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May the favor of God establish the work of our hands

May the favor of God establish the work of our hands

by Carole Duff | Jan 27, 2025 | Dogs & Other Creatures, Faith, Writing and Reading | 5 comments

“Would you do me a favor and pick up the mail when you pick up your chainsaw from the repair shop?” I asked Keith on Friday afternoon.  “Sure,” he said as he stroked Mac’s big head. Favor as an act of kindness I don’t know about you, but I’m constantly asking...
Tolerate with humility, gentleness, patience, love, perseverance

Tolerate with humility, gentleness, patience, love, perseverance

by Carole Duff | Aug 5, 2024 | Dogs & Other Creatures, Faith, Writing and Reading | 6 comments

Though I wasn’t going to tolerate my step back from last weekend, I wasn’t entirely sure how to turn it into two steps forward. Until I read Paul’s letter to the Ephesians 4:1-3 (NASV 1995) Therefore I, the prisoner of the Lord, implore you to walk in a manner...
Only the lonely, only the lonely know this feeling ain’t right

Only the lonely, only the lonely know this feeling ain’t right

by Carole Duff | Apr 22, 2024 | Dogs & Other Creatures, Faith | 0 comments

Mac dog sits quietly on the steps, pressing his body against the kitchen door, lonely and afraid. Whenever he “asks” to go outside, he won’t go until Keith or I go with him. Even then, Mac waggles his head back and forth between his need to relieve himself and his...
We all waste something, but was this a waste of time?

We all waste something, but was this a waste of time?

by Carole Duff | Feb 5, 2024 | Dogs & Other Creatures, Faith, Writing and Reading | 4 comments

It might have seemed like a waste for me to be sitting at the sales table during our local community’s First-Saturday-of-the-month Winter Market on Saturday morning. After all, it only takes one to make a sale, and The Starflower is Keith’s book, not mine. I...
Listening, my word for 2024—to care, see, and choose intentionally

Listening, my word for 2024—to care, see, and choose intentionally

by Carole Duff | Jan 1, 2024 | Dogs & Other Creatures, Faith, Family, Writing and Reading | 10 comments

Listening is not my gift. That doesn’t mean I’m not called to be attentive to others, as a fellow blogger mentioned in her New Year’s Eve post. Caring for, seeing deeply, and knowing others just takes practice. Listening to care for others Over Christmas, Mac ran into...
Copy: a single specimen, transcript, reproduction, or imitation

Copy: a single specimen, transcript, reproduction, or imitation

by Carole Duff | Oct 2, 2023 | Dogs & Other Creatures, Faith, Writing and Reading | 6 comments

“Here’s my book,” Keith said as he handed a copy of his novel The Starflower to the appliance technician. Our oven heating element had broken, and the damage from the resulting explosion was beyond our DIY abilities. Plus, it was fun to chat with this guy, because...
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