Author: Christina

WORTHY PERSEVERANCE

I’m adding another story to a zillion “tales” about dog owners loving their K-9. For the record, I lay a wager to win any dog lover contest and am fighting against changing today’s FROG blog to DOG blog: replacing Fully Rely On God with Depend on God. This reflection shines light from a lesson I…

SEASONAL COLLISION

Readers: We interrupt the FROG blog to break an “under 500 word” guideline today. This is an excerpt from my upcoming book, “Life’s Too Short for Dull Razors, Cheap Pens, and Worn-Out Underwear.” I believe that the message is important for this time of year. (This 1014 word piece may require two mugs of hot…

NO SOONER, NO LATER

Sometimes what I think are profound revelations turn out to be humorous stumbling safer I expose the experience or conversation to paper. Today’s stumbling is brought to you in part by irony, sponsored by the generosity of a reality check (check paid in full)! It’s December as I write this. The intersection of Jesus’s birth…

RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER

From a statistical standpoint, I’ve learned how safety is frequently found in numbers. Those larger numbers could benefit some situations and they provide insurance against certain catastrophes, but are surpluses invested in the best or most necessary things? I picture Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer. The story is crafted around the underdog (or perhaps ‘under…

GIVE SO I DON’T REMEMBER

With Thanksgiving being on many people’s mind, especially turkeys (the feathered kind, not referring to dinner guests), I recall a teacher’s message about generosity. He said he wanted to give so much, so frequently, to so many people that he wouldn’t remember all the gifts he gave. That’s the kind of forgetfulness I’d accept! I…

A SENSE OF CELEBRATION

I mentor a group of ladies at a youth organization every Friday afternoon. With five Fridays in November, we are using a gratitude theme for each of our five senses. Last week we focused on the sense of touch, this week we concentrated on smell. Our mentor sessions include keeping a weekly “treasure chest.” Each…

A Quick Funny

Today’s FROG blog is a quick splash from the pond of life. A colorful reflection caught my mind’s eye. I see “I’d rather be fishing” bumper stickers posted on the back of vehicles. I wonder if there are any fishing boats with a bumper sticker stating, “I’d rather be working?” There’s nothing other than writing…

SADDLING UP SLOWLY

“Talk low, talk slow, and don’t talk much” -John Wayne With a rise in organic food production and utilizing natural resources, I’m intrigued that our communication processes don’t match this growing trend. I use a flip phone (yes, I’m writing and living this statement in 2018), check email and voice mail twice a day, and…

PIER PRESSURE

A water-logged reflection from this morning’s lily pad. I walked a marina trail and observed early morning fishermen. Some fishermen casted from a boat, some fished from the lake bank, and some threw their lines from the pier. All fishermen appeared to have a similar quest, to reel in a catch. I was curious to…