by Carole Duff | Oct 13, 2025 | Faith, Writing and Reading |
Let me explain what happened at the Open Mic last Thursday evening as I read an excerpt of the essay that inspired my Friday Happy Hours on Substack. The essay is about marital growth, which can be stormy. Indeed, the scene I’d read last month was an all-out battle...
by Carole Duff | Oct 6, 2025 | Faith, Nature |
Thrill: a sudden feeling of excitement and pleasure. Perhaps countercultural, but let’s see where that word leads us today. Your works thrill You thrill me, LORD, with all you have done for me! I sing for joy because of what you have done. Psalm 92:4 NLT The...
by Carole Duff | Sep 29, 2025 | Faith |
This past summer, I launched The Wisdom Journal to spark interest in my faith memoir Wisdom Builds Her House. In advance, I consulted with a designer to give my website a new look and feel that identified my brand, the third season of life. Accordingly, in addition to...
by Carole Duff | Sep 22, 2025 | Faith, Family, Writing and Reading |
Affection: a gentle feeling of fondness or liking. I’ve been thinking about affection with regards to how our society’s values have changed in my lifetime. The gentle blessings of faith, marriage and children, and mission have been replaced by the harsh goals of...
by Carole Duff | Sep 15, 2025 | Faith, Nature, Writing and Reading |
Pick a flower, cucumber, berries—um, maybe leave these small, tart cranberries on the viburnum for the birds. A pick in basketball or football—even a pick six. The picks we’ll examine today are more fundamental choices, major decisions in the spiritual realm. Pick:...
