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May the favor of God establish the work of our hands

May the favor of God establish the work of our hands

by Carole Duff | Jan 27, 2025 | Dogs & Other Creatures, Faith, Writing and Reading | 5 comments

“Would you do me a favor and pick up the mail when you pick up your chainsaw from the repair shop?” I asked Keith on Friday afternoon.  “Sure,” he said as he stroked Mac’s big head. Favor as an act of kindness I don’t know about you, but I’m constantly asking...
Make every effort to add to your faith goodness and knowledge

Make every effort to add to your faith goodness and knowledge

by Carole Duff | Jan 20, 2025 | Faith, Nature, Writing and Reading | 4 comments

For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness;and to godliness, mutual affection; and to mutual affection, love. 2...
Satisfied with what we have, what we look like, and who we are

Satisfied with what we have, what we look like, and who we are

by Carole Duff | Jan 13, 2025 | Faith, Nature, Writing and Reading | 4 comments

“I wonder if we’ll be satisfied with the results,” I said to Keith, as we ran the HeatTrak on the deck below the dining room windows. This area, on the north side of the house, accumulates snow and ice from what falls from the sky and off the roof.  Concerned about...
Long in time and goodness, gratitude and praise, waiting and hope

Long in time and goodness, gratitude and praise, waiting and hope

by Carole Duff | Dec 16, 2024 | Faith, Family, Nature | 0 comments

How long, Lord? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me? Psalm 13:1 NIV Yesterday, snow and sleet yielded to lamentable cold rain. For those facing illness and death, their own or loved ones’, this is an apt description of the season. It...
To trade, buy, sell, exchange, or not—that is the question

To trade, buy, sell, exchange, or not—that is the question

by Carole Duff | Dec 2, 2024 | Faith, Family | 2 comments

“Ugh, Black Friday, I’d trade almost anything not to be shopping today,” I said to Keith. We were driving home from Thanksgiving with family in northern Virginia and backed up in traffic which was exiting for a large local shopping mall.  Trade is about buying...
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