by Carole Duff | Aug 11, 2025 | Faith, Nature, Writing and Reading |
Dirt, dog fur, bugs, and weeds accumulate regularly at our mountain house here in the Blue Ridge. That’s why I clean every day and weed daily in the spring, summer, and fall—weather permitting. But during the weeks of my recovery from surgery, I fell...
by Carole Duff | Jul 28, 2025 | Faith, Writing and Reading |
Perception is the ability to see, hear, or become aware of something through the senses, a way of regarding, understanding, or interpreting something, an intuitive understanding and insight. Understanding of this world and very limited at that. Compared to...
by Carole Duff | Jul 21, 2025 | Faith, Nature, Uncategorized, Writing and Reading |
“Thank you, LORD, for the missions you’ve given us and the skills to accomplish them, please show us and guide us on your path.” Every day, Keith and I pray before we eat our main meal, prayers of adoration, confession, thanksgiving, and supplication: ACTS, to keep...
by Carole Duff | Jul 14, 2025 | Faith, Nature, Writing and Reading |
Last week, I wrote about transformation, saying, “Perhaps the most dramatic transformation story in the Bible is Saul’s Road to Damascus experience: struck blind by a heavenly light after hearing the voice of Jesus, this devout persecutor of Christians...
by Carole Duff | Jul 7, 2025 | Faith, Nature, Writing and Reading |
My cucumbers were failing to transform. Lots of vine growth and blossoms, but only one cucumber so far. And, I’ve been told, if you can’t grow cucumbers, you might as well give up gardening. Well, I am not much of a gardener but do like growing things. So, to...
by Carole Duff | Apr 7, 2025 | Faith, Writing and Reading |
The HopeWords Writers’ Conference founder Travis Lowe hadn’t needed to persuade me; I preregistered upon the first announcement of speakers. And what did I learn for them? That I need to persuade others, to reason, convince, and provide sound reason for fearing the...
