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Gifts

Christmas Sermon

Backstory   Over 600 stories have now been broadcast on the Consider This radio show.  As I’m putting words of a story to paper, I always enjoy when the narrative is true.  That’s the case here.  Cheryl is a real little girl and I know her parents really well. Click to listen or follow below to […]

Filed Under: Christmas, Gifts, Inspiration/Life Lessons, Podcast Episodes Tagged With: Baby Jesus, birthday present, nativity scene

Regifting

Backstory   At one of our girls’ lunches, someone sheepishly admitted to regifting. That opened an avalanche of confessions from those who did indeed pass along to others something that had been gifted to them.  Some justified their transgressions. A few told stories of getting caught in the act.  Click to listen or follow below to […]

Filed Under: Christmas, Gifts, Lifestyle, Podcast Episodes Tagged With: gifts, presents

Best Mother’s Day Gift

Gift for Your Mom

Backstory – Best Mother’s Day Gift I was at a loss to choose a gift for my mom for Mother’s Day.  Like most mothers of adult children, she has everything.  Yet she has meant so much to me, that I wanted to gift her with something befitting her status in my heart.  Then a thought […]

Filed Under: Advice, Gifts, Moms, Podcast Episodes Tagged With: Mother's Day gift

Unexpected Gift

Unexpected Gift

Backstory   How do you keep a friendship going, when you and the other person are far apart?  Through communication. That might be a Facebook post, a hand-written letter or an occasional gift.  I got to smiling over beloved objects in my home that were gifts from over the years, and this story was the result. […]

Filed Under: Friendship, Gifts, Podcast Episodes Tagged With: collectibles, gifts, surprise gifts

Mother’s Day Gift

Mothers Day Gifts

Backstory – Mother’s Day Gift Lilacs always remind me of Mother’s Day.  As a kid, I would gather bunches of the sweet-smelling flowers and bring them to her as one of my Mother’s Day gifts to her.  The wonderful fragrance of lilacs in bloom will always remind me of my mom, for that reason.  Seemed […]

Filed Under: Gifts, Moms, Podcast Episodes Tagged With: gift, Mother's Day

One Gift

you are beautiful

Backstory – One Gift We were talking about beauty.  Standard wisdom is that beauty fades.  Actually, it depends on what you consider beautiful.  And that depends on whether your eyes are on something or someone who is loved or simply seen.  This story was the result of that reflection. Consider This Show – One Gift […]

Filed Under: Beauty, Getting Older, Gifts, Inspiration/Life Lessons, Love/Romance, Podcast Episodes Tagged With: beauty, love

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