by Carole Duff | Apr 27, 2026 | Dogs & Other Creatures, Faith, Nature |
It wasn’t that the timing was wrong, not exactly. But since we’d gotten used to having just one dog in the past several weeks, adopting another felt at best a little premature and maybe downright foolish. How were we going to find the time and energy to care for a new...
by Carole Duff | Apr 20, 2026 | Faith, Nature, Writing and Reading |
In Shakespeare’s works, the word schedule refers to a document, a written list, or formal inventory. For instance, in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, the word denotes a specific written document containing a list. “I will deliver it [the schedule] to you in the...
by Carole Duff | Apr 13, 2026 | Uncategorized |
As a child, I knew a remnant meant a small remaining part, such as fabric or leftovers, remnants of a meal. A remnant could also be a natural habitat that hadn’t been significantly disturbed. As a believing adult, I learned that, Biblically, a remnant often refers to...
by Carole Duff | Apr 6, 2026 | Dogs & Other Creatures, Faith, Nature |
Physical decline challenged us during the Maundy Thursday service last week. Keith’s hearing aids failed, curtailing his ability to socialize, and I’m still adjusting to ergonomic aids for my flute. In the Bible, “decline” often signifies...
by Carole Duff | Mar 30, 2026 | Faith, Writing and Reading |
Being lazy isn’t something I usually think about during Holy Week, given how much is going on at church: assembling meals for those in need and Palm Sunday this past weekend, Tuesday evening music rehearsal, Maundy Thursday service, Good Friday, and Resurrection...
