by Carole Duff | Oct 19, 2026 | Dogs & Other Creatures, Faith, Family, Writing and Reading |
“Ugh, maybe I should just abandon the whole project.” I received yet another rejection for an essay I’d revised and submitted several times. But then I thought, “My writing colleagues know personal essay writing is hard, uncomfortable work. I can ask them for...
by Carole Duff | Sep 21, 2026 | Faith, Family, Writing and Reading |
When we say someone is a responsible person, we’re often referring to work. Showing up on time, completing tasks, being honest, owning up to mistakes. These values hold regardless of faith or lack thereof. Biblically speaking, being responsible means knowing what God...
by Carole Duff | Aug 24, 2026 | Faith, Family, Writing and Reading |
Five people, four generations, two in the first half of life, three in the second half. The last picture I have of my mother, with me, my daughter, granddaughter, and elder sister. Christmas 2019. Six weeks later, Mother passed away at the age of 96. …for...
by Carole Duff | Jul 13, 2026 | Faith, Family |
“The days are long, but the years are short,” said our accountant. When Keith and I first met him thirteen years ago, he and his wife were still having babies. Now his two oldest children are in college, one “baby” is in high school, and the youngest is in middle...
by Carole Duff | Mar 2, 2026 | Faith, Family, Writing and Reading |
Back in the day when I was called to nurture adolescent girls in my classrooms at Ursuline Academy of Dallas, I used the Paideia approach: didactic instruction, coaching, and Socratic seminars. Popularized by Mortimer Adler in the 1980s, Paideia nurturing of the mind...
by Carole Duff | Feb 23, 2026 | Faith, Family |
This week’s prompt was “bury,” and indeed, that word has been on my mind, as Mother’s death was last week. For six years ago, we buried her. From my February 17, 2020 post: “My two sisters and I will bury our mother next to our father in the New England...
