Beth Terry | November 4, 2008
I know, I know, today I’m supposed to be reminding you to vote; or carrying on about this candidate or that; or telling you NOT to vote if you disagree with my choices…
But this morning I had a far more interesting encounter than all the blather on TV about the elections.
While I was lifting weights […]
Beth Terry | August 24, 2008
There’s a rhythm in the desert. We humans think we’re so different from the other critters that roam this earth, but not really. If we watch how they interact, we’ll find great insights into ourselves and our instincts. Such is true this warm Sunday morning.
During our desert summer I struggle to get up earlier than […]
Beth Terry | March 28, 2008
The desert is an amazing place to live. Occasionally we’re reminded we share this plot of dirt with desert critters. One morning my next door neighbor woke early to let his dogs out. As he was unlocking the sliding door, he noticed “the ugliest, mangiest dog I’ve ever laid eyes on” drinking from his pool. […]
Beth Terry | January 20, 2008
My entire family was flying in later that day. As I rushed through last minute preparations, I looked out my kitchen window and thought for a moment a new statue had appeared.
Standing proud and still with a plump gray pigeon in his talon, a hawk paused on the red rocks in my back yard. He […]
Beth Terry | October 27, 2007
Joyce proudly shows off Franci, her brand new adopted puppy.
The PACC911 event today at the Franciscan Renewal Center was wonderful. There were tents everywhere, and the line for pet blessings wound through the exhibits and rescue tents. I decided not to bring my feisty little Chihuahuas for the blessing. My five-pound little Xena would […]
Beth Terry | October 27, 2007
What matters most in life isn’t the car we drive, the house we live in, even our ‘jobs.’ We find this out when houses burn down, cars crash, and our health begins to go. You know this. You hear it at every funeral. No one talks about what a great job Gus did with […]
Beth Terry | October 24, 2007
She was found wandering the Kierland Shopping complex just off Scottsdale Road. Shopkeepers saw a couple in a sleek black car toss her out like she was trash. Dazed and confused, she eagerly went up to the first person who called out to her. Like all dogs, her first instincts were to wag her tail […]
Beth Terry | October 22, 2007
All over the country, hundreds of thousands of healthy animals are euthanized every year. Meanwhile, “puppy and kitten farms” churn out new cute little critters that become grown up dogs and cats — too hard for some people to handle.
Some animals, once they are no longer cute, are tossed onto the street or […]
Beth Terry | October 20, 2007
What this ailing world needs is more good news. The world is full of wonderful people who make a difference every day just by showing up. So, several of my friends decided it was time we flood the cyberwaves with good vibes. Thus, the World’s Biggest Blog Party was born.
Since October 27 is Make a […]
Beth Terry | August 19, 2007
She was beautiful. A 20 year-old who had left the racetrack ten years earlier to work with autistic and special needs kids. Sired by Najinskys Secret, she had the spunk and class of a thoroughbred. She had been donated in the 1990’s to the ranch to work with kids, along with her equine partner, Contigo.
I […]
The way I see it, Cactus is the most resilient plant in the desert. If you find yourself stuck out on the desert and you can get past the thorns, its fruit will save your life. The same goes for us human critters. If we can get past the thorns of our own life, what we find in our core will save us and sustain us.
