by Carole Duff | Sep 14, 2026 | Faith, Writing and Reading |
Sometimes I want people to approve of me so much that I’m willing to put people pleasing before God pleasing. Putting what I want for myself and from others before God is selfishness. Of course, my greatest fear is disapproval or abandonment, the root of all...
by Carole Duff | Sep 7, 2026 | Faith, Nature |
For many in the United States, Labor Day is a boundary line. A boundary between summer and fall—though officially the autumn equinox happens in two weeks. A boundary with the beginning of a new school year and new relationships. And weather boundaries, such...
by Carole Duff | Aug 31, 2026 | Faith |
“Here, Mac, here, Lark. Come!” Our dogs love running the mountain and coming home, especially for food. Keith and I regularly practice “here, come” with Mac and Lark. “Here you are,” we say when they return home panting and grinning with pleasure. “Good boys!” In a...
by Carole Duff | Aug 24, 2026 | Faith, Family, Writing and Reading |
Five people, four generations, two in the first half of life, three in the second half. The last picture I have of my mother, with me, my daughter, granddaughter, and elder sister. Christmas 2019. Six weeks later, Mother passed away at the age of 96. …for...
by Carole Duff | Aug 17, 2026 | Faith, Writing and Reading |
“Excuse me, I don’t mean to disrupt, but would you heal my demon-possessed daughter? She’s suffering so much.” That’s how I wanted to picture the scene of the Canaanite woman and Jesus in Matthew 15:21-28, which Pastor explored in his message yesterday. Reading the...
