessings: Adventures of a Madcap Christian Scientist, is a book that reminds us of how devotion can bring us through life, and how aspiring to kindness makes the world a better place. Her short meditations on positive thinking are a joy to read and a reminder of how the simple act of saying nice things can change one's entire outlook by taking the poison out of our human tendency towards negativity - she does so, embuing the text with a naturual humor and a joy that make the pages fly by. Terrell's testimony to Christian Science is written without judgement, makiing it accessible to everyone. I read the book in one night and felt a lightness of spirit and a cleanliness of the soul when I was done.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
A fun little autobiography Feb 09, 2008
I really enjoyed this small, self-produced book. Karen is likable and has had an interesting life. I love how she weaved her spiritual study and the biblical basis of her Christian Science religion into her life story. As a woman of her generation, I could relate to her experiences, although not being much of a mountain climber, I found the history of her dad and his friends fascinating.
It just shows that we all have a book in us - even if our lives seem more "normal" than special! We should all write, but most of us don't. Karen did, and I appreciate that.
6 of 11 found the following review helpful:
 Plusses and minuses Feb 05, 2008
If you look at my reviews, you'll note that I read and review quite a few books on metaphysics in general and spiritual healing in particular. "Blessings" is a quick read and well-written and well edited. In short, it is an enjoyable book.
It's an interesting memoir of a 40-something woman's life, but there's nary a page that doesn't quote Mary Baker Eddy and/or her writings and sometimes, that seems like a predominant characteristic of this book, almost shoving Ms. Terell's own story off center stage.
"Blessings" is a collection of short vignettes, kind of a thumbnail sketch of different experiences Ms. Terrell has had through the years, telling the story of times that she felt close to God and/or that God was responding to her prayers.
And I surely did enjoy these stories and I enjoyed hearing about the wonderful ways in which God answered Ms. Terrell's prayers. The vignettes are inspiring and each one provides a practical proof and example of how God's love shows up in our individual lives.
But the reason for the three stars: I was hoping for a few stories that didn't have such neat and tidy, wrapped-up-with-a-pretty-bow endings. Borrowing a quote from Joel Osteen, sometimes in the life of a Christian (and in the life of a Christian Scientist), we're forced to put things into the "I don't understand this, but I'll accept it" file.
Times when our prayers aren't answered and the young person passes on or the friend ends his life after losing his job or whatever. There are times when our prayers aren't answered in the way we think they should be answered and that is perhaps the hardest experience for a Christian to survive.
I've not yet met a woman whose lived more than 40 years on this earth, who doesn't have quite a few items in the "I don't understand this" file. I'd love to have read a few stories - written in Ms. Terrell's delightful style and voice - that didn't have perfect and tidy endings.
4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
One of a kind Dec 31, 2007
One reviewer recommends this book to those who may need a lift. I recommend this book for anyone including, devoted Christian Scientists. When I came across it I wondered if it would be appropriate as a Christmas gift to my wife who is a Christian Scientist. I think it is a wonderful sharing. Karen becomes your friend, someone you know and love and you know if she knew you, she would love you the way you want to be loved. I may be wrong, but I don't believe anyone else could have written this book. It is a stand alone item that gives us a window of life that is rare indeed. Twelve Years With Mary Baker Eddy: Recollections & Experiences (Twentieth-Century Biographers Series)
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