by Carole Duff | Oct 5, 2026 | Dogs & Other Creatures, Faith |
Late afternoon last Thursday, Keith and I caught sight of our dog Lark, limping home, carrying his left, hind paw. He loves running with Mac since we let him off leash in May, but freedom can be costly. The sight of Lark’s injury and pain landed him in surgery at the...
by Carole Duff | Sep 7, 2026 | Faith, Nature |
For many in the United States, Labor Day is a boundary line. A boundary between summer and fall—though officially the autumn equinox happens in two weeks. A boundary with the beginning of a new school year and new relationships. And weather boundaries, such...
by Carole Duff | Aug 3, 2026 | Faith, Nature |
“We can afford that,” Keith said when I asked him about possibly having to re-drill the wells for our geothermal system. Afford as in bearing the cost. With the drought, one of the wells seems to have gone dry. The deep well that provides water to the house...
by Carole Duff | Jul 27, 2026 | Faith, Nature, Writing and Reading |
A phase is part of a cycle or course of development, as seen in Scripture, ourselves, and in the vegetation surrounding us. Remember the story about the cherry seeds that germinated in planters we kept on our deck in Alexandria and transplanted here at...
by Carole Duff | Jun 29, 2026 | Dogs & Other Creatures, Faith, Writing and Reading |
This past week, I had some opportunities to make a Godly pivot, a conscious decision to stop going around in circles—especially when something isn’t working—and turn in a new direction: God’s. In one situation, I asked myself, “Why is my old behavior not working?”...
by Carole Duff | Jun 22, 2026 | Faith, Nature |
I sensed a good vibe among family members gathered around our deck dining table on Saturday. We live in a man-made forest clearing, surrounded by flora and fauna—including snakes, toads, blue-tailed skinks, and fireflies. “If you were a firefly, what color...
