I have a new term for you. Veloxroltaphobia. It\’s the fear of roller coasters. The symptoms: dry mouth, racing heartbeat, stomach doing more loops than the ride itself. Apparently, Legoland has teamed up with psychologist Susan Bartell to provide parents with \”Roller Coaster Readiness Tips\” for nervous, reluctant tikes who are scared of this particular …
The lyrics of Destiny Child’s “I am a Survivor” often wash over me. How can they not? I\’m a survivor (What?) I\’m not goin\’ give up (What?) I\’m not goin\’ stop (What?) I\’m goin\’ work harder (What?) Over the last month while traveling and speaking to groups throughout the state, I met …
For those of you who have teenagers, you know what this time of the year is….Prom Season. Our daughter, Allison, has modeled her red gown from Frills and Fancies many times around our home. Now, with only two weeks to go until the big event, she has added the shoes and dazzling earrings to complete …
Our daughter Morgan will travel to Jamaica in two days for a week-long mission trip as part of UGA\’s Freshley. As parents, we worry, of course, about our children and especially in this case ask for travel mercies as she journeys almost 1,000 miles away to Hunney Bay located between Montego Bay and Kingston. Many of …
Yesterday I visited Dr. Marc Bisseck, a plastic surgeon in Statesboro, and did something I would never have considered years ago….I allowed myself a BOTOX treatment. As Dr. Bisseck was administering the injections, I began thinking about the sexual assault impact statement I had written almost two years ago in Dr. Ellen Emerson’s office. I …
Every 2 minutes in the United States, someone is sexually assaulted. In 1990, I would have never dreamed I would become a sexual assault statistic. But indeed I did. Now, 22 years later, I will stand in the Georgia State Capitol on Thursday, Feb. 2nd at the Stop Violence Against Women Day and speak at …
I admit freely…I love Google Alerts! I have my computer set with the words \”Room 939\” and any time Google \”crawls\” upon it, it alerts me that new content about my book is on the worldwide web. Google Alerts are useful to: monitor a developing news story keep current on a competitor or industry learn where you or your …
I had the opportunity recently to have lunch in Statesboro with Mike Ryan who is the Op-Ed Editor of The Augusta Chronicle. He also happens to be the author of The Last Freedom, a book about the life of Dr. Viktor Frankl, a Holocaust survivor. In the book, Dr. Frankl shares a parable: \”A man …
As a self-published author, I have joined the ranks of other writers going the E-Book route as well as the traditional method of publishing. The latest statistics I have seen on the electronic publishing are so interesting! According to the Association of American Publishers, e-books sales are exploding, increasing from $287 million in 2009 to …
Sheryl Andersen, (left), was right there with me the whole time as cashier during the Book Signing. It\’s amazing what can happen on Aisle 12 Women\’s Wear in Walmart on a busy Saturday morning pre-Christmas. That\’s where I was this past weekend for my book signing when it all started. First I had a couple …
My teenage daughters love their TOMS shoes. CEO of TOMS, Blake Mycoskie, was inspired in 2006, when on a trip to Argentina, he starting wearing the national shoe: the alpargata. It was casual and comfy and when he returned to the United States, he founded the company TOMS with a simple promise: for every pair of shoes …
Can a cup of coffee with a colleague at Starbucks become the inspirational moment to decide to write a book? Yes! It happened to me. A year ago, Nov. 10, 2010, I met with Ric Mandes, retired Director of Institional Development at Georgia Southern University to talk about my future. He knew of my background and the assault I had …
I recently attended the International Public Relations Society Conference and heard Joe Rohde, Sr. VP and Creative Executive of Walt Disney Imagineering speak about how Imagineers create interactive experiences for Disney World guests. He is currently responsible for the creative design and content of Aulani, a Disney Resort and Spa in Hawaii. His job was …
Dear 939 Friends, Many of you have already heard the news, but I wanted to share it with the whole 939 group. Dr. Weber called from Emory this week to tell me my growths on the thyroid are benign. God is good! This whole week has been SO GOOD… · My scar on my neck …
Dear 939 Club: As I sit here, we are just a few weeks away from the book launch on November 17. WOW! This journey has been profound. In only 9 months, I realize the manuscript is almost finished, the book jacket designed, the website www.jennylynnanderson.com has launched, and most importantly, I am closer to God …
