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 […]
Gifts
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. […]
Mother’s Day Gift
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 […]
One Gift
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 […]
I Bought Gifts
Backstory – I Bought Gifts This story first aired in 2014, before we had a website and blog. It brought more comments than any previous story. Seems I was not the only one with this experience. Feel free to write your comments, after listening to what happened when I gave gifts to the children. Consider […]
Gifts for Grandchildren
Grand-kids are high on your Christmas gift list, if you are lucky enough to have some children of your children in your life. They are an enigma when it comes to choosing a gift they would really like. The group printed on that sweat shirt they wanted last year, today may be “Oh, totally yesterday, […]