Stay-At-Home Resources to Sustain and Enrich

Now that Governor Jay Inslee has given a "Stay at Home" order, it is more important than ever to draw close to one another in community.  And it is vital to keep our souls, minds, and bodies richly nurtured even as we lovingly reach out to one another in our communities.

There are many ways to spread the love--see the last section for suggestions about supporting local food banks, farmers, restaurants, and more (special thanks to Bainbridge Friends of Farms).  Plus, check out the sources for grocery shopping safely.  

Last week, Florrie Munat from Pastoral Care gave us a beautiful list of resources--please check it out if you haven't already!  I'm adding to it, below, knowing that we are all in for the long haul.  Links are in green.  Please add to the list by leaving your comments below.
Be well, be comforted, and know that you are not alone.

For the Soul:

• Pray.  There's no wrong way to pray!  It can be as simple as saying names of loved ones out loud, or visualizing God's light around them.  Share your own practices by commenting below.
• Connect.  If you would like to connect by phone or email with a fellow Grace member, please send Kim Cockroft an email.
• Join us for Online Sunday Worship
• Join us for Wednesday Service & Bible Study
• Cultivate a "Habit of Grace" with Bishop Curry
• Practice Prayers and Liturgy for Yourself and Others from the Church of England
• Create, recognize, or name daily rituals in your life that root you to what is life-giving
• Do the "Healthy Habits Well Challenge," a "28-day plan to nourish your body, mind and spirit, one daily challenge at a time," from the New York Times.  (Day One is "Refresh: Coffee or Tea meditation). (Subscription may be required)
• Take Walks and Practice Breath Prayers.  Example: (inhale:) "You are my shepherd, (exhale): and I need nothing more."  Find more liturgy and prayers at the Episcopal Church's "Daily Prayer for All Seasons" (this prayer was taken from page 4)
• Find comfort in "A Meditation for the Anxious"from Jesuits.org
• Explore Poetry for Tumultuous Times from "On Being"
• Listen to Krista Tippet's interview with John O'Donohue (and others)
• Embark on The Way of Love with Bishop Curry
• Sign up to receive a poem a day from the Poetry Foundation
• Listen to an "acclaimed collection of history's finest classical music"
• John Bell reflects on the "gifts of time and ourselves," and a prayer from the Iona Community
• Not just for kids:  Listen to extraordinary reader and mom reading The Narnia Chronicles every morning at 10:30.  Zoom link:  https://zoom.us/j/998534608

photo: Anne Kundtz

For the Mind & Body:

• Virtually Tour Famous Museums like The Louvre, The National Women's History Museum, and more
• Listen to Free Audible Books like Wind in the Willows, The House at Pooh Corner, and more
• Do a puzzle!  Listen to an audiobook or NPR Podcast while you're puzzling
• Get smarter by enrolling in a free CrashCourse in History, Literature, Philosophy, Science, and more
• Tour some of the most famous cities in the world from your couch
• Listen to free live audible streams from the Metropolitan Opera (Puccini's "Tosca" is coming up April 2)
• Visit the Zoo by catching live cam of animals at the San Diego Zoo or Smithsonian's National Zoo
• Have a virtual tea time or happy hour with friends or family (dressing up is optional)
• Dance!  Just turn on a jam, like Pharrel William's "Happy"  or Gene Kelly & Mint Royale's Singin' in the Rain, (or Stravinsky or whatever floats your boat) and shake what your mama gave you :). See if you can stop grinning!
• Watch some beautiful movies alone or on with friends via Netflix Share, like (a couple of my favorites) Miyazaki's My Neighbor Totoro or Enchanted April or a good old comedy that makes you chuckle like Waking Ned Devine
• Watch an award-winning animated short sure to make you smile, like Piper or Octapodi 
• Learn a new language on DuoLingo (or brush up on Spanish, German, Japanese, etc.) for free
• Fix up some comfort food like Mother's Banana Bread (add those chocolate chips) or Mediterranean Braised Meatballs
• Plant some seeds, pull some weeds, and pay a virtual visit to some beautiful gardens like Monet's garden or Hawaii's most famous tropical garden

Groceries:

• Contact Kim or Wren at Grace for a drop-off of groceries--willing shoppers are standing by!
• Grocery Stores with Special Senior Shopping Hours
• Grocery Stores/Sources where you can shop online and either have your groceries delivered or pick up from curb--and see local farms, below!
• Safeway (Poulsbo and Bainbridge)
• Albertson's (Kingston)
• Costco (North Kitsap) 
• Full Circle Organic (Poulsbo and Bainbridge)
• Imperfect Foods (Poulsbo only)
• Bay Hay and Feed (Bainbridge)
• Target (North Kitsap)
• Central Market/T&C--they are working on it, available by end of April
• Companies that deliver meals for you to cook at home

For our Community:

• Support Your Neighbors and Fight Hunger:
• In Bainbridge by donating food or making a financial contribution to Helpline
• In Poulsbo by donating food or making a financial contribution to Fishline

• Support Local Farmers 
• In Bainbridge: Read a full list in the wonderful Friends of the Farms Letter
• In Poulsbo, also open to Bainbridge residents:  Full Tilth Farm (sign up for CSA by March 31 for early bird discount), Around the Table Farm (farm stand is open), Central Market carries local produce and supports local farms

• Plant a Victory Garden with Friends of the Farms, Bainbridge Island

• Consider Ordering in Food  
• In Bainbridge: Read a full list in the wonderful Friends of the Farms Letter
• In Poulsbo:  Read a full list here.

Last two images:  Friends of Farms, Bainbridge Island