The Waiting

The Waiting" centers around a young man and his relationship with his father after the boy makes several wrong decisions in his life.

This book is for everyone who is waiting... waiting for someone to come home. The frightened dad The frantic mom The confused little brother The lonely little sister John Michael is the prodigal son who has run away from his father, Jonathan Davis. With the pain of his mother's death haunting him, and a check from her life insurance policy in his pocket, John Michael seeks to find his place in the world. One dark decision after another creates a trail of pain, poverty, and murder, leaving John destitute and desperate. His father is forced to decide what to do with the pain his son's life has caused him as he waits. The Waiting is a tale of every family's unspoken nightmare. Written for parents and teenagers, this story reveals the unconditional love of God brushing past our failures and reaching out to us in the beauty of a father's acceptance and forgiveness, which inevitably stretch far beyond The Waiting.