My guy and I were just reminiscing about childhood.  We were sharing incidents we still remember, half a century later.  Why do certain things stick out so? He recalled a 7th grade teacher who showed him how to study and the benefits of learning. OK. That was a game changer. But we also each […]

I’ve been reading up on autism lately; a subject that is of more interest today than ever before. Too many kids are autistic and we don’t know why. Parents are frightened by the possibility that it’s from vaccinations. One father has one child who is autistic and two who have not yet been vaccinated.  He […]

That text message you’d like to send to a friend from your phone – when you’re driving . . . It can wait. It’s not worth taking the life of someone’s loved one. That’s the risk you are taking when you drive and text. Would you allow someone to drop a blindfold over your eyes […]

How easy is it for you to say “I’m sorry”?  Some people just can’t seem to do it – especially when it comes to their children.  They seem to feel it takes away from their authority, to admit that they were wrong about something. Personally, I think such admissions are necessary to an honest relationship. Do […]

There is a time in life when your mom is not so smart. It’s the age when you know much more than she does. She is so out of it; and you are so cool . . . except for that one time that she was right. Or was it two times . . . […]

Over the years, there have been many Consider This shows about mothers. We do a special series on moms, right before Mother’s Day each year. But little has been said about dads.  A listener wrote in and mentioned that. So today’s shout out is for all the fathers who are quietly carrying out their responsibilities […]

Of all the modern technology with which we’ve been blessed, the GPS may be the greatest of all. The Global Positioning System tells the driver where you are and how to get where you want to go. Once you have the GPS Guidance you wonder how drivers ever got along without it. Remember fumbling in […]

As a child, it seems I always had questions about the way things are and why we do what we do.  So much of it didn’t seem to make sense. Now that I am grown up, more or less, it seems I still have questions. For instance, why do you have to ‘put your two […]

In an earlier time, I had a job that required good looking business clothes, high heels and spiffy accessories. Now living in the country, my dress is more likely to be jeans and a comfortable top. I decided that business clothing should have a second chance at making someone look good.  I created five wardrobes.  […]

As a follower of Consider This, you are obviously a person who loves stories.  I too am a story reader, as well as a story teller. I really appreciate stories told in few words.  Like this one – After I watched my dog get run over by a car, I sat on the side of the road holding […]