by Carole Duff | May 4, 2026 | Dogs & Other Creatures, Faith, Writing and Reading |
Last Friday, Keith and I made a decision to let our newly adopted dog Lark off-leash, to give him freedom to explore. We’d prepared him for this moment. For ten days, I walked him on leash to familiarize him with the boundaries of our property, the sights, sounds, and...
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 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 | Jan 27, 2025 | Dogs & Other Creatures, Faith, Writing and Reading |
“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...
by Carole Duff | Aug 5, 2024 | Dogs & Other Creatures, Faith, Writing and Reading |
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...
by Carole Duff | Apr 22, 2024 | Dogs & Other Creatures, Faith |
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...
