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We all suffer loss, but do we suffer for what is right?

We all suffer loss, but do we suffer for what is right?

by Carole Duff | Mar 4, 2024 | Faith, Nature, Writing and Reading | 2 comments

I knew I should suffer well, but when twinges zapped my leg in the middle of the night, my pain meter rocketed from zero to ten in a split second. While massaging my leg, stretching, and walking out the electrical shock-like twinge-cramps, I told myself, no...
We all waste something, but was this a waste of time?

We all waste something, but was this a waste of time?

by Carole Duff | Feb 5, 2024 | Dogs & Other Creatures, Faith, Writing and Reading | 4 comments

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...
The both-and of what we say, mean, need or want to say

The both-and of what we say, mean, need or want to say

by Carole Duff | Jan 22, 2024 | Faith, Nature, Writing and Reading | 8 comments

  “…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...
Changing our narrative pattern to embrace scenes of miracles

Changing our narrative pattern to embrace scenes of miracles

by Carole Duff | Jan 15, 2024 | Faith, Nature, Writing and Reading | 6 comments

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,...
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...
With Christmas approaching, what is in store for us?

With Christmas approaching, what is in store for us?

by Carole Duff | Dec 18, 2023 | Faith, Writing and Reading | 6 comments

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?...
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