by Carole Duff | Jul 12, 2021 | Faith, Nature |
Perseverance in Faith Last Thursday morning, during my morning devotion, I stumbled upon perseverance in faith—twice. First, I wrote our church’s Bible verse of the month at the top of the left-hand side of the page in my faith journal: Consider it pure joy, my...
by Carole Duff | Mar 15, 2021 | Dogs & Other Creatures, Faith, Nature, Writing and Reading |
I propped the rake against the sentinel oak near the driveway. Before raking leaves in the meadow, I needed to remove branches and sticks that had fallen during the winter. Cato trotted beside me, enjoying the warmth of the morning’s spring-like weather. The slope...
by Carole Duff | Feb 15, 2021 | Faith, Family, Nature, Writing and Reading |
A wintry mix began mid-afternoon on Thursday: rain followed by sleet then snow within minutes. On Friday, I swept several inches off the north side deck and shoveled the upper half of the driveway before deciding against a walk to the mailbox. Too cold for Cato, too...
by Carole Duff | Nov 23, 2020 | Faith, Local or Human Interest, Nature |
Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. Romans 12:12 (NIV) Last Saturday, while blowing leaves from ditches along the driveway and mountain road in preparation for winter, I noticed the bulbs I’d planted last month on the...
by Carole Duff | Sep 7, 2020 | Faith, Local or Human Interest, Nature, Writing and Reading |
A heavy blanket of fatigue wrapped around me as I read into the evening. We’d spent the afternoon running errands, so my weariness did not surprise. But then came the head and body aches. At 8 o’clock, Keith asked, “Do you want to watch a movie or something...
