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Left and Right Handed, Left and Right Turns, Left and Right Wings

Left and Right Handed, Left and Right Turns, Left and Right Wings

by Carole Duff | Dec 4, 2023 | Faith, Writing and Reading | 6 comments

The first time Keith and I met, some twenty years ago, I noted he is left handed while I am right. With our strong hands to the outside, we bookend one another. But when the world presents us with challenges, we face them with our strong hands together, as here. Left...
Result as a positive effect, negative outcome, or immeasurable

Result as a positive effect, negative outcome, or immeasurable

by Carole Duff | Nov 20, 2023 | Faith, Nature, Writing and Reading | 8 comments

For the past few days here at Vanaprastha, we’ve had poor air quality, a result of smoke from forest fires due to dangerously dry conditions. A wind shift and cooler temperatures yesterday morning brought gloriously clear skies. Cause and effect, an outcome, a...
In all circumstances, maintain joy, prayer, and thanksgiving

In all circumstances, maintain joy, prayer, and thanksgiving

by Carole Duff | Nov 13, 2023 | Faith, Writing and Reading | 2 comments

Sometimes it’s hard to maintain one’s life in Christ. For instance, last night I was up most of the night, dealing with what we think is food poisoning—Keith has symptoms, too. We’d gone out to lunch after church and shared a meal. In between the sieges in the wee...
Strive to be other-centered, strive to be planted, strive to grow

Strive to be other-centered, strive to be planted, strive to grow

by Carole Duff | Oct 30, 2023 | Faith, Nature, Writing and Reading | 2 comments

Keith and I don’t strive to make our home beautiful, especially this time of year. God does all the nature work. But human nature gives us many opportunities to strive to be better, more faithful people. Strive to be other-centered Have you ever had one of these...
Clarify who I am: a believer, a list-maker, a writer

Clarify who I am: a believer, a list-maker, a writer

by Carole Duff | Oct 23, 2023 | Faith, Nature, Writing and Reading | 14 comments

While taking notes at Saturday afternoon’s neighborhood association meeting, I asked questions to clarify, that is, to understand the statement or situation more clearly. Being the secretary-treasurer, I wanted to be sure that the minutes were comprehensible to those...
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