This picture doesn't say or depict what I want to say, but I couldn't find one that did. My friend Rick . . . We met in my first year at the University of Washington. My two friends and I used to hang out between classes in the Hub pretending or attempting to…

       How important are those first sentences to you? As a reader? As a writer? Those first paragraphs? Those first chapters?   For me, the genre has a lot to do with the impact of a first sentence, paragraph, and chapter. I've said before, and I mean it, I'm a patient reader. I'm willing…

     If I could write any story, it would be about ________________. If I could meet anyone in this world today, it would be _______________. If I could change anything about Christian literature, it would be _______________. If I could go anywhere in the world, I'd go to _______________. If I could buy anything,…

      Sometimes the words don't come, the thoughts run ranpant, the rants exceed their daily quota, and the wisdom won't prevail. Sometimes I'd just as soon touch the untouchable, activate the politically incorrect, graphically describe the absurdity and depravity of  how certain instances in our country are escalating, and I want to identify the…

  So will it be on the earth  and among the nations, as when an olive tree is beaten,  or as when gleanings are left after the grape harvest.   Isaiah 24:13 (NIV)

       This Friday's Five arrives with thanks to Brenda Jackson (aka BKJackson) who mentioned how much noise(s) affected her. So. Let's do five noises that our ears don't tolerate well. Jackhammers High piercing feedback Yapping dogs (I'm sorry because I really love dogs, but little yappers drive me nuts.) The M-80's fireworks and upwards of those.…

  This is a preview to a film (The Ugly Truth) that came out a few years ago. It deserved the R rating for plenty of sexual innuendoes and references. Don't watch it if you will be offended. I'm using it to demonstrate a point. (And, no, I didn't see the movie, but I will give kudos…

      One day we face that some somedays never come. Maybe it's an impossible dream. Maybe it's a unique trip, a specific achievement, or a particular relationship. Someday . . . we say. Our spiritual barometer can negate the useless somedays which will never – and should never – come to pass. However,…

     Posted here: http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/leehough   August 18, 2013 12:19pm                                                For some time now Lee has been on a slow but steady course of decline. Initially, he dropped 10-15 pounds, mostly muscle in his arms and legs. His once sturdy build has become thin and soft. His face is still handsome but puffy due to…

      Although the current politically correct climate desires to shield its children from "failure", failure is an undeniable part of life. Without it, it's impossible to appreciate the lack of it. And without experiencing it, it's impossible to recognize success. Failure(s) will compel you forward to success, anything to avoid or resist practicing…