by Carole Duff | May 22, 2023 | Family |
As others posts pictures of their children’s college graduations—the entry into the second chapter of life—Keith and I are enjoying some third-chapter-of-life fruits. I’ve written about finding purpose in the third chapter of life and some of the insights one gains...
by Carole Duff | Feb 6, 2023 | Faith, Family, Nature |
Last week’s Five-Minute Friday prompt was IGNORE, which brought to mind two “don’ts” and one “do.” You know, like Glamour magazine’s fashion advice to help women “prevent wardrobe catastrophes…” These three pieces of advice are down to earth and not of this...
by Carole Duff | Dec 26, 2022 | Faith, Family |
December was going along fine. The old Subaru passed inspection so we could give the car to our son Alex, a friend launched her first book, I got a good report from the ophthalmologist and not one but two book offers, and we bought a new Subaru. And Santa...
by Carole Duff | Nov 28, 2022 | Dogs & Other Creatures, Faith, Family |
‘Tis the season of waiting. Waiting for marshmallows “This situation is like the marshmallow experiment,” I said to my brother-in-law. He’d asked if I wanted something to eat or drink—there were some yummy-looking hors d’oeuvres set out. But Thanksgiving dinner...
by Carole Duff | Nov 21, 2022 | Dogs & Other Creatures, Faith, Family, Nature |
I had to laugh. Cato puppy had followed me up the trail behind our house and was looking around to see or hear why I had stopped. He loves to race through the woods on the mountain where we live in the Blue Ridge. But it wasn’t Cato who had caused me to explode with...
by Carole Duff | Oct 31, 2022 | Faith, Family |
Today, on Halloween, let’s consider the word WHILE and the seasons of life. While as verb: to while away the Halloweens of our youth While seasons lasted forever, we whiled away our youthful time, marching from childhood into adolescence, which gave us lessons along...
