by Carole Duff | Dec 31, 2018 | Faith, Family, Writing and Reading |
For you, O Lord, are good and forgiving, abounding in steadfast love to all who call upon you. Psalm 86:5 (ESV) The coffee machine beeps, and the dogs stir. It’s 5 am and the beginning of another day of catching up on the news and emails, tending...
by Carole Duff | Dec 24, 2018 | Faith, Family |
I stood among the angels dressed for the Kindergarten Christmas Pageant. Unlike me, my fellow angels had drums and triangles. My frown—more like a pout—expressed disappointment and covetousness. I wanted the gifts my classmates had been given. Like the other mothers,...
by Carole Duff | Dec 17, 2018 | Faith, Nature |
I drove our compact SUV down the mountain road last Friday evening. Keith and I hadn’t been out for days, due to the snow storm. But we’d accepted two back-to-back holiday party invitations and didn’t want to miss. For some reason, the mountain road hadn’t been...
by Carole Duff | Dec 10, 2018 | Faith, Family, Nature |
Late afternoon on Christmas Eve, some years ago, my mother looked out the front window of her New England home into fading light and snow. “Maybe your Aunt Louise’s package won’t make it this year,” she said. No, we assured our mother and grandmother, the package will...
by Carole Duff | Dec 3, 2018 | Faith, Family, Local or Human Interest |
Today, my post for the beginning of Advent, published on The Perennial Gen: https://theperennialgen.com/o-holy-night/. Picture taken last year on Christmas Eve at Bethany Lutheran Church in Virginia. Blessings to you all. -C.D.
by Carole Duff | Nov 26, 2018 | Dogs & Other Creatures, Faith, Nature, Writing and Reading |
If you get stuck, get away from your desk. Take a walk, take a bath, go to sleep, make a pie, draw, listen to music, meditate, exercise; whatever you do, don’t just stick there scowling at the problem… – Hilary Mantel Nose up and walking...
