New Starts

A FROG-GY IMAGE

Each day I commit to doing something courageous. Today, as a shout out to my technological weaknesses, I strengthen my resolve. I’m inserting a visual aid for the first time to the FROG Blog. Thank you to Ylanite Koppens for providing this incredible photo!

Update from A Frozen FROG

Last month, I got to meet with part of the team who join me on our next adventure in the FROG Blog series. FROG Blog: Living on a Frozen Lily Pad is preparing to leap into publication early 2020. The FROG Blog: Learning on a Lily Pad (book #1) is available in print or download…

DELIVERY CHARGE

This comes from my double-dare project to publish, “Life’s Too Short for Dull Razors, Cheap Pens, and Worn Out Underwear” (April 1, 2019 on Amazon and Kindle). It’s from a section where I include behind-the-scenes stories from previous jobs.  Another classic story is delivered from my time working at Pizza Hut. This was during the…

FOUR WORD TRUTH

I sat by a retired Air Force pilot on a return flight from my grandma’s funeral. (I wasn’t his co-pilot. We were both passengers on someone else’s plane). After our initial small talk to determine interaction and space boundaries, the former pilot asked the purpose of my trip. When I said it was related to…

LUMP OR LAMP?

This is an excerpt from the first book in the FROG Blog series (available on Kindle and Amazon). I am working with a team of 12 authors for the second book in the series, “The FROG Blog from a Frozen Lily Pad.”  I learned about inspecting feelings when they need “tempering” (aka attitude adjustment). The…

Frogs and Tadpoles

Readers, I’m testing a future book in the FROG Blog series on you. The original FROG Blog, Learning on a Lily Pad was published in May and I’m currently working on the second book in that series. As 12 authors and I wrap up that adventurous project, I’m considering a third FROG book. I’ve been…

A SHOT IN THE DARK

In the beginning, when God created the heavens and the earth, the earth was a formless wasteland, and darkness covered the abyss, while a mighty wind swept over the waters (Gen. 1:1-2). As an author, I identify with God’s creation story. In the beginning of each writing project, I sometimes see blank paper as a…

MY NEXT BOOK JUST RELEASED!

The FROG Blog: Learning on a Lily Pad was released this week on Amazon and Kindle. This short collection includes me joining twenty-three authors who uniquely but briefly describe our delicate slice-of-life experiences. Thank you to all those who have supported me in fulfilling a dare to write what I think about when I run….

TREAT MEANT

I often use Socrates’ questioning method of teaching to encourage new answers to surface. As I mindfully floated on the lily pad today, I asked what the word treatment means to me? Dividing treatment into two parts, what examples do I associate with the word “treat?” What treats have I received that remain memorable? What…