In GOD'S Time

At an early age, Linda Smith considered 'living' a voyage on a ship sailing life's ever-changing sea. When she accepted God's love - certified on Calvary's Cross, her vision was re-set. She received a new compass with a Majestic needle always pointing to a Peaceful Harbor of Still Water. She prayed for the Lord to guide and direct her life and would always include a 'post script' asking Him to send her a good husband. When Linda was ten, her mother died leaving a young girl with responsibilities and decisions not intended for a child. More turbulence than tranquility accompanied her headings through high school. Just after high school, she was living in a dangerous neighborhood and was facing the worse storm of her young life when she met Bennett Wellington. Earlier, her lower-case dad arranged for her to work for a grimy old man. The old man's equally grimy son had vowed to marry her. She believed God sent Bennett to help her find a safe place to live. He was a schedule-driven person who did not share her conviction and did not want interruptions. After knowing how desperately she needed to leave Logan, WV, he decided to help her. Later, Linda often encountered rough waters that would have capsized dreams of many. Three time, however, the tempest was so overwhelming that her helm was totally in the hands of an Able Mate. Each time Linda's next trapeze bar was out of sight, sails were unfurled and filled with assurance that the bar would appear. Linda's 'post script' prayer swirled in the wind until answered In GOD'S Time.

Author_Bio: Harry (Buddy) is a retired Engineer living in Barboursville, WV with his wife, Betty. During his career of technical writing, he dreamed of writing a novel. His dream came true in 2002 when his first book was published. A total of five books have been published.

Forgiven (2010) - A young man yielded to temptation so humiliating to his betrothed that she never wanted to see him again. In life's darkest hour, Jesus still loves his children. Refuge (2009) - In the closing years of the 1990's, lives of three people were changed when they realized their eternal refuge was not in the hands of man, but in the hands of God's mercy and grace. Honor First (2008) - A discharged Confederate soldier walking home to be married was stranded in a snow storm and found shelter in a log cabin owned by an eighteen-year-old widow. After a week with the lonely widow, his decision to stay or continue to his home was more painful than all the wounds and anguish he had experienced on the battlefield. Jenny (2008) - A young girl quickly matures on the Oregon Trail in 1883. Winds of Destiny (2002) - A supreme love story about choices and decisions and resulting consequences.

Keywords: Inspirational, Wholesome, Discipline, Revealing, Assurance, Innocence, Surprising, Obedience, Caring, Faithfulness