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Choice: making a decision when faced with possibilities.

Choice: making a decision when faced with possibilities.

by Carole Duff | Jun 24, 2024 | Faith, Family, Writing and Reading | 6 comments

“You can buy the property or not, your choice,” my daughter Jessica said to Abigail, her 7-year-old daughter. We three were playing the kids’ version of Monopoly. Abigail, who always went first—youngest to oldest—had landed on the Ice Cream Shop.  Abigail counted her...
Making the next generation of memories on Memorial Day

Making the next generation of memories on Memorial Day

by Carole Duff | May 27, 2024 | Family | 3 comments

Past Memorial Days and making memories in the present. Past memories On Memorial Day when I was growing up, we always drained the muddy water and scrubbed algae from the walls of the 45’x90’ spring-fed pool my father had built for the neighborhood the year before...
What do I dedicate myself to in the third stage of life?

What do I dedicate myself to in the third stage of life?

by Carole Duff | Mar 11, 2024 | Faith, Family, Writing and Reading | 6 comments

When we woke to steady rain on Saturday morning, I wondered, “What do I dedicate my time to today?” Not yard work or dog-walking or housecleaning or cooking, since Keith was going to our church’s Men’s Breakfast and would only want a snack later. Yes, to reading,...
Opportunities for respite, relief, short periods of rest

Opportunities for respite, relief, short periods of rest

by Carole Duff | Feb 26, 2024 | Faith, Family, Nature | 10 comments

Respite, that’s what I needed this morning, as I looked at the gooey mess on the basement floor and muttered, “Give me a break.” Relief, a short period of rest before I tackled my to-do list. So, after cleaning up the molasses and glass from the jar that had rolled...
Spoil fun, spoil children, spoil of war—is spoil always negative?

Spoil fun, spoil children, spoil of war—is spoil always negative?

by Carole Duff | Feb 19, 2024 | Faith, Family | 4 comments

Because Keith and I dislike wasting food, because of spoil, we often begin our week on Sunday by grocery shopping together after church. Here’s yesterday’s haul. Keith enjoys shopping because it’s a way for him to exercise his curiosity. Though not an avid shopper...
In dreams, I keep looking back to places where I no long belong

In dreams, I keep looking back to places where I no long belong

by Carole Duff | Jan 8, 2024 | Faith, Family | 6 comments

Looking back to Christmas 1995 For the past several months, I’ve been looking back, dreaming at night about houses where I lived and schools where I worked—mostly, the house where we lived while my children were growing up and the school where I taught for twenty-five...
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