by Carole Duff | Feb 17, 2020 | Faith, Family |
My mother died early yesterday morning. She was 96. For several years, she had lived in a care facility near my older sister. Mother was a teacher. Though she suffered from dementia, Mother greeted everyone and always said thank you whenever someone did...
by Carole Duff | Feb 3, 2020 | Faith, Family, Nature, Writing and Reading |
“Is there a Santa?” my 6-year-old son asked. It was 1989. “Yes,” I said cautiously. “There is a Santa, and he’s Mommy and Daddy.” Concerned that my son might feel let down, I added, “There’s magic in the world, too. It’s called science.” A few years later, after my...
by Carole Duff | Jan 20, 2020 | Faith, Family, Writing and Reading |
This morning, as usual, I consulted my checklist for the day. Faith, Self-Care, Family, Mission. It’s Martin Luther King Day. No mail, no problem. No walk to the mailbox, self-care problem. When was the last time I walked? I looked at my calendar. Ten days ago. How...
by Carole Duff | Jan 13, 2020 | Family, Writing and Reading |
When I was six-years-old, my parents gave me a copy of The Curious Little Owl by Frances Ruth Keller. The story went like this. Once upon a time there was a family of owls: Father Owl, Mother Owl, and Little Owl. Though Mother and Father modeled the correct “Who?...
by Carole Duff | Jan 6, 2020 | Faith, Family, Nature |
“Happy New Year!” I said to a member of our writing community. “How are things? How are you doing?” I asked, knowing she is primary caretaker for several of her family members. “Okay,” she said, “though nothing has really changed. I drive them to doctors’ appointments...
by Carole Duff | Dec 31, 2019 | Family, Local or Human Interest |
Open Christmas gifts with Uncles galore Cook turkey on the fire with Grandpa Play, play, play in the mud kitchen and more Ride the train again, far from Grandma And now it is quiet, except for washer and dryer, turkey burbling in the pot, and doggie...
