The FROG Blog

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…

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…

“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…

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…

Change is perpetual motion. At every moment, in all parts of the universe, transitions occur. Some shifts are dramatic, other evolutions are subtle. I’ve been harvesting a bounty of professional changes since July. Without listing a bumper crop of examples, I’ll summarize. Various fields where I’ve planted seed have been fruitful. I’ve also stumbled across…

My husband’s Grandma Ziegler lived to be 99 years old and was healthy up until her final weeks on earth. She was well-known for her bakery treats and breads. Through her baking, she gave us a taste of what “on earth as it is in heaven” meant. As Grandma Z aged, she relied on others…

Sabbath Day! I consider it my 24-hour weekly vacation. I love how God included Sabbath Day as a “command” for His people to refrain from tilt-a-whirl living. He instructs us to honor Him as Creator one day every week. This week, I used Sunday to take an unexpected walking retreat. We live in a town…

I am drawn to acronyms. I appreciate businesses using acronyms to creatively advertise ways to remember their business. In school, I retained data best when teachers attached an acronym to help students recall facts. There has been an increase of acronyms and sometimes the same base name is attached with different words for each letter….

A friend’s fifth grade son just received news that he is color blind. Rose (name changed) shared the world’s analysis of this less-than-colorful diagnosis. She was struggling with her response to the test results, while the rest of her family handled the news as a different twist in their lives. Interestingly, her son’s teacher is…

I’m blessed to be married to a Mr. Fix-It man. Tig is the first to admit he’s not a handyman when it comes to home repairs. He’s amazingly talented in gearhead operations including restoring and using frugality to enjoy motorsports on a shoestring budget. He excels in vehicle maintenance, spends endless hours researching car builds,…