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Bridging the Gap

Post Author:Patricia Schudy
Post published:March 8, 2022
Post Category:Inspirational / Uncategorized

When I was in 7th grade, the St. Vincent’s grade school PTA decided it was time for a class picnic. They chose the biggest park in the area and reserved…

What’s Behind It?

Post Author:Patricia Schudy
Post published:February 23, 2022
Post Category:Inspirational

A trending topic -- Motivation

Word Games

Post Author:Patricia Schudy
Post published:January 24, 2022
Post Category:communication / events / Inspirational

Open to change: “Hope” was not only my word for 2022, it became the Word of the Day.

Words for 2022

Post Author:Patricia Schudy
Post published:January 3, 2022
Post Category:Uncategorized

Every January for the past several years, three friends and I--all oldest daughters-- have met to identify a personal Word for the upcoming year.

The Three Wise Women’s Gift

Post Author:Patricia Schudy
Post published:December 17, 2021
Post Category:holidays / Inspirational

What follows is a reprisal of a Christmas blog originally published a few years ago, edited for 2021. Especially for oldest daughters, I've added --with a smile--a picture of the…

Thanksgiving, 2021

Post Author:Patricia Schudy
Post published:November 24, 2021
Post Category:Inspirational

Happy Thanksgiving In wishing all oldest daughters and our families a day of joy and peace, I offer the following Thanksgiving Prayer: For the laughter of the children, For my…

A New Season

Post Author:Patricia Schudy
Post published:October 27, 2021
Post Category:events / Informational / opportunities

(It's been a few months since my last post, due to an unexpected health issue. I am now back to regular blogging.)Open seasonThe term describes the time of year when…

Double the pleasure

Post Author:Patricia Schudy
Post published:July 27, 2021
Post Category:communication

I’m experiencing an unseasonal early Christmas morning feeling. Remembering the exceitement that comes from seeing packages and anticipating, wondering what's inside the wrapping.The sensation that comes with seeing packages and…

Peer Pleasure

Post Author:Patricia Schudy
Post published:June 21, 2021
Post Category:communication

This past week was totally different, a change from anything I could have predicted two weeks ago. It had to do with peers. And surprisingly with oldest daughters.On Monday, my…

Changing

Post Author:Patricia Schudy
Post published:May 28, 2021
Post Category:general

Times and this website's blog are open to change

March Madness, 2021

Post Author:Patricia Schudy
Post published:March 30, 2021
Post Category:Uncategorized

LOrdinarily, “March Madness” means just one thing to me. Basketball. Not this year. Many of you know that I currently reside in Colorado. What is not widely known is that I…

Eiffel Tower

Help Wanted

Post Author:Patricia Schudy
Post published:March 15, 2021
Post Category:communication / Uncategorized

Have you seen this photo? If so, would you be so kind as to tell me where? l ask because it’s a remarkable photo. But one surrounded, for me, in…

Ties That Bind

Post Author:Patricia Schudy
Post published:February 14, 2021
Post Category:communication

Valentine’s Day seems an appropriate time to ask: What effect does being an oldest daughter or being married to one have on this most intimate of relationship?That’s the interview question…

Playing Favorites

Post Author:Patricia Schudy
Post published:January 27, 2021
Post Category:Relationships

If you've been a follower of "Consider the Blog," you may remember that several months ago I announced I'd no longer be writing it. If so, I want to point…