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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...
Wrapping up Thanksgiving and Preparing for Christmas

Wrapping up Thanksgiving and Preparing for Christmas

by Carole Duff | Nov 27, 2023 | Faith, Nature | 4 comments

“Chirp,” I heard as I surfaced about 3:30 this morning and thought: another wrapping up thing. I listened intently and was rewarded with another chirp. Yup, one of the smoke alarm batteries needed changing. After pulling our bedroom door closed to dull the sound while...
Result as a positive effect, negative outcome, or immeasurable

Result as a positive effect, negative outcome, or immeasurable

by Carole Duff | Nov 20, 2023 | Faith, Nature, Writing and Reading | 8 comments

For the past few days here at Vanaprastha, we’ve had poor air quality, a result of smoke from forest fires due to dangerously dry conditions. A wind shift and cooler temperatures yesterday morning brought gloriously clear skies. Cause and effect, an outcome, a...
Season of the year, season of life, season wood and food

Season of the year, season of life, season wood and food

by Carole Duff | Nov 6, 2023 | Faith, Nature | 15 comments

For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven; a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted – Ecclesiastes 3:1-2 Season of the year I had to laugh. Cato puppy and Mac dog had followed me up...
Strive to be other-centered, strive to be planted, strive to grow

Strive to be other-centered, strive to be planted, strive to grow

by Carole Duff | Oct 30, 2023 | Faith, Nature, Writing and Reading | 2 comments

Keith and I don’t strive to make our home beautiful, especially this time of year. God does all the nature work. But human nature gives us many opportunities to strive to be better, more faithful people. Strive to be other-centered Have you ever had one of these...
Clarify who I am: a believer, a list-maker, a writer

Clarify who I am: a believer, a list-maker, a writer

by Carole Duff | Oct 23, 2023 | Faith, Nature, Writing and Reading | 14 comments

While taking notes at Saturday afternoon’s neighborhood association meeting, I asked questions to clarify, that is, to understand the statement or situation more clearly. Being the secretary-treasurer, I wanted to be sure that the minutes were comprehensible to those...
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