by Carole Duff | Mar 18, 2024 | Faith, Nature, Writing and Reading |
“We can just make it if you hurry,” her husband shouts over the roar of two skiffs’ engines, hers and his. Their boats are heavy with salmon pulled from the Gulf of Alaska, and they must deliver their catch to the tender on time. That means, instead of going around...
by Carole Duff | Oct 30, 2023 | Faith, Nature, Writing and Reading |
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...
by Carole Duff | Aug 7, 2023 | Faith, Nature, Writing and Reading |
Today, Keith and I watch the skies with caution, waiting for possible severe weather due about mid-afternoon. “Watch” can be a noun, too, as in the act of observing or keeping watch. I am checking my watch, also a noun, to keep track of time, so I don’t miss my chance...
by Carole Duff | Jun 12, 2023 | Faith |
Richard Rohr in Things Hidden: Scripture As Spirituality: “People want their lives and history to be predictable and controllable, and the best way to do that is to try to control and even manipulate the gods.” One pre-dawn morning, I dreamed about hosting an Open...
by Carole Duff | Jan 30, 2023 | Faith |
Fake as a Faux Fur Throw The label clearly stated the fake: Faux Fur Throw, a gift that Keith and I received for Christmas. The throw made no apologies for being man-made, synthetic, and artificial, pseudo, simulated, a mock blanket. Not genuine. And one of the most...