by Carole Duff | Jun 8, 2020 | Dogs & Other Creatures, Faith, Writing and Reading |
Last Friday, a guest post of mine—a review of Leslie Leyland Fields’ Your Story Matters: Finding, Writing, and Living the Truth of Your Life—was posted on Brevity blog. A Review of Leslie Leyland Fields’ Your Story Matters When submitting the piece in early May,...
by Carole Duff | Jun 1, 2020 | Dogs & Other Creatures, Faith, Family, Local or Human Interest |
I was not my best self this past weekend. On Friday night, for some reason I chose to pick a fight with Keith over some petty, perceived slight. When Saturday dawned, I couldn’t see or feel any of the day’s beauty, only sorrow, though I’m not sure why. Maybe I...
by Carole Duff | May 18, 2020 | Dogs & Other Creatures, Faith, Nature |
The Sovereign Lord is my strength; he makes my feet like the feet of a deer, he enables me to tread on the heights. Habakkuk 3:19 (NIV) Cato and I noticed the rustle of grass while walking the turn-around early one morning last week. I spotted a small...
by Carole Duff | May 11, 2020 | Dogs & Other Creatures, Faith, Local or Human Interest |
Last Thursday afternoon, Keith recorded a church devotion to live stream Friday morning. Upon playback, he realized our dog Heathcliff had gotten into the act. Here’s the script and video of his unscripted moment: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OuCMuyxKVt0 ...
by Carole Duff | Apr 20, 2020 | Nature |
I stared at my laptop screen, waiting for the ear, nose and throat specialist to click in. A telemedicine appointment. I felt a little guilty about taking the doctor’s time, since it wasn’t an emergency, but this appointment had been scheduled for months. The ENT...
by Carole Duff | Apr 13, 2020 | Dogs & Other Creatures, Faith, Family, Local or Human Interest, Nature |
It rained last night here at Vanaprastha—more than I’d imagined while lying in bed and listening to that comforting sound. Early this morning, when I opened the door to walk our new puppy Cato, I heard the roar. The ravine’s moss-covered, slow-trickle was now a...
