Blog | Karen Elpers

Dec 26, 20242 min read

First

I woke just before dawn and went out to the sunporch and opened the windows. It was dark and silent except for the rustle of leaves, but...

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Dec 17, 20241 min read

Ears of Silk

I like chipped coffee mugs and hounds with silky ears and smiling eyes. I like clouds, but only when they take up about one third of...

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Oct 30, 20242 min read

What's with the Narrow Gate?

I am not a religious person in that I don’t believe that any one religion has all the answers to life’s questions. I believe that all...

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Oct 2, 20242 min read

The Communion of Dogs

While out walking in my neighborhood this morning, I passed a house with a large shady back yard. For many years, an old dog lived at...

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Sep 12, 20241 min read

IF YOU....

If you were a rabbit, I would hide carrots in the hedges. If you were a stray cat, I would leave tuna on the porch. If you were a tiny...

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Aug 3, 20243 min read

Whose Feast Was It And Why I Don't Care

Anyone who has scrolled through social media or read the news this week has probably encountered some of the controversy surrounding a...

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Jul 19, 20244 min read

Teeter-tottering in America

In the small town where I grew up in the 1960’s and 70’s, there was only one public park. It had all the usual dangerous playground...

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Jul 4, 20245 min read

Born on the 4th of July

My dad burst into the world on the 4th of July in the bedroom of a farmhouse surrounded by cornfields in the United States of America. ...

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Jun 28, 20244 min read

God's Dream Home

GOD’S DREAM HOME When I’m out shopping for clothing or for home décor, or for anything really, I almost never buy what I really want...

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