Hearing their voices, seeing their expressions, knowing their thoughts, the voyeur watches . . . It's an author thing.  Dragging my feet, not wanting this story to end, to have to say goodbye to these characters . . . It's an author thing. Mental occupation…

                            Playing to your strengths . . . (originally posted on 11/19/12)  Physical strength varies even within people who are the same size. Some smaller people have remarkable strength while some large people show limited physical capability. All kinds of physiques can…

                          The beauty of the night and the comfort of the solitude. Can you hear the quiet? Does the silence still your soul or does it make you anxious? What does your heartbeat say? Whose voice do you want to hear the most?…

  Lots of well-known and good songs here. If you're a lyric-person, someone took some time with these. Good group back in the day.    Father, thank you for the beauty of music. May all those who make music know from whom their inspiration and talent comes. In the Name of Jesus, Amen.   

From my novel, Chapter 29, Seeing . . .  REPERCUSSIONS  I haven't written in this journal since we made peace so many years ago. You sent me thoughts and visions and burdens to pray for people I didn't know. You're aware of all the times I've felt so weird. How alone.      And now…

  Acquitting the guilty and condemning the innocent —      the Lord detests them both.   Proverbs 17:15 (NIV) 

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  Back in time . . . springtime on the University of Washington campus. A long time ago.    Father, lost then but you rescued me much later. I regret those lost days but you didn't waste them. Thank you is never enough. In the Name of Jesus, Amen. 

                                         Beautiful autumn.  Opening lines I've wanted to write for a future novel:       I was born on the first day of fall.      In retrospect I suppose it predisposed me to moments of…

            A fabulous band with severe dysfunction that still managed to put out hit after hit. This is just one of them.    Father, only you know hearts. Only you save. We're all desperate for you – whether we know it or not. Thank you, Jesus, for rescuing me. In…