by Carole Duff | Jul 23, 2018 | Faith, Family, Local or Human Interest |
I placed my purse under the table, Bible next to the coffee pot, laptop on a chair then propped reading glasses on my head. It was Tuesday morning, which meant Bible Study in the sunroom at Mary Jane’s farm, and I was the note-taker. Those who wanted coffee helped...
by Carole Duff | Jul 16, 2018 | Dogs & Other Creatures, Family, Local or Human Interest |
Heathcliff and Freya barked and whined in excitement. “As soon as you sit down, we’ll let the dogs out of our bedroom to greet you,” Keith and I said to our family houseguests. My daughter sat on the sofa, holding her thirteen-month-old daughter in her lap. Heathcliff...
by Carole Duff | Jun 18, 2018 | Faith, Family, Nature, Writing and Reading |
“Housekeeping is home’s daily chores of faith, hope, and love. It doesn’t hold out for what might never be. Instead, it wrings good from what is.” -Jen Pollock Michel I reach for a book, wipe dust off the top, pile it on the previous one, and reach for...
by Carole Duff | Jun 4, 2018 | Faith, Family, Nature, Writing and Reading |
This morning, the sun out competed the clouds and burned off pockets of fog. A cool breeze rustled the lush vegetation surrounding our house. I checked our rain gauge. Three inches. Good day to pull weeds, I thought, scrub floors, wash the dogs, do laundry, and walk...
by Carole Duff | May 21, 2018 | Family |
Good morning, yesterday You wake up and time has slipped away… After several days of rain, Keith and I woke this morning to sunshine and spring-green stretching across the Rockfish Valley. Through our open window, I heard bird calls and echoes from dogs...
by Carole Duff | Apr 23, 2018 | Faith, Family, Nature |
In last week’s post, I wrote, “We are all in this together.” Sunday. Trying to get home, to work, to somewhere other than where we are, Grand Rapids. Then Monday. No one sang Kumbaya. I stood in line at the airline check-in counter for an hour, checked my bag, cleared...
