Be very careful, then, how you live – not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil.   Ephesians 5:15 (NIV)

   Never watched a lot of cartoons, but this picture seemed appropriate given the title of the post. There's a time for backing off whatever it is we're striving to attain, achieve, or acquire. Call it a re-evaluation period, a rest period, a change of pace period, or a regrouping period. Regardless of the motive…

                     Back at Novel Rocket today. Hope you'll visit me there.   Lord, so grateful for all these avenues. Thank you. In the Name of Jesus, Amen.

   How many times have you been instructed or thought on your own you needed a backup plan. Who wants a backup plan? Most of the time it means your preferred plan failed to materialize and you're relying on a less than favored substitute. Although it could mean, Plan A wasn't all that hot either and…

    There are a multitude of rules concerning backstory in novels. How much to include, when to insert it, why it needs – or doesn't need - to be there, and of course what not to do with backstory. You know how I feel about rules, but let me attempt to be reasonable about this element…

   Okay. Reluctantly I return to your regular programming and will desist from celebrating the Seahawks Super Bowl win. "Normally", writing produces two things: either a desire to be alone or a desire to break out and socialize after being alone. There are media-savvy writers, marketing-mogul-type authors, and there are recluses who want nothing in…

    Having believed, you were marked in him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit, who is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God's possession- to the praise of his glory.   Ephesians 1:13-14 (NIV)

     What I learned over the course of the final weeks of playoff football and winning the Super Bowl: Haters gonna hate. The repurcussions of Richard Sherman's immediate postgame (the NFC Championship) comments to reporter Erin Andrews, after attempting to shake WR Michael Crabtree's hand and getting a push in the facemask for his efforts, drew out…

Some estimates put the crowd at 700,000 while a couple of others suggested one million people congregated on the streets of downtown Seattle on Wednesday to celebrate the Super Bowl Champion Seattle Seahawks. They came down from Canada, over from eastern Washington, and from all over the Puget Sound area to honor their team. For a die-hard…

     Hey, this doesn't happen very often. We'll stop celebrating this victory all in good time. Until then . . .   Lord, thanks for bringing them back safely. And thank you for all the answered prayers. Thank you is never enough. In the Name of Jesus, Amen.