Love takes wing (Love Comes Softly #7)
Page 22
"God," she whispered, "I'll need your leading. Your direction. I want to do the right thing . . . and I trust you to let me know just what that might be. Oh .. . not all at once . . . but step by step. Help me to be patient with what you have for me now . . . an' ready to move on when you give me a nudge. Don't let me rush the future . . . but help me to walk into it with faith and confidence in you." Belinda breathed deeply, at peace with herself "And thank you, God. . . for a future. . . for the knowledge that you have it all in your control."
Belinda smoothed her dress and raised a hand to tidy her hair, then moved forward to take the first step in her new walk with God.
I must find him and tell him, she said to herself with a smile. He's a rather strange little man--but his words changed my life. I must tell him--and then welcome him to America. "Mattie" he said his name was, but it's hardly proper for me to be calling him that. I must ask his name. Belinda opened the cabin door and stepped out into the bright sunshine and tangy sea air.
Barcelona--Rome--Paris--steamship--Boston? What does it really matter? For as the kind man has pointed out, "Ye needn't leave God behind ye now" and wherever one goes--wherever God is, the heart can be at peace, at home.
241
242
THE ENDEARING STORY OF A YOUNG WOMAN READY TO STRIKE OUT ON HER OWN
Love Takes Wing
BOOK 7
Belinda Davis is restless. As her friends get married and have children of their own, she wonders what God has in store for her. Her life as a nurse seems dull and routine. She craves excitement and adventure.
When she meets an elderly woman who needs nursing care, Belinda jumps at the invitation to travel to Boston, a large, vibrant city so unlike the little prairie town where she was raised. Opportunities for books, theatre and the luxuries of life provide excitement ... for a time. But in spite of financial security, countless new experiences, and even some romance, Belinda finds herself restless, lonely, and empty inside.
In Stretching Her Wings, Did She Leave More Than Her Home and Family?
BETHANY HOUSE
PUBLISHERs
JANETTE OKE'S legacy reaches far beyond the four-dozen novels she has written or the Christy Award, Gold Medallion, and other accolades she has won or even the publishing trends influenced by her writing success. It is best represented by the thousands of letters she receives from readers all around the world whose hearts and minds have been profoundly affected by her stories.
Historical Fiction
ISBN 10: 0-7642-2854-4 ISBN 978-0-7642-2854-4
www.bethanyhouse.com