Courage

SHHHHH…

When the chief priests had met with the elders and devised a plan, they gave the soldiers a large sum of money, telling them, “You are to say, ‘His disciples came during the night and stole him away while we were asleep. …So the soldiers took the money and did as they were instructed. And…

PERSONAL PROGRESS REPORT

In my January 20th FROG Blog post YET – Guest Star Coaching, I told you that my 2023 word for the year is YET.  So far, these are some ways I’ve observed and practiced Yet. -I may not have control of outcomes YET I always have choices. When I step out of my logical box…

CURIOSITY ENSUES

I’m intrigued by Mark’s account of Jesus’s prophesy. Jesus discussed his crucifixion in third person format. Instead of saying, “I will be delivered, they will condemn me…spit on me…kill me, Jesus spoke as if he’s talking about someone else. The Son of Man proclaimed his death and resurrection to the Twelve. Mark didn’t specify the…

FLAT-TIRE FRIEND

In my life coaching business, I’ve noticed an increasing, nearly universal grief. People are suffering from loneliness, not limited to the absence of a person. Clients express their sadness due to loss of routine, health, job, a role, money, a pet, dream, motivation. The following is from my 2018 book, FROG Blog: Learning on a…

BUILT TO LAST

Talk about an encore presentation! I’ve read Luke’s account of the transfiguration countless times. Today I received a mountaintop experience of my own. Jesus took Peter, John and James to pray with him and talk about his pending death. They were on a mountain when a flash of lightning appeared. Moses and Elijah joined them…

YET

Every year, since 2008, I incorporate a Word of the Year. I feature a word that represents my greatest challenge, journal those observations and review them on New Year’s Eve. 2023 is my Year of YET. I choose a song and scripture that represents that word. This year, it’s Job 8:7 and Danny Gokey’s song,…

WHERE IS MY POWER?

I posted a blog in summer about how I spent time during a July thunderstorm that knocked out power for a few hours. Interesting how six months later, on Christmas Eve, we lost power. This time a wind and ice storm overpowered our heat and electricity. Thankfully, the outage took less than an hour to…

FREEDOM AND BOUNDARIES

I trust you’ll discover Christmas and new birth every day of life’s journey! Fences. Schedules. Building permits. The Garden of Eden. These guidelines share a code of conduct. Fences offer protection for people and animals. Schedules and curfews identify starts and finishes. Building permits and inspections ensure safety. The Garden of Eden produced growth when…

A LA CARTE LOVE

Special inside scoop…last week, I wrote what I thought would be today’s post. This morning, I prepared to polish and post that Christmas related essay. I consistently save frequently and know that essay is “somewhere.” I’ve searched flash drives, documents, and desktop. It’s nowhere to be found for now. I committed to posting a bi-weekly…