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The Thrill of Hope, the Weary World Rejoices, for Yonder a New

The Thrill of Hope, the Weary World Rejoices, for Yonder a New

by Carole Duff | Oct 6, 2025 | Faith, Nature | 2 comments

Thrill: a sudden feeling of excitement and pleasure. Perhaps countercultural, but let’s see where that word leads us today. Your works thrill You thrill me, LORD, with all you have done for me! I sing for joy because of what you have done. Psalm 92:4 NLT The...
Add to godliness, mutual affection; and to mutual affection, love

Add to godliness, mutual affection; and to mutual affection, love

by Carole Duff | Sep 22, 2025 | Faith, Family, Writing and Reading | 0 comments

Affection: a gentle feeling of fondness or liking. I’ve been thinking about affection with regards to how our society’s values have changed in my lifetime. The gentle blessings of faith, marriage and children, and mission have been replaced by the harsh goals of...
Transform: cucumbers, God’s power in the world, minds, lives

Transform: cucumbers, God’s power in the world, minds, lives

by Carole Duff | Jul 7, 2025 | Faith, Nature, Writing and Reading | 6 comments

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...
Wind at your back, sun on your face, rain on your fields

Wind at your back, sun on your face, rain on your fields

by Carole Duff | Jun 30, 2025 | Faith | 6 comments

May the road rise to meet you, may the wind be always at your back, may the sun shine warm upon your face, the rains fall soft upon your fields and until we meet again may God hold you in the hollow of His hand. Irish Blessing I purchased a copy of this blessing...
Circle in nature, relationships, and a life of faith

Circle in nature, relationships, and a life of faith

by Carole Duff | Jun 23, 2025 | Faith, Family, Nature | 4 comments

He sits enthroned above the circle of the earth, and its people are like grasshoppers. He stretches out the heavens like a canopy, and spreads them out like a tent to live in. Isaiah 40:22 NIV The circle, without beginning or end, represents God’s eternal nature,...
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