Lera Hughes:
CLASS OF 1955
Hueytown High SchoolClass of 1955
Hueytown, AL
Lera's Story
Lera is married. Her schools include Hueytown High School. She later attended Jefferson State Junior College, and Southeastern Bible College. She worked at Act One Resume, Word Processing, and Editing Service. She was owner/operator of the business for 15 years in an office suite at Office Park Circle just off Highway 280 in Mountain Brook.
Lera's interests include reading, classical music, chatting with her husband, walking, eating out with my husband, daughter, and friends, and typing/proofing/editing his manuscripts Music she likes includes Christian, some folk music, Irish ballads. Books she likes include the Bible, The Case for Christ, Christian fiction novels. Movies she likes include Standing Firm, Chariots of Fire, Pride and Prejudice. My Fair Lady. TV shows she likes include The O'Reilly Factor, Golden Girls, Everybody Loves Raymond, Christian films. and movies about animals.
One of Lera's favorite quotes is:""I will never leave thee nor forsake thee," from the Bible. Also "Choose your friends wisely for they influence every area of your life," and FIDO ... Forget It and Drive On!
More about Lera:"Gotta hush up, pick up, put up, clean up, and look up.
Born in Georgia, reared in Alabama. Have one daughter, the fabulous Lisa Hayes, and another that I proudly claim, the incredible Ginger Armstrong. Have two dear step-sons and their wives, John and Angela, and Richard and Katie . . . also a charming, bright, and delightful step-grandson, Luke . I'm married to a precious man whom I adore and live in the country (I love it!). Retired from self employment as a resume consultant. Additionally, I specialized in word processing for architects, attorneys, physicians, etc. Also edited manuscripts (how I met my husband). Know and taught basic American Sign Language many years ago at a local junior college. My life revolves around my Lord, my husband, my daughter(s) and their spouses, my step-sons and their wives, grandson, my church, and f...Expand for more
riends. Currently reading Gifted Hands by Dr. Ben Carson and always going back to one of Grace Livingston Hill's books.
In November 2011, my husband published his first book, "Mindful of Him" by Hollis Hughes. On Amazon, it has a 4.3 Star rating from 18 reviews. On all ebooks for $3.99. If you read it on one of these, please rate it!"
His second book is available on Kindle or on a downloaded Kindle App. The Lingering Cloud was recently reviewed by Kirkus Indie, a professional book reviewing company which has been in business for more than eighty years. Kirkus were mentioned in an article in this month's issue of Readers Digest.
KIRKUS INDIE REVIEW (Received this review in mid-September, 2014)
"In Hughes' (1st book, Mindful of Him: Wilderness Encounter, 2014) latest novel, The Lingering Cloud, a young preacher discovers on his wedding night that he has married a woman with a serious mental illness. Newlyweds Mack and Rebecca Baldwin, both 22, are spending their first night as man and wife when she explains that she strongly believes that sex is sinful. After Rebecca's behavior becomes increasingly erratic, she is diagnosed with schizophrenia and institutionalized.
Hughes is a terrific storyteller and an even better crafter of characters. In Mack, he has performed the near miracle of portraying a preacher who is not preachy.
Loyal to his wife and his Lord, Mack wrestles with issues of duty, grief and faith. When he has a moral lapse after years of absolute devotion to Rebecca, who contracts Alzheimers later in life, it's impossible to judge him harshly, even though he berates himself. Older, wiser characters who counsel Mack are a joy to read about. Hughes' description of the outdoors are often lovely, as in this Gulf Coast scene: 'Nowhere was the passing of day into the night more beautiful nor more sweetly sad than when it sank into the ocean ... so different than on land.'
An elegant, tenderly, written story of love and loss."
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