by Carole Duff | Feb 5, 2024 | Dogs & Other Creatures, Faith, Writing and Reading |
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...
by Carole Duff | Jan 22, 2024 | Faith, Nature, Writing and Reading |
“…many times you’ve heard someone say, particularly after a disappointment or a sudden tragedy or in the middle of a midlife crisis, ‘That’s not what was supposed to happen.’” Jennifer L. Holberg, Nourishing Narratives: The Power of Story to Shape Our Faith It...
by Carole Duff | Jan 15, 2024 | Faith, Nature, Writing and Reading |
As is his pattern, Mac woke me at 5 this morning with his cold muzzle and high-pitched whine. Okay, okay, I muttered, easing out of bed so as not to wake Keith. Mac whacked his tail against the bed-frame and bureau. In the great room, Cato rose from his nest bed,...
by Carole Duff | Jan 1, 2024 | Dogs & Other Creatures, Faith, Family, Writing and Reading |
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...
by Carole Duff | Dec 18, 2023 | Faith, Writing and Reading |
Long before Christmas, almost every store sees a rise in activity. To avoid the crowds, Keith and I keep a supply of items on hand and store them in our basement pantry. We plan but don’t really know what’s in store for us in this life. What does God want us to store?...
by Carole Duff | Dec 11, 2023 | Faith, Family, Writing and Reading |
“Turn! Turn! Turn!” was written by Pete Seeger in 1959 and made popular by folk rock group The Byrds in 1965. I was a teenager back then and unaware of the Biblical source. Now I know the song was subtitled “To Everything There Is a Season” and is based on...
