by Carole Duff | Aug 24, 2026 | Faith, Family, Writing and Reading |
Five people, four generations, two in the first half of life, three in the second half. The last picture I have of my mother, with me, my daughter, granddaughter, and elder sister. Christmas 2019. Six weeks later, Mother passed away at the age of 96. …for...
by Carole Duff | Aug 17, 2026 | Faith, Writing and Reading |
“Excuse me, I don’t mean to disrupt, but would you heal my demon-possessed daughter? She’s suffering so much.” That’s how I wanted to picture the scene of the Canaanite woman and Jesus in Matthew 15:21-28, which Pastor explored in his message yesterday. Reading the...
by Carole Duff | Aug 10, 2026 | Faith, Writing and Reading |
We all experience times of shift—literally and metaphorically. Have you ever wondered why? Sometimes, it’s the shift, change, or move from one season to the next. Sometimes, it’s a faith test designed to shift us. And sometimes it’s for our...
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 | Jul 20, 2026 | Faith, Writing and Reading |
There’ve been times in my life when I thought the route I’d chosen was a good one. Sometimes it was, thanks be to God, but sometimes it wasn’t, and in that case always because of that “I.” The “I” who thought she’d found the route to meaning in this world—all by...
by Carole Duff | Jul 6, 2026 | Faith, Writing and Reading |
While waiting for the result of a medical test, I naturally wonder about the outcome. Are blood markers below or above the normal range? Are skin or internal growths benign or malignant? Aging seems to bring more of these tests, and both positive and negative results....
