The FROG Blog

BONUS!

Thank you to Rita M. Reali, internationally awarded author, who featured my latest book, “Knee Deep” in her weekly “Persnickety Proofreader” column. I encourage you to check out the other talented authors who write a variety of genres. The bi-weekly FROG Blog will follow on Friday, Christina A Celebration of Independence… from Big Publishers |…

ROUTINE or RUT-INE?

“Work willingly at whatever you do, as though you were working for the Lord rather than for people” (Col. 3:23 NLT). I’ve noticed when I allow myself to settle into comfortable patterns, I sometimes fall into ruts. My routine becomes “rut-tine” when I remove the “o” factor (“oh!”) Schedules and parameters are vital for harmony….

PUBLISHED VULNERABILITY

My most vulnerable writing project has been published! Knee Deep is now on sale at Amazon and Barnes and Noble. Kindle version will be available soon. We are addressing a growth opportunity in layout and formatting. Link for hard copy follows: Knee Deep: A 9-Month Whirlpool of Handwritten Letters to the Creator (Frog Blog): Eder,…

COMMITTED

Commit your works to the Lord, and your thoughts will be established (Prov. 16:3). When I accepted my call to write for an Audience of One, I immersed myself in oceans of topics. I couldn’t swim fast enough to catch all inspirational waves. Ideas flowed, creativity flooded, and I wrote copious amounts of work. Writing…

TO BEGIN. TO END.

If you have followed the story behind Knee Deep; A 9-month Whirlpool of Handwritten Letters to the Creator, you’ll know this is my most courageous work to publish. I included a Knee Deep excerpt in May and was somewhat relieved when I found out that instead of the anticipated May release, Knee Deep will be…

SPRING PEEPERS

I’ve written FROG Blogs as lessons from a lily pad image. Yesterday I discovered literal frogs. I walked a lake trail to a tranquil spot to write. I stopped at a sitting space that turned out to be different than my anticipated quiet. I became aware of a loud siren that sounded like an ambulance….

DON’T GO THERE

“Don’t even go into the village.” Jesus spoke this after he restored a blind man’s sight. The gospel writer Mark doesn’t indicate how this man responded to Jesus’s instruction. Did the man stay out of the village? Did he tell his closest friends? I try to imagine being healed from blindness and my view was…

PROJECT COURAGE

Knee Deep: A 9-Month Whirlpool of Letters to the Creator will publish this month! In the book, I write a disclaimer about these handwritten letters to my Creator being freely written. The words flow without Grammerly focus or edit. Sometimes these letters are a few sentences, sometimes they’re short rambles. All letters are authentic, told…

KNEE DEEP IN A WHIRLPOOL

May Day! This month, Knee Deep: A Nine-Month Whirlpool of Handwritten Letters to the Creator will be published. It’s my most courageous and vulnerable writing so far. I’ll post store links when the book becomes available. Until then, I practice fervent peace! Grateful for your support on the lily pad of life, Christina

ELABORATE OR ELIMINATE

Six months ago, I declared a New Lease on Life.  I’ve spent November 5-May 5 observing everything without making permanent decisions, other than choosing to grocery shop and practice kindness. I’ve chosen to elaborate on less critical pursuits and eliminate baggage. Rather than writing a six-month confessional, I’ll eliminate tenacious details and elaborate on discoveries….