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Pulling weeds and telling stories

Pulling weeds and telling stories

by Carole Duff | Jul 27, 2020 | Nature, Writing and Reading | 5 comments

It’s a clear, warm morning, and I’m out pulling weeds as usual.   This week’s note from Vanaprastha: another guest blog of mine that went live today on the Brevity Blog site. Many thanks to Brevity editor Dinty W. Moore for publishing my piece, “Pulling Weeds and...
How like our Heavenly Father

How like our Heavenly Father

by Carole Duff | Jun 22, 2020 | Dogs & Other Creatures, Faith, Family, Local or Human Interest, Nature | 9 comments

One afternoon last week, Cato puppy and I headed to the mailbox. Freya dog loves to run in the woods but doesn’t enjoy walking on the road—perhaps the gravel hurts her paw pads. And these days, Heathcliff dog is too old and arthritic to make the trip. So, it was just...
In our living rooms

In our living rooms

by Carole Duff | Jun 8, 2020 | Dogs & Other Creatures, Faith, Writing and Reading | 4 comments

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,...

Remembrance, part 2

by Carole Duff | Jun 1, 2020 | Dogs & Other Creatures, Faith, Family, Local or Human Interest | 8 comments

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...

Cato encounters his first toad

by Carole Duff | May 18, 2020 | Dogs & Other Creatures, Faith, Nature | 5 comments

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...

Keith’s unscripted moment

by Carole Duff | May 11, 2020 | Dogs & Other Creatures, Faith, Local or Human Interest | 4 comments

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  ...
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