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Nothing can replace the joys of getting old

Nothing can replace the joys of getting old

by Carole Duff | Aug 28, 2023 | Faith, Family, Writing and Reading | 8 comments

Nothing can replace the joy of having family here to celebrate my not-to-terribly-strange-to-be-seventy birthday plus two. Loved ones help us mark significant milestones and remind us of hard-won lessons.  Becoming old does not replace who we were before As Andrea...
Leave, to go away from or allow to remain, or both

Leave, to go away from or allow to remain, or both

by Carole Duff | Aug 14, 2023 | Faith, Nature, Writing and Reading | 2 comments

As a verb, leave can mean either go away from or allow to remain. Opposites? Maybe, or both. To leave, go away from home The picture above is of me and my parents on my wedding day in 1975. I was both happy and sad, because that day I would leave home, my parents,...
Watch the skies, check your watch, and watch out!

Watch the skies, check your watch, and watch out!

by Carole Duff | Aug 7, 2023 | Faith, Nature, Writing and Reading | 6 comments

Today, Keith and I watch the skies with caution, waiting for possible severe weather due about mid-afternoon. “Watch” can be a noun, too, as in the act of observing or keeping watch. I am checking my watch, also a noun, to keep track of time, so I don’t miss my chance...
Life’s big milestones, those within, and returning

Life’s big milestones, those within, and returning

by Carole Duff | Jul 31, 2023 | Faith, Writing and Reading | 4 comments

BIG milestones In Your Story Matters, Leslie Leyland Fields gives this advice to a beginning memoirist: “Make a time line for every five to ten years of your life (depending on how old you are), marking important events: places you’ve lived, jobs you’ve held, major...
You Decide the Three Most Important Questions in Your Life

You Decide the Three Most Important Questions in Your Life

by Carole Duff | Jul 24, 2023 | Faith, Family, Writing and Reading | 4 comments

Before waking, I dream about being part of a team tasked to visit a rich family who say they want to help a poor community. It soon becomes apparent that the family only wants to show off their wealth, especially the dad, and gain prestige, especially the mom, while...
Second Half of Life Godtime, on The Sage Forum

Second Half of Life Godtime, on The Sage Forum

by Carole Duff | Jul 17, 2023 | Faith, Nature | 4 comments

Second Half of Life Godtime originally appeared on The Sage Forum as “Walking into the world.” As the deer pants for streams of water,    so my soul pants for you, my God.My soul thirsts for God, for the living...
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