by Carole Duff | Oct 19, 2026 | Dogs & Other Creatures, Faith, Family, Writing and Reading |
“Ugh, maybe I should just abandon the whole project.” I received yet another rejection for an essay I’d revised and submitted several times. But then I thought, “My writing colleagues know personal essay writing is hard, uncomfortable work. I can ask them for...
by Carole Duff | Oct 12, 2026 | Faith, Nature, Writing and Reading |
“I know you think this is a comfortable place, but trust me, you don’t want to stay here,” Keith said, looking over his shoulder into the garage. This happened a few falls ago, as Keith and I stood outside the open garage door, he readying to chop wood and I...
by Carole Duff | Oct 5, 2026 | Dogs & Other Creatures, Faith |
Late afternoon last Thursday, Keith and I caught sight of our dog Lark, limping home, carrying his left, hind paw. He loves running with Mac since we let him off leash in May, but freedom can be costly. The sight of Lark’s injury and pain landed him in surgery at the...
by Carole Duff | Sep 7, 2026 | Faith, Nature |
For many in the United States, Labor Day is a boundary line. A boundary between summer and fall—though officially the autumn equinox happens in two weeks. A boundary with the beginning of a new school year and new relationships. And weather boundaries, such...
by Carole Duff | Aug 3, 2026 | Faith, Nature |
“We can afford that,” Keith said when I asked him about possibly having to re-drill the wells for our geothermal system. Afford as in bearing the cost. With the drought, one of the wells seems to have gone dry. The deep well that provides water to the house...
by Carole Duff | Jul 27, 2026 | Faith, Nature, Writing and Reading |
A phase is part of a cycle or course of development, as seen in Scripture, ourselves, and in the vegetation surrounding us. Remember the story about the cherry seeds that germinated in planters we kept on our deck in Alexandria and transplanted here at...
