by Carole Duff | Jul 29, 2024 | Faith, Writing and Reading |
Part of me wished I could rewind and take back what I said to Keith on Friday night after happy hour. “I’m done with your criticism,” I said screamed and side-ways sliced the air with my hand. I’d mismanaged the dogs again, and they’d taken off running. Before Keith...
by Carole Duff | Jul 15, 2024 | Faith, Writing and Reading |
As Marta spoke to the congregation at the end of the service yesterday morning, I marveled at her capacity to share her painful story. She’d run away from a terrible home situation at age 13 and was on her own for weeks before being taken to a police station. There...
by Carole Duff | Jul 8, 2024 | Faith, Nature, Writing and Reading |
“What specific species is that?” our neighbor asked about a tree with a branch of leaves turning reddish yellow. We were eating a 4th of July Eve dinner—grilled brats, Keith’s baked beans, potato salad, slaw, and garden cucumbers—on the dining deck. “I’m not...
by Carole Duff | Jul 1, 2024 | Faith, Writing and Reading |
Edie Melson’s Soul Care When the Nest is Empty, which releases July 9th, is written in the same format as the others in her Soul Care series but of course, the topic is different. I have the honor of serving on her book launch team, as I did with her previous...
by Carole Duff | Jun 24, 2024 | Faith, Family, Writing and Reading |
“You can buy the property or not, your choice,” my daughter Jessica said to Abigail, her 7-year-old daughter. We three were playing the kids’ version of Monopoly. Abigail, who always went first—youngest to oldest—had landed on the Ice Cream Shop. Abigail counted her...
by Carole Duff | Jun 17, 2024 | Faith, Writing and Reading |
“I love the cover of your book,” said a woman who stopped by our booth at the local Farmers Market on Saturday morning. She picked up my book then glanced at Keith’s. “I love both books,” she said. The word “cover” can mean to protect or conceal. Covers do protect our...
